Washington, DC Feb.14-15, 2003

Organized by: The Campaign for the Civil Society and Rights of Iraqis (CCSRI)

Hosted by : The Iraqi Community in USA.

Call and Announcement
The Campaign for the Civil Society and Iraqis Rights (CCSIR) is pleased to announce the First IRAQI CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE (ICSC) that will take place in Washington, DC on Feb. 14-15, 2003, Co-organized and hosted by the Iraqi Community, and its Institutions in the USA.

More than 30 Iraqi Community organizations around the world, human rights, intellectual and professional institutions will participate. The conference is open for participation by all Iraqi communities and their institutions around the world, Iraqi Intellectuals, veterans of the Iraqi society, social and rights activists, and all individuals of our Iraqi society who want to participate in the promotion of Civil rights and liberties of Iraqis.

To register yourself, or your institutions, please write to: IraqiRights@yahoo.com

The ICSC goal is to consolidate the civil movement of the Iraqi society to assist in developing the civil society norms, the principles of individual-group rights in our society, the rule of law, social peace, reconciliation and the process of democratization in Iraq during the transitional period, and in future Iraq. The ICSC will also deliver its support and contribution to the efforts of the IO parties to liberate our Iraqi society from the dictatorship, and support the IO's commitment for the unity of Iraq, and to the federal-democracy as was declared by the IOC on Dec. 15/2003, in London, UK. A Proposal and a feedback to the IO parties to assist in the transition to the civil society and stability will be discussed, voted and delivered at the ICSC.

The conference will discuss, and declare to the Iraqi society, to the IO parties , and to the International community important documents to the future of our Iraqi Society :

1. The Declaration of the Rights of Iraqis ( Bill of Rights).
2. Building the Civil Society Proposal to the people of Iraq.
3. The declaration of the Iraqi Community in the USA to the American people, and the world community.
4. The declaration of Iraqi Women to The Iraqi people and the World Society .
5. The declaration of the Intifadha and Iraqi Tribes to the Iraqi people, and their role in the liberation and thereafter building the civil society in Iraq.
6. The Civil society norms and the suggested steps for transition to Federal-Democracy in Iraq –A proposal.
7. The proposal for the Social peace and Re-conciliation and healing of the Iraqi Society.
8. The Iraqi Civil Society Movement Memorandum to the IO parties.
9. The Iraqi Civil Society Conference declaration to the Iraqi people and to the World Community.

Panels of qualified professionals of the Iraqi society who are members of the CCSRI, are working on theses documents. As a part of our campaign commitment to transparency and sharing information and opinion with the public, all the conference documents will be posted on: http://devoted.to/iraq

Your feedback, and suggestions to the conference and panel members on theses documents can be forwarded to any member of the conference information committee, whose names and e-mails are announced below.

Well-known Veterans of the Iraqi society, IO parties representatives, and representative of more than 20 International organizations will be invited to welcome the conference, and to witness the declaration of the Rights of Iraqis and the Civil society proposals.

The Conference will be financed by direct donations, and contribution of our Iraqi communities members and their institutions around the world. Please direct your donation to support Civil movement to make the ICSC conference a successful event of our Iraqi people. Our account information is:

Bank of America 512 Fletcher Pkwy El Cajon, CA 92021, USA Account # 5761 03575 Transit (Routing) # 122000661

Our campaign will issue the names of donors in an Honor List to be an official document of the ICSC. Members of the Campaign members shall bear the cost of their travel and the donations and contributions shall be used to finance invitations of our Society Veterans and hosting the ICSC in addition to some limited income members Your support of the Iraqi Civil Society Movement, will be crucial to its success in carrying out its civil and human duties.

Let us make the ICSC a historic event that contributes to the liberation of our Iraqi people , and to develop a civil stable life for the suffering people of Iraq by declaring the Rights of Iraqis document, and the Civil society proposal to the Iraqi society.

Let us join the efforts of all Iraqi communities, Individual and civil society institutions around the world together with the IO parties to participate in the liberation, healing ,and reconciliation of our Iraqi people, and to make the ICSC a clear message to the US and the International community that the Iraqi people, the Iraqi Communities, its civil and rights institutions, the IO parties are all united towards the liberation of Iraq, democracy, civil society norms, that our ancient peaceful Iraqi people deserve.

Acknowledgment:
The CCSIR would like to thank all members of the Iraqi Community in California, and in the USA, including the many members of the Intifadha heroes, and our Iraqi Community intellectuals in the USA, and around the world for their enthusiasm, and their dedicated hard work that made this conference feasible. God bless them, and all those who are working hard to participate in the liberation, and building the civil society in Iraq.

The campaign for the Civil Society and Iraqis Rights (CCSIR)

About the CCSIR
The campaign is a civil movement that have members who belong to more than 30 Iraqi Community and Human Rights institutions from around the world, Iraqi Academics, Intellectuals, writers, journalists, lawyers, human rights activists, and women organizations. The campaign promotes the civil society norms, individual, and groups rights of Iraqis, and act as a watch organization on the Rights and the democratization process of the Iraqi society. To communicate with the CCSIR, please write to: IraqiRights@yahoo.com

The Iraqi Civil & Rights Institutions participating in the ICSC

1. The Iraqi Human Rights Organization in Sweden*
2. The Iraqi Human Rights Organization in Syria*
3. The Iraqi Jurist Society ( London, UK)*
4. The Parliament of Iraqi Intellectuals*
5. Kurdish Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)*
6. Lawyers without Borders ( London, UK)*
7. Iraq Foundation* (Washington, DC)*
8. The Independent group-INC National Assembly *
9. Iraqi Forum of Democracy*
10. The Iraqi Independents Society of Canada*
11. The Iraqi Human Rights Organization in Canada*
12. Rabiatat Al-Kuttab Wa-Muthakafen Al-Irakeen (Iran)* *
13. Al-Mutamar Newspaper*
14. Azzaman Newspaper*
15. Al-Ahaly newspaper (Erbil, Iraq)*
16. Iraqi Institute for Democracy * ( Erbil-Brussels)
17. Al-Muntada Al-Thakafi Al-Iraki in California*
18. TheIraqi Women Society in Sweden**
19. The Iraqi Institute for Democracy *
20. The Iraqi Community Assembly in USA*
21. Al-Ummah Al-Kildania Society*
22. Kurdish Human Rights Watch (San Diego, DC)*
23. The Independent Iraqi Assembly in Australia*
24. Iraqi Center for Democratic Studies* ( Holland)
25. The International Federation of Iraqi Women*
26. The Iraqi Human Rights Organization in USA * ( Detroit, USA)
27. The Kurdish Cultural Center in London * (UK)
28. Al Kalima Magazine ( CA, USA)*
29. Imam Hassan Foundation** (London)**
30. The Iraqi Woman Organization in the USA*
31. The Islamic Information Center, California, USA*

Institutions marked with (*):have a link member with the CCSIR
Institutions marked with (**) are supporters to the Civil campaign.

To register your institution, community group, or as individual to attend the Iraqi Civil Society Conference (ICSC) please write to: IraqiRights@yahoo.com.

All supporters of the Civil Society movement are welcome to attend.