Human Rights:
Tehran must be confronted publicly and privately for its violations
of human rights. Speakers on this platform will address the
need for direct and persistent condemnation of human rights, gender
apartheid, and violence against religious minorities in Iran.
Terrorism:
Tehran continues to support terrorist
groups and undermine the stability in Iraq through its extensive
network with extremists groups in the region. Speakers on this
platform will present strategies to deter future acts of terrorism
sponsored by Tehran.
Nuclear Threat:
Tehran is
defiantly pursuing its nuclear program
with an aggressive timetable. With various options are on the table,
Tehran also senses indecision and disunity in the West. Speakers on
this platform will offer a roadmap for a cohesive approach on
Tehran’s nuclear threat.
US Policy:
No one in Washington can claim that appeasement and a foreign war
represent viable policy options on Iran. Speakers on this platform
will present a third option, which is to support democratic change
by the Iranian people.
The convention will host speakers on its four platforms along with
performances by both Iranian and American artists and
musicians.
Past and present U.S. government officials, members
of Congress, Iran experts, European parliamentarians and religious
leaders, women and human rights activists are invited to attend and
address the convention. The convention will also feature short films
on the century-long struggle of the Iranian people for democracy and
a representative government. Iranian, American and
international artists will perform. A symbolic stage drama on the
state of human rights will be presented as well.
More details to come....
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"And
to the Iranian people, I say tonight: as you stand for your
own liberty, America stands with you."
President George W. Bush
State of the Union Address February 2005 |
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"Injustice
anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King Jr.
May 1963
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"We stand for
freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our
only commitment to others."
John F. Kennedy
May 1961 |
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"The right of freedom and
the responsibility to exercise of that right cannot be
divorced."
Theodore Roosevelt
December 1904 |
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"The will of the people is
the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to
protect its free expression should be our first object."
Thomas Jefferson
March 1801 |
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