The Tales from the Zirzameen

Unprecedented Cooperation among 19 Iranian American Organizations

February 4, 2010, Redwood City, CA - The Iranian American 2010 Census Project proudly announces the addition of Andisheh Center, Association of Iranian American Professionals of San Diego, Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats, Empowered Women United, Iranican, Iranian Studies Group at MIT, Persian Center and Persian Cultural Club to its list of coalition partners.

Now at 19 partners and counting, the coalition was formed to ensure maximum and consistent participation by Iranian Americans in the 2010 U.S. Census. The addition of these new organizations strengthens and expands the coalition’s outreach and penetration, providing it with more resources and a larger platform for educating Iranian Americans nationwide and encouraging their participation in the Census.

The census is a count of everyone living in the United States. This includes people of all ages, races, and ethnic groups, as well as both citizens and non-citizens. Like many ethnic groups, Iranian Americans have traditionally been undercounted; the 2000 Census count of our community was only 338,000. This is a problem as it undermines our access to a variety of social services. The only solution is for us to register our Iranian origin, and to be counted by the Census Bureau.
The Iranian American 2010 Census Coalition is taking a proactive role to try and ensure that our community’s statistics are accurately reflected and that it has access to key services and an enhanced political voice. With that in mind, the coalition has assembled an informational and instructional pamphlet, available both in English and Persian, to answer questions about the U.S. Census.

Simultaneously, the coalition is developing customized messaging and communication tools specific to the Iranian American population to be rolled out nationally over the coming weeks, to help raise awareness about the U.S. 2010 Census campaign among all of the Iranian American households and communities nationwide.

Stand Up and Be Counted

The Iranian American 2010 Census Coalition includes both national and regional Iranian American organizations that have united under the common objective of educating Iranian Americans about the 2010 Census. Specific goals of this project include reaching every Iranian American household in the country to educate them about the importance of participating in the 2010 Census, to assure them that the information provided to the Census Bureau will by law be confidential, and to urge them to respond to questions relating to race, ethnicity, and national origin in a consistent manner. In order to assure maximum outreach, the Census Coalition has hired full-time consultants to both reach out to the Iranian American community and coordinate with the U.S. Census.

For more information or to join the Iranian American 2010 Census Project please contact any of the coalition partners:

Andisheh Center: www.andisheh.org
Association of Iranian American Professionals (AIAP): www.aiap.org
Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats (BAIAD): www.baiad.org
Bay Area Iranian-American Voter Association (BAIVOTER): www.baivoter.org
Empowered Women United: empoweredwomenunited.com
Farhang Foundation: www.farhang.org
Iranican:www.iranican.com
Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAA: www.iranianalliances.org
Iranian American Bar Association (IABA): www.iaba.us
Iranian Psychological Association of America (IPAA): www.myipaa.org
Iranian Studies Group at MIT: www.isgmit.org
National Iranian American Council (NIAC): www.niacouncil.org
Network of Iranian American Professionals of Orange County (NIPOC): www.nipoc.org
PARSA Community Foundation: www.parsacf.org
Persian Center: www.persiancenter.org
Persian Cultural Club: www.persianculturalclub.net
Persianesque Magazine: www.persianesquemagazine.com
Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA): www.paaia.org
Shabeh Jomeh: www.shabehjomeh.com
U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov

February 3, 2010
By Mahbod Seraji (California)

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Brian’s love for Iran and its people is evident to the readers from the first page of his book. As a frequent visitor of Iran in the last few years, and as someone who lived in Iran at the same time Brian did, I found his vivid and insightful stories real, well told, and fun to read. At a time when many consider Iran as the enemy, Brian’s tales lend an endearing and charming face to a people grossly misunderstood in the west. His photographs are fascinating and fill the reader with a sense of nostalgia for the old days in Iran. I applaud Brian for stepping out there with this story, and for investing so much of himself to ensure that his message of hope and love is heard throughout the world. Great job, Brian!

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Mahbod and me

Mobilitazione immediata il 5 febbraio a Roma di fronte alla Ambasciata della Repubblica Islamica di Iran
04/02/2010 CGIL CISL UIL condannano la decisione del governo iraniano di eseguire altre nove condanne a morte di dissidenti che hanno preso parte alle manifestazioni di protesta dopo le contestate elezioni presidenziali del 12 giugno 2009. Tali ulteriori condanne fanno seguito alla impiccagione, il 28 gennaio scorso, di due giovani dissidenti, comminate come inaccettabile avvertimento per tutti coloro che intendono scendere in piazza per la libertà e la democrazia, anche in occasione dell’11 febbraio, anniversario della rivoluzione iraniana.

read more:

http://www.cgil.it/dettagliodocumento.aspx?ID=13068

“If we send our enriched uranium abroad and then they do not give us the 20% enriched fuel for our reactor, we are capable of producing it inside Iran “

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

read more:

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-world/20100202/ML.Iran.Nuclear/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_ML.Iran.Nuclear

comment:

do you think they just figured this out or do you think the gasoline embargo passed by US Senate and House might have something to do with it?

and when they say that foreigners do not have the right to interfere with Iran’s internal affairs, I feel that when a government and its agents grossly abuse human rights it becomes a right of all humanity around the world to intervene…if you were being raped, tortured, tried by mock trial and sentenced to execution, wouldn’t you welcome outside help…I don’t think you would care whose nationality they were…

rasool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDdQ-2aAZk