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از آنرو که هییت مدیره های
کنگره لزومی برای حفظ اطلاعات از سالی به سال
دیگر نمی بینند، این صفحه بوجود آمده است تا
که اطلاعات را ثبت نموده و تاریخچه ای برای
کنگره بوجود
آورد. در تصحیح اطلاعات ما را
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دوره اول - 2008 |
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October 2008 - Part 1
Firouzeh Bahrami - Mehrdad Loghmani (ICC Board)
Malahat Fardadi
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October
2008 - Part 2
Firouzeh Bahrami - Mehrdad Loghmani (ICC Board)
Malahat Fardadi |
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October 2008 -
Part 3
Firouzeh Bahrami - Mehrdad Loghmani (ICC Board)
Malahat Fardadi |
October 2008 -
Part 4
Firouzeh Bahrami - Mehrdad Loghmani (ICC Board)
Malahat Fardadi |
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یکی از فلایرز های کنگره در سال 2008
گفتگو در رابطه با کنگره -
انتخابات - فعالیت های انجام شده
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On behalf of the ICC board, I am writing to
update you on our progress, and to ask for your
continued support and involvement.
Our most visible event this fall was the "Meet
the Candidates" event that we organized on
October 12th, just two days before the Federal
election! This event featured three MPs and
their opponents from all political parties from
three key ridings of Willowdale, Thornhill, and
Richmond Hill. The event, held at the Council
Chambers of the North York Civic Centre,
attracted 200 community members, who posed
insightful and important questions to the
candidates.
One of the highlights of the event was a heated
debate between the candidates about immigration
and visa issues, related to the Iranian-Canadian
community. It became clear at the meeting that
our community's voice has begun to be heard in
Ottawa, but much work remains to be done for the
Iranian-Canadian community to achieve its
rightful place in the Canadian mosaic.
Another highlight was the knowledge and interest
that the candidates displayed about Iranian
culture and heritage and the significance of the
Iranian community in their ridings.
Building on a successful event, we at ICC will
continue to press our officials to heed the
needs of the Iranian community, so we can work
together for our greater integration into
Canada's civic and economic life.
It is our current priority to communicate to
Citizenship and Immigration Canada about the
need to modify counterproductive visitor visa
policies, and for improving the quality of
service that the friends, relatives, and
colleagues of Iranian-Canadians receive at the
Canadian embassy in Tehran.
We are currently working on a number of
initiatives aimed at bringing Canadian decision
makers from the Federal and Provincial
Governments to better grasp the potentials and
challenges of our community.
We need your support to carry on these
important tasks, and to expand our membership,
and will soon communicate with you about our
crucial upcoming programs.
In the meantime I'd urge you to please get
involve in your own organization. Get in touch
with committees who are in urgent need of your
input, ideas and involvements.
Regards,
Saeed Hariri
President
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In anticipation of the October 14th
Federal Election
Iranian Canadian Congress is pleased to present:
MEET THE CANDIDATES
PUBLIC EVENT
OPEN ELECTION FORUM
Date: Sunday October 12th, 2008
Time: 3-6 pm
Place: North York Civic Centre/Council Chambers
5100 Yonge Street, North York
Featuring candidates from Conservative, Green,
Liberal, and NDP parties including:
· Martha Hall Findlay, MP, Willowdale
· Susan Kadis, MP, Thornhill
· Bryon Wilfert, MP, Richmond Hill
· Jake Karns (Conservative Candidate, Willowdale)
· Peter Kent (Conservative Candidate, Thornhill)
· Chungsen Leung (Conservative Candidate, Richmond
Hill)
And numerous others from Green and NDP parties
ALL WELCOME
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Monday, 29 September 2008
Source:
http://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1294.html
Iranian-Canadian Congress writes to
Canada's
Immigration Minister to protest treatment of
Iranians
The Honourable Diane Finley, P.C., M.P.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ottawa, ON, K1A 1L1
September 13, 2008
Dear Minister Finley,
On behalf of the board of directors of the Iranian
Canadian Congress, I am writing to raise a number of
issues of critical concern to the Iranian-Canadian
community. The establishment of ICC was two years in
the making and benefited from the tireless efforts
of some of the most distinguished members of the
Iranian-Canadian community.
