[1809] in peace2
India Vigil, Copley Square, 7 p.m., Thursday
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Payal Parekh)
Thu Jul 11 10:39:28 2002
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:34:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Payal Parekh <parekh@pimms.mit.edu>
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Fearing further violence against Muslims in Gujarat during the
Jagannath Rath Yatra, the Alliance for a Secular and Democratic
South Asia is holding a vigil on July 11 in Copley Square, Boston at
7:00PM. Concerned that the Indian government's decision to allow the
Jagannath Rath Yatra to pass through communally sensitive areas in
Ahmedabad on July 12th might lead to a fresh outbreak of violence
against Muslims, the vigil is being held in solidarity with the
ravaged Muslim population of Gujarat, and to remind the government
that it will be held fully accountable for the consequences of this
decision. In addition to this vigil in Boston, Non-resident Indians
from Boston, New York and surrounding areas are holding a day-long
fast and vigil outside the Indian Consulate in New York from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10th.
For more info about the yatra:
http://www.onlinevolunteers.org/gujarat/news/yatras/
