Fwd: Lokayat organises Dr. Binayak Sen film festival, May 9, Saturday
अभिजित Abhijit
From: neeraj jain <neer...@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/5/7
Subject: Lokayat organises Dr. Binayak Sen film festival, May 9, Saturday
To:
Dr. Binayak Sen Film Festival
On 14th May, 2009, Dr. Binayak Sen – paediatrician and one of India’s finest human rights activist – will be completing two years in jail. Dr. Sen is in jail because he raised his voice against Salwa Judum – an illegal private army created by the Chattisgarh state government which now even the Supreme Court has criticised, because he was protesting the forcible displacement of lakhs of tribals in the state in the name of development, because he exposed fake encounter killings by the police. To silence his tireless and fearless voice, the government has incarcerated him under the draconian CSPSA and UAPA – undemocratic laws which give almost unlimited powers to the police to arrest and put behind bars for years ordinary people!
It is a part of the general attack on democratic rights taking place all over the country. It is related to the kind of development taking place all over the country in the name of globalization:
The politicians, bureaucracy, police have launched a ferocious offensive on the lands, water and forests of the poor. They want to seize control of these means of livelihoods of the common people and transfer them to giant corporations – Indian and foreign – so that they can set up mining projects, mega industrial projects, SEZs, tourism projects, residential projects for the rich, and so on, and earn super profits.
It has led to massive displacement of people and loss of their livelihoods. The people are obviously fighting back. And so, under all kinds of pretexts like fighting terrorism, the criminals and murderers who dominate the Indian Parliament are passing the most draconian laws which give almost unlimited powers to the police to arrest and put behind bars for years ordinary people!
To raise awareness among the people about the kind of development in the country and the attack on human rights, Lokayat is organising a documentary festival on this Saturday.
Dr. Binayak Sen Film Festival
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time: 5 - 8 pm
Venue: Lokayat Hall, opp. Syndicate Bank, Law College Road, Near Nal Stop, Pune
Entry is free.
Films being screened:
1. Tales from the margins: 23 mins Director: Kavita Joshi
On state repression in Manipur, and the struggle of Sharmila Irom, who has been on hunger strike for the past nine years.
2. TATA landmines Adivasis: 20 mins Director: A. K. Pankaj
On police firing in Kalinganagar on adivasis protesting against acquisition of their lands by the TATAs, which led to the death of 13 tribals.
3. Pachuwara: 20 mins Director: A. K. Pankaj
On the heroic struggle of the Santhals of Jharkhand against government attempts to evict them for coal mining.
4. Road to Shanghai: 34 mins Made By NCAS, Pune.
On illegal demolition of slums of Mumbai in 2004-05, as the government attempts to take over slum lands to transform Mumbai into Shanghai.
Do join us.
In solidarity,
--
Neeraj Jain
"Mrudanga", Bldg No. 3A, Flat No. 7,
Naad Brahma Society, Warje,
Pune - 411 052
Ph. 94222 20311