Today we have over 500 members,
and our membership is growing. Our community has
been alarmed by the suboptimal quality of service
provided to our relatives, colleagues, and friends
by your ministry's staff at the Canadian embassy in
Tehran. We have received numerous complaints about
the lack of respect with which visa applicants are
treated, and the rapid downturn in the number of
visas that are issued.
In particular, we have been informed that the
majority of invitees to three significant academic
and cultural events in Canada have been turned away,
preventing them from making what would have been
important contributions to intercultural and
academic dialogue in Canada. This trend is
especially troubling since the majority of the
cultural and academic programs damaged by the visa
restrictions, are funded by the Canadian government.
Barring of
Iranians sparks anger
Lesley Ciarula Taylor, IMMIGRATION
REPORTER, Toronto
Star
900 people sign
petition decrying Ottawa's denial of
visitors' visas for their family members
in Iran
An Iranian-Canadian grad
student at the University of Toronto has
collected 900 signatures in just a few
weeks from people like her whose
families have been refused visas to
visit. And the Iranian Canadian Congress
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The first of these events was the Tirgan Iranian
Festival, which was held at Harbourfront Centre in
Toronto on July 17-20. The Harbourfront Centre, as
you know, receives the bulk of its funding from the
Federal Government. This festival was the largest
festival of its kind in the history of the Iranian
diaspora and was financially supported by the
Department of Canadian Heritage, Ontario's Ministry
of Tourism, the Canada Council for the Arts, the
Ontario Arts Council, among others. Many of the key
invitees to the event, who are among Iran's leading
artists and performers, were denied visas, despite
having invitations from the festival's organizers
and from Harbourfront Centre. The second main event
of the Iranian community this summer was the
bi-annual conference of the International Society of
Iranian Studies, which was held at Toronto's Park
Hyatt Hotel on July 31-August 2.We have been
informed by this event's organizers that, similarly,
a number of Iran's most distinguished scholars, who
had official invitations from the University of
Toronto and the conference organizers, have been
denied visas and therefore cannot attend the event.
Finally, we have been informed about similar
policies regarding the 5th International Reunion of
Sharif University of Technology Association held on
August 1-4 2008 in Vancouver, BC, Sharif University,
as you know, is Iran's leading centre for science
and engineering education. We have been saddened to
discover that here, too, your ministry has imposed
collective punishment on some of the most
distinguished members of Iran's scientific community
and their interlocutors in Canada. We feel that our
relatives, friends and colleagues in Iran should not
fall victim to political squabbles.
We would like to request a meeting with you and your
staff to discuss the criteria your ministry's
representatives in Tehran use to grant or deny visas
to applicants who have official invitations from
reputable Canadian institutions, and are invited for
short visits to Canada.
Please let us know when you can meet with ICC
representatives to discuss these issues.
Regards,
Saeed Hariri President
ICCongress
www.iccongress.ca
Iranian-Canadian Congress (ICC) is a not for profit,
non partisan and nonreligious organization that is
committed to the Canadian Charter of Rights and
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Monday, 29 September 2008
صدای ما رای ماست
فراخوان کنگره ایرانیان کانادا
در آستانه انتخابات سراسری مجلس
فدرال کانادا بار دیگراحزاب سیاسی کانادا به
تکاپو افتاده اند تا با اعلام برنامه ها و طرح
های گوناگون در زمینه های سیاسی، اقتصادی،
فرهنگی و اجتماعی توجه رای دهندگان را به
برنامه های خویش جلب کنند .
کنگره ایرانیان کانادا(شاخه انتاریو) در
راستای انجام وظایف خویش به منظور تشویق
شهروندان ایرانی-کانادایی به مشارکت هرچه
بیشتر درزندگی سیاسی- اجتماعی جامعه چندفرهنگی
کانادا، و نیز آشنایی کاندیدا ها با نظرات
کامیونیتی ایرانی، یک جلسه بحث و گفتگو با
کاندیداهای احزاب مختلف تدارک دیده است. در
این جلسه که در روز یک شنبه 12 اکتبر 2008
برگزار میشود کاندیداهای احزاب از مناطق نورت
یورک، تورن هیل و ریچموندهیل شرکت خواهند داشت.
