🎬 Movie Nights Are Back! 🍿

UTIRAN is excited to bring you a new month of Persian Movie Nights, featuring four iconic films you will not want to miss! Whether you are into classic cinema, childhood nostalgia, or dark comedies, we have something for everyone.

📍 Location: WB 215
🕕 Time: 6:10 PM
💬 Post-movie discussions will follow each screening—come share your thoughts and hear others’ perspectives!

🗓️ April Lineup:
🎞️ April 3 – Chess of the Wind
A hauntingly beautiful film from the 1970s that was once lost and only recently rediscovered and restored.
🎈 April 10 – Redhat and Cousin
A beloved childhood classic filled with humor and warmth.
🌾 April 17 – Bashu, the Little Stranger
A powerful story of war, identity, and human connection.
🐷 April 24 – Pig
A dark comedy by Mani Haghighi with sharp satire and bold storytelling.

🌀 Join us tomorrow for the first screening and mark your calendars for the rest! Let’s celebrate Iranian cinema together 🎥💬

UTIRAN proudly announces our collaboration with Innovate Decentral’s Toronto Chapter for this exciting event. We are thrilled to bring together visionaries and changemakers for an inspiring afternoon of conversation, community, and career development—right here at U of T.

Innovate Toronto x UTIRAN – April 20, 2025 | University of Toronto


📣 Event Highlights:
• 🎤 Panel Discussion: AI & Biotech
Explore the latest advancements and future trends in artificial intelligence and biotechnology
• 🚀 Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurship
Hear firsthand insights from successful entrepreneurs
• 🤝 Talent & Professional Networking
Connect with industry leaders, startups, and fellow professionals from diverse backgrounds.
• 🎯 Career Assistance & Mentorship
Access career advice, resume reviews, and one-on-one mentorship from seasoned experts.

TICKETS

📅 Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
🕥 Time: 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto

Reminder that we will be watching Kolah Ghermezi o Pesarkhaleh tomorrow!

We will be starting soon!

✨Join us this Wednesday in the UTIRAN Book Circle for our last discussion on “Thrice Poe.”

Bookworms and aspiring readers!
We’re thrilled to invite you to our next Book Circle session!

📚 Thrice Poe is an exploration of three of Edgar Allan Poe’s most iconic works. Known for his mastery of gothic horror and psychological suspense, Poe’s stories and poems delve into themes of death, madness, and the supernatural.

We will read these pieces in Farsi and discuss them together afterwards.

📆: Wednesday, April 16th
⏰: 5:30 pm - 7:00 p.m.
📍: Wallberg Memorial Building, Room WB115
🎟️: No registration is required for this event!

✨Interested in learning more about our activities and joining our team?!✨

🙌🏼The Iranian Association at the University of Toronto (UTIRAN) invites all interested people to attend our introductory session coming up next week.

‼️You’ll learn more about our team structure, responsibilities, ways to get involved & how to join the next executive team.

📆 Date: Friday, May 2nd
⏰ Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
📍Location: OISE Building, OI5150

Dear UTIRAN members,

Join us for a night of karaoke and for our annual general meeting. Come sing and be a part of shaping our constitution on May 15 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM at OISE Room 5170, with hybrid attendance available. Only those present can propose and vote on amendments so your attendance is essential!

📅 Important Dates:
📝 May 3rd, 12:00 AM – May 13th, 11:59 PM: Amendment submission period
📣 Until May 14th, 11:59 PM: Campaigning (rolling basis)
📍 May 15th, 6:00–10:00 PM: AGM + Karaoke (in-person at OISE Room 5170 or online)

🍕 Pizza and refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees to keep you fueled through the discussion.

🔹 Open exclusively to U of T affiliated members
🔹 Only U of T students are eligible to propose amendments, vote, and participate
🎤 The evening will conclude with a karaoke session, a fun way to close out a meaningful night.

For all inquiries, please contact utirancro@gmail.com.
📩 Note: All communications must be in English.

✨Join us this Wednesday in the UTIRAN Book Circle for a discussion on “The Elephant Vanishes.”

Bookworms and aspiring readers!
We’re thrilled to invite you to our next Book Circle session!

📚 The Elephant Vanishes is a short story collection by Haruki Murakami, blending surrealism, subtle humor, and emotional depth. From vanishing elephants to midnight kitchen raids, each story explores the absurdities of modern life through Murakami’s signature dreamlike lens.

We will read selected stories in Farsi and discuss them together afterwards.

📆: Wednesday, May 7th
⏰: 6:00 PM
📍: Wallberg Memorial Building, Room WB115
🎟️: No registration is required for this event!

Remember that the AGM for constitutional amendements is happening tomorrow.

The Zoom link and RSVP for in person attendance can be found on our Instagram bio. The Zoom link will be shared tomorrow in this chat and on Instagram for U of T affiliated members only to join.

You will need to join Zoom with your full name and U of T zoom account if you are eligible to vote (i.e. U of T students). Only members who attend in some format will have their votes counted.

