Iranians did not wake up one day and decide to live in an oppressive society. . . This happened slowly. To my American readers, I am asking you, please pay attention to what has happened to a visionary and inspirational environmental activist named “Van Jones.” Today he stepped down today from a government position. This was after being the target of a smear campaign, that in essence, called into question his patriotism and love for the United States. What does this mean for activists, bloggers, free thinkers. Does this mean we have no role in civil society in the United States?
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9/7/2009 What oppression looks like
Posted in Events Outside Iran, tagged Ahmadinejad, censorship, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Iran, oppression, religious persecution, Van Jones on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
8/29/2009 Action Update: Stop Ahmadinejad from entering UN, September 2009
Posted in Events Outside Iran on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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8/6/2009 What you can and should do
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Events Outside Iran, tagged Ahmadinejad, birth certificate, extremism, fanaticism, forward, freedom, global community, global movement, hope, Iran, Obama, Obama birthers, reason, right wing, sarah palin, Separation of Church and State, togetherness on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have received letters from people who want to help Iranians in their struggle. But they are overwhelmed the complexity of the situation, and by not knowing what could possibly help. Here is the answer: work hard to make yourself and the country that you live in accountable to the moral standards you wish [...]
7/28/2009 We are all one? I walked in the wrong march.
Posted in Events Outside Iran, First Hand Accounts from Tehran, tagged 2009, Evin Prison, flag wars, global community, global movement, green, green movement, hope, Iranian flag, July 25, monarchists, Mothers, Mousavi, Pahlavi, protests, solidarity, Street Tazohorat, toddlers, Torture, United4Iran, US Flag on July 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I pushed myself to be part of the solution to things that bothered me. Like, why do Iranian-Americans seem to have only two things to say during rallies? “Free Iran” and “United Nations, Iran needs you attention.” Actually, make that “United Eh-nations, Iran e-needs eh-your attensheyn.”
July 15: New York: A Conversation with Cohen, Esfandiari, Sadjadpour Tonight
Posted in Events Outside Iran, Uncategorized, tagged 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Haleh Esfandiari, July 15 Iran Update, Karim Sadjadpour, New York, PENAmerican Center, Roger Cohen, Shaul Bakhash, The New York Review of Books on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
PEN American Center, The New York Review of Books, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center present IRAN: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ELECTIONS, PROTEST, AND THE FUTURE With Shaul Bakhash, Roger Cohen, Haleh Esfandiari, and Karim Sadjadpour Wednesday, July 15, 2009 New York City—Only one month following the start of [...]
6/25/09 Memorial for Neda and “all other Martyrs” in Iran at Iranian Muslim Association of North America in Los Angeles
Posted in Events Outside Iran, tagged Alive, Children, civil disobedience, democracy, diaspora, Emam Jafar Saddegh, energized, freedom, global movement, hope, Separation of Church and State, solidarity, streets, students, tazohorat, togetherness, Youth on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A friend in Los Angeles describes they have been active day and night, all over Southern California, in front of the Federal Building. Also Orange County, Irvine, San Diego, Glendale (where there lives an Iranian-Armenian community). These large demonstrations are usually pro-democracy, often student-led mostly slogan was strictly related to solidarity with Iranian students and [...]
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