Saviz Shafaie

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Title

Saviz Shafaie

Description

Saviz Shafaie attended the University of Central Florida as a student seeking a Masters in Social Work. Originally born and raised in Iran, He was an activist in both Iran and America, fleeing to exile in America upon the change in government in the late 70s. He was also an Iranian poet and a businessman; owning and operating Powerhouse Restaurant in Winter Park. Saviz remained an activist until his passing from cancer in the late 1990s. His mother donated his collection to the GLBT History Museum of Central Florida in 2010 as a gift. This collection houses various photos, artifacts, and clippings related to GLBT issues.

Creator

Saviz Shafaie

Contributor

Matteson, David

Rights

Images may be used for educational purposes only. Image credit:
Saviz Shafaie Collection. Image courtesy of LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida.
For all other uses please email: floridalgbtqmuseum@gmail.com.

Language

English, Persian (Farsi)

Type

Digital reproductions of photographs, articles, newsletters, memos, and flyers originally collected in scrapbooks.

Coverage

Central Florida; Syracuse, New York

Alternative Title

Saviz Shafaie Photo Album Collection

Table Of Contents

Blue Photo Album
Black Photo Album
Red Photo Album
Striped Photo Album

Date Available

2019-06-00

Date Created

1981-1998

Rights Holder

LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida

Collection Items

Flyer: "Nonviolent Civil Disobedience - At the Supreme Court" (1987)

Partial Article: "Gay Activists Arrested At High Court" (1987)

Newspaper Page: Photograph, Run from Arlington National Cemetery, and Map, Route for March on Washington For Lesbian and Gay Rights

Partial Article: "Gay Activists Arrested At High Court - Supreme Court Protest Culminates Week of Gay Rights Activities" (1987)

Partial Article: "Hundreds of Thousands March for Gay Rights" (1987)

Partial Article: "Hundreds of Thousands March for Gay Rights" (1987)

Directory: Resources for the Gay and Lesbian Community of Central Florida (1987)

Article: "Dupont Circle's Festive Night - Crowd Turns Area Into A Gay Celebration" (1987)

Photograph: "The Rev. Troy Perry of Los Angeles pleads with crowd to ignore demonstration by members of the Christian Brothers Church on steps of the IRS building" (1987)

Photo Essay: "The Wedding Comes Off Without a Hitch" (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Men with Balloons, Man with Teddy Bear (1987)

Partial Article: "2,000 Gay Couples Exchange Vows in Ceremony of Rights" (1987)

Partial Article: "2,000 Gay Couples Exchange Vows in Ceremony of Rights" (1987)

Partial Article: "The National March Takes Washington By Surprise - Six Hundred Arrested in Peaceful High Court Protest" (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Speakers on Stage, Men Embracing in Crowd (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Performers on Stage, Men Embracing in Crowd (1987)

Scrapbook Page: Photographs, March on Washington, Performers on Stage and Flyer, "Ten Percent Revue - Tom Wilson Weinberg" (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Speakers at Podium and Crowd (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Speakers at Podium (1987)

Partial Article: "The National March Takes Washington By Surprise" (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, "Southern California Women for Understanding" Banner (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, "National Coalition Against Domestic Violence" Banner (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Men with Balloons (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, "Out of the Closet Over the Fence Into the Supreme Court" Sign (1987)

Scrapbook Page: Program, "Let Freedom Ring" and Photo Essay, "Lesbian and Gay Bands of America Stage 'Let Freedom Ring' At Constitution Hall (1987)

Flyer: Tom Wilson Weinberg in Concert (1984)

Scrapbook Page: Article, "Tom Wilson in Concert January 20th," and Two Tickets to Concert (1984)

Newsletter: LCN Express, "National March on Washington For Lesbian and Gay Rights" (1987)

Photographs: March on Washington, Men Embracing and Locking Hands (1987)

Program: March on Washington Weekend Events, With Highlighted Annotation, Page 4 (1987)
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