[343] in peace2
South Asia Independence Day: Party and Talk (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Thu Aug 17 13:35:51 2000
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From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
Come on, admit it. You got nothing better going this weekend!
In unity,
Aimee
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 10:14:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nurul Kabir <nxk@marduk.cam.iacnet.com>
Subject: South Asia Independence Day: Party and Talk
To: thistle@MIT.EDU
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Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia
and
The International South Asia Forum (INSAF)
invite you to a celebration of Independent South Asia
Food, Music, Talks, and Poetry
Keynote Address
Dr. Paresh Chattopadhyay
The University of Quebec at Montreal
Globalization of capital and its contradictions
Tang (Residence) Hall green at MIT.
550 Memorial Drive
Cambridge
August 19th Saturday 4:00 PM
In Solidarity with the People of South Asia we celebrate the 53nd
anniversary
of the formal independence of South Asian countries from colonialism with a
renewed commitment to the struggle for true democracy and social justice.
In deep sympathy with the victims of the recent violence in Kashmir and in
alarm over the general escalation of violence there, we reiterate in the
strongest possible terms the need for all concerned parties to continue
dialogue towards bringing peace in the region.
All the South Asian countries have deep bonds of shared culture and
civilization. Recent actions of the governments of India and Pakistan such as
the development of nuclear weapons and the continuing conflict in Kashmir
threaten the peaceful co-existence of not only the two countries but of the
entire region. We believe that the current hostile climate there is
detrimental
to development and that the only way to ensure peace and prosperity in the
region is to garner greater economic and cultural
ties across borders.
Join us for food, music, and talks when we get together to call upon the
our governments in South Asia to:
1. Work toward joint solutions of shared problems of economic and human
development.
2. Seek greater cooperation in trade and promote cultural and
intellectual exchange between the South Asian countries.
3. Seek a peaceful resolution to the dispute over Kashmir with genuine
representation and active participation from the diverse peoples of Kashmir.
4. Not allow recent tragic events to further undemocratize the
polity in Kashmir.
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Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia
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