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On Tuesday, 10 June, the Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran (CNAPI) is organizing an innovative “Time to Talk to Iran” event on Capitol Hill. With the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, Members of Congress, celebrities, former officials, and other citizens will use a row of 60’s-era red “hotline” telephones to talk directly to ordinary Iranian citizens.
Concurrently on June 10, the Campaign is organizing a nationwide Call-in to Congress for Diplomacy with Iran so those outside of DC can participate and make their voice heard.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
If you live in or near DC, participate in the Capitol Hill event and have a conversation with an Iranian citizen. “Time to Talk to Iran” will take place on the Terrace of the west side of the Canon House Office Building from 10 am until 2 pm on Tuesday, June 10th.
If you live outside of DC, participate in the National Call-In Day for Dialogue with Iran by calling your Representative and Senators and telling them you want dialogue, not war, with Iran. The National Call-In Day for Dialogue is also sponsored by The Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran.
Call your Congressional Representatives at 1-800-788-9372
• Tell them to work for direct, unconditional, and comprehensive talks between the U.S. and Iran;
• The U.S. and Iran share a common interest: a stable Iraq, Middle East and Afghanistan.
• The U.S. pursued negotiations with North Korea and Libya-it's time to talk with Iran.
 BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As rhetoric continues to escalate and tensions mount between the U.S. and Iran, the Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran will hold an event on Capitol Hill to underscore the need for new, responsible and effective U.S. policies and leadership to reduce the likelihood of a conflict that would have disastrous consequences.
The same people who called for attacking Iraq now are raising the drumbeat for military action against Iran. Despite the November 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran had halted it's nuclear weapons program, the Bush administration is bolstering its case for war by labeling Iran one of the greatest threats to American security.
Bombing Iran would bring disastrous consequences.
• The entire Middle East likely would descend into further violence putting the well-being of innumerable civilians at risk.
• U.S. standing in the world would plummet and oil prices would soar.
• A U.S. attack would only strengthen hardliners in Iran.
Current U.S. policies are not working. Threats of military attacks and regime change, while refusing to talk with Iran until they stop enriching uranium is only heightening tensions.
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"Dialogue has to take place at three levels: at the level of people and civil society, among members of parliament of both countries, and by heads of government of both countries. And negotiations have to be direct and public."
Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, on U.S. and Iran Relations
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