Rumor has it there's more you can do to voice your support for Iranians protesting a fraudulent election than turning your Twitter avatar green. Take, for example, participating in a protest or a rally, like yesterday's event at the UN Plaza. (An aside: we love the color palate popping up at these protests. Green, white and red -- so bold and vibrant without overpowering the eye. Just lovely, really.)

SFist spoke with Western Washington Professor Shirin Deylami, whose aunt lives in Iran. If we may relay some second-hand news your way, Deylami managed to talk to her aunt over the phone this week. She was told that "thousands of protesters [are] being brutally attacked in the streets but the young keep going out. Claim they are willing to martyr themselves for freedom. This isn't just about an election anymore."

Check out video of yesterday's SF rally after the jump.