Special Events Page -- صفحه رویدادهای ویژه *** Archive & Recorded files -- آرشیو و فایل جلسات قبلی

 

URGENT Addendums/Updates to our proposed GIPA roadmap project, link below: 

June 15, 2025 UPDATE

As an urgent addendum to our below-proposed GIPA roadmap project, we call for an immediate ceasefire on both sides (Israel/U.S. and Iran), while also urging an immediate return to diplomacy, especially between the U.S. and Iran.  

June 24, 2025 UPDATE

Hoping that the announced ceasefire is not violated (especially by Israel), we now re-emphasize, re-urge, and repeat our hoped-for principled (preferably)"Vatican-mediated" return to morally guided peace-seeking "global" diplomacy, in order to begin the painful process of healing the conflict reliably and durably--as our GIPA roadmap project (see below) has proposed.  

Oct. 10, 2025 UPDATE

While the ceasefire seems to be holding, still, the cruel return of the UN and EU sanctions (coupled with the continued American/Israeli military threats--and the "further maximum pressure" diplomatic/economic sanctions) continue to mainly hurt the Iranian people--and the prospects for peace--while the "psychological warfare" campaign (with the help of AI) by all sides of the conflict continues. 

On behalf of the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans, 

Moji Agha (author of the GIPA "roadmap" proposal) 

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CONTACT: moji.agha@gmail.com


صفحه اتاق های فارسی در کلاب هاوس

https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html


Chambers of Compassion >>> https://natr-peace.blogspot.com/p/chambers-of-compassion-how-they-work.html 


PRESS / MEDIA COVERAGE

https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/p/press-media-coverage.html


برای بازگشت به صفحه اصلی لینک زیر را کلیک کنید 

To go back to the HOME page click this link: 

>>>  https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/

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PHASE SIX -- Sept. thru Dec. 2025

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صفحه رویدادهای ویژه کاص   

Special Events page of the PIV


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موضوع طرح پیشنهادی نقشه راه توافق همگانی صلح ایران (تهصا)

The initial sketches of a proposed roadmap toward a 

Global Iran Peace Agreement (GIPA) 



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آرشیو و صفحه حاوی فایل ضبط شده در اتاق پلتفرم "زوم" تبدیل شده به ویدئوی "یوتوب" جلسات هفتگی (فقط فارسی و دوزبانه) قبلی ما را در زیر خواهید یافت 

You will find below the archive (and the page that contains the recorded Zoom file -- converted to YouTube video) of our previous bilingual gatherings, as well as the ones in Persian only--on the Google Meet App.  

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NOTE: For the sake of brevity, this list is only in English

جهت اختصار, این فهرست فقط به زبان انگلیسی است

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Zoom Link (see below for the meeting dates) of the 

Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) 

NOTE: Zoom link and meeting info (for each bilingual gathering) will be sent via email and other (social media, as possible) means of communicating. 

CONTACT the host (below) via email: moji.agha@gmail.com



REGULAR HOST:  

Moji Agha (in Colorado, U.S.) -- Founder of the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV); Bilingually translates the Persian-English live (every other Wednesday) peace-building gatherings (on Google Meet App and Zoom) that are organized by the PIV. 


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CONTACT: 

moji.agha@gmail.com

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OUR IMMEDIATE NEXT 2 GATHERINGS


Persian Session # 25 -- On Google Meet
Wed. Nov. 5, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran time)
فایل جلسه / Recording >>> TBA


BILINGUAL EVENT # 27 

 10 PM (Iran Time);- Wed. Nov. 12, 2025 -- NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins 
a few minutes before 2 PM, Eastern Time.

ZOOM LINK / INFO: See above
) 

NOTE: The Clubhouse App and the Google Meet App simulcast with Zoom begin half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/"room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

PROGRAM / TOPIC / SPEAKER

The 27th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV)

TOPIC/GUEST SPEAKER: 
Wed. Nov. 12 -- Jodie Evans
 https://www.codepink.org/jodie_evans
Info to come
Speaker joins us in saying: NO IRAN WAR! 


WATCH the session's Youtube  video>>> TBA

فایل صوتی جلسه کلاب هاوس / Sound recording >>> TBA


NEXT GUEST SPEAKERS 

OF OUR SUBSEQUESNT BILINGUAL GATHERINGS 


-- Details to be posted above, in time.


