Town hall Meeting on human Rights in Iran September 26th 2009 part1 (crimes Against humanity)

A TOWN HALL MEETING ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOLIDARITY WITH THE IRANIAN PEOPLE Featuring prominent Iranian activists, journalists, poets, novelists, ex-political prisoners, and scholars & Magnificent musical performances by Faramarz Aslani, Arash Shobani, Sahar Dehghan, Rana Farhan Time: Saturday, September 26th, 2009 , 9:00 am 4 pm. Place: The Riverside Church (South Hall) PROGRAM (Speakers will speak for 15 min at the most): I. Theoretical Reflections: 1. Abdolali Bazargan, The Basis of Governmental Legitimacy; 2. Shahrnoush Parsipour, A Critique of the Dual Structure of Iranian Thought; 3. Farzin Vahdat, The Social Structure of Iran and Democratic Demands; 4. Mohammad Reza Nikfar, The Importance of Legal Representations Against Injustice II. Political Development: 1. Reza Baraheni, How Can We Build Democracy?; 2. Ahmad Sadri, Reflections on the Justification of Violence; 3. Ebrahim Soltani, A Wise Transition to Democracy; 4. Arash Naraghi, Characteristics of Outlawed States in the International Community III. The Dangers that Lie Ahead: 1. Hamid Dabashi, Conflict and Interaction between the Movement for Civil Rights in Iran and Regional Politics; 2. Majid Mohammadi, Forthcoming Challenges for the Green Movement; 3. Mansour Farhang, The Iranian, American and Israeli Triangle; 4. Hossein Kamali, Looking to the East and Winking at the West. IV. Likely Scenarios: 1. Abdolali Rezaei, The Complexity of the Current Situation; 2. Reza Fani-Yazdi, Who is Hegemonic? 3. Ali Mirsepassi, What Are the Iranian People Aspiring Toward? 4. Ata Hoodshatian, The Question of the Movements Leadership. Akbar Ganji: Prospects for the Future