Wed. May 28--3 PM (Eastern U.S.)
LIVE bi-national bilingual (Persian-English) Iran-U.S. peace-building town-hall by Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) ** Speaker: Pranay Somayajula (see below)
BILINGUAL EVENT # 15
- Wed. May 28, 2025 -- Zoom session (in the U.S.) begins at 3 PM, Eastern time. NOTE: The cell phone Clubhouse App "room" simulcast begins half an hour earlier at 10 PM, Iran time.
Zoom link (registration not required): Launch Meeting - Zoom - Meeting ID: 846 2487 3492 ** Passcode: 735648
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.
MORE INFO & SITES / PRESS COVERAGE
Intersectional Circles--or >>> Chambers of Compassion (in contrast with "Chambers of Commerce")
NOTE: The links inside this page have updated info about the Chambers of Compassion initiative.
Moji Agha's mini-bio and Peace And Truth Heals (PATH) /// Iranian Nonviolence >>> https://juustwa.org/speakers-and-presenters/brother-moji-agha/ *** CONTACT EMAIL: moji.agha@gmail.com -- Moji Agha (Mojtaba Aghamohammadi)
Peace-seeking Iranian Veterans (PIV) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/
Upcoming gatherings and the recordings of the PIV's previous events >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/p/special-events.html
PIV's proposed in-development Roadmap Toward a Global Iran Peace Agreement (GIPA) >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/p/roadmap-toward-global-iran-peace.html
PRESS COVERAGE
One Thousand and One Years of Peace Activism in Persia and Iran: An Unexpected Journey with Moji Agha >>> https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/p/press-media-coverage.html (March 2025)