1. News: "Dead Mother's Embrace Saves Iranian Baby's Life"
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Dead Mother's Embrace Saves Iranian Baby's Life
December 29, 2003
Reuters
BAM, Iran - A baby girl cradled in her dead mother's arms
was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Bam, officials
said on Monday -- a rare moment of joy amid the devastation of Iran's
earthquake.
Red Crescent aid officials told Reuters the mother's protective
embrace had shielded six-month-old Nassim from falling debris and
saved her life.
See:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031229/wl_nm/quake_iran_child_dc_4
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2. News: "Four Survivors Found in Iran Quake Rubble"
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Four Survivors Found in Iran Quake Rubble
December 31, 2003
AP News
BAM, Iran - Soldiers pulled four more people alive from the rubble of
Iran's devastating earthquake, hours after rescue workers had all but
given up hope of finding survivors and focused their efforts on relief
and preventing disease.
As the death toll from Friday's 6.6-magnitude quake reached at least
28,000, the discovery late Tuesday of two men and two women amazed
health
workers handling the aftermath of the disaster. Normally, people
trapped
under collapsed buildings can survive three days — a deadline that
expired
Monday morning.
See:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_earthquake_154
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3. Give Your Condolences Online:
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People from all over the world, even survivors in Bam, have been
expressing their condolences and emotions regarding the devastating
earthquake in Iran online. To read people's expressions and to give
your own input, click here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/3350195.stm
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4. Persian Center: Fundraising Event for Iran Earthquake Relief:
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**Forwarded Message
Fundraising Event
Persian Center is hosting a fundraising dinner to raise money for
earthquake relief efforts. The event will be on Sunday, January 4th,
2004 at the Santa Fe Bistro, 2142 Center Street, Berkeley, from 5-8
p.m.
The evening will include sharing of experiences, stories and images of
"Bam", where many humanitarians from the City of Berkeley visited in
April 2003, to distribute wheelchairs in conjunction with the
Wheelchair Foundation.
A MINIMUM donation of $100 is requested, written to the American Red
Cross, IRANIAN EARTHQUAKE. Checks will be collected at the door.
[Note: ALL proceeds for the evening will go directly to the Iranian
Earthquake Relief Efforts as the event is co-sponsored by Mr. Soheyl
Modarressi, who will underwrite all the cost for food, in honor of his
late father, Mr. Seyed Hossein Modarressi, as well as Mr. Ahmad
Behjati, proprietor of Santa Fe Bistro, who will be donating the venue
and
drinks for the evening.]
Due to limited space, your RSVP is kindly requested. For more
information or to reserve a seat, please call 510-848-0264.
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5. Persian Center: Medicine Drive for Iran Earthquake Relief:
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**Forwarded Message
Persian Center will be collecting NEW Medicine & Medical Supplies
(only), to send to Iran immediately. Items can be delivered to 2029
Durant Avenue in Berkeley in the coming week as follows:
Monday, December 29th from 5-8 pm
Wednesday, December 31th from 3-6 pm
Thursday, January 1st from 5-8 pm
OR Sunday, January 4th at the Santa Fe Bistro
We have just recieved a fax from Kerman and Bam that they are in
dire need of certain medical supplies. The list is as follows:
Drug Number
Alfentanil 0.5mg/mL AMP 20,000
Amino Acid 5% 500mL Infu 20,000
Cefazolin 1gr vial 1,000,000
Ceftazidime Pentahydrate 2gr vial 50,000
Ceftazoxime Sodium 1gr vial 300,000
Ceftriaxone 1gr vial 500,000
Dexamethasone Phosphate Disodium 500,000
8mg/2mL AMP
Dextrose 5% NACL 0.9%1000mL 200,000
Furosemide 10mg/mL 2mL AMP 500,000
Gamma Globulin 2.5g or 5g (IV)vial 50,000
Halothane 250mL Sol. for inhalation 20,000
Heparine Sodium 25,000U/mL or 20,000
10,000mg 8mL AMP
Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate 500,500
100mg 8mL AMP
Ketamine HCL 50mg/mL 10mL vial 10,000
Lipid infusion 10% (soya oil) 10,000
infusion
Mannitol 10% 1000mL Infusion 50,000
Methylprednisolne Acetate 40g/mL AMP 2,000,000
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate 10,000
500mg vial
Morphine Sulfate 10mg/mL AMP 100,000
Pethidine HCL 50mg/mL 1AMP 100,000
Pethidine HCL 50mg/mL 2AMP 100,000
Ringer Lactate 1000mL INFU 100,000
Sodium Bicarbonate 7.5% 50mL vial 50,000
Sodium Chloride 0.9% 1000mLInfusion 300,000
Succinylcholine chloride 100mg/mL 30,000
vial
Sufentanil Citrate 50mcg/10mL AMP 20,000
Tetanus Immune Blobulin 250 IU vial 100,000
Thiopental Sodium 500mg vial 50,000
Also needed is chlorophiniol shot, antibacterial meds, tetabullin
serum. On Wednesday there is an AmeriCare plane leaving VA for
Tehran, if we can try to have as many of these supplies on that
plane. Or, even better, if you or your organizations know of orgs in
the region with access to these type of supplies and drugs please
let me known as soon as possible.
