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Call for Dialogue: Iranian students abroad to hold conference in Berlin
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Europe-based Persian student activists are coming together for a conference in
Germany in October of 2010. The three-day "Call for Dialogue" will be held at
Berlin Free University on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of October 2010.
The conference organizers have announced that "the current political situation
of Iran causes its nationals who live both inside its geographical territories
and across the globe to gasp for air under the shell of a seemingly endless
night. The recent waves of protest in Iran, despite all the sacrifices, have not
yet broken down the dam of repression, oppression, and crackdown. Bloods has
been washed off the streets, but the struggle is by no means over."
www.youthdialog.blogspot.com
The student activists believe that the Persian (Iranian) protest movement now
requires careful reflection of the past and the creation of new perspectives to
determine future actions and guide its existence. The experience of the movement
clearly demonstrates that organizing from below is necessary to end cycles of
domination.
The non-partisan "Call for Dialogue" organizers, add, "Our generation has never
had the possibility to create an independent response to the established
inhumane practices of our government. As a result, we see the need to organize a
series of meetings and dialogues concerning issues surrounding the concept of
'organizing from below'. These sessions have been arranged by students and young
political activists who seek to set the foundation for an independent and
distributed organization of youth and students. The formation of such an
organization through a 'from below' process necessitates the discussion of
sensitive issues by members of various concerned groups. Therefore, it is
crucial that many diverse young activists gather to discuss the pivotal topics
and problems pertaining to the self-organization of Iranian students and youth
abroad.
"To this end, we call for interested groups to gather and discuss the issues
surrounding formation of an independent, distributed, self-organization of youth
and students abroad. We believe that alternative approaches can be developed
with collective intellect and that for that reason, we need to engage in
continuous dialogue. We hope that this gathering will be the opening chapter of
a novel experience in the political arena."
Berlin Free University
The focus of the three day gathering will be the following themes:
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The necessity to form an independent, distributed, self-organized groups
of the Iranian youth and students abroad
(The difficulties of the current political situation; requirements and
prospects of transition)
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Revisiting the experience of the activities of the youth networks
abroad, particularly in the past year
(Achievements, shortcomings, and possibilities of a more widespread
self-organization of these networks)
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An overview of the international experiences regarding the organization
of youth and the students
(With an emphasis on the experiences of self-organized international
groups)
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Alternative models of independent self-organization of youth and
students abroad
(With an emphasis on organizing from below: how and why?)
Format of the gathering
Our goal is to provide the possibility of active participation in this meeting,
in such a way that they get to know and talk to each other, trust one another,
and think together so that we can eventually find common objectives for
collaboration. To this aim, the meeting will be held as panel discussions and
open discussion sessions.
The content of the panels will be the articles that are to be submitted and
presented by participants. The submission of articles is not mandatory for
participation in the meeting. Furthermore, some of the panels will bring
together Persian-speaking with non-Persian speaking international activists and
will be held in English or German.
Article submission
All interested youth and students are encouraged to submit articles related to
the above themes. Submit by 15thSeptember, 2010 to
youthdialog@gmail.com . Articles should be in "MS-Word" format. The received
articles will be all published in both digital and print formats and will become
accessible to the public on the website of the meeting.
Due to time constraints, only a selection of articles will be presented by the
author. The list of the articles and the participants of the panels will be
announced on the 20th of September.
Registration
In order to facilitate the arrangements of the meeting, interested youth and
students are kindly requested to inform the organizers of their attendance by
sending in a registration form to
youthdialog@gmail.com. Registration will also be possible at the site of the
meeting. It should be noted that personal details of the participants are not
mandatory for registration.
Facilities:
During the gathering, accommodations will be available free of charge inside the
university sport halls or dorms. Participants should bring their own sleeping
bags.
For information regarding cheap public transportation, please contact your local
youth network. In order to get in touch with your local network, you can contact
youthdialog@gmail.com.
Time and location
Friday 1st- Sunday 3rd October, 2010
Freie Universität Berlin
Registration fee: 20 Euros, student-card holders 10 Euros
The registration fee covers 3 days of the gathering and is just an aid to the
expenses of the meetings
Conference blog in Persian
www.youthdialog.blogspot.com
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