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Dalai Lama
همبستگی دالایی لاما با جنبش سبز ایران
دالایی لاما رهبر مذهبی تبت در کنار نازنین افشین‌جم با شعارهایی در حمایت از مردم ایران
دالایی لاما که ۲۷ سپتامبر، پنجم مهرماه در کنفرانس صلح در ونکوور کانادا سخنرانی داشت در حاشیه این مراسم با در دست گرفتن تراکت سبز رنگی که بر آن جمله «آزادی برای ایران» نقش بسته بود همبستگی خود را با مردم ایران نشان داد.
نازنین افشین‌جم، فعال حقوق بشر که در این زمان در کنار دالایی لاما قرار گرفته بود در وبلاگ شخصی خود نوشته است که او در حاشیه کنفرانس صلح ونکوور با دالایی لاما دیدار کرده و در مورد اتفاقات ماه‌های اخیر در ایران که به کشته شدن ده‌ها نفر و بازداشت طیف وسیعی از فعالان مدنی و سیاسی منتقد انجامید، با این رهبر مذهی صلح طلب سخن گفته است.
خانم افشین‌جم می‌نویسد پس از این توضیحات دالایی لاما بی‌درنگ پذیرفت که شعار «آزادی برای ایران» را بر دست بگیرد و به این طریق با جنبش سبز ایران ابراز همدلی و همیاری کند.
دالایی لاما که متولد ۱۹۳۵ در تبت است از از ۱۵ سالگی رهبری سیاسی تبت را بر عهده گرفت و مقارن همین زمان بود که نیروهای جمهوری خلق چین تبت را به اشغال خود در آوردند.
مردم تبت در سال ۱۹۵۶، علیه فشار دولت چین بر دولت محلی خود، قیام کردند که این قیام تا سال ۱۹۵۹ و سرکوب خشونت آمیز آن به دست ارتش سرخ چین ادامه داشت.
پس از سرکوب این قیام، دالایی لاما همراه با جمعی از رهبران تبتی این سرزمین را ترک کرد و در هند دولت در تبعید تبت را تشکیل داد.
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| OMID FOUNDATIONS: Empowering disadvantaged young women in Iran |
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| Omid Foundations |
| The mission of the Omid-e-Mehr Foundation (charity registered in Iran), the Omid Foundation (charity registered in the UK), and the Omid Foundation (USA) (501(c)(3) charity registered in the USA) is to strengthen the social, emotional, and economic competencies of disadvantaged young women (aged from 15 to 25) in Iran, providing them with a sense of self-worth and with the opportunities to experience a full range of life options through care, counselling, self-empowerment, education, training and job placement. Our clients have typically been put into care from an early age, run away from abusive homes, or live in extreme poverty. They often suffer from severe mental health and emotional difficulties, mostly stemming from their experiences of neglect, of physical and sexual abuse, and of exposure to drugs and violence. We value and nurture the voices, hearts, and minds of these underprivileged and vulnerable young women and help them transform their lives. We believe that through love and care in the context of sustained relationships where practical and emotional needs are addressed, our young clients will be able to overcome the traumas of the past and will eventually be able to take responsibility for their emotions and behaviour. Starting with a small group of 15 clients in late 2004, Omid now caters to approximately 90 clients at any one time, more than a quarter of whom are Afghani immigrants. Our holistic approach helps our vulnerable young clients to achieve self-awareness, self-determination and self-sufficiency in modern Iranian society. See our website for details about our organization, programs, activities, and legal status. |
| The Glass House |
| The Glass House (directed by Hamid Rahmanian, produced by Melissa Hibbard) follows four of the young women at Omid who strive to pull themselves out of the fringes of Iranian society. Forget about the Iran that you’ve seen before. With a virtually invisible camera, the young women of The Glass House take you on a never-before-seen tour of the underclass of Iran with their brave and defiant stories: Samira struggles to overcome forced drug addiction; Mitra harnesses abandonment into her creative writing; Sussan teeters on a dangerous ledge after years of sexual abuse; and Nazila burgeons out of her hatred with her blazing rap music. This groundbreaking documentary reflects a side of Iran few have access to or paid attention to: a society lost to its traditions with nothing meaningful to replace them and a group of courageous women working to instill a sense of empowerment and hope into the minds and lives of otherwise discarded young women. Find out more about this unique documentary. Watch the CCN interview with the filmmakers, the trailer and clips. Catch a screening in a city near you from now until November and encourage your friends to do the same. |
| Get Involved |
| The work that Omid does is difficult and challenging. It requires strong commitment to the community, much perseverance and the faith that, hopefully, one day in the future our services will no longer be necessary. Until that day, we will work to maintain our vigour, flexibility, and responsiveness to the needs of these vulnerable young women in Iranian society. We will only be able to thrive and to continue with our work by the generosity of other people and their belief in our capacity to change lives. Each contribution, no matter in what form, improves the lives of the underprivileged young women in our care in some vital way and we value each and every contribution. You can help make a difference by fund raising for us, by making a donation , or by volunteering . Fund Raising — · screening of the Glass House documentary; · athletic event (walk, run, etc.); or · reception/dinner. Making a Donation — · online and offline donation in the UK (debit/credit card, check, wire transfer, periodic standing order, direct debit), which is tax exempt for UK tax payers; · online and offline donation in the USA (debit/credit card, check, wire transfer, periodic standing order), which is tax exempt for US tax payers, and which we are permitted to remit to Iran as specified in our OFAC license issued by the US Treasury; · offline donation in Iran (check, wire transfer). Volunteering — |
| Enquiries |
| Contact us at info@omid-e-mehr.org or +44 (20) 75846949. |
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