EVENTS
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December 15, 2009
CSDI members join press conference on Capitol Hill
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Read Associated Press Coverage
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September 08, 2008
CSDI joins rally in
support of Camp Ashraf,
Iraq
Read New Media Reports
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Iranian from California joined
others from across the nation
yesterday, taking to the
streets of Washington, D.C.,
to warn of a humanitarian
catastrophe if the United
States gives up protection of
Iranian dissidents in Camp
Ashraf, Iraq.
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July 11, 2009
Capitol Hill-White House: Explosion of Dissent in Iran
March for Democratic Change & U.N. Action
Read LA Times Article
On Saturday, July 11 2009, Iranian-Americans from across the
U.S. as well as concerned citizens marched from Capitol Hill to
the White House in support of the popular uprising in Iran.
Watch CNN Coverage... Clip - 1 Clip - 2 Clip - 3
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May 09, 2008
CSDI Sponsored Event
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On Friday, May 09, 2008, the Southern Chapter of the California Society for Democracy in Iran hosted a panel discussion
on United States policy towards Iran.
Local Iranian-Americans from Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks joined Iran Experts, Human Rights Activists, Religious
Leaders, and concerned citizens in the Van Nuys, Library to explore practical and popular strategies to confront extremist
Islam while facilitating a democratic change in Iran.
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March 2008
United States Senate
EU-US Joint
Parliamentary Briefing
on Iran/Iraq
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European Parliament Members from Portugal and the United Kingdom joined members of Senate in welcoming the
Iranian-Americans from 40 states to the United States Senate. Mr. Paola Casaca and S. Stevenson of the EU Parliament,
as well as a representative from Senator Key Bailey Hutchinson participated in a Panel discussion on U.S. Policy
towards Iran & Iraq. Mrs. Antonia Felix, a well know biographer addressed the human and women's rights in Iran.
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February 2008
Cannon Caucus Room,
United States Congress
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CSDI joins Iranian-Americans from 39 other U.S. States on Capitol Hill to urge decisive policy towards Iran.
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Spring, 2007
CSDI Hosts a Persian
New Year Party
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Norooz, the Persian New Year is celebrated by Iranians on the 1st day of spring. CSDI supporters joined together to
welcome the New Year and celebrate Iran's rich customs, heritage and thirst for democracy.
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Spring, 2006
2006 National
Convention a
Democratic, Secular
Republic in Iran
Andrew Mellon
Auditorium,
Washington, DC
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Iranian Americans from across the United States participated in the 2006 National Convention for a Democratic, Secular
Republic in Iran. Held in the historic Andrew-Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, the event showcased the
democratic potentials of the Iranian people and the capabilities of its organized opposition to the mullahs in Tehran
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April 29, 2006
Rally at the U.N.,
New York City
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CSDI members participated in a Rally Outside U.N. Headquarters in New
York to urge international support for tougher sanctions against the Iranian
regime. The ally also called for supporting the Iranian Resistance headed by
the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
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April 2005
2004 National
Convention for a
Democratic, Secular
Republic in Iran
DAR Constitutional
Hall, Washington, DC
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California Iranian-Americans participated in the first ever National Convention for a Democratic, Secular Republic in Iran.
Thousands of Iranian diaspora gathered in the historic Daughters of America (DAR) Constitutional Hall to call for tougher
U.S. Policy on Iran and urged the United States government to recognize the legitimacy of the Iranian Resistance.
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