Wed. Nov. 26 -- Harris Gruman

Wed. Dec. 10 -- Jacqueline Cabasso
https://www.womeninpeace.org/c-names/2017/6/14/jackie-cabasso
Info to come

Wed. Dec. 24, 2025 -- Prof. Paul Croce (second appearance--see below) 
/// American politics and Christian traditions
Info to come

2026

Wed. Jan. 7 --  Nick Rabb
Info to come

Wed. Jan. 21 -- Nik Crouse?
Info to come

Wed. Feb. 4 --  Prof. Michael Nagler
Info to come

Wed. Feb. 18 --  Prof. Stanley Krippner
Info to come

Wed. March 4 -- TBA
Wed. March 18--TBA
Wed. April 1  --   TBA
Wed. April 15  -- TBA
Wed. April 29  -- TBA
Wed. May 13 --  TBA
Wed. May 27 --  TBA

Info to come


OUR PAST GATHERINGS -- and the links of their recordings

Latest Previous Event on Top

تازه ترین رویداد قبلی را در بالای لیست (در زیر) خواهید یافت


BILINGUAL EVENT # 26 

- Wed. Oct. 29, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins 
a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Time.

ZOOM LINK / INFO: See above

NOTE: The Google Meet App simulcast with Zoom begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/) "room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

PROGRAM / TOPIC / SPEAKER

The 26th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV)

TOPIC: Another U.S./Israel & Iran war? Latest Regional Dynamics, Including Returned UN Sanctions on Iran, Gaza, Russia & Armenia

GUEST SPEAKER: David Barsamian >>> Internationally known Armenian- American author of several books with Prof. Noam Chomsky; Founder of Alternative Radio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barsamian; Writer, public speaker, and analytical & investigative journalist; Seasoned peace and justice activist--who joins us in saying: NO IRAN WAR! 

Persian Session # 24 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)
NOTE: At the end of this session we decided to migrate to the Google Meet App 
at the following link: http://meet.google.com/kuv-znts-toa


BILINGUAL EVENT # 25 

- Wed. Oct. 15, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins 
a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Time.

ZOOM LINK / INFO: See above

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans "room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

PROGRAM / TOPIC / SPEAKER

The 25th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/ 

Action Corps: Gaza, Yemen, and U.S. Foreign Policy Change -- The mission of the Action Corps is to champion justice, in solidarity with vulnerable people most affected by climate disasters and violent conflict, including the Middle East.

Our American Peace and Justice Activist Guest Speaker--who joins us in saying: NO IRAN WAR! 
Isaac Evans-Frantz, Founder/Executive Director, Action Corps >> INFO: https://www.actioncorps.org/middle-east.html >>> Speaker's mini-bio: Isaac Evans-Frantz-- Part-time high school social studies teacher and former candidate for U.S. Senate in Vermont. He holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and Master in Public Administration, with a concentration in nonprofit management, from the City University of New York. 
He played a key role in passage of bipartisan Yemen War Powers Resolutions in 2018 and 2019 to stop U.S. support for the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen. In 2020 he brought together over 100 U.S. faith-based, humanitarian and trade organizations advocating for global COVID response through the International Monetary Fund. This resulted in the largest issuance of emergency financial resources in the institution's history. In 2021, Evans-Frantz circulated a statement calling for a World Says No to War on Yemen Global Day of Action, which was signed by 400 organizations in 30 countries, making this the largest antiwar coordination since 2003.

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> TBA



Persian Session # 23 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 24 

- Wed. Oct. 1, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins 
a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Time--half an hour after midnight, Thurs. Oct. 2 in Sri Lanka.

ZOOM LINK / INFO: See above

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans "room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

PROGRAM / TOPIC / SPEAKER

The 24th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/ 

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: 
A Catholic Nun (who lives in a convent) Talks About 
Peace and Justice Struggles in the Global South, Focused on Sri Lanka.  

