Dear all,
Lokayat invites you to participate in the following programs.
PROGRAM 1
SEMINAR:
UNDERSTANDING THE ROOTS OF TERRORISM
Speakers:
Praful Bidwai (journalist and political analyst, Delhi)
He will be speaking on American and Israeli terrorism as the biggest terrorists of all. In the next part of his presentation, he will be speaking on the internal situation in Pakistan and Indo-Pak relations.
Prashant Bhushan (renowned Supreme Court Advocate, Delhi)
He will be speaking on the terrorism of the anti-terror laws.
Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad (renowned political scientist, Delhi)
He will be speaking on the growth of communalism in India in the post-Independence period.
Date: 25 January, 2009
Time: 10 am - 5.30 pm
Venue: Lokayat Hall, Opp. Syndicate Bank, Law College Road, Near Nal Stop, Pune.
Lunch will be served to all participants. We are proposing to keep a
nominal registration fee of Rs. 25 towards expenses and lunch for all
who wish to participate. I hope this is acceptable to all.
PROGRAM 2
As a follow up of this seminar, we are organising a
HUMAN CHAIN
to
CONDEMN ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM
on the Republic Day, January 26,
at SHANIWARWADA, PUNE
from 10 to 11 am.
Do join us for this too, to show your solidarity to all oppressed of
the world, who are heroically fighting back as the valiant Palestinians
are doing.
The LOKAYAT HALL has a limited seating capacity of 150. Do confirm your
participation if you wish to attend just in case the hall overflows. It
will also enable us to organise things better.
PROGRAM 3On January 23 and 24, LOKAYAT HOSTS A PLAY BY:
Dramatics
Society of Ivy League Academy, Hyderabad
The Woundedness of
the Body
Directed
and curated by P. Mukherjee
Texts: William Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar, Vemanna, Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda and Rajesh Joshi
This is a play on human rights issues, and will be performed at different Convent schools of Pune, on January 23 and 24. If you have the time, you are welcome to come and see the performance.
The program schedule is:
Jan 23: 9 am to 10.30 am - At Stella Maris School, near Vadgaon Sheri
Jan 23: 12.00 noon to 1.30 noon - At Vidya Bhavan School, Model Colony.
Jan 23: 2.30 noon to 4.00 pm - At St. Joseph Convent, near NCL, Pashan Road.
Jan 24: 10.30 am - At St. Ursula Convent, Nigdi.
APPEAL:
WE ARE RAISING FUNDS FOR THIS SERIES OF PROGRAMS. THE TOTAL EXPENSES ARE COMING TO Rs.40,000, AND WE NEED TO RAISE Rs.20,000 , AS WE HAVE RAISED THE REST. SO DO CONTRIBUTE GENEROUSLY , EVEN IF SOME OF YOU CONTRIBUTE Rs. 1000 - 2000 each, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH.
in solidarity,
Abhijit A.M.
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