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April 4, 2009

Public Meeting on Transgender Issues, April 6, Bangalore


From: ratna


Dear friends

A first in Bangalore - *A Public Meeting* exclusively focusing on diverse
transgender issues in India….

*Aneka* invites you to:

“You can’t ignore us anymore!” - Transgender Activism in India

On * 6th April 2009 (Monday)*

From * 5 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.*

At *Vishranti Nilaya*, CSI Women’s House, 18 Infantry Road (Diagonally
opposite *The Hindu* Office), Bangalore

Five activists share their experiences and insights on working with
transgender people in different parts of India.

Issues of SRS - Challenges for Law, the Medical Establishment, State and
Society - Tista Das (on M2F) and Christy Raj (on F2M)

Being Transgender in Rural Tamil Nadu: Challenges in Organising - Muthukumar
Natesan

Working with Hijras in Bangalore: Dilemmas and Challenges - Elavarthi
Manohar

Patriarchy and Transgenders: Challenges for the Feminist Movement in India -
Anindya Hajra

Chair Person: C. K. Meena*, *journalist and writer


In Solidarity

Elavarthi Manohar and Shubha Chacko

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February 24, 2009

The Blending Spectrum Festival, March 1, Delhi


The YP Foundation

presents

The Blending Spectrum Festival
Celebrating Potential

Join us as we celebrate the work done by young people to support street children in Blending Spectrum, The YP Foundation's project that provides education and healthcare to children across Delhi.

Featuring

Live In Concert

The East India Company
& Music Basti
(A collaborative music performance between the children of Sarai Basti and Musicians Tarun Balani, Nikhil Mawkin, Suhail Yusuf Khan and Gaurav Balani)

Film Launch

'Children of the Same God' by Nupur Bansal
‘Blending Spectrum’ by Saachi Sarin and Ankhur Chauhan

Art & Photography
Exhibitions & Voices from Blending Spectrum

Get inspired and support our work.
Join us!

Sunday, 1st March '09
The Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre
7 PM Onwards. Entry is Free

Queries: 9871912587 / 9810953855 / yp.rohanjit@gmail.com
www.theyouthparliament.blogspot.com

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February 23, 2009

Screenings of "India Untouched" in Delhi, Feb 25-26


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From Rakesh Singh

Dear Friends,

You are invited to the Screenings of INDIA UNTOUCHED organised by
SAFAR Film Series in Delhi on 25-26 February 2009. Stalin K., the
director of the film has kindly consented to be
available for the discussion. Below are the details of screening
schedule and a brief note about the film, director and organiser.

I am attaching herewith a  poster also. Please widely forward and
circulate this piece of information.

Looking forward to your participation.

best regards
rakesh


Final Schedule
25 Feb.
10.00 am: Jamia
12.00 pm: Kamla Nehru College
3.30 pm: Delhi School of Social Work

26 Feb.
11.00 am: Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College
2.30 pm: Aditi Mahavidyalaya
6.30 pm: Insaf office

About the film and the director

INDIA UNTOUCHED - Stories of a People Apart
108 minutes. Hindi, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu,
Malayalm with English sub-titles

Directed by Stalin K.

Produced by Drishti,
Presented by Navsarjan

"INDIA UNTOUCHED-Stories of a People Apart" is perhaps the most
comprehensive look at Untouchability ever undertaken on film.
Director Stalin K. spent four years traveling the length and breadth
of the country to expose the continued oppression of 'Dalits,' the
'broken people' who suffer under a 4000 year-old religious system.

The film introduces leading Benares scholars who interpret Hindu
scriptures to mean that Dalits 'have no right' to education, and
Rajput farmers who proudly proclaim that no Dalit may sit in their
presence, and that the police must seek their permission before
pursuing cases of atrocities.

The film captures many 'firsts-on-film,' such as Dalits being forced
to dismount from their cycles and remove their shoes when in the upper
caste part of the village.   It exposes the continuation of caste
practices and Untouchability in Sikhism, Christianity and Islam, and
even amongst the communists in Kerala. Dalits themselves are not let
off the hook: within Dalits, sub-castes practice Untouchability on the
'lower' sub-castes, and a Harijan boy refuses to drink water from a
Valmiki boy.

The viewer hears that Untouchability is an urban phenomenon as well,
inflicted upon a leading medical surgeon and in such hallowed
institutions as JNU, where a Brahmin boy builds a partition so as not
to look upon his Dalit roommate in the early morning.

A section on how newspaper matrimonial columns are divided according
to caste presents urban Indians with an uncomfortable truth: marriage
is the leading perpetuator of caste in India.