Our Sri Lankan Peace and Justice Activist Guest Speaker Sister--who joins us in saying NO IRAN WAR! >>> Sister Deepa Fernando

Mini Bio: A former principal of two leading Catholic girls’ schools (and a Holy Family Convent Nun) Sister Deepa is a Sri Lankan social justice community leader, peace-building educator and researcher, drama therapist, inter-religious dialogue practitioner, Co-convener of the Christian Women's Voice Movement, and human rights and gender justice activist.  Her dedication being the genuine empowering of marginalized communities, she served as the Head of the Justice and Peace Unit at Caritas Sri Lanka (2022–2025), leading transformative initiatives with youth, women, war-affected families, fisherfolk, and plantation workers.  With a Masters of Philosophy in Social Justice Education from the Trinity College, at the University of Dublin, in Ireland (and with a Diploma in Drama Therapy) she integrates academic rigor with creative methodologies such as ethno-drama and storytelling for reconciliation, social change, and healing. 

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/4-BSS0O3vOs



Persian Session # 22 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)
Wed. Sept. 24, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran time)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 23 

- Wed. Sept. 17, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans "room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

The 23rd Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/ 

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: About the Legacy of Prof. Noam Chomsky

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: Bev Boisseau Stohl

Bev Stohl loyally assisted the legendary Prof. Noam Chomsky at the world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a non-fiction writer of many essays (published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, among other publications--also see: bevstohl.blogspot.com) and of a highly praised memoir book, entitled Chomsky and Me, in which she tells the story of her 24 years as Noam's MIT assistant. Bev has interviewed with Current Affairs Magazine, Reddit (AMA), Open Source radio, CounterPunch, Green and Red Podcast, and other social media. She has performed stand-up comedy, appeared on TV news shows talking backward, and has dabbled in ukulele, guitar, piano, dulcimer, and woodworking. She lives in Massachusetts, U.S. with her wife and rescued pets. 
SEE: https://bevstohl.blogspot.com/2025/04/writing-about-another-whos-public.html#more

TOPIC / PROGRAM 

In our informal bilingual U.S.-Iranian special conversation (and Q/A) with Bev Stohl (in which she joins us in saying: NO IRAN  WAR! -- also on behalf of Prof. Noam Chomsky), we will have a rare PERSONAL chance to see, through the keen eyes of Bev. Noam's loyal MIT special assistant, his legendary peace- and justice-loving "Chomskyan" legacy, including his deep worry and dire warnings (all the way until he had his debilitating stroke in 2023) about the fate of life--and of civilization--on our imperiled Mother Earth.  


Persian Session # 21 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)
Wed. Sept. 10, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran time)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 22 

- Wed. Sept. 3, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans "room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

The 22nd Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/ 

SPECIAL PROGRAM: Songs of Peace (and Civility) Activism

Peace activist guests and song presenters: Oonaugh Foster-Bill & Shireen Amini (Iranian-American singer) and others:

TOPIC / PROGRAM 

Introduction to the Community Song Circles; Bilingual peace songs (in Persian & English--and one in Spanish), performed LIVE by civility activists in the U.S. and from inside Iran, including Jodie Evens (a leader of Code Pink/Peace Economy, the U.S.- based Women for Peace initiatives), AND our special guest: Iranian-American singer of peace songs: Shireen Amini; Informal bilingual live discussion (as possible) among Iranian and American peace-seekers, who say: NO IRAN  WAR! 


Persian Session # 20 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)
BILINGUAL EVENT # 21 

- Wed. Aug. 20, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time--in the Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans "room" in the "house" of Iranian Nonviolence.  

The 21st Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/ 
Our Special Guest Speaker: Nicolas Gorjestani

A seasoned economist and former senior official of the World Bank, Nicolas Gorjestani has more than four decades of advanced experience in development, primarily in countries undergoing structural change. Among numerous other publications, he is author of a two volume book: Ahead of their Time: The legacies of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran, and Zviad Gamsakhurdia in Georgia; Book 1: Mosaddegh; Book 2: Zviad.  A translation of the book on Mosaddegh is expected to be published in Persian (Farsi) in Autumn, 2025. Born in Iran of Georgian-Ukrainian heritage, he lives in Washington, D.C. 
of this two-part special program, on the 72nd anniversary of the infamous CIA/MI6 1953 Coup in Iran: TOPICS --  1- An analytical, not political, lecture (for about 30 minutes) about Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh's thoughts and legacy, and the World Bank negotiations prior to the CIA/MI6's 1953 Coup in Iran. The talk will be followed by a relevant Q/A period with the speaker.   2- In the second part (after Mr. Gorjestani leaves the session) our current-events bilingual bi-national discussion will include:Support the Ceasefire / NO  IRAN  WAR! and we will briefly cover the latest FRAGILE "ceasefire" developments, in the unfolding Mid-East/Persian Gulf Israeli and U.S. actions and policies--also covering the extremely fragile (currently stalled) U.S. - Iran nuclear talks.
WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/yBsdO9WGOjc

