Friday, 31 August 2018

David Parry marking the Kohjaly Massacre

Comrade David Parry, as well as a man of Cultural and Spiritual Depth, is a man of honour, with a passion for Eurasian matters.  In February, he attended an event commemorating the Khojaly Massacre - an event ignored by the media, which would rather it was forgotten (although it has been so well suppressed, that not many people know of it).  SMPBI operates in the spirit of respectfu Inter-Nationalism, and so we applaud David for his commitment to justice for Azerbaijan.  Revolutionary Patriotic Socialism is an ideology which understands that Borders matter, but that what occurs outside our Borders does not become irrelevant.  The struggle for Freedom in any country, is a part of the struggle for every country.....


LONDON: Azerbaijani Embassy in London host an evening to remember the victims of the Khojaly Massacre. A saddening event also known as the Khojaly tragedy, or Khojaly Genocide. An atrocity wherein at least 161 ethnic Azerbaijani civilians from the town of Khojaly were killed in an unprovoked attack. Indeed, after welcoming his guests, the current Ambassador, His Excellency, Tahir Taghizadeh, spoke eloquently about 26th February 1992, when Armenian and, partially, the 366th CIS regiment, assaulted these civilians during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Overall, a pointless act of aggression equally concerning Human Rights Watch, the Memorial Human Rights Centre, as well as other international observers this day. Obviously, official statistics are at variance, although the death toll claimed by Azerbaijani authorities is actually 613 civilians; including 106 women and 63 children.As such, this onslaught witnessed the largest massacre in the course of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Among those guests gathered to commemorate the casualties was Editor-in-Chief Eurasian Perspective, Rev. Dr. David Parry – a long term friend of the Azerbaijani Republic, along with Javanshir Feyziyev MP (from Azerbaijan), Mr. Neil Watson, Editor-in-Chief of the European Azerbaijan Society and Dr. Ali Tekin Atalar, the serving Chairman of Azerbaijan House. All in all, this yearly remembrance continues to stand firm in its support of the victims, the concomitant refugee crisis resulting from an attempt to ethnically cleanse this region, as well as the general principle that innocents everywhere must never simply be swept under the carpet of history.
Source: http://eurasianperspective.co.uk/2018/02/24/remembering-the-victims-of-khojaly/
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Monday, 27 August 2018

Directed by David Parry: "The Botanist Monsieur Jordan and The Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah"

"The Botanist Monsieur Jordan and The Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah", by M.F. Akhundov. Directed by, and featuring, our own David Parry.
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Monday, 13 August 2018

David Parry: Meet the Author, on Turkish TV


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Monday, 6 August 2018

David Parry's podcasts on Alan Cox's Understanding Spirit Radio Show


David William Parry (born 25 August 1958), is a published author, poet, dramaturge, Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, active Libertarian and Wiccan.[1] He was the founder and chair of Gruntlers' Group.

In the early eighties he moved to London from Fareham in Hampshire.[2] After living in South London for a few years, he graduated in religious studies at King's College London (1990). Later, in 1996, he obtained a Master's degree in Pastoral Theology at Heythrop College, London.
Parry was teaching contemporary English literature, drama, language and semantics. He has given readings as a poet and practising Pagan; delivered lectures, offered sermons and performed public rituals across the United Kingdom since 1996.

Parry founded Gruntlers' in 2008 as a loosely connected group of "Imagist" writers. By November 2009 this group had developed into "Gruntlers' Arts Group", which staged regular multimedia events at the Poetry Place in Covent Garden.

Also, as producer, director and an actor in Gruntlers' Cabaret, he helped to develop Gruntlers Theatre, which performed the "The Botanist Monsieur Jordan and The Sorcerer-Dervish Mastali Shah", written by Mirza Fatali Akhundov, in 2010 at the "Arts Educational School", where he played the character of "Lord Hatamkhan".[4][5] In the late autumn of the same year, Gruntlers' introduced Imadaddin Nasimi to the English speaking public at Pushkin House, London.[6] In December 2011, he directed the first English language production of "Shakespeare: a comedy in ten scenes, both serious and tragic" (by the Azerbajiani playwright Elchin Afandiyev).[7] Gruntlers' were a three pronged Arts Collective, consisting of a Theatrical Company, a literary salon and an international multimedia cabaret. In the tradition of DaDa, Absurdism and Surrealism, the principal intention of Gruntlers' Theatre was to promote Fringe arts in a contemporary setting.[8]

Gruntlers' finished in 2012 and Parry started "Allting UK", to promote Literature and the Arts. Following financial problems, however, this company has now become Theo-Humanist Arts Ltd.[9]

Recently, he wrote "A preface with smoke and mirrors" as an introduction to Elchin's first collection of plays in English.[10]

Since 2013, David started additional career as a producer at The Azerbaijan Russian State Theatre.

On 3 June 2013 David Parry co-convened an academic conference "Quest of the Heart" with Dr. Minna Koivuniemi, where he read an academic paper, entitled "Henrik Ibsen, Love and the Staging of Kierkegaard's World View".[11] The conference was co-sponsored by the University of Helsinki and University of London.

In July 2013 David Parry produced Elchin Afandief's theatre play "Citizens of Hell", which was reviewed by Digital Journal.[12]

In January 2014, David was made a celebrant for the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants (FOIC).[13] This makes him the first recognised Godhi in United Kingdom with authority to officiate at weddings, funerals, and Child Namings.

On top of this, David has recently extended the reach of Theo-Humanist Arts by co-hosting on the alternative podcast show THA Talks with Paul Obertelli.[14] Furthermore, reviving his credentials in British Surrealism, David has started to co-produce, occasionally write, and direct, for Inlight TV, internet television station.

In December 2014, Parry made history by staging a scene from his play "A Day in the Light" (based on the meeting between Albert Schweitzer and James Cameron) at the British House of Lords.

On top of all this, he has hosted and appeared on Alan Cox's Understanding Spirit Radio.  Here are the podcasts:
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