But the film highlights signs of hope, too: the powerful tradition of
Dalit drumming is used to call people to the struggle, and a young
Dalit girl holds her head high after pulling water from her village
well for the first time in her life.

Spanning eight states and four religions, this film will make it
impossible for anyone to deny that Untouchability continues to be
practiced in India.

Director Stalin K
Stalin K. is a human rights activist and award-winning documentary
filmmaker. In recent years, he has become known for his pioneering
'participatory media' work with urban and rural communities, in which
local people produce their own videos and radio programs as an
empowerment tool.   He is the Co-Founder of DRISHTI- Media, Arts and
Human Rights, Convener of the Community Radio Forum-India, and the
India Director of Video Volunteers.  He is a renowned public speaker
and has lectured or taught at over 20 institutions ranging from the
National Institute of Design and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences
in India, to New York University and Stanford and Berkeley in the US.

'INDIA UNTOUCHED' is Stalin's second film on the issue of caste—his
earlier film 'Lesser Humans,' on manual scavenging, won the Silver
Conch at the Mumbai International Film Festival and the Excellence
Award at Earth Vision Film Festival, Tokyo, and helped to bring
international attention to the issue of caste.


About SAFAR
SAFAR - Meaning journey: is a collective of researchers, journalists,
students, lawyers, activists, cultural practitioners and performing
artists with a deep commitment to the ideals of social and gender
equality. We at SAFAR, however, do not collapse these objectives into
water-tight compartments of zealously held opinions. We see it
basically as an open space for the dialogue, betterment and
empowerment of the marginalized. SAFAR does appreciate historically
determined causes of deprivation; however we also realize that the
phenomenon may also affect sections of people falling outside the
structural categories. It is with this realization that SAFAR
endeavors to reach out to the visible and not so visible sections of
society.
While working on the above mentioned themes SAFAR consistently use
various media tools we use various media tools and techniques.
Posters, pamphlets, stickers, wall magazines, calendars and films are
some of the forms SAFAR use and experiment with. SAFAR see these media
forms not merely as mediums of expression and art forms, but also
effective tools to sensitize/mobilize/aware common mass on any
particular issue.
Keeping this into mind SAFAR has initiated a unique program called
SAFAR Film Series last year. The main idea behind this program is to
undertake issue based mobile film screenings series. Under this
program we periodically organize a series of screenings of any
particular film for two-three days at as many places as possible in a
city. SAFAR ultimately aims to approach and sensitize those who
generally do not get chance to acquaintance with the
people/culture/tradition/idea/trend which affects the very social
fabric of this country and therefore remain confused or mere play a
role of mute spectator. The post screening discussion is equally
important for us, and therefore we try to make the concerned film
maker/director available for a fruitful discussion.


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February 19, 2009

Release of Report on Encounter at Batla House, Feb 20, Delhi


From: manisha sethi
Sub: Invitation: Release of the Jamia Teachers Report, 'Encounter' at Batla House: Unanswered Questions

Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Group

*Invites you to the release of their* *Report*

'Encounter' at Batla House: Unanswered Questions



A group of teachers at Jamia Millia Islamia came together to campaign for
truth and justice in the aftermath of the encounter at Batla House on
19thSeptember under the banner of Jamia Teachers Solidarity Group. The
Solidarity Group conducted a vigorous civil society campaign, demanding a
judicial probe into the 'encounter'. Piecing together police statements,
press reports, testimonies of families and eyewitnesses, and other
documentary evidence, the JTSG has compiled a report on the 'encounter' and
subsequent arrests. The report will be released at Jamia Millia Islamia on
20th February (Friday).

The Programme details are given below.

 *Speakers*:

*Arundhati Roy* (noted writer)

*Colin Gonsalves* (Supreme Court lawyer)

*Prashant Bhushan* (Supreme Court lawyer)

*Jugal Kishore Shastri* (founder, Ayodhya ki Awaz) *and others*



*20 February (Friday), 3.00 pm onwards, Edward Said Hall (Jamia Millia
Islamia)*



Manisha Sethi (9811625577)

Adil Mehdi (9990923027)

Gazi Shahnawaz (9868221506)

Farah Farooqi (9818461817) on behalf of JTSG

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February 10, 2009

Defend the Right to Love, Feb 14, Bangalore and Delhi

 

From: Lawrence Liang

*DEFEND THE RIGHT TO LOVE*

Love crosses all barriers!

Love knows no caste nor class!

Love has no religion nor region!

