I'm sorry for skipping your second question.
First of all, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Nazanin. Engaging Nazanin with these kinds of activities definitely brought someone like me here, because Nazanin had referred another friend and then there was a connection of activists where I was able to attend here. That's helpful in itself, so I might be able to get other organizations and activists who are able to maybe do other things. For example, Rights and Democracy, a parliamentary organization, I think, that's funded by the Canadian government, can actually do a lot more on Iran in terms of maybe protecting women who are in dire need or giving them some resources to have access to lawyers and giving them educational materials. There's something like that in Afghanistan, by Rights and Democracy. I think it's part of the Canadian Parliament, but it's independent. But I think we could also use that venue as well.
In regard to Norouz, I think it was a good start, but I have one complaint. It is that Iran is not only Persians, and in the statement it is quite disturbing to a lot of Kurds and not only Iranians but also Afghanis. I think it has to be amended to an extent, because Norouz is a new year and it's celebrated not just by Persians but also by Afghanis—yes, they are Persians, but they call themselves Afghanis—by the Tajiks, who are in the north Caucasus, and by Kurds who live in Iraq. So even stating “Iranians” would offend a lot of people and not include everyone. We don't just have to worry about the 300,000 Persians who live in Canada or elsewhere; we also have to think about the Kurds in Turkey who celebrate Norouz. I think by that statement and by officially recognizing that, we're actually excluding a lot of others, especially the Kurds in Turkey, who are about 20 million, the Kurds in Iraq, and other people in the north, Caucasians, who actually celebrate Norouz, such as Azeris.
So I think it has to be amended in two ways. One is that you have to take out the Persian word, because it's not Persian. Yes, it is a Persian celebration, but others celebrate it as well, and it's not solely an Iranian celebration. I think Norouz has to be referred to as the new year, and we have to put it in words so that everybody's included. I think that would be a start. It's a good start to officially recognize Norouz.