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Assyrian Universal Alliance
40th Anniversary of AUA
 

 Friday, April 11, 2008

On April 10, 1968 for the first time after WWI the Assyrian patriots and organizations gathered in the city of Pau, France to address the atrocities committed against the Assyrian people in the Middle East, and to organize themselves in a political body to protect the Assyrian Nation’s rights and actively pursue the dream of liberty and freedom for our beloved people. They established four aims:

  1. ONE NAME FOR ONE NATION,

  2. ONE LANGUAGE FOR ONE NATION,

  3. ONE LEADERSHIP FOR ONE NATION, and

  4. A HOMELAND FOR OUR NATION 

 To achieve these ideological objectives they agreed to establish a representative body comprised of Assyrian Nation’s social and political organizations, intellectuals and activists. Since then the Assyrian Universal Alliance has worked to fulfill those unifying aims.

 Today after forty years of existence this work is being continued by a new generation of Assyrian activists and political and social institutions. During this time the Assyrian Universal Alliance has endeavored to promote the Assyrian National identity and keep the dream of freedom and liberty alive within our scattered communities.

 The Assyrian Universal Alliance has promoted a unifying identity by establishing and endorsing the Assyrian National flag as a symbol of our nation. This flag flies proudly during the Assyrian events worldwide as a symbol of our nation.

 The Assyrian Universal Alliance has promoted a unifying identity by establishing and endorsing August 7th as the Assyrian Martyrs Day. This annual event is commemorated by the Assyrians worldwide remembering and honoring the sacrifices that our predecessors have made for the sake of the Assyrian Cause and our national rights.

 The Assyrian Universal Alliance has promoted a unifying identity by establishing and endorsing the Assyrian National New Year, Rish Nissan. This annual event is celebrated by Assyrians worldwide to support our culture and heritage.

 The Assyrian Universal Alliance has promoted a unifying identity by encouraging our social and religious institutions to teach and use the Assyrian language. The Assyrian Universal Alliance has been instrumental in publishing countless books to promote the Assyrian language.

 The Assyrian Universal Alliance has promoted a unifying ideology that the Assyrian nation shall have self-governing on the lands of its forefathers. To that end the Assyrian Universal Alliance has approached different governments, the United Nations, non-governmental organizations and other international bodies raising awareness of the Assyrian issues and lobbying for an Assyrian homeland which is based on formal requests made by the Assyrians at the end of WWI. In its latest action, recently the Assyrian Universal Alliance distributed the map of Assyria Province and the Assyrian Security Zone to numerous U.S. Senators and Iraqi government officials enlisting support for a homeland for the Assyrians.

 The Assyrian Universal Alliance reiterates its pledge to continue to work toward achieving the ultimate goal of our nation which is a homeland for our people.

 

Executive Board
Assyrian Universal Alliance