{"id":332,"date":"2013-10-20T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T15:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.staycloseproject.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2016-08-02T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T13:33:03","slug":"a-view-from-iyda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soosanlolavar.com\/staycloseproject\/2013\/10\/20\/a-view-from-iyda\/","title":{"rendered":"A view from IYDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soosanlolavar.com\/staycloseproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Addto\/2013\/10\/IYDAsailing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soosanlolavar.com\/staycloseproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Addto\/2013\/10\/IYDAsailing-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"IYDAsailing\" width=\"614\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mariam, a member of the IYDA management committee and former member of the youth group tells us what Stay Close means to them.<\/p>\n<p>When we were approached to take part in the Stay Close project we knew\u00a0it would be an exciting and rewarding opportunity for both our\u00a0community and members. Established in 1989, IYDA was created to serve the\u00a0needs of the Iranian and extended Farsi speaking community in south\u00a0London. Our group is far from uniform, ranging from British born\u00a0children with mixed heritage to recently arrived refugees from Iran and Afghanistan. Beyond all these variations our sole aim is to bring\u00a0people together to create an integrated and flourishing community\u00a0within the UK. Stay Close as a project works perfectly with these\u00a0aims. Our members, ranging from 4-60 years of age, are asked to\u00a0explore their culture and identity through music and we can&#8217;t wait to see\u00a0the results and the final piece that we have helped to inspire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariam, a member of the IYDA management committee and former member of the youth group tells us what Stay Close means to them. 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