letters regrading press conference against Ahmadi Nejad
18-Sep-2006
Homa Arjomand
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INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF MONTREAL
INSTITUT DES AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES DE MONTRÉAL
1470 rue Peel, édifice Hermés, tour B, bureau 210, Montréal, Qc, H3A 1T1

Dear Homa,
It is really urgent that I reach you about a Conference and an appearance. I can’t seem to get through to you on your cell.
Please call me at 514……..
Cheers

Beryl

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Ms. Arjomand, I hope your press conference and trip to New York went well. I opened your email just today because my computer was out of commission due to home/office renovations.

I have spoken on numerous occasions to Iranian groups in Toronto on behalf of Amnesty International. So please stay in touch and, if you like, regard me as a contact for Amnesty materials and actions. I have forwarded your email to Beth Berton-Hunter in the Amnesty Toronto office, because she is our media liaison, so she too should be kept aware of your activities.

I am sure you are aware of the wealth of human rights data about Iran on the Amnesty web sites. For a listing of recent reports go to http://www.amnesty.ca/amnestynews/view.php

Michael Craig
Amnesty International volunteer

On 17-Sep-06, at 2:44 PM, Media Relay wrote:
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To: Homa Arjomand, Coordinator of the International Campaign Against Sharia Court in Canada

Dear Homa,

I am writing this as per your suggestion following our brief conversation earlier today.

I have been closely following the contentious issue of Iran’s plan to develop nuclear power. As you know, United States President George W. Bush and a number of other world leaders have stated that Iran is out to produce nuclear weapons, despite the denials of President Ahmadinejad – who has said that Iran’s emerging nuclear potential is for peaceful purposes only.

I would like to know your views on this topic, specifically the very worrisome fact that the U.S. has not ruled out the use of force against Iran should diplomacy fail in resolving this issue.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Martin Zeilig

Journalist

Winnipeg, Manitoba

P.S. I went to your website and watched the interview you gave on TVO. Bravo!

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Hello Ms. Arjomand,

Thank you for the press releases. I hope the trip to New York went well
and I hope you're doing well since we last spoke. I don't know if you're
back in Toronto, but I was hoping you might be available to speak with us
on the Word of Mouth show tomorrow, Sep 21 between 7-8pm. Possibly
beginning between 7.10-15pm. We can also do the interview via phone.

It would be nice to share the experience of this trip and talk about Iran
and human rights, as well as Canada's participation in the resolutions
accusing Iran of violating human rights.

Please feel free to contact via this email or at 416-545-5246. Thanks
again for the info.

Sincerely,
Marshalette

U-Sheak Koroma & Marshalette McTyson, Co-Hosts
Word of Mouth
CKLN 88.1 FM
Web: www.ckln.fm
Toronto, Ontario

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Hi Ms. Arjomand

Laura White here from CHQR radio in Calgary. We’d like to invite you for an interview on our show “The World Tonight” with host Rob Breakenridge. Topic: Iranian activists demand the arrest of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Time: this evening at 9:05pm Eastern Time. The phone interview would take about 20 minutes. Please let me know if we can set something up. Thanks!
Best,

Laura
Laura White

Producer--The World Tonight

AM770 CHQR

Calgary, AB

www.am770ch

Hello, I am with the United American Committee and I'd like to get as many of our members out as possible to the rally tomorrow and I need a specific address to put on the press release for where the rally will take place. Please let me know ASAP I need to get this out right away. Thanks again,

-Jesse Petrilla
UAC Chairman

Hi there Homa,

I am assigned to the desk this week, but perhaps we can follow this story tomorrow ... we are going to try to get a camera out today, I hope. I have passed this onto my producer.

Hope you are well.

Angie

Dear Homa,

I'll be coming to TO on my lecture tour. Any advice you could give or support I can offer? My web page will give some idea of my work and my values.

peter.march

http://islamanddemocracy.org

Dear Ms. Arjomand
Can you send us the News about it.
We already missed it.

Regards

Thank you. We have received your email. If necessary, we will contact you.

Yours Truly

Shahram Binesh
www.IranStar.com
iranstar@rogers.com

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I'm very sorry for not being able to join you on this event, but my heart
and soul will be with you, and rest assure you will always have my support
on the
human rights violations in Iran, which is becoming more visible in Canada
due to your efforts. Keep up your good work. God Bless You.

Fayek S. Botros
Exect. member of the Canadian Egyptian Human rights Organition

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Homa,
We would like to interview you tomorrow morning (Tuesday) morning between 7
and 9 am on News Talk Radio 580 CFRA Ottawa. Please call my cell as soon as
you can to arrange this - 613-978-1556. Thank You

Tom Woodward
Producer of Madely in the Morning
News Talk Radio 580 CFRA Ottawa

Hi Homa I see you are still hard at work -

I have taken a job with our federal government (with Minister Clement at Health) and am living in Ottawa now and for the next while.

Best of luck with your rally and trip to New York. Remember not to get into arguments with the Security Guards this time! :)

Warmest regards,
Rita Smith>

Thanks so much for forwarding this announcement.