Have a restful night and we hope to see and hear from you tomorrow!

Hello everyone,

We need to delay our AGM for about one hour since the moderator will be arriving late.

Feel free to join us in person any time you'd like. Join the online Zoom meeting around 7 p.m.

https://tr.ee/tmmk_mHs1V

Zoom link for the AGM. Make sure you are logged into your U of T Zoom account to join.

✨Join us this Wednesday in the UTIRAN Book Circle for our second discussion on “The Elephant Vanishes.”

Bookworms and aspiring readers!
We’re thrilled to invite you to our next Book Circle session!

📚 The Elephant Vanishes is a short story collection by Haruki Murakami, blending surrealism, subtle humor, and emotional depth. From vanishing elephants to midnight kitchen raids, each story explores the absurdities of modern life through Murakami’s signature dreamlike lens.

We will read selected stories in Farsi and discuss them together afterwards.

📆: Wednesday, May 21st
⏰: 6:00 PM
📍: Wallberg Memorial Building, Room WB115
🎟️: No registration is required for this event!

About 9 hours left to vote for the 2025-2026 BoD.

Make sure you vote!

Thank you all for being a part of this record-shattering election!

The Results Are as follows:
The vote count was 250 verifiable members!
The 7 elected are:
1. Niki Khadivi: 191 votes
2. Yalda Farzanegan: 188 votes
3. Rojina Bagheri: 184 votes
4. Dina Ameryoun: 181 votes 
5. Maneli Panahandeh: 178 votes
6. Shayan Farzanegan: 177 votes
7. Kian Amirpour: 176 votes

Other candidates received:
8. Nazhin Khosravania: 65 votes
9. Parham Bokaei: 64 votes
10. Ali Arasteh: 61 votes
11. Farhan Bisheh: 60 votes 
12. Shokoofa Dehghani: 58 votes
13. Ashkan Jelveh: 57 votes
14. Alborz Manavi: 48 votes

2025-2026 Elections CRO

Dear all,

I hope this message finds you as well as possible during these incredibly difficult times.

The UTIRAN team is preparing to reach out to university officials to request special considerations for Iranian students at the University of Toronto.

To do this effectively, we need your input. If you feel comfortable, please email info@utiran.org with any information about your current status or circumstances that you believe may help us present a stronger case on behalf of the community.

May our country and our loved ones soon see peace and freedom.

In the meantime, we will do our best to organize events and create spaces for connection, in the hopes that community may bring even a small sense of relief.

Warm regards,
Shayan
President, on behalf of the UTIRAN Board of Directors

🕯 In light of the ongoing violence and devastation in our beloved Iran, we invite you to gather with us for an evening to carry our sorrow and love.
A moment to gather the pieces of our hearts, to write what cannot be said, to paint what is deeply felt.

Hamdeli Evenings is a quiet space to create, reflect, and express what we carry. For Iran, and for one another.

In this first event, we want to catch up with people and chat a bit, maybe paint something on small canvasses, and bond through listening and singing to some music.

🗓 Monday, June 23rd
🕰 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
📍 Queen’s Park‌ ‌
💡We kindly advise attendees to bring their own mat or blanket to sit on. 💡No registration is needed. Everyone is welcome.

🕊 In the aftermath of the recent war, many of us are left with feelings that are hard to express and even harder to carry. Halgheye Peyvand: A Time to Share and Reflect is a space to slow down and come together with others who understand.

A professional counselor will be present to listen and offer support as we reflect, talk, and take part in simple calming activities.

🥖🧀☕️Brunch will be provided, and the space is meant to offer comfort, clarity, and community.

📆 Sunday July 13
🕚 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
📍Koffler House Main Activity Hall (KP 208)
569 Spadina Avenue

🌱This is a student-focused event; Registration is required. 🌱

This event is made possible with support from the Multi-Faith Centre. We’re grateful for their help in making this space a reality.

🔗 🎫 Register here

📚 Join us this Wednesday for our next UTIRAN Book Circle session as we dive into The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

✨ The Midnight Library explores the infinite lives we could have lived and the choices that shape who we are. Through Nora Seed’s journey this powerful novel invites us to reflect on regret hope and the possibility of change

🌸 Let’s come together and discuss this beautifully thought-provoking story

📆 Date: Wednesday July 23rd 2025
🕠 Time: 5:30 p.m.
🏛️ Location: Wallberg Memorial Building Room WB115
📝 No registration is required for this event

📚 Join us this Tuesday for our next UTIRAN Book Circle session as we dive into The Midnight Library by Matt Haig for the second time!

✨ The Midnight Library explores the infinite lives we could have lived and the choices that shape who we are. Through Nora Seed’s journey this powerful novel invites us to reflect on regret hope and the possibility of change

🌸 Let’s come together and discuss this beautifully thought-provoking story

📆 Date: Tuesday August 5th, 2025
🕠 Time: 5:30 p.m.
🏛️ Location: Wallberg Memorial Building Room WB215
📝 No registration is required for this event