Persian Session # 19 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 20 

- Wed. Aug. 6, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

The 20th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/  

TOPICS: Support the Ceasefire / NO  IRAN  WAR!  // This gathering will benefit from the rich scholarship and experiences of our guest speaker about the indigenously nonviolent Andean civilizations (and "decolonization" struggles) in Latin America, focused on Peru; And we also will talk about the latest FRAGILE "ceasefire" developments, in the unfolding Mid-East/Persian Gulf Israeli and U.S. actions and policies--also covering the extremely fragile (currently stalled) U.S. - Iran nuclear talks.

Indigenous Peruvian Scholar and Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Prof. Cristina "Nina" Herencia

Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Andean Indian Studies, Inst. of Latin American Studies, U. of Texas (Austin); A Peruvian Social Psychology and Interdisciplinary social sciences Professor and Senior Consultant, focusing on social problems from an Indigenous Peoples’ perspective; has taught for over 2 decades in various universities in Peru, including the National University of San Marcos; Has made significant contributions to bilingual education, social/political psychology, and Andean identity and gender systems; Her extensive socio-anthropological research for UNESCO, FAO and the Swiss Technical Cooperation project included the early childhood socialization practices in indigenous communities; Has been an observer in 9 consecutive annual meetings of the UN Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues (2006-13), her historical research being the gender dimensions of the Tupac Amaru II rebellion (1780-85), and her deep awareness of the long-term effects of Spain’s officially decreed colonial program to eradicate indigenous languages and cultures after the rebellion has led to her strong commitment to restore the historical memory and the social and cultural identity of Andean Indian populations; Public pedagogy and cultural activism through public speaking and community engagement are her present concerns.  
 
WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/xHUgZFsYCUA


Persian Session # 18 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 19 

- Wed. July 23, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

The 19th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/  

TOPICS: Support the Ceasefire / NO  IRAN  WAR!  // This gathering will cover: a) A mainly historical analysis, comparing rich vs poor nations, focused on factors that enhance or retard their economic and social development; b) Analysis and info, especially in the U.S. archives, about Iran in the era of the 1979 "Islamic" Revolution; And c) Info and discussion about the latest FRAGILE "ceasefire" developments, in the unfolding Mid-East/Persian Gulf Israeli and U.S. actions and policies--also covering the extremely fragile (currently stalled) U.S. - Iran nuclear talks.

American Scholar and Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Prof. Patrick Manning -- 2nd guest appearance 

Retired Professor of World History, and Founding Director of the World (political) History Center, University of Pittsburgh; Past President, American Historical Association. HIS AREAS OF FOCUS include: Theorizing human history, including the rise of language, early social evolution of households and institutions, migration in human history, theories of networks, the history of science and knowledge, and today’s inequality, environmental destruction, and popular social movements; Author of many books, including new studies on the emergence of the idea of civilization, and the transformation of empires and nations.
 
WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/7hjQB-wnnT8

Persian Session # 17 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 18 

- Wed. July 9, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

The 18th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/  

GENERAL TOPIC: Support the Ceasefire / NO  IRAN  WAR!  A brief "decolonization" talk & analysis by a Christian American peace-movement leader, with a focus on Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT--in Palestine & Iraqi Kurdistan) // This gathering includes, as possible, info & discussion about the latest FRAGILE "ceasefire" developments, in the unfolding Mid-East/Persian Gulf Israeli and U.S. actions and policies--also covering the extremely fragile U.S. - Iran nuclear talks.