Best of luck,

Lisa

Lisa Bess Wishman

Vice Consul

American Embassy - Ottawa

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dear Homa,

thanks so much for sending me this..

i have passed it on to lots of other poeple..

what about all the Bahais which suffer persecution in Iran?

tey are all being treated terribly, is that going to be mentioned too?

maybe you could get together with the local Bahais and ask them?

my warmest and kindest Regards to you,

Padrutt

sosiran97

Dear Ms. Arjomand,

I had already distributed below to several email lists earlier. If you know in any way that I can listen to your Press Conference via the web live, I could record it and broadcast the audio as well.

Wish you all the luck and more power to you and all our Activists,

Siavash

WHY NOT CALL ON CANADA TO DEMAND THE U.S.ARREST HIM FOR MURDER OF
CANADIAN CITIZENS-THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK UNDER STATE TERRORISM LAWS
FOR THE SUPPORT OF TERRORISM--CALL ON THE U.S. TO BE BOLD FEARLESS TO
CONFRONT IN INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST AND PIRATE.ON PRESIDENT BUSH NOT TO
BE INTIMIDATED BY AHMADINEJAD ---Elie P. Am.Center for Civil

Dear Madame:

I was just contacted by The Prime Minister's Office regarding your press conference tomorrow. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance at all. I'll be in Toronto all day Monday and Tuesday, so please don't hesitate to contact me should you need any help.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Michael Parsa
President

Conservative Party of Canada

Canadian Coalition for Democracies <admin@CanadianCoalition.com>

This is in the hands of about 30,000 individuals, 5,000 media contacts, and all MPs and Senators.

Bruce Tefft has sent it to his list, and I am getting it back from several other lists. I think a lot of people will know about it.

You really do cause a lot of trouble, don't you Elli?

Be well!

Al

Homa jaan,

You have my home phone number, it’s the number you contacted me on a little while ago:. My cell phone is. Like I said, if there’s anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’ll try to find you on Tuesday morning, at the demonstration.
I’m really looking forward to meeting you.
Best,
Banafsheh Pourzand-Bonazzi

To: Mr. Eli Perr

Hi, Eli.

Following is a self-explanatory update and will "introduce" you to the invaluable Ms. Arjomand.

Cheers,

Dave

David B. Harris
Of the Bar of Ontario; Director

Subject: Intro to Ms. Homa Arjomand

Hi, John.

I wanted to let you know of an important development regarding the approaching US visit of the Iranian President.

This information comes from Ms. Homa Arjomand, a friend who is a Toronto-based Iranian expatriate. As you might know, Homa came to prominence internationally, through her leadership of the successful trans-national anti-Sharia campaign. She is also a dedicated campaigner for human rights in Iran, as elsewhere.

I left a voicemail for Homa, yesterday, to see if she and her network might wish to publicly take a position against Mr. Ahmadinejad's visit. In my message, I noted my associates' particular interest in having Canadian activists publicly demand that their government commence extradition proceedings against Mr. Ahmadinejad, with the advertised purpose of bringing him to justice in Canada.

As usual, Homa was ahead of events and today advises that she is organizing a press conference on the Ahmadinejad matter. This is scheduled for 2:00 pm, Monday, at the Provincial Legislature in Toronto. She adds that, at 5:00 pm, several vans will depart that location for New York City, where participants will join a major anti-Ahmadinejad protest planned in the City.

Homa would very much like to speak to you about this situation. If possible, she would like to make contact with your client in this regard. Homa's phone number is 416.737.9500, and her e-mail address is homawpi@nosharia.com.

On a personal note, I can say that my wife, colleagues and I have been privileged to know Homa for quite some time, and through the course of various human rights'-related struggles. I recommend her without hesitation as an utterly dedicated, determined individual with a sense of integrity, discretion and respect for confidentiality, that is second to none.

Kind regards,

Dave

David B. Harris
Of the Bar of Ontario; Director

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Hourray for this proposal. I fully support it.

There needs to be a concerted effort to do even more to demonstrate our opposition to extremists who are slowly taking control of the world.

We need to have demonstration(s) in countries around the world (as was done to demonstrate against sharia law) to respond to the extremists' reaction/action to various issues.

Let's do something to show our opposition to violence, bigotry and racism.

gaetane

I wish you well. Thank goodness you escaped... do not get tricked into going back.

I certainly hope things change but looking at the last 100 years does not give me

much hope.

Where a culture does not value individual life, can respect and equality for women ever be possible?

Ruth Livingston

Reports regarding press conference:

http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Ahmedjinad+be+tried+for+journalist\'s+death&id=93419 #

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060918/iran_president_activists_060918/20060918?hub=Canada

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=f0f45465-8b8b-4cf6-ab47-3025106c15e6&k=27496

http://www.judeoscope.ca/breve.php3?id_breve=2608

http://r0ozonline.com/01newsstory/017731.shtml

http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/TorontoNews/2006091901Murder-Kazemi