Roqe Ep#224 - The Uprising: It's a Marathon not a Sprint - Don't Lose Faith in this Revolution

A new edition of Roqe as part of the Uprising series, focusing on the ongoing revolution in Iran and the movement for change. Feature guests include: Awin Tavakoli in Zurich Mahsa Townshend in California Sara Rahimi in the Roqe Studio Jian delivers his opening audio essay entitled, “It’s a marathon not a sprint. Don’t lose faith in this revolution.” Awin Tavakoli joins to discuss the growing and proactive use of “political guardianship” to support activist detained in Iran, and Mahsa Towshend gives her perspective as a self-proclaimed “overnight activist” who has garnered a big following on social media and spoke at a large demonstration in Los Angeles on the weekend. Plus, the Roqe Roundtable convenes with regulars Pegah and Shaya as well as special guest, psychologist and life coach, Sara Rahimi, to discuss the recent sense of deflation and burnout seen amongst some Iranians in the diaspora, ongoing nationwide strikes in Iran, the arrest of prominent Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti, the much debated question of whether or not Yalda should be celebrated this year, and more.