Love sees no gender nor sexuality!


The recent incidents of fundamentalist violence in many parts of Karnataka
has led to the curbing of freedoms of common people. One of the point of
attacks has been to curb the right of people to have friends and lovers
across communities. A fixed and divisive idea of Indian culture is being
thrust upon us. While we resist this violence, we also need to clearly state
that we see love as a basic human right which must be defended from attack
by fundamentalists of all hues.

 The idea of love which cuts across all boundaries, is part of every culture
around the globe. The stories of Heer - Ranjha, Nala - Damayanti, Dushyanta
- Shakuntale, Krishna, Rukmini, Romeo-Juliet and even John and Abhishek in
Dostana are some among the many!


 It is time for us to send a strong message to those who say that the 'right
to love' is not part of our culture. They speak from a position of ignorance
of a rich history of Love which is an integral part of our culture.

 Please Join us to celebrate this precious right. Lets stand in solidarity
and strengthen the choices and lives of those who love.... unabashedly.


 Lets come together to celebrate love and send a message to those who
propagate hate.


 All you need to do is wear something RED OR PINK and meet us at Mahatma
Gandhi Statue on MG Road at 12 o'clock. We will walk through MG road and
Brigade road. If you don't catch us at the Gandhi Statue look for us, we'll
be painting the town red... and pink. Join us with friends, family and
lovers!


 Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 PM

Date: Valentine's Day, 14th February, 2009.


 For further details contact:

9448043941 Jagadeesh

9886182458 Ponni

9980010933 Arvind

Please send across  to people
Jagadeesh

***

AISA and AIPWA organised protest on Valentine’s day in Delhi.
Say NO to the ‘Morality Police’!

On February 14,
Gather to
Celebrate Our Right to Live and Love in Freedom!
Come with Banners, Placards, Songs, Skits
to march at public spaces in and around the North Campus and Kamla Nagar market
Assemble at Vivekananda Statue, Arts Faculty, Delhi University, 11 am

More at:

http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/fri-and-sat-protests-in-delhi/

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February 5, 2009

Performative Walk to Protest the Mangalore Attacks, Feb 8, Bangalore

 

From: anushka Sani
Subject: Say I am - A Perfomative Walk (INTERVENTION)

Hello All,
On behalf of my group, here at Srishti College of Art, Design and Technology, I would like to inform you about our latest intervention details :


SAY I AM   A PERFOMATIVE WALK

In light of the recent violence that took place against women in Mangalore and the statements that were made thereafter, its time to say, I am. Indian culture is being defined, strained and subverted by many elements other than ourselves. In an attempt to induce the spirit of freedom, choice and non-violence we invite people from all spheres to join us on a walk on Sunday, the 8th of February, 4 pm onwards. "I am an Indian, this is my culture" is the initial adopted slogan that we hope people will wear in the form of tags or banners. The walk will start from Rest House Road Park, through brigade road, MG road and end at Cubbon Park. There will be two stops on the way, one at Levis Square on brigade road and the other at Barton centre on MG road. During these pauses (that will last about 5 to 10 minutes) and at the end of the walk at Cubbon Park every participant will get into any position that they feel most free in (sit/stand/lean/crouch/lie etc.) as a symbol of disapproval of the occurrence of violence and curbing the freedom of expression. We speak of development and progress, but the struggle for basic freedom and acts of appalling violence, raise the question- Where is India headed? Join us to collectively declare our diverse culture.

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Thank You
Regards,
Anushka Sani
Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology


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February 5, 2009

Films by Girish Kasaravalli, Feb 5-7, Delhi


From: shankhajeet de
Subject: 5th - 7th February : a three day retrospective of 4 films by eminent Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli


The Twilight Film Club at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, SACAC organises a three day retrospective of 4 films by eminent Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli. Mr. Kasaravalli will be present on 4pm, 7th February to introduce his recent film and interact with the audience afterwards.
 
Schedule:
 
Haseena           : 2pm - 4.30pm, 5th February
Naayi Neralu     : 5pm - 7.30pm, 5th February
Dweepa            : 2pm - 4.30pm, 6th February 
Ghatashraddha  : 1pm - 3pm, 7th February
Gulabi Talkies   : 4pm - 6.30pm, 7th February
 
Venue:
 
Hall of Life Divine, SACAC Campus
Sri Aurobindo Society, Delhi Branch
Adhchini, Shaheed Jeetsingh Marg
New Delhi - 110017
Tel : 011 - 26561986 / 7 
 
Looking forward to seeing you at the venue!
 

