{"article":{"id":99517,"heading":"Iranian Quake Relief Update & more","author":"Chantel g.","created":"2004-01-06 18:46:05","modified":"2013-11-11 00:28:18","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:28:18","article":"

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<\/a>

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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<\/a>

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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<\/a>

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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.\tto 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.\tto 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.\trun 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<\/a>

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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<\/a>]

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<\/a>

Read Mercy Corps report from Bam:

http:\/\/www.niacouncil.org\/pressreleases\/press145.asp<\/a>

There are several ways that you can help NOW:

Make an online donation (https:\/\/ssl20.pair.com\/ri\/donations_new.html<\/a>)

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<\/a>

=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<\/a>

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<\/a>)

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<\/a>

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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<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a>

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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<\/a> 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<\/a>

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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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