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February 28, 2014

India: Insaaf ki Dagar Par: Homage to victims of communal violence at the Right to food National Convention in Ahmedabad (1-3 march 2014)

The Right to Food Campaign , Darshan and Aman Biradari and the invite you for an evening of remembrance of the 12 years gone by since the communal violence in Gujarat at:

the 5th National Convention: National Food Security Act (NFSA) and Beyond: Right to Food, Democracy and Social Justice,
1 - 3 March 2014, Gujarat
Venue: Dalit Shakti Kendra, Nani Devti Sanand
Ahmedabad

1. The first session is a homage to the struggles :
Ic to Muzaffarnagar

4 :30- 5: 30 pm , 1st March, Saturday

Chaired by Harsh Mander, Aman Biradari with the survivors and others

Sangharsh ki Yaddein (Remembering Struggles): single women to speak about their struggles to rebuild their lives


Insaaf ke Dagar Par (Pathways to Justice): People who fought their legal cases despite great odds, and understand why justice was so important to them


Insaniyat ke Yaddein (Remembering Compassion): Group of people who saved lives and those whose lives were saved

Muzaffarnagar situation

2. On Sunday 2nd March at 2 30 pm we also invite you for a parallel workshop on

SURVIVORS OF COMMUNAL VIOLENCE AND FOOD SECURITY AND BEYOND

looking at Food security, communal violence and internally displaced people

- Experiences of the urban poor affected by Communal Violence by DARSHAN,
- Presentations from different communal violence affected areas and experiences :
1. Muzaffarnagar,
2. Bhagalpur,
3. Assam,
4. Gujarat and others
and discussions ahead.

and on 3rd March 2014 , monday, 2.30 onwards Public Meeting in Ahmedabad on ‘Development in Gujarat: Claims and Reality and Ahmedabad Declaration on RTF, Democracy and Social Justice


Hope to see some of you there

Warm Regards

Prita and Jeevika