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February 4, 2009

Protest March in Bangalore against Mangalore Attacks, Feb 7

 

We Condemn Mangalore Pub Attack And Moral Policing Peace Procession

MG Road to Vidhan Soudha
7th February 2009
10 AM to 12 PM

"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." –Margaret Mead

No better prelude than the above one better describes the following arrangement of words or rather an invitation to you and your like minded friends and family members.

This day it is not enough to be a good human being; it is absolutely must to be a good citizen. It is with sadness of highest order that the entire country heard and then saw the shocking footage of the attack and molestation of women in a pub in Mangalore by 40 goons of a right-wing political religious outfit. This soon after followed by the Karnataka CMʼs categorical remarks on the ʽpub cultureʼ has just given aid to the agenda of such outfits. We the citizens and the youth of this country strongly condemn this disrespect and moral ground taken by few men, including the Karnataka CM.

We the youth of this country feel obliged to state at this occasion and send awareness to the rest of the country and especially the political fraternity that we respect, love, salute and also feel proud of our country, culture, heritage and societal values. However we request you to hear us out, understand us and give us an opportunity to keep our point of view in front of you. We as youth are always and will always be with our leaders as long as they understand us and are ready to be empathetic.

With this very agenda we extend the invitation to you to be part of our initiative to convey our united message to the rest of the world by being part of the Peace Procession to be held on 7th February 2009, Saturday commencing from Trinity Church, M G Road and ending at Vidhan Soudha. We are also trying to schedule an appointment with the CM to present our perspective and clear the misconception they hold against our lifestyle.

If you have it in you to be the change that you always thought of or even otherwise, then kindly contact us and be part of this parade and thus lay one more stone to the stronger foundation for our present and future.

Note: We do not endorse any political ideology nor are we into making any profit and this initiative is purely driven by few of us who have their hearts out to protest Mangalore attacks and moral policing leading to Talibanisation. We do not expect you to make any contribution other than your valuable time of few hours on Saturday.

We once again request you to participate in large numbers and spread the word among your friends and family. Please call or e-mail to be a part or to know more about the procession:

RSVP:
Mobile: +91 9342210058
E-mail: indraneelbm@yahoo.com or genyindia@gmail.com

www.indraneelinbangalore.blogspot.com

http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/protest-march-in-bangalore-against-mangalore-attacks/

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February 3, 2009

Talk on Memorialising Operation Bluestar, Feb 11, Delhi


From: Rajesh Ramakrishnan <rajeshr@csds.in>

Subject: `Commemorating Hurt: Memorialising Operation Bluestar'; Radhika Chopra, CSDS, Feb 11



Wednesday, 11th February, 2009

Radhika Chopra will speak on

Commemorating Hurt: Memorialising Operation Bluestar

at 2:30 PM in the Seminar Room, CSDS, 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi – 110 054


The storming of the Darbar Sahib at Amritsar by the Indian army in
June 1984 has become a commemorative event in the ritual calendar of
the Gurdwara. Memorialised every year in June, Ghallughara Dihara (Day
of Genocide) telescopes the modern event with medieval Sikh history.
The remembrances of Bluestar and its martyrs are primarily viewed as
an anti-state ritual, evoking the devastation of the Akal Takht as the
hurt remembered. But over time ritual performances have altered the
meaning of memorialising, subtly discounting the pre-eminence of
particular Khalistani leaders killed in the army action, telescoping
them within the generalised category of martyrs. Within Darbar Sahib
celebrations a sense of a restoration of "order" and divine authority
embodied in the Akal Takht prevail over the memory of charismatic
leaders who were central to the movement for Khalistan. Ritual
enactments among the Sikh Diaspora in London link continued claims for
political asylum and rights of residence with political persecution in
the 'homeland'.


Radhika Chopra studied at the University of Delhi. She has co-edited
"South Asian Masculinities: Contexts of Change, Sites of
Continuity"(2004); and guest edited a special issue of the journal Men
and Masculinities, "Muted Masculinities: Contemporary Indian
Ethnographies" (October 1 2006, Volume 9). She is currently working on
issues of militancy and migration in Punjab.

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February 3, 2009

Film Fest & Photography Exhib on Afghanistan, Feb 7-8, Delhi


The YP Foundation

presents

Bridge The Gap: A Film Festival on

'Resurrecting Afghanistan'

A two day film festival that features International films on Afghanistan.

Addressing the developments and challenges of an evolving country.

Questioning popular perceptions and understanding Afghanistan in a new light.

February 7th & 8th, 6.00 – 10.00pm (both days)

Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

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