Once again the anniversary of the students' epic uprising of 8-13 July 1999, which bore the message of your oppressed and deprived nation's rightful demands and desires, arrives with its splendid and proud heritage.

It was five years ago during such days that thousands of university students, meaning your own children, aiming to restore your legitimate demands, spilled into the streets and chanted loud the slogans of justice and freedom. They did that after the barbaric attack of the Islamic Republic's oppressive forces on their dormitories which resulted in the death and injury of several progressive and intellectual children of our homeland. Surprised by the dimensions of such unprecedented popular reaction, the heads of the Religionist-Mafia oligarchic regime were undoubtedly in a state of paralysis. But after five days of silence, after Khatami called the same very students who catapulted him to electoral victory in 1997 a "bunch of hoodligans and ruffians," after recognizing that the masses unaware of the students' demands were failing in their support, they got their wits about themselves and seized on the opportunity and began their bloody and widespread systematic crack down.

Yes, that heroic five day student revolt didn't only help to gradually remove the disguise of kindness and lawfulness from the ugly face of the totality of the anti-national, anti-constituent Islamic regime. It also became an intellectual platform for the deprived and oppressed masses of Iran. It revealed the fallacy and contradictory nature of the oxymoronic term "Islamic Democracy." And finally it initiated propagation of belief in possibility of a democratic and secular revolution through national solidarity and unity. It led the way for teachers, workers, farmers and nurses protests in one direction, and in another, announcement of solidarity by the Iranians with the bereaved Americans in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy and denouncement of terrorism, soccer game protest movements, nightly anti-regime activities of June 2003, and massive boycotts of the regime's made-for-TV protests and sham elections.
On the international level, the students uprising succeeded in getting the attention of the world and making the world and particularly the United States of America (USA) aware of how much the Iranians were for peace and humanity and how very much they hated the government of the mullahs. Therefore, it isn't without reason that the presidency of the United States, Mr. George W. Bush, has time and again expressed the moral and diplomatic support of his government for Iranians in their quest for freedom and the political structure of their liking, and is taking steps towards observance of human rights in Iran.

And now, in such time that the shaky government of Islamic Republic, faced with disastrous internal and international situations, is futilely trying to prevent its collapse by announcing official ban on any student or popular gatherings and increasing its campaign of fear and intimidation in hopes to prevent  commemoration of the historic 8th of July, and while hundreds of students and activists are still languishing in the governments dungeons and torture chambers as governments plundering of our national resources and their crimes continue, and as its agents of oppression like General Talaii ask the students to "forget" about the unforgettable historic 8th of July, you noble and free nation must rise in support of your children and deliver another heavy blow into the mouths of the oppressors!

In this venue and per its historic mission, once again in the run up to the momentous anniversary of the 8th of July, the "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran" (SMCCDI), as it remembers those who have given their lives in the student movement and expresses its sincerest gratitude to those students who have been hurt or captured by the regime's henchmen, hereby congratulates all Iranians for arrival of the anniversary of this gallant revolt.

This committee, believes that commemorating and honoring such a day is another opportunity for expanding the scope of the civil disobedience and solidarity of Iranians in their fight for freedom, another chance for delivering a decisive blow to the decaying body of the Islamic regime, and an occasion for sending a clear message to certain profiteering European governments to abandon at once their financial and political support of the government of Mullahs.

Therefore, all students and teachers and every individual in the nation is invited to express their support of the progressive and valiant children of Iran and their own deep seated desires by their massive and peaceful presence around the universities from 12:30 PM; And in all of the public squares and main streets of the cities from 7 PM on Thursday 8 July 2004, and if possible chant such slogans
as:

"FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, ALWAYS, ALWAYS."
"STUDENTS, STUDENTS, WE SUPPORT YOU."
"UNITY, UNITY, THE ONLY WAY TO LIBERTY!"
"REFERANDUM, REFERANDUM, THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S MOTTO."
"DOWN TO TALEBAN, IN KABUL OR TEHRAN."

Also it is being requested from all those compatriots who may not be, due to physical or age or other limitations, able to attend the gatherings, just as in the years past, at 10:30 PM on Thursday 8th July, after turning off all the lights in the house, to go up on the roofs and chant slogans and make a ruckus by any means possible.  Last but not least, cooperation of individuals who may be in cars or other motorized transportation means in those hours by sounding horns and slowing traffic can definitely be a great help to the protestors and it will slow down reaction and cause the confusion of the government forces.

Be it that on the 8th of July we roar for freedom and justice.

Long live freedom!
Long live secularism!
Established be democracy!

Tehran, July 6, 2004 (16th Tir 1383)

The "Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran" (SMCCDI)