2 YEARS TOO LONG for Shane and Josh!!!

July 31, 2011 will be the second anniversary of Josh and Shane’s unjust detention and their “final hearing” in an Iranian court.

We need to call out LOUD and CLEAR for their far too long denied FREEDOM!!!

We need YOU to participate in three key 2 YEARS TOO LONG initiatives designed to do just that.

Please click on the links below for more information about each initiative.

1. Peaceful Protest, Iranian Mission to the UN, New York City, July 29 12pm ET

PLEASE join families, friends and supporters of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal in this protest that will kick off a 2 YEARS TOO LONG Weekend of Mobilization around the world!

Wear white and bring posters, banners, signs, hiking gear and most importantly your VOICES!

2. Week of Action: One Million Voices for Shane & Josh: International call in blitz, July 25-29

The San Francisco Bay Area supporters of Shane and Josh invite you to join One Million Voices for Shane and Josh; an international call-in blitz on the Iranian Interests section in Washington D.C. the week before their trial in Tehran.

Let’s remind the Iranian government that the whole world is watching and wants Bauer and Fattals’ immediate release to their family! Spread the word to make this the loudest reminder possible!

3. Weekend of Global Mobilization, July 29-31

We are calling on YOU to take action in your community, in whichever way feels right for you. You can put up posters in your community, you can light a candle, you can say a prayer, you can record a video or write a song, you can write an op-ed or post a blog, you can screen ‘Free Shane and Josh: An Urgent Plea for Compassion’ (available on DVD), and you can hold an event and invite your local media to cover it. The important thing is that you make yourself visible, make yourself heard, and make it crystal clear that enough is enough! This is our chance to show Iran the range of people and communities who are determined to see Josh and Shane free. We urge you to join us in what we pray will be the final push for their FREEDOM!

And last but certainly not least! Our Solidarity Fast for Shane and Josh continues and will continue until they are FREE! Show your solidarity with Shane, Josh, Sarah and their families and friends as they hunger strike for their rightful FREEDOM! You will be following in the footsteps of high profile peace activists and former political prisoners around the world participating! Read a sampling of their inspiring reflections here < FREEDOM FAST > and contribute your own!

We urge you to join us in what we pray will be the final push for their FREEDOM!

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your solidarity.

~ The Bauer, Fattal and Shourd Families and the Free the Hikers team