[1582] in peace2
Two events related to the Narmada: film screening/talk
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Payal Parekh)
Tue Mar 19 13:41:23 2002
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:39:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Payal Parekh <parekh@pimms.mit.edu>
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PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY/TIME/PLACE OF EVENTS FROM PREVIOUS
ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
FILM AND TALK ABOUT THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE THE NARMADA VALLEY IN INDIA
FRIDAY, 22. MARCH, 7:00 p.m., MIT 2-105, FILM SCREENING- NARMADA: A VALLEY
RISES
SATURDAY, 23. MARCH 1:00 p.m, MIT 4-237, TALK BY SHRIPAD DHARMADHIKARY,
ACTIVIST INVOLVED IN THE MOVEMENT TO SAVE THE NARMADA FOR 12 YEARS.
DETAILS OF BOTH EVENTS BELOW:
MIT SOCIAL JUSTICE COOPERATIVE PRESENTS
Film screening of NARMADA: A VALLEY RISES by ALI KAZIMI
FRIDAY, 22. MARCH 2002
7:00 p.m.
MIT bldg 6-120
The film documents the struggle of to save the Narmada River from damming
that will destroy the fertile land and displace over 160,000 people. The
will of the people forced the World Bank to rescind funding of this
project. For more information on the film, goto
http://www.socialdoc.net/kazimi/ali_html_pages2/1AK2Nar.html
Contact Julia Steinberger at julias@mit.edu for more info.
For a campus map and directions to MIT, goto http://whereis.mit.edu/
ASSOCIATION FOR INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT (AID-BOSTON) PRESENTS
A TALK BY SHRIPAD DHARMADHIKARY
ON
THE NARMADA STRUGGLE
SATURDAY, 23. MARCH 2002
1:00 p.m.
MIT, Bldg 4, room 237
Shripad Dharmadhikary, was a leading activist with the Narmada Bachao
Andolan (Save the Narmada) Movement for over 12 years. The NBA forced the
World Bank to rescind funding for a dam on the river. The NBA continues
to fight the damming of the river as it is unecological and will result in
the forced displacement of people. Shripad was actively involved in the
negotiations to establish the World Commission on Dams, and in monitoring
the Commission's work. He was trained as an engineer at the Indian
Institute of Technology, Bombay.
For more information, contact Payal Parekh at parekh@pimms.mit.edu
(617.441.0358) or Vinay Kumar at vkumar@ai.mit.edu (617.253.6382)
Funding provided by the MIT Graduate Student Council
Directions: To get to MIT, get off at Kendall/MIT T stop (redline) or
take Bus #1 to 77 Mass Ave.
For directions to room, goto http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_4