Christian American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Rev. Weldon Nisly

A leading member of the Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) who served on the CPT Iraqi Kurdistan and Palestine teams from 2017 to 2022--and now serves on the CPT Steering Committee; Also serves on the Mennonite Action Pastoral Team opposing the war on Gaza and promoting a free Palestine; Retired Mennonite Church Pastor after serving in pastoral, peace, and poverty ministry since 1973.  
 
WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/15c7r77BxMA


Persian Session # 16 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 17

- Wed. June 25, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

The 17th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/  

GENERAL TOPIC: NO  IRAN  WAR! Brief talk and analysis by an American peace-movement leader, including info and discussion about the latest developments in the unfolding Mid-East/Persian Gulf Israeli and U.S. actions and policies--also covering the extremely fragile U.S. - Iran nuclear talks. 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker

Paul Shannon 

Chair, Massachusetts Peace Action’s Middle East Working Group; Retired Director, National Film Library of the American Friends Service Committee; Seasoned social science college lecturer, coalition-builder, activist, writer, and speaker in various peace, union, prison reform, human rights, and social justice movements; Recently co-edited a new volume of Noam Chomsky’s writings, Internationalism or Extinction. 

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/d0CPr7SCyLc


Persian Session # 15 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 16

- Wed. June 11, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

The 16th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/  

GENERAL TOPIC: Brief analysis, from an American peace diplomacy perspective, of the latest developments in the U.S. and the Mid-East/Persian Gulf region, including the fragile U.S. Iran-talks.

Jewish American Peace-activist Guest Speaker

Joseph Gerson, Ph.D (in Politics and International Security)

Founding President, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security (CPDCS); Seasoned peace movement leader, educator & organizer--including being a participant in a confidential Track II diplomacy process with elite national security figures from Europe, Russia and the U.S. -- and among the many civil society mobilizations and conferences he has helped organize is the 2022 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference; Former Vice-President, International Peace Bureau; Member of Nihon Hidankyo delegation--2024 Nobel Peace Prize awardee; Widely and internationally published in many newspapers, academic journals & online media; Author & Co-author of many books, including: Empire and the Bomb; The Sun Never Sets [on American militarism]; The Deadly Connection: Nuclear War and U.S. Foreign Military Intervention; and Atomic War, Nuclear Extortion and Moral Imagination. Dr. Gerson Joseph first traveled to the Middle East in 1975 as a member of a National Council of Churches/Breira fact-finding delegation and joined the American Friends Service Committee the following year as a Middle East educator and organizer.  

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/n8_gQVcDIDQ

Persian Session # 14 -- Sound only (On Clubhouse App)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 15

- Wed. May 28, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

The 15th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering, organized by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/  

MAIN TOPIC: Hindutva, a Hindu strain of ethnic supremacy and Indian nationalism which is anti-Muslim, and – like Zionism – it has been fueled by British colonialism. 

Hindu American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Pranay Somayajula

Director of Organizing & Advocacy, Hindus for Human rights; Decolonization writer, researcher and cultural critic; Runs the blog Culture Shock; His writings have been published in The Drift, The Nation, Jacobin, and Electric Literature, among other media outlets; BA, Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University); MA, Human Rights (London School of Economics and Political Science) where his dissertation research focused on preventive detention and the legacies of colonial rule in postcolonial India.  



Persian Session # 13 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)
Wed. May 21, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran time)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 14

- Wed. May 14, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

PIV's 14th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker

Megan Chapman, J.D. 

Co-Executive Director, World Fellowship Center, Albany, New Hampshire and Lagos, Nigeria; Bachelor's Degree in U.S. History, University of Chicago; Attorney at Law, American University--focused on economic development, social justice, human rights, and immigrant rights; extensive civil society service and travel experience in West Africa; Worked together with urban poor communities facing land grab and mass forced eviction in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2011; Has worked with the National Immigrant Justice Center, the American Bar Association's Rule of Law Initiative, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Development Law Service, the World Bank’s Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), Global Rights, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) of South Africa, and the Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) in Nigeria; She was a Public Interest/Public Service Fellow and served as the Co-Editor in Chief of the Human Rights Brief and the International Editor of Sustainable Development Law & Policy Journal.

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/5mRUHe7aE5I


Persian Session # 12 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)
Wed. May 7, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM (Iran time)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 13

- Wed. April 30, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.