کنگره از عموم افراد و نیز نهادها و سازمان
های فعال کامیونیتی ایرانی دعوت می کند تا با
شرکت در این جلسه نظرات، مشکلات و نگرانی های
خود را با کاندیدا ها در میان گذارده وبا شرکت
در این روند دموکراتیک بلوغ سیاسی خود را به
نمایش بگذارند. شرکت در این جلسه آزاد بحث و
گفتگو فرصتی است برای شناختن کاندیدا ها و
آشنایی بیشتر با مواضع احزاب متبوعشان ونیز
استفاده هدفمند و بهینه از یکی از مهمترین
حقوق شهروندی(حق رای) در یک جامعه دموکراتیک.
زمان: روز
یکشنبه 12 اکتبر 2008، ساعت 3 تا 6 بعدازظهر
مکان: سالن
اجتماعات شهرداری نورت یورک، شماره 5100
خیابان یانگ
هیئت
مدیره کنگره ایرانیان کانادا(شاخه انتاریو) |
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The ICC board of
directors members are as follows:
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Saeed Hariri, The President
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Firoozeh Bahrami, Vice President
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Ladan Shahrooz, Secretary
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Mehrdad Loghmani, Treasurer
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- Alidad Mafinezam
- Manooher Missaghi
- Sholeh Khalili
- Mohammad Tajdolati
- Behnam Esfahanizadeh
- Ehsan Mirdamadi
Saeed Badiee
We will soon post
short biography of each member.
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اولین
مجمع عمومی کنگره ایرانیان - گزارش خبری از بی بی سی سه شنبه
24جون 2008 - فریبا صحرائی -
بی بی سی فارسی
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فیروزه بهرامی 241
2ـ لادن شهروز 237
3ـ علیداد مافی نظام 227
4ـ سعید حریری 221
5ـ منوهر میثاقی 202
6ـ شعله خلیلی 185
7ـ مهرداد لقمانی 180
8ـ محمد تاج دولتی 160
9ـ بهنام اصفهانی زاده 155
10ـ احسان میردامادی 141
11ـ سعید بدیعی 131
این
یازده تن اعضای هیئت مدیره کنگره ایرانیان کانادا خواهند بود و
با توجه به خواست حاضران تعداد آرای دیگر کاندیداها نیز خوانده
شد:
12ـ عباس ثابت 117
13ـ دکتر مستقیمی 115
14ـ منیره محمدی 112
15ـ علی ظهوری 77
16ـ هما مدارایی 48
17ـ وحید جابر انصاری 42
18ـ علی اکبر عضدی دیلمی 29
19ـ غلامحسین قدکی 13
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First AGM: June 22, 2008
Location: Council Chambers, North York Civic Center,
5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
Firoozeh Bahrami 2 Terms
Ladan Shahrooz, 2 Terms
Alidad Mafinezam 2 Terms
Saeed Hariri 2 Terms
Manooher Missaghi 2 Terms
Sholeh Khalili 2 Terms
Mehrdad Loghmani 1 Term
Mohammad Tajdolati 1 Term
Behnam Esfahanizadeh 1 Term
Ehsan Mirdamadi 1 Term
Saeed Badiee 1 Term
The first meeting of the board of directors was held on
Thursday June 26th 2008. Four officers of the board were
elected. They are:
Saeed Hariri as President
Rose Bahrami as Vice President
Ladan Shahrooz as Secretary
Mehrdad Loghamni as Treasurer
منوهر میثاقی قبل از
تشکیل هییت اجرائی استعفا میدهد.
نتایج
انتخابات 2008
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Sunday, 25 May 2008
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INVITATION
TO ATTEND
THE
FIRST GENERAL MEETING OF
THE
IRANIAN-CANADIAN CONGRESS (ICC), Ontario
Dear member of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC),
It is with great pleasure that we write to inform
you that the first General Meeting of the Iranian
Canadian Congress is scheduled for Sunday June 22nd 2008
at 3 PM. Your presence at the meeting is of outmost
importance and will have a great impact on the
future of this community organization.
