Solutions for IRAN (ROAD MAP: UNITY DAYS)

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Solutions for IRAN (ROAD MAP: UNITY DAYS)
by David ET
02-Dec-2008
 

Note: Due to incompatability of iranian.com with microsoft word or works, paragraphs and words are not as originally formatted. 

Continued from prior discussions: Solutions for Iran (101), Solutions for Iran (201) , SOLUTIONS for IRAN (201-A), Solutions for Iran – Road Map

and see next discussion:  //iranian.com/main/blog/david-et/constitution-secular-republic-iran


SOLUTIONS FOR IRAN

Preliminary draft in progress

  1. BELIEVE in ourselves

  2. UNITE based on the common principals that brings us together instead of distractions and exclusions that divide us
  3. ORGANIZE

    4.  PART 1. PRINCIPALS OF UNITY OF ALL IRANIANS

    • Territorial integrity
    • Independence
    • Separation of Religion and State
    • Freedom of Expression
    • Gender Equality
    • Human Rights


DEFINITONS

WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN, BELIEVE IN OURSELVES AND OUR POWER OF PEOPLE.

WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN are more powerful than any internal or external forces who try to dictate control or decide for us.

WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN have the power to determine our own destiny.

WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN STAND UNITED

WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN believe in the following common principals of unity: 

  • Territorial Integrity :

    WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN are one nation comprised of different regions, religions, cultures and languages. WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN proudly defend and believe in the territorial integrity of our ancient country IRAN. OUR GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE shall not compromise the territorial integrity of our country Iran.

  • Independence :

    WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN determine our own destiny independently. Our country IRAN is and shall remain independent of any foreign forces. OUR GOVERNMNENT OF THE PEOPLE shall maintain our independence free of any foreign influence and control. 


  •  Separation of Religion and State :


WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN mutually respect our different religions and personal beliefs. Our GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE will remain separate from any religious institutions and influences. Our GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE shall not promote or oppose any specific religions or personal beliefs.

In order to secure the Separation of religion and state, the future secular constitution of Iran should prohibit participation of any religious or religious based groups in different local and national institutions of the government. This would also extend to anyone who holds a religious title or profession such as Mullahs and alike. Religion and religious groups will have freedom to practice their religion peacefully. This does not mean there is no democracy but in fact it is the only way to insure preservation of a secular democracy AS WELL AS the freedom to practice one's faith and religion.

This also does not mean that individuals within the government would not have religious preferences but they can not constitutionally enforce any religious laws and restrictions. This way the Separation of religion and state will not be just a slogan but a practice in all levels of the the system.  

Future constitution of Iran unlike prior constitutions would not state any official religion for the country either and therefore would not even need to allow special seats for religious minorities because it is secular in nature and everyone is treated the same regardless of their religion or lack of it.

  • Freedom of Expression :

    WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN have the right to express our views and opinions. OUR GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE shall provide all safety and securities for open and free exchange of views and opinions and it may not violate the right to freedom of expression under any pretext or circumstances.

  • Gender Equality :

    WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN, MALE AND FEMALE are equal and have equal rights. OUR GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE shall provide all safety and securities to assure that gender equality is fully exercised and implemented

  • Human Rights :

WE THE PEOPLE OF IRAN respect each others human rights. OUR GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE shall assure that the human rights of all Iranians are respected and defended and it shall not violate our human rights under any pretext. OUR GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE shall approve and implement: The articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

PART II. ORGANIZATION

Form and Organize IRAN RECONCILIATION AND NATIONAL UNITY MOVEMENT (IRANUM) - jonbesh ashti va hambastegi melli Iran

FUNDING:   Iranian public donations

COMMUNICATION MEANS:   Internet Website and Forums, Publications, Satellite Television, Radio, Cell

All Iranians who commit to the above mentioned Principals of Unity are part of the IRANUM regardless of point of view, ideology and religion and can also hold elected organizational positions.