PIV's 13th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Prof. Patrick Manning: Retired Professor of World History, and Founding Director of the World (political) History Center, University of Pittsburgh; Past President, American Historical Association. HIS AREAS OF FOCUS include: Theorizing human history, including the rise of language, early social evolution of households and institutions, migration in human history, theories of networks, the history of science and knowledge, and today’s inequality, environmental destruction, and popular social movements; Author of many books, including new studies on the emergence of the idea of civilization, and the transformation of empires and nations.

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/M0G4eBeR-KQ



Persian Session # 11 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. April 23, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1 AM (Iran time)



BILINGUAL EVENT # 12

- Wed. April 16, 2025 -- 10 PM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.


PIV's 12th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

- Jeff Klein: Widely recognized expert (also by international media) about the history of the Middle East and of settler-colonialism--and in July 2009 he participated in a humanitarian relief convoy to Gaza; He taught a course on “The US in the Middle East” at the University of Massachusetts' Lifelong Learning Institute for 10 years--until it was canceled for political reasons--an abbreviated series of these talks can be found and viewed online. Retired machinist and local trade-union President; Member of the Board, Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA); Director of MAPA's Gaza/Israel Peace Campaign and its Palestine-Israel Working Group; Since 2004 Jeff has traveled almost every year to Palestine/Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East, including Syria and Lebanon in 2022. MORE INFO: GAZA IN CONTEXT (History of Zionism/Israel) Four-Part Lecture Series by Jeff Klein >>> Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_75LgjQiAg ** Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duY-ABJP_8A ** Part Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chuz0APhZic ** Part Four: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_pdo_Q8Rpw.

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/yKPdtuFLK30


Persian Session # 10 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. April 9, 2025 -- 10 PM to 12:40 AM (Iran time)


BILINGUAL EVENT # 11

- Wed. April 2, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM (Iran Time); NOTE: PIV's Zoom session in the U.S. begins a few minutes before 3 PM, Eastern Daylight Savings Time, 1 PM, Mountain.

PIV's 11th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

- Dr. William Woodward: Retired Prof. of Psychology & adjunct Prof. of History of Science (University of New Hampshire--UNH);  Author of many books; Co-Coordinator of the "Race, Culture, and Power" Minor, UNH; U.S. Peace Corp volunteer in Turkey and Morocco; Presented a major conference lecture on cognitive dissonance and the psychology of false beliefs.

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/wpieRvV8rb0



Persian Session # 9 -- Sound only  (On Clubhouse App)

Wed. March 26, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1 AM (Iran time)



BILINGUAL EVENT # 10

- Wed. March 19, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM (Iran Time)

PIV's 10th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

WATCH the session's Youtube video of the bilingual 

Zoom portion of the gathering >>> https://youtu.be/HRgnMDqQZtM

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 
- Katherine Hughes-Fraitekh: Solidarity 2020 and Beyond's Co-Founder and Executive Director; 2020 Rotary Peace Fellow at the Chulalongkorn University in Thailand; Expert on peacebuilding, social justice movements, and nonviolent strategy and resistance, including Palestine; She has provided consultancy expertise to the Global Fund for Women, the EU Peace Initiative in Palestine/Israel, the UN, the EU, and the Danish-led Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) in Palestine, and for Women in the Peace Process in Afghanistan. MORE INFO: https://solidarity2020andbeyond.org/who-we-are/



Persian-only Session # 8 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. March 12, 2025 -- 10 PM 1:30 AM (Iran time)



BILINGUAL EVENT # 9

- Wed. March 5, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1 AM (Iran Time)

PIV's 9th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/ogMdJGuccDE

Jewish American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

- Dr. Diane Perlman: A clinical and political psychologist, interdisciplinary social scientist, and conflict transformation analyst; Author of the Living Rights: Making Human Rights Come Alive Activity Book and Journal and a book chapter on the psychology of terrorism--and co-author of Reconciliation: Clearing the Past, Building a Future; Her lifelong commitment to peace-building includes a leadership role in Transcend International; She has attended and presented at many major UN Conferences (on topics such as Women, Climate, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons) as a civil society representative for groups like the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Transcend, Mediators Beyond Borders, and Psychologists for Social Responsibility. 