Additionally, there is now a rising need for basic supplies:
hygenine products: soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc. Please pass
this information along to whomever you believe maybe able to help.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If you can volunteer your time, please contact us
at 510-848-0264 to help with our Medicine Drive in the next two weeks.
Thank you.
Cyrus Travel is sponsoring the relief efforts and has volunteered to
send ALL medicine collected to Iran. Additionally, they will sponsor
travel costs for any doctor who is willing to travel to Iran. Please
contact Mr. Mansour Hariri at 415-398-6111 for more info.
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6. Medicine Drive in San Jose:
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**Forwarded Message
"At least 20,000 people are said to have died as a huge earthquake
flattens a city in southeast Iran. The ancient city of Bam has been
devastated - most of its buildings have been flattened including two
hospitals and a 16th Century citadel."
Everyone has heard the above news. We know the earthquake in Bam,
Kerman- Iran, has destroyed the city. There are thousands of people
who lost their lives in this devastating tragedy. There are also
thousands of people who are injured and need our help. Two of my
relatives have lost their loved ones in this earthquake and they are
departing from San Francisco for Bam/Iran on Sunday. I am collecting
medicines of all kind that are not expired so the families can take
them to Iran for distribution to the injured people.
Please bring your extra or unused medicines especially Antibiotics &
Painkillers to This Persian store "Bazar Norouz in 1390 S Bascom Ave.,
San Jose" as soon as possible. I also would like to ask you a favor of
sharing this e-mail with whoever you think that could be of help.
I will go to Iran with my husband next week on January 4, 2004, and we
will take some more medicine too. You can also donate money or blood
to
Red Cross near you. The Red Cross web address is www.redcross.org.
Your
help is appreciated in any way you can.
Kokab Ebrahimi
408-559-8300
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7. Fundraiser Bike Ride For Earthquake Relief:
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**Forwarded Message
Dear Friends at home and abroad,
The recent earthquake in eastern Iran has killed more than 20,000 and
injured 35,000 people. Around 50,000 people lost their livelihood and
based on the official reports, cash help is what is most needed.
I am considering a fund raising bike ride from Syria, where I work and
live, to Iran or inside Iran to draw attentions to this catastrophe.
This bike ride is an excuse to run an on-line campaign to collect money
for the UN emergency program in Iran.
I appreciate your input and your help.
I need help:
1. to find contact in UN Iran and Iranian Organizations that might
be interested in this bike ride and give me first hand advice. I am not
living in Iran and it is very difficult to contact these people via
Internet
2. to set up a website for this fund raising bike ride and keep it
alive when I am riding, publicizing the website and inform Iranians who
are living abroad.
3. run an e-mail campaign during the time that the bike ride will
happen which will be between 2 to 3 months.
Happy New Year and best regards,
ALI K. BANGI
karimzadeha@yahoo.com
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8. NIAC: "More Than $75,000 Raised Thus Far"
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**Forwarded Message
[The information below was retrieved from:
http://www.niacouncil.org/iranquake.asp]
Washington DC, December 27, 2003 – The National Iranian American
Council
is working with various US-based charities, including the American Red
Cross and Mercy Corps, to facilitate aid to Iranian earthquake victims.
Read information on donating clothes to Bam:
http://www.niacouncil.org/pressreleases/press146.asp
Read Mercy Corps report from Bam:
http://www.niacouncil.org/pressreleases/press145.asp
There are several ways that you can help NOW:
Make an online donation (https://ssl20.pair.com/ri/donations_new.html)
to Relief International. Cisco Systems has announced that it will match
every dollar donated to Relief International for the earthquake victims
in Iran. More than $210,000 has been raised so far.
Make an online donation to Mercy Corps' Iran Earthquake fund. Mercy
Corps
has already raised more than $255,000.
(https://ssl.charityweb.net/mercycorps/?DonorIntent=Iran%20Earthquake&Custom15
=wm)
Send your aid online through NIAC. We have an agreement with the
American
Red Cross that all the money NIAC collects will be used for Iranian
earthquake victims only (Cisco Systems will also match these
donations):
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr
Make an online donation to the earthquake fund of the Child Foundation,
a
non-profit organization with ongoing projects in Iran.
(http://www.childfoundation.org/donate_online.asp?program=17)
Make an online donation to the American Red Cross by clicking here.
Make
sure you select the "INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE FUND" on the right hand
side
of the page. The majority of the money collected through this fund will
be
sent to the earthquake victims. (A specific Iran Earthquake Fund may be
set
up later). https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp
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9. Message From KPFA LSB Candidate Sepideh Khosrowjah:
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**Forwarded Message
Dear friends,
This is a note for those of you who live in the great Bay Area and are
KPFA/Pacifica listener and member. Some of you have known me for many
years and are fully aware about my passion and commitment to struggle
for social justice, human rights, and KPFA as an independent media
outlet. I love KPFA/Pacifica and believe in its mission statement to
educate and provide public information to make sure that the true side
of
every story is covered. I have decided to dedicate my heart and my
time
to this great institution; therefore, I am running for the Local
Station
Board. I need your help. Please vote for me if you are a member. To
find out about other Candidates please contact me because you can vote
for
more than one candidate. I need the support of Iranian community to
win
this election.
