Winds of Change.NET: Free Iran Petition

July 17, 2003

Free Iran Petition

by Joe Katzman at July 17, 2003 12:34 AM

David Kian of ActivistChat.com writes me to say:

"We are encouraging an effort that will mount increasing pressure on the backs of the Clerics, while strengthening the Student Movement and other Iranian Movements for freedom. We need the world to focus on HUMAN RIGHTS. So we have created a petition that was recently distributed at July 9th actions around the United States. If we the people are to take matters into our own hands and help out our brothers or sisters in other parts of the world while pressuring dictators it is important that all peace-loving citizens of Earth sign this petition.

We need to UNITE... we definitely need to INFORM... and we need to LEAD!!!! The people will be the ones who push the governments to do what's right in this situation."

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What's Going on in Iran? from porphyrogenitus.net

Excerpt: Excellent Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg on Iran this week, with guests Shaul Bakhash and Mahnaz Afkhami. If you don't get a chance to see it, the transcript is worth a read. Some encouraging things there, but also some things

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#1 from Balagan at 8:17 am on Jul 17, 2003

i dont know that we need to "unite". unity implies more difficulty than there need be. we do not need to convince the entire world to back one goal on iran. we simply need to communicate so as to foster the spread of information and the advancement of tangible physical support for the would-be revolutionaries in iran.

obviously it will take a lot more than petitions, but every little bit does count.

#2 from David Kian at 9:47 am on Jul 17, 2003

Balagan,

"Unity" in the sense that the public or citizenry of the world would have more power and influence if we were to find more common ground with one another rather than being hard right or left, which many times results in paralyzing and muting the voices of change. But you are correct, we don't need unity in the absolute sense - because it is this healthy balance of differing views and opinions that makes way for evolution.

And you are right - communication is essential.. I'm a firm believer that an effective conveyer of ideas does a lot of GOOD!

best -
dk

#3 from Joe Katzman at 2:49 pm on Jul 17, 2003

I think "UNITE" was especially well-chosen. Spend some time with the Iranian community, and you'll listen to the stories about the division between monarchists and stidents, and from this political faction to that. The movement needs unity around the necessity of the mullahs' removal, and it needs support from outside that says "we're with you".

In one word: unity.

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