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PALI Student Task Force

STF Leadership 2013-2014 Application

Due no later than Wednesday, April 3, 2013to Kristin at the eekl! STF "eetin#

$ou can su%"it &ia e"ail '#ha(ark)hr*or#+ durin# Sprin# ,reak i !ou preer*

Name: Crystal Eshraghi

Grade (2013-2014): 11th

h!ne: (310) "#2-203$ Email: %eshraghi1#&yah!!'%!m

Cir%le the p!siti!n(s) y! are applying !r: C!-resident *e%retary+C!mmni%ati!ns+li%ity esear%her

1. Explain why you want to be in a STF leadership position:

,! assu"in# a leadership position in STF. I %elie&e I ill ha&e the opportunit! to %etter

pursue and ad&ocate the causes that are "ost dear to "! heart* I eel that I can %e "ore

producti&e in a leadership position %ecause I ill %e a%le to %rin# into ocus causes andissues that "a! otherise #o unnoticed* I ha&e a #reat rapport ith /s* Pere!ra and /s*

/artin. and I think that an STF leadership position ould suit "e ell as I a" incredi%l!

inspired %! their passion* I ha&e ala!s %een conident ith "! a%ilities as a leader. and

that conidence ill %e instru"ental in "! success as a leader o STF*

2. What qualities will you contribute to the STF leadership team and to the specific

leadership position to which you are applyin!

I a" not onl! a #ood leader. %ut a #reat tea"-pla!er as ell* I a" people-oriented.

or#ani(ed. and eicient. ualities that I %elie&e are o #reat %eneit to the hole #roup* I

a" also &er! passionate and do "! &er! %est to ollo throu#h ith e&er! #oal* I ha&e

ala!s %een dedicated to hu"an ri#hts issues. and so I %elie&e that "! persistence and

lo&e or protectin# the ri#hts o all indi&iduals ill %e conta#ious*

". Which STF acti#ities ha#e you participated in this year and if elected$ how will they

influence your role in STF next year!

This !ear. I ha&e participated in nu"erous STF acti&ities. and "! in&ol&e"ent in the"

has alloed "e to #ain &alua%le eperience in re#ards to hu"an ri#hts ad&ocation* I

helped to or#ani(e and plan a presentation %! speaker a%riel Staurin# at Pali i#h

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recentl!. and ha&e %een &er! in&ol&ed in the creation o %anners that pro"ote hu"an

ri#hts education and hich STF plans to han# around ca"pus* In addition. I as in&ol&ed

pro"otin# the /alala 5a"pai#n6 re#ardin# o"en7s ri#hts to education. and I a"

currentl! participatin# in the plannin# o a potential orkshop6 acti&it! to take place in

interacti&e tents on ca"pus that ill educate students on issues related to hu"an ri#hts*

,! participatin# in the acti&ities that STF as in&ol&ed in. I ha&e #ained #reater

knoled#e and insi#ht into hu"an ri#hts issues as a hole. and hopeull! can %eco"e a

#reater asset %ased on "! eperiences and %e a %etter leader o&erall*

I a" ea#er and open to challen#in# "!sel. and I a" sure that a leadership position ill

ulill "! a"%ition and allo "e to %e o #reater ser&ice to hu"anit!*

%. What human rihts issue interests you the most and why!

I a" currentl! in&ol&ed in the ad&ocation o the 8ducation 9nder Fire ca"pai#n. hichis dedicated to protectin# the ri#hts o Iranian ,ahais to hi#her education in their

ho"eland* ,ein# a ,ahai "!sel. I can s!"pathi(e ith the a#on! o %ein# denied such a

%asic hu"an ri#ht as education on the sole %asis o one7s reli#ion*

:ot onl! is uni&ersal education one o "! issues-o-interest. %ut supportin# o"en7s

ri#hts in particular is another one o "! passions. and that is h! I a" also a "e"%er o

the ;onder ;o"en clu% on ca"pus. hich is dedicated to o"en7s causes*

In addition. I a" &er! interested in helpin# the underpri&ile#ed in an! a! that I can.

%ecause I %elie&e that as a %lessed indi&idual. I ha&e a dut! to help those in need*

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