In the draft of its goals, statements and speeches IRANUM in simple words to:

1- List the failures of the Islamic Republic and its promises versus the present situation and statistics.
2- Address tangible issues affecting lives of Iranian people and different sectors of the society.
3- The reason for the problems
4- The goals, promises and solutionsEXAMPLES OF ISSUES to be addressed:

Unemployment
Inflation and high prices
Low incomes
Housing costs
Labor Rights, Income and benefits
Farming and Farmers problems
Women Rights
Student Rights, educational system, shortages in schools and universities
Lack of universal health and access to medical care
Infrastructure
Violation of individual rights
Corruption in government entities and of those in charge
Lack of free elections
Addiction: statistics, age and sources of drugs
Prostitution
Lack of freedom of speech- Closure of newspapers, political prisoners etc
Lack of due process, unfair trials, laws and injustice
Improper use and personal use of country's resources
Drop in production and export and Failed economic policies
Violations of Human rights
Violation of rights of the minorities
International isolation, policies of confrontation and bad image of Iran and Iranians
Highest adult and child Execution rate in the world

PART III. ROAD MAP
  1. Announce that Velayat Faghih rule as well as supreme leadership of Khamenei is not recognized. Announce that Council of Experts and other such non elected posts of Islamic Republic are not recognized
  2. Ask the progressive Islamic clergy and Ayatollahs at different levels to issue statements and speeches in support of the movement (e.g.:  Ayatollah Montazeri, Ayatollah Borujerdi for etc) and that the current government is fact violating Islam by giving examples of above issues.
  3. Announce that clergy and religion should no longer interfere in the political affairs and government of the country
  4. Announce that IRANUM respects Islam and Shia which is the religion of majority of Iranians and the future secular government will assure the rights of all religions to freely practice their faith
  5. Ask all Iranians to join the Iran national reconciliation and unity movement regardless of point of views and ideology and that everyone will have the right to freely run for future government positions at local, city, provincial and national level as well as for president and parliament positions
  6. Announce 1st Thursdays of each month as national strike days and days for peaceful national reconciliation marches around the country and the world by all Iranians. 7. Ask all the Iranians security forces such as police, army, navy, air force, revolutionary guards to also join the movement and to also assure the safety and well being of Iranians on these peaceful marches
  7. Ask the United Nations to closely monitor the safety and rights of Iranians to these peaceful marches under United Nations Articles of Human Rights which Iran is a signatory to.
  8. Call for Re-draft of an interim constitution by elected panel of experts (can use internet if necessary) to fully reflect all the issues addressed as Principals of Unity under a secular and free democratic republic as the ONLY form of government that without excluding others or giving special priorities CAN assure the reconciliation of all sectors of the society and their free participation in the future elections and affairs of the country.
  9. Form a temporary interim government in Iran to take over the affairs of the country. Call for resignation of president and members of Parliament of Islamic Republic
  10. Set 6 months plan to draft the new permanent constitution by newly elected group of experts and a referendum to approve it and maximum 1 year for the election date for different local and national government positions such as mayors, governors, president, parliament members, head and members of the Supreme Court.  

DEFINITIONS:

 

Items 5, 6, 7, 8 above: RECONCILIATION AND UNITY DAYS on First Thursdays of each month


NATIONAL STRIKES AND UNITY MARCHES:

Stage 1:

STAY HOME UNITY DAYS: Iranians do not attend work or schools on these days and STAY HOME (except the required personnel in charge of health, safety and basic necessities of the public)

Stage 2:

UNITY MARCH : It is important not to start any unity march plans unless it is assured that substantial number of people have stayed home on prior national strike days and that they are prepared to join the march.

The peaceful reconciliation and unity marches are announced in advance. They are intended to be very peaceful and all the precautionary steps must be taken to assure that they remain that way. Local and international media as well as United Nations, Amnesty International and alike are informed in advance.

At this stage the slogans only address the social issues (see above) and calls for national unity and equality.

In the event the government announce the marches as illegal and does not issue permit, the marches are still to be carried on and if the access to the assigned locations are blocked, the nearest unblocked spots to the assigned locations should be used for gatherings.

