Never Forget - first steps (Conference on Electoral Reforms in Mumbai - 31st Jan and 1st feb)

[Animesh Pathak]

Dear all,

Welcome to the neverforget-announce mailing list. This announce-only email list will be used for [infrequent] announcements to all those who have shown interest in this social initiative.

In this issue:
1. Please have a look at our blog for regular updates. We have posted some new updates [including how a chief-minster replied to our email from his iPhone!] More at http://blog.neverforget.in/

2. The site has been updated a bit in terms of text and links. Do let us know your comments.

and finally, most importantly, a message from Varun, our core team member at Mumbai:

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From: Varun Grover <va...@neverforget.in>
Date: Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Subject: Never Forget - first steps (Conference on Electoral Reforms in Mumbai - 31st Jan and 1st feb)
To: Varun Grover <va...@neverforget.in>

Dear friends,

action at 'Never Forget' has just started and we will be needing all the support from you to make it worthwhile.

Incidentally, the Annual Conference on Electoral and Political Reforms is being organized in Mumbai this weekend (31st Jan and 1st Feb, details and attachment below). I will be attending the Day 1 (31st Jan) for sure as that includes:

1. Overview of Recent Civil Society Initiatives.

2. A session on Political Reforms.

3. A session on Role of Media in Elections.

All these sessions are pre-lunch and one needs to be at the venue by 8:30 am to get registered.

So, all of you, who are in Mumbai (or are visiting) - please try to attend and may be we can have a small get-together (I guess, the first!) of 'Never Forget' team in the making.

Please confirm, if possible, whether you are attending.

- Varun

Team Never Forget
Mumbai.

(Cellphone: 09324787632)

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From: Anil Bairwal <abai...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: the never forget initiative
To: Anupama <anu...@neverforget.in>

Dear Anupama.

This is excellent initiative, we hope you and your group can sustain it over a long period of time and it is not just a one-off thing. The need of the hour is to make our politicians accountable and based on what we see, it is going to take long, sustained effort from several directions.

We are having our 5th National conference in Mumbai, I have attached details, including the details of a press conference we did. We invite you to attend this conference. Entire EC is coming and we will have election watch teams from all the states of India.

Regards,

Anil

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Anil Bairwal
011 6590 1524
+91-99993-10100
National Coordinator
Association for Democratic Reforms
http://www.adrindia.org/home/index.asp