AUGUST 23, 2015 |
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"Let's Meet
the Real Iranians" |
with Hamid Azimi, Communications Director, Iranian American
Community of Northern California |
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The Iranian American Community of Northern
California www.oiac.org is
an association of Iranians who believe it is our responsibility to
use the freedoms and power we have in this country to be the voice
of the oppressed people of Iran. We are against the theocratic
regime of Iran, and believe that Iran should be a democratic secular
republic. We are against any form of military intervention in Iran,
however we do not believe any form of dialogue will benefit the
Iranian people. We believe the correct policy is to support the
Iranian people and their resistance in their movement for democratic
change in Iran. |
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We
feel it is the responsibility of all Iranians living outside of the
repressive regime of Iran to take advantage of their freedom of
speech and represent the Iranian population who’s voice has been cut
off. We, like the majority of Iran’s population strongly oppose the
theocratic dictatorship that is terrorizing Iranians at home as well
as the entire Middle Eastern region. This regime has been condemned
over 50 times by the United Nations for human rights violations. At
this point in time there continues to be executions of minors,
stoning, public hangings, torture, and no freedom of expression or
speech. The theocratic government continues to control life and
treat women as second-class citizens. The Iranian people have been
struggling for decades to realize their dream of an independent,
secular, democratic country. We oppose all forms of dictatorship,
whether it is a monarchy or a theocracy. We believe the Iranian
reform movement to be a façade used by the Islamic regime to prolong
its life. We call for a fully democratic, secular republic in Iran. |
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Nuclear
Program & War: We as Iranians who love our country and people
strongly condemn any foreign invasion or military action, likewise
we protest and reject any Nuclear program that will bring about such
a situation. The Iranian regime’s record speaks for itself,
therefore any steps by them towards nuclear capability could spell
disaster for the entire world. At the very least it would bring
about a bloody war that would cost the lives of thousands of
Iranians. A country that possesses some of the largest oil reserves
in the world has other means in which to provide electricity to its
people. Due to these reasons, as well as the overall negative
effects of nuclear development, we call for a nuclear free Iran. The
Iranian people do not need any foreign liberators, nor do they want
any foreign military presence within their country, we strongly
condemn any war as it would be the Iranian people that suffer as a
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Our Solution: The two options that seem
to be on the table with Iran is either negotiation, or war. But we
have a third option which we feel will serve the best interests of
everyone. The solution to the Iranian problem is neither appeasement
of a terrorist regime nor a foreign war, but democratic change by
relying on the Iranian people and their organized Resistance. The
Iranian Resistance’s President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi put forth
this option during her address to the European Parliament in
December 2004. The terror label against the main Iranian resistance
group, the Iranian Mojahedin, is the most important impediment to
realizing this change. The Iranian people have a history of
resistance towards oppression, and movements geared towards
democracy and freedom. Iran is a country with nearly 75% of its
population under the age of 30. The young and dynamic student
movement in Iran has bravely confronted the Iranian regime on many
occasions. |
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The choice for all
countries of the free world is easy:
STAND WITH THE PEOPLE AND RESISTANCE OF IRAN |
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Untold Story of the 1988 Massacre by the
Iranian Regime
August 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM
UC Berkeley, International House
UC Berkeley, International House - Chevron Auditorium - 2299
Piedmont Avenue - Berkeley, CA 94720-2320
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Untold Story of the 1988 Massacre by the
Iranian Regime
Tehran’s Nuclear Ambitions and the
Abysmal Human Rights Conditions |
As the Nuclear negotiations continue to take center stage, the
alarming increase in executions and maltreatment of political
prisoners and the crackdown on any type of social dissent is cause
for concern.
Ironically, these days coincide with the 27the anniversary of the
1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran (A video
clip created for the 25th anniversary can be found at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvSH-xvq6K4 )
Please join us on Saturday August 29th as our panelists will
commemorate victims of the 1988 massacre and discuss the current
issues related to Iran Nuclear Deal and the worsening human rights
situation in Iran.
Panelists:
Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.
- Was Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction from 2008–09. He
was Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs as
well as Special Representative of the President and Secretary of
State for Humanitarian Mine Action from 2001–2005. He served as
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
(1992–93), Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National
Security Affairs (1991–02), and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Defense for International Security Affairs (1988–89). He is
Chairman of the Stimson Center in Washington, DC, President of
Palmer Coates LLC, and non-attorney Consultant to Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld LLP.
Dr. Shahin Toutounchi - Is a
member of Iranian-American community of Northern California. As a
supporter of National Council of Resistance of Iran, he has been
active in promoting a non-nuclear, democratic and secular
alternative to the clerical regime in Iran. He has over 25 years of
technical and managerial experience in Silicon Valley. Dr Toutounchi
holds a PhD degree in Physics.
Mrs. Sheila Neinavaie - Was
arrested in 1980, at the age of 15 for supporting the People's
Mojahedin Organization of Iran; Spent 8 years in different prisons,
including the notorious Evin Prison; Survivor of, and witness to the
1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran. Has lived in Northern
California since 2009, actively promoting the case of political
prisoners in Iran; Member of Iranian American Community of Northern
California.
Hamid Azimi - Moderator -
Communications Director, Iranian American Community of Northern
California.
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Saturday August 29th 2015 -
6pm to 8pm
UC Berkeley, International House
Chevron Auditorium
2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720-2320
RSVP Required - Please visit:
http://goo.gl/EMOEqX
For additional information please visit
www.IACNorCal.Com |
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