Examples of slogans:

  • ETEHAD, AASHTI, SOLH, DOOSTI, BARABARI  
  • MAA MARDOM, MAA BAA HAM, YEK SEDA, YEK IRAN
  • AVAL IRAN, AKHAR IRAN
  • ZAN O MARDE IRANI, HAMSEDA: MOSAVAT MOSAVAT
  • BARADAR VA KHAHAR HAMSEDA : MOSAAVAAT, MOSAAVAAT
  • SOLH DOOSTI EHTERAM, BARABARI MOSAAVAAT
  • ESTEGHLAL DAR IRAN, EHTERAM BE DIGARAN
  • KAREGAR, KESHAVARZ, DANESHJOO, HAM AAVA , YEK SEDA
  • KAREGAR, KESHAVARZ, ARTESHI, SEPAHI, MOALEM, DANESHJOO:
  • HAM AAVA, YEK MELAT, YEK SEDA: BARABARI, BARADARI,
  • KHAHARE MAN, MADAR MAN, HAMSAR MAN: MOSAVAT, EHTERAAM EHTERAAM
  • BIKARI, GERANI, ETIAD, KOJAYE IN ESLAM AST
  • ROOSPIGARI, RESHVEGARI, ESTEHMAR, KOJAYE IN ESLAM AST
  • IRANI SOLHDOOST .... JANG O TERROR, BASAST BAS
  • NEZAMI 0 ARTESHI, NEGAHDARE MARDOM AND
  • ARTESHI, SEPAHI BARADARE MADOM AND

Stage 3:

UNITY MARCHES FOR CHANGE : In this stage more specific demands about change of system and government are incorporated in the March slogans, signs and demands.

Examples of additional slogans

  • MA VELAYAT NEMIKHAAHIM, RAHBAR MAA FEKRE MAST
  • JOMHOORI DOROOGHIN, BAR KENAR - BAR KENAR
  • VELAYAT FAGHIHAT BARKENAR - BARKENAR
  • HOKOOMAT DOROOGHIN BARKENAR BAYAD GARDAD
  • HOKOOMAT MARDOMI TASHGIL BAYAD GARDAD
  • ZENDANIE SIASI AZAD BAYAD GARDAD
  • AZADI, MOSAVAT BAA DOLATE MARDOMI
  • MA MARDOM VALI ….. NEMIKHAHIM
  • GHANOONE ASASIE NU: DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRACY
  • MAZHABE MA EHTERAM, MAZHABE TO BA CHOMAGH
  • MAZHAEB MA EDAALAT, MAZHABE TO KHOSHOONAT
  • MAZHABE MA BAKHSEHSH AST, MAZHABE TO ENTEGHAM
  • MAZHABE MA MEHRABAN, MAZHABE TO CHOOBE DAAR
  • MAZHABE MA SOLH O MEHR, MAZHABE TO ZOOR O JANG
  • MAZHABE MAN MALE MAN, KESHVAR MA MALE MA
  • DOLATE MARDOMI, AARI….VALI NA
  • MAJLESE MARDOMI, AARI…..VALI NA
  • EMROOZ MAN ROSTAMAM, EMOROOZ MAN ARASHAM
  • EMROOZ MAN TAHMINEH, EMROOZ MAN KOUROSHAM

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David ET

Dear Teapot

by David ET on Sat Dec 06, 2008 02:55 PM PST

Iran Reconciliation And Unity Movement should maintain and promote a website with blogs open for public .

As for me and my views at least for now I am blogging in Iranian.com and backing up some of the articles on peyvast.blog.com

Thank you for your suggestions.


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Dear David: Let's promote

by teapot (not verified) on Thu Dec 04, 2008 09:22 AM PST

Dear David: Let's promote your blog. write a short blog about your site to streamline your efforts.


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David ET

Dear Teapot

by David ET on Wed Dec 03, 2008 01:50 PM PST

If you click on my name above, you can see all the blogs on the new iranian.com. 

 I have also maintained an un-promoted blog but inconsistently at : //peyvast.blog.com

Inconsistently, because I was so busy with Stop Child Executions ( and later Obama Campaign) , that I hardly had time to do much else.

Ever since I reduced my responsibilities at SCE and Obama won, I have had a little more time to address other issues.

Thanks for the suggestion.


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You are on the right track but...

by teapot (not verified) on Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:26 AM PST

David jan: Would you please start your own blog and put your articles in one place. You can call it the grass root resistance or unity blog or ...

It's free on blogspot. If you need help, please let me know.

As it stands right now, your articles are scattered and hard to find. thanks.


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David ET

Dear Irandokht

by David ET on Tue Dec 02, 2008 08:01 PM PST

Thank you for positive words.