Participating at the GM is a unique opportunity for
members to be part of the democratic process of
electing the most qualified to ICCs board of
directors. This is your chance to express your
opinion and make a positive difference.
Also, as a member of the Congress, please consider
nominating yourself, or another member, for the
board of directors. It is very easy. Just
fill out the nomination form and send it in. For
your convenience the form is attached. It is also
available at www.iccongress.ca,
Pegah Bookstore and Saraye Bamdad in Richmond Hill.
Please note that your nomination form, and in case
you are nominating another member, their acceptance,
should be received by the committee by June 7th 2008.
Just in case you are not able to attend the
session, a Proxy form is attached. It is also
available at the site, www.iccongress.ca,
as well as the above mentioned locations. Please
note that each attending member can carry only one
proxy.
Regards and looking forward to seeing you on June
22n
Committee to hold General Meeting
www.iccongress.ca
P.O. Box 53119,
10 Royal Orchard Blvd., Thornhill, ON., L3T 7R9
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برگرفته از سایت حذف شده |
اطلاعيه کمیته برگزاری مجمع عمومی كنگره
ايرانيان كانادا
دعوت برای شركت در مجمع عمومی
كميته برگزاری مجمع عمومی كنگره ايرانيان كانادا
به اطلاع می رساند كه نخستين مجمع عمومی كنگره به
منظور برگزاری انتخابات هيئت مديره كنگره در
انتاریو درروز يكشنبه 22 ژوئن 2008 راس ساعت 3
بعدازظهر در سالن اجتماعات شهرداري نورت يورك
برگزار مي شود. در این جلسه اعضای کنگره که تا
تاریخ 7 ماه ژوئن 2008،
عضویت کنگره را پذیرفته و حق عضویت سالیانه 10
دلار را پرداخته باشند 11 نفر اعضای هيئت مدیره
انتاریو را انتخاب خواهند نمود.
ازعموم ایرانیان ساکن انتاریو دعوت می شود تا با
پذیرش عضویت کنگره و مشارکت در این امر خطیر نقش
خود را در برپایی این نهاد اجتماعی ایفا نمایند.
اعضای كنگره که مایلند برای هيئت مدیره کنگره در
انتاریو کاندید شوند و یا افرادي را كانديد كنند،
میتوانند كانديداتوري خود يا اعضای مورد علاقه شان
را حد اکثرتا تاريخ5 ماه ژوئن به آدرس الكترونيكي
كنگره : \ info@iccongress.ca
ارسال كنند. اعضایی که توسط دیگران کاندید شده
اند میبایست پذیرش خود را قبل از 7 ماه ژوئن به
آدرس الكترونيكی كنگره اعلام کنند. کمیته برگزاری
مجمع عمومی در8 ژوئن2008 اسامی و رزومه كانديداها
رادر سايت اينترنتی كنگره و نیز رسانه های فارسی
زبان اعلان و منتشر خواهد نمود.
كليه اطلاعات مربوط به كنگره ايرانيان
كانادا(تاريخچه، اساسنامه به زبانهاي انگليسي و
فارسي، فرم عضويت و...) در سايت اينترنتی كنگره به
آدرس: www.iccongress.ca موجود
است.
برنامه :
برگزاری نخستين مجمع عمومی كنگره ايرانيان كانادا
مكان:
سالن اجتماعات شهرداری نورت يورك (شماره 5100
خيابان يانگ)
زمان:
يكشنبه 22 ژوئن 2008، ساعت 3 بعد از ظهر
كميته برگزاری مجمع عمومی
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Sunday, 25 May 2008
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Iranian Canadian Congress
Proxy Form
The Undersigned,
(Name)
hereby appoint:
Mr/Mrs
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as my proxy to attend the GM and vote on my behalf
at the meeting to be held on 22nd of
June 2008, in respect of the items on the agenda.
Dated at (City) ____________ this day of (date)
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(signed) ___________
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Iranian Canadian Concern
Be Rational, think Critically
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#2 (no title)
Oct 12 is your chance to have a discussion with Major
parties candidates about issues important to our community;
please participate in the democratic process; Iranian
Canadian community is a positive contributor to this country
ideals and values; as citizens we have the right to vote, to
be heard and to participate.
