Hardcore realist Partovi a changed man
by Quigley McDuffit

Speaking from his tree-sit platform, one hundred feet above the Eagle Creek Wilderness Area, Cyrus Partovi, Senior Lecturer, confessed that he is now a changed man. "I am now a changed man," Partovi began in an exclusive Pioneer Log interview.

"Five years ago, I would not be saying these things," Partovi continued. "But now I admit that, you know, the environment is important."

Added Partovi, "I am an environmentalist. I care about pollution and, you know, stuff."

Partovi confided that the events of last year took a toll on him. "I realized that I could no longer idly stand by while there was so much injustice in the world." After his own brushes with institutionalized bureaucracy, Partovi realized that there were others, more disadvantaged than himself, that he could help.

International Affairs guru Cyrus Partovi recently participated in the Eagle Creek tree sit. An environmentalist, Partovi has plans to revamp SEED as well as the Radical Activist Group with his hard-core idealist outlook.		Partovi also noted that he is no newcomer to the realm of social justice, citing his long-standing friendships with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Louis Farrakhan from the Nation of Islam. "My friendship with Desmond has been inspiring," said Partovi. "His passion for human rights and justice is contagious." Partovi also listed other things he now cares about: world hunger, the spread of AIDS in Africa, United Nations reformation, IMF and World Bank restructuring, the inclusion of environmental standards and worker's rights in the World Trade Organization, the children, and small homeless puppies. "We are the world," concluded Partovi. Finally, Partovi confessed his reason for granting the interview. "I need to raise awareness of these worthy issues," he said.

"Let the word go out all over the world," Partovi cried with passion as he rose to a standing position, shaking the tree platform dangerously, "Partovi is a changed man!"