Persian-only Session # 7 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. Feb. 26, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1 AM (Iran time) 



BILINGUAL EVENT # 8

- Wed. Feb. 19, 2025 -- 10 PM to Half-hour after midnight (Iran Time)

PIV's 8th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/Z041SIvugas

Jewish American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

- Prof. Thomas Mayer: Was born in 1937 to a Jewish family in Nazi Germany who suffered grievously in the Holocaust, but he is now strongly for Palestine, against settler-colonial Zionism, and highly critical of the U.S./Israeli foreign policies * Retired (senior) Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado in Boulder--in part focusing on political economy and social class dynamics and analysis * Lifelong peace, social justice, and environmental activist and leader, favoring social democracy.  



Persian-only Session # 6 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. Feb. 12, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM (Iran time) 



BILINGUAL EVENT # 7

- Wed. Feb. 5, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1 AM (Iran time)

Our 7th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/szJ0_MMgIDY

Peace-activist Guests Speakers: 

- Robin Lloyd
Seasoned American peace (and abolition of all nuclear weapons) Quaker activist; 
Chair of Burlington, Vermont (U.S.) branch of the Women's International League 
for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

- Nuri Ronaghy
An economics-educated Iranian-American female co-founder of the U.S. Department of Peace; Seasoned member of WILPF; A former political prisoner in Iran--who was very active, nationally, in the American Soviet Friendship society. 



Persian-only Session # 5 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. JAN 29, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:45 AM (Iran time) 



BILINGUAL EVENT # 6

- Wed. JAN 22, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM (Iran time)

Our 6th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>>  https://youtu.be/uqgKHSLMvBE

American Peace-activist Guest--speaking about: Personal Nonviolence in Support of Political Nonviolence 

- Prof. Paul Croce: Nonviolence activist; Retired Prof. of History and Director of American Studies at Stetson University in Florida, U.S.; Recent past president of the William James Society; Founder/writer of the Public Classroom: 
https://publicclassroom.substack.com/about
Also see: https://origins.osu.edu/author/paul-j-croce



Persian-only Session # 4 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Wed. JAN 15, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1 AM (Iran time) 



BILINGUAL EVENT # 5

- Fri. JAN 10, 2025 -- 10 PM to Midnight (Iran time)

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/MV-67kLNcFw

The 5th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

- Kevin Martin: President of Peace Action & its Education Fund; Former Director of Project Abolition, a national (in the U.S.) organizing effort for nuclear disarmament. 



Persian-only Session # 3 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Fri, JAN 3, 2025 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM  (Iran time)




BILINGUAL EVENT # 4

- Fri, DEC 27, 2024 -- 10 PM to 1:30 AM (Iran time)

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/8NiUP5bFpno

The 4th Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

- Greg Coleridge: Co-Director, National Move to Amend Campaign; past Principal, Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy; Former National Governing Board Member, Common Cause




Persian-only Session # 2 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Fri, DEC 20, 2024 -- 9 to 10:30 PM (Iran time)




BILINGUAL EVENT # 3

- Fri., DEC 13, 2024 -- 9 PM to Midnight (Iran time)

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://youtu.be/nfWkb9WchUg

The 3rd Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering 

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

David Swanson: Executive Director and Co-Founder of World Beyond War




Persian-only Session # 1 -- Sound only 
(On Clubhouse App)

Fri, DEC 6, 2024 -- 9 PM to Midnight (Iran time)

 


BILINGUAL EVENT # 2

- Fri., NOV 29, 2024 -- 9 PM to Midnight (Iran time)

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FELjyB4-YMM

The 2nd Persian-English live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Will Hopkins, American Army soldier in Iraq; Member, Veterans for Peace; Former Executive Director, New Hampshire Peace Action



SPECIAL EVENT # 1 

- Fri., NOV 15, 2024 -- 9 PM to Midnight (Iran time)

WATCH the session's Youtube video >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lW0vGhnCZY

The inaugural bilingual (Persian-English) live peace-building U.S. - Iran "town hall" gathering

American Peace-activist Guest Speaker: 

Cara Bissell, President, Veterans For Peace (VFP) Chapter # 13 -- Tucson, Arizona 

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