See you Oct 12 at North York Civic Centre from 3 to 6
Toronto star has published an article about Iranian Visa
issue, http://www.thestar.com/article/505611;
more interesting is comments left by some readers which stem
from misunderstanding and prejudice, my intention here is to
open up the floor for free brainstorming; please be rational
and lets have a civilized discussion about this very hot
topic; lets not forget that we all love this country and the
ideas it stands for.
Read the full article at:
http://iccongress.ca/
Lets start the discussion; what do you think?
Please visit the posted link and sign the petition to
protest arbitrary and discriminatory approach of Canadian
embassy in Tehran to issue visa to our families and elites
(so far 800 signature has been collected), Iranian Canadians
are contributing member of this society and as tax paying
and law abiding citizens deserve to be treated equally. So
far Immigration Canada performance and response in this
regard has been unimpressive.
It is election season, its time to be vocal and be heard.
Federal election is on its way and candidates from all
parties are working hard to court public support; here is a
golden opportunity for ICC to voice our community concerns
and demands; on top of the list are:
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the issue of immigration and discriminatory (visa)
policies toward our community
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professional/university degree evaluation and
recognition
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federal/provincial assistance to various non for profit
organizations (NPO).
However before demanding our requests we got homework to do,
most of our NPOs lack resources and information on existing
federal and provincial programs and how to apply for them;
furthermore there is a chronic absence of reliable statistic
and empirical data on economical and social status of our
community.
There is a great deal of work we can and should do to draw a
clear picture of our current standing and future vision, a
vision based on enhanced status in Canadian society by
positive contribution and social integration.
Philosophers, artist, journalist and knowledge workers are
social and culture engineers whos work creates building
blocks of our heritage and culture; last summer Iranian
Canadaian community organized three important cultural,
scientific and artistic events: Tiregan Festival which by
far was one of the most important and successful cultural
festival outside of Iran (held in Toronto Harbor Front
centre); Shahnameh Millennium (held in Roy Thompson Hall,
Toronto) and University of Sharif alumni gathering in
Victoria BC (UOS is globally acclaimed and currently ranked
as one of the best universities in the world for its
undergrad electrical engineering program).
Thankfully through hard work of organizers, volunteers and
support of provincial and federal government all there
events were held successfully; however despite of federal
and provincial governments support there were many
distinguished contributors (many of them acclaimed and
recognized artist, authors and scientists) who due to lack
of cooperation from Canadian Embassy in Tehran were unable
to attend the events; in some cases they were faced with
unprofessional and rude behavior of embassy employees, which
left a black eye for Citizen and Immigration Canada.
It is not an overstatement to say that, lack of cooperation
from Canadian Embassy in Tehran undermined a great deal of
work by organizers and volunteers; which fortunately was
mitigated by hard work and dedication of all those involved.
Hopefully our community can use this election to voice its
concern to our federal government, Iranian Canadian
community is strong and willing to participate positively in
the political process, in return we need our voice to be
heard.
This is a beginning of a journey, a journey which hopefully
leads us to dialogue, collaborate, think and learn.
Democracy is an evolving process, a process that takes shape
and finds meaning in interaction of individuals and
institutions. Democracy is not a destination; it is a mean
for individuals to fulfill their potentials, for the ever
evolving and changing society to push its institution
forward, to prevent yoking of men by stringent tradition and
ideology.
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برگرفته از مصاحبه مجله هفته مونترال با شعله خلیلی عضو اولین
هییت مدیره کنگره ایرانیان 24 آگوست 2019
كنگره ایرانیان كانادا ICC از بدو
پیدایش درگیر تنشهای مختلف شد. همان شب اولین انتخابات در سال
٢٠٠٧ (2008 صحیح است) یكى از
اعضا هیات مدیره با VOA مصاحبهاى انجام داد و راجع به ظهور
كنگره ایرانیان كانادا و مقاصد و عملكردش صحبت كرد. این شروع
اولین كشاكش بین اعضا هیات مدیره بود كه موجب اولین استعفا شد.
دو استعفاى دیگر هم با فاصلهای از آن صورت گرفت كه یكى از ان
افراد مستعفى رییس هیات مدیره آن زمان كنگره بود.
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