While I would like to express my solidarity with the residents of Ashraf, I would also like to praise Mrs. Rajavi for being the voice of those residents, the voice of women in Ashraf and indeed the voice of the Iranian people in their struggle for democracy, freedom, and gender equality.  And I will leave you with one thought and it’s been a resounding theme this evening.  Women make up over half of the population; if we also held over half of the seats of power around the world, do you think it would be a different place? [applause] I think so too.  Let’s make it so.  Thank you. [applause]

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