Khastegim dar raft ;-)


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IRANdokht

Dear David

by IRANdokht on Tue Dec 02, 2008 07:13 PM PST

I've been following your solution posts closely and I think you are correctly adopting this recent American election's secret of success. The community organizing method is the way to go about it. Unfortunately there are a lot of nay-sayers in the Iranian community abroad and as you have noticed yourself, there will be a lot more people voicing a negative opinion instead of opening up to new possibilities.

I like your approach and I hope that by repeating the message and elaborating on details, we can all overcome the obstacles that essentially reside in our own psyche, namely believing in ourselves and uniting for the core values despite our differences.

Thank you for putting in the effort 

IRANdokht


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David ET

shahrex

by David ET on Tue Dec 02, 2008 04:42 PM PST

If nothing else, I am at least trying to show that we can think beyond the past and look forward to solutions.

My ideas are stupid, idiotic and not intelligent? I have no problem with your views, that is your right, but PLEASE come up with some smart, wise and intelligent answers of your own than only trashing others. ANYTHING!

What I see among Iranians in Diaspora (with all due respect) is that we have much more to contribute to JJ's dreams (again with all due respect) and Reza Pahlavi's dip in the pool or what happened in 1953 when most of us were not even born or small kids, or what happend in Cinama Rex.... things that we had and have no control upon .....than what is facing us TODAY in 2008 and where we CAN make a difference even if it might be small.

Of all the lines of the presume "nonsense" that you claim I have written in this blog, I can BOLDLY claim one thing as a fact and that is:.

We are still stuck in the VERY VERY FIRST LINE of this article:

BELIEVE in ourselves

and the day we do, the rest , however way that might be, shall follow. That is an undeniable historical fact that I sign my name to:

David 


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jamshid

Re: Shahrex

by jamshid on Tue Dec 02, 2008 02:53 PM PST

Shahrex, take it easy! I follow David's writings on unity, and I find them to be interesting and worthy of reading. Knowing that you probably are not a pro-IRI person, I don't understand what is your problem anyway?

 


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Shahrex

Repetition is the mother of not knowledge, but belief!

by Shahrex on Tue Dec 02, 2008 02:26 PM PST

10 old Rules in new package! (Amre be maroof va nahye az monkar)

 

I really am getting bored and feel somehow disrespected by this unfortunate colomn writer who disrespects the reader's intelligence, colomning piles of simple statements, old facts, and playing the role of supreme leader.

Read his long writing excercises here, the only association you get is the scene in a mosquee where an illiterate charlatan called Molla, predicts about every thing , every one, every time and every where for a bunch of idiots sitting under and infront of him applauding the stupid old Mulla, praising thearabic speaking allah, and forgeting their own mind, heritage and culture.

Greater writers, thinkers, politiciens , journalists and artists have been repeating still more complex, sophisticated knowns and unknowns to us during long times, none of them has ever been so boasting, so self blown up as  this latest megalo, and it makes me really angry that no one else is telling this man that he at least should read 100 times more than he talks and 1000 times more than he reads.

It is his right to continue to play the role of an modern political ayatollah, a leader, or whatever he wants, but it is my right too, to reject idiotism and pseudointellectualism.

And it is your right to continue to applaude his mediocrity, after all it is one part of our national psycho-social heritage that the majority of Iranians are looking for shepherds to lead them, some found it first in the moon and then in Jamaran, some find him in Ahmadnejad and in Jamkaran, and still worse, in opposition, some find it in Ayatollah Boroojerdi, Rajavi,Montazeri, Jazani, Kianoori,....

And there is still another fraction in the so called opposition whose only characteristic is playing the role of a shepherd, unfortunately this fraction is the most stupid one, because they have not underestood that they are NOT PLAYING the role of a shepherd,.....THEY ARE SHEPHERDS, without sheeps, dressed humanly!

I never cease to wonder and get surprised by the high intelligence level and the informative contents of David's ensha-nevisi.

You see, he again has shown us the solutions right in front of us, and we ignorant syupid idiots have been blind to see them. As he showed the solution in front of the Shah, to him, post-mortum, in his open letter to his son!

First we all were paganists, and then came Prophets, the shepherds leading the flock o sheeps to the right destination, namely the slaughter house.

Then came David, and showed us the enigmatic solution of the problems beyond our understanding.

From now on, you can no more say "we did not know", David has shown us the way!


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