Today, Saturday, June 23, I will join thousands of citizens from the US and around the world in Paris at the largest-ever assembly of Iranians calling for and planning for regime change.  There has never been a more exciting time to think about a democratic and free Iran.  I dream of the day when my family and friends inside Iran will be able to speak out freely, not worry about their religion or dress, have full access to the Internet, and travel abroad.   

But why would an ordinary US citizen, like me, travel from my home in Dallas, Texas to join a rally in France calling for such monumental change in a country currently so isolated? While some may think it is an unlikely dream, I owe it to my country of birth to do something about the government of Iran's great injustices.  I cannot sit by and enjoy my freedoms in the United States and do nothing for the people of Iran.