Jashn-e-Faiz On 2011-04-17 At CDGK Sports Complex, Karachi
Jashn-e-Faiz
Uthay ga Unal Haq ka Nara!
On the centenary of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, in a celebration of the
renowned poet’s progressive values and his humanist philosophy,
Citizens For Democracy (CFD) invites you to a mega event on Sunday 17th
April 2011 at the Kashmir Road Sports Complex, Karachi.
Thousands of people from all over the city will come together with
celebrities and intellectuals to speak - through music, poetry and
drama - for a society free from fear and tyranny.
Concerts, mushairas, seminars and rallies will be held during the
day-long event. Well known names such as Strings, Laal, Ali Zafar, Tina
Sani and Abida Parveen will be performing to add their voice to those
of other citizens of Karachi. We expect an enjoyable and inspiring day
full of arts and cultural events in an effort to reclaim public space
and counter extremist forces that have marginalized the constitutional
rights of Pakistanis.
Entrance will be Rs. 20/- for all citizens and will draw people from
all walks of life to come together and raise a voice in celebration of
the diversity of faiths, cultures, and ethnicities that are the soul of
Pakistan.