Event: Screening followed by discussion of "NONVIOLENT ACTION" by Hans-
Jurg Pfaff
Jill-Carr Hill, a Canadian Activist who has been closely associated
with this movement
will be present to answer any questions after the screening of the
movie.

Location: Room 7-162
Date and Time: Friday 18th December at 1:00-2:30pm

Description:
The movie presents the Struggle for a Piece of Land by landless people
in India and the
mobilization for Land Rights in India carried on by Ekta Parishad. In
October 2007, Ekta
Parishad organized a march in which about 25,000 poor marginalized
landless people from
different parts of the country walked 350 kilometers over a period of
1 month to the
National Capital demanding their right to own a piece of land.