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Behshad Hastibakhsh, 41, is an award winning political scientist, human rights activist, marketing and public relations specialist, public speaker and published writer with the will to stand for the just cause. Born in the Northern Iranian city of Sari, at the Caspian Sea, Behshad has lived in exile since his early youth. He completed his high school education in Köln, Germany, before immigrating to Vancouver, Canada, in 1990 to pursue his educational- and professional career. Influenced by his mentors and role models, Behshad has always been interested in literature, philosophy, history, politics, and arts. In May 1996, Behshad received a Bachelor of Arts degree with specialization in Political Science and Germanic Studies. During his academic years, Behshad intensified his research in political philosophy, contemporary history, models of democracy, and comparative paradigms of governance. Behshad has continued his academic career with the successful completion of graduate level curriculums in Business Administration at Simon Fraser University and University of Phoenix. In November 2006. Behshad attended professional development workshops on Project Management at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Behshad has nurtured his knowledge of Persian language, literature and culture, and is also fluent in German and English.Since September 2000, Behshad has been part of TIO Networks’' award winning team, North America’s leading multi-channel expedited bill payment processor as the Sr Director of Public Relations. Behshad is married to Hedyeh Sadeghi, a certified elementary and ESL teacher with international teaching experience. Hedyeh holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Psychology from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Education from University of Windsor.

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Parliamentary Democracy

Persian Culture and Role Models.pdf

Community Service

Behshad is best known for his vision, leadership and competence to identify personal, professional and group objectives and to execute project plans with mere determination and resolve. Fortitude and perseverance have been the driving force beyond many of his accomplishments. He is a member of The Constitutionalist Party of Iran (CPI) and an outspoken community activist. He has never shied away from addressing controversial issues in his regularly published articles (in Persian and English), TV and newspaper interviews, and open letter to public figures. Engraved in his memory remains images of dismal socio-economic and political conditions, imprisoned political dissidents and human rights violations against religious and ethnic minorities in his native country. Concerned about the future of current and future generations, Behshad speaks bluntly against the ruling theocratic regime in Iran that overshadows international peace efforts with the spread of terrorism. While addressing existing challenges within the expatriate community, he highlights the common purpose and the ultimate goal of realizing change through cultural renaissance. At public gatherings in support of the pro-democracy movement in Iran. Behshad expresses his solidarity with political prisoners who “are often held captive without proper trial and reason. Among these prisoners, there are many teenagers, university students, renowned writers, journalists, scholars, and average men and women, who have been kidnapped, interrogated, and denied basic human rights. These political prisoners are the unknown soldiers of a non-violent civil disobedience campaign to replace theocracy with true popular democracy.” With condemnation of such atrocities, Behshad calls for unity and “solidarity with freedom loving people of Iran in our common struggle against the ruling theocratic regime”. He speaks about immeasurable pains and sufferings of Iranian women, “who in years prior to 1979 had gained substantial freedoms and benefited from widespread socio-economic reforms of the time, and are now reduced to second class citizens”. Behshad has called for international support of freedom-loving people of Iran to bring about regime change which he considers key to global stability and peace in the Middle East . Over the past sixteen years, Behshad has established direct contact with leading opposition figures in exile and elected officials in Canada in support of the pro-democracy movement. Behshad urges unity of all democratic and opposition forces to replace theocracy with democracy in Iran through the non-violence civil disobedience campaign. Behshad shares the aspiration of all expatriates for the future of Iran: freedom of all political prisoners, separation of religion and state, Western style secular parliamentary democracy, global peace and stability, free-fair democratic elections, and a national referendum on the style of governance.

Vision

These are challenging times, as 'world peace' remains every man, woman, and child's dream and yet nothing more than an illusion. The Real Politik of our era dictates vigilance, pragmatism and prudence. Our generation has inherited a world divided along socio-economic, political, religious and ethnic lines that reflect the self-interested nature of mankind, conflicting interests of communities and cultures, and the absence of internationally enforceable laws. To overcome these divisions, the advancement of knowledge, education and science provide remedies for a holistic approach to micro and macro challenges of our time.My mission in life is to lead by example in encouraging the application of science and reason to break the cycle of ignorance, overcome societal differences, and develop common grounds with one's worst enemies. I truly believe in human common interest to embrace differences in cultural norms, values and beliefs, as every man, woman and child has the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I advocate tolerance, compassion and compromise in every aspect of life. I encourage everyone, particularly Iranians all over the world, to apply reasonable and scientific approaches on path to modernity. I urge you to:overcome historic differences for the sake of our bright future;accept diversity in the spirit of tolerance, compassion and compromise; seek common grounds and forgive your worst enemiesMy political mission is to highlight the common pain and sufferings of Iranians all over the world, and to advocate national reconciliation of all democratic opposition groups. I have a dream ... I dream of the day when all Iranians stand united to join forces in the non-violent civil disobedience campaign. I dream that one day all Iranians will have the right to freely elect their political representatives and select their political system of choice in a national referendum. On that day, my political mission will be complete.Behshad Hastibakhsh
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Newsroom

Shadow of mistrust haunts Iranian-Canadian voters (November 2011)

Iran democracy advocate asks Canada to condemn human rights violations (August 2010)

Iranian Immigrants hard hit by job rules (December 2007)

Vancouver's Iranian community (December 2007)

Iranian of the Day: Behshad Hastibakhsh (November 2005)

Westward wind: Gender equality in the 21st century (February 2005)

D14A000006444B270000_Letter_to_the_Prime_Minister_of_Canada_August_27_-_2010[1].pdf

Theocracy to Democracy in 10 Steps (November 2004)

Are we too busy to care? (October 2004)

Global campaign to stop Iranian Stoning.pdf

Persian Culture and Role Models.pdf

QA with Behshad Hastibakhsh Cultural Reform.pdf

Obama Foreign Policy.pdf

Helping Hands - Behshad Hastibakhsh in Interview with Vancouver Sun July 1998.pdf

Youtube

Behshad Hastibakhsh in Radio Interview with Evolution 107.9 FM

Behshad Hastibakhsh's Interview with Global TV Morning News

Behshad Hastibakhsh in Radio Interview with Evolution 107.9 FM

Behshad Hastibakhsh's Interview with Global TV Morning News

Our Identity and Persian Culture in Canada

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Graduation - May 1996
My Home Office
2011 Federal Elections
Vacation in Mexico

Behshad Nazanin Afshin-Jam

My Portrait of Reza Pahlavi II

Awards

Awards

Behshad has been honored for the outstanding contribution to the TIO Networks' success with the '5 Years of Distinguished Service Award' in June 2008, and the '10 Years of Service Award' in December 2010.

In addition, Behshad was recognized as 'Successful Iranian - Hall of Fame 2006' by the Goonagoon magazine in Vancouver Canada.

In 1996, the Leadership Institute presented Behshad with the Youth Leadership Achievement Award.

Behshad also represented TIO Networks on numerous occasions at award ceremonies.

10 Years of Service Award

Acceptance Speech

TOP 100 BIV Award Ceremony

TOP 50 BIV Award Ceremony

Fast 50 Award Ceremony

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The Constitutionalist Party of Iran (CPI)

HIM Farah Pahlavi Empress of Iran

HIH Reza Pahlavi II The de Jure Shah of Iran

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