In this election, I hope to represent my community, progressive Iranian
people in the Bay Area. It would be an honor for me to get your
valuable
approval. The ballot will be mailed the first week of January 2004 and
the
election will be closed February 5, 2004.
Please contact me at sepidehforkpfa@yahoo.com if you have any questions
Thanks
Love and Peace
Sepideh
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10. PBS Screens Iran Documentary:
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**Forwarded Message
Mark Your Calander...
You may wish to record this documentary that will be aired by PBS.
Look for frontline Next episode on:
Thursday January 8, 2004 9 PM ET
Monday January 12, 2004 1 AM ET
The document called: "Forbidden Iran"
This edition of PBS's international newsmagazine includes a harrowing
report from inside Iran. Where reporter Jane Kokan, a Canadian brave
reporter, risks her life to secretly film shocking evidences of a
government sponsored reign of terror.
In Forbidden Iran Kokan Escapes the constant surveillance of the
Iranian
authorities to record exclusive interviews detailing the systematic
torture and execution of students opposed to the current regime.
Viewing of this documentary, is for adult audience, yet your discretion
is advised; it contains some horrific scene of eye poking and hand
cutting. This video made huge BANG in Europe when London based Channel
4
aired it last week.
This video made huge BANG in Europe when London
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11. Persian Chorus at Cal Auditions!
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**Forwarded Message
Persian Chorus is accepting new members for Spring 2004 through
audition. If you are interested in singing, you are encouraged to
take the audition and join the group. Having a basic understanding
of music and prior singing experience is a plus. Chorus meets once
a week for two hours in Berkeley and there are occasional
sectionals during the weekend, if necessary.
Auditions are in progress and the rehearsals will start in the week
of January 19th, 2004. You can contact Artin Der Minassians at
artin@eecs.berkeley.edu for making audition appointment, or for
further information.
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12. ISAA: Iran De-cal @ UC Berkeley
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Two ISAA members will continue to teach a 2 unit course on
contemporary Iranian politics next semester at UC Berkeley. The
class begins Monday, February 2, the third week of the semester.
Course control numbers are available. For a course description or
enrollment information, please see:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~decal/database/spring04.php
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13. ISAA: Goftegoo Submission Deadline Extended (Jan. 20):
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Our publication, "Goftegoo: A Dialogue on Iran and Iranians" comes
out every semester. The magazine is what the title suggests, a
dialogue on Iran and Iranians. We welcome everyone to speak their
mind by submitting an article to Elnaz Manoucheri, the editor-in-
chief, by January 20, 2004 by emailing her at
finances@isaa.berkeley.edu The deadline has been extended because
many people asked for more time to submit.
There are no guidelines for writing for us other than submitting
grammatically correct quality work.
We print 1,000 copies of the publication and distribute it all
throughout the Bay Area. We also put it in digital format on our
website, which is accessed by people all around the world. To
read our newest edition, click on the Goftegoo icon on the bottom
of the ISAA homepage:http://isaa.berkeley.edu
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14. Event: Iran Briefing: A Political and Social Update (1.21.04)
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**Forwarded Message
Asia Society Northern California Upcoming Program
Iran Briefing: A Political and Social Update
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
5:30 pm registration * 6:00 pm program and reception
Public Policy Institute of California
500 Washington Street, Founders' Room, 5th Floor
San Francisco
$10 Members; $15 Non-Members; $5 Students with ID
Mehran Kamrava
Chair, Department of Political Science, California State University,
Northridge
Vali Nasr
Professor, Department of National Security Affairs, Center for
Contemporary Conflict
Nayareh Tohidi
Associate Professor of Women's Studies, California State University,
Northridge
Shirin Ebadi recently became the first Iranian woman to be awarded a
Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting human rights and democracy in
Iran. With this award, the eyes of the world have turned once again to
Iran and its social and political dynamism.
A debate is raging among students, reformists, and theocrats in Iran
and among Iranian communities in diaspora over the appropriate
relationship between politics and religion in the country--does
religion
have a place in Iranian politics, and if so, what should its role be?
Is Iran moving toward democracy, and what would a democratic Iran look
like?
The country's conservative Islamic government and its constitution are
theocratic, and yet many intellectuals insist that the democratization
is possible from within the system.
What is the status of U.S.-Iran relations, and how is this relationship
being impacted by the war in Iraq and the ongoing American military
presence in the region? Concerns remain over the direction and purpose
of Iran's weapons program; will the country emerge as a nuclear power,
and if so, how will this impact Iran's regional and global power
relations?
Finally, what is the status of human rights in Iran today? As Iran
continues the privatization of its economy at home and opens up
economically to the world, how is the country dealing with domestic
social concerns, including poverty and unemployment? What are Iran's
prospects for progress and prosperity in the coming years? Please join
us for an Asia Society panel discussion on Iran's present and future.
To register for this program, please contact the Asia Society at
415-421-8707.
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Iranian Student Alliance in America - ISAA
