Announcement: New York Demo to protest communal violence in India, 11 October 2008

RAISE YOUR VOICE!!
STAND UP FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE!!!
JOIN THE MASS DEMONSTRATION TO PROTEST THE MASS KILLINGS OF CHRISTIANS, ADIVASIS AND DALITS

Saturday Oct 11
11 AM - 2 PM
@ 47TH STREET AND 1ST AVE IN NEW YORK CITY,
IN FRONT OF THE UNITED NATIONS

DRAW INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE VIOLENT MURDERS OF CHRISTIANS, DALITS, AND TRIBALS OF INDIA


The last two months has seen a massive wave of violence against the Christian minorties in India, especially in Orissa and karnataka. In violence in both states has continued unabated and in the recent weeks has begun to spread to Madhya Pradesh and Tamilnadu. The recent mass violence against Christian communities is the latest in a continued attack against minoroties that started with the demolition of the Babri masjid in 192 and most recently seen in the mass killings in Gujarat in 2002. The attack on Christians (a majority of who are Adivasis and Dalits in Orissa and karnataka) is seen by many as the Sangh Parivars (RSS/BJP/VHP) strategy to gain electrol success and as a new phase in their long term strategy to turn india into a Hindu Nation. Below are a random selection of news articles on the on going violence from maainstream Indian media outlets:

http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/B384DA25271B32F2652574DC001FCA15?OpenDocument
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=2915a754-b14c-4988-bc42-8016050bf377&&Headline=Blunting+this+sharp+divide+
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=22534f32-24fb-4538-abba-24f7eed463ce&ParentID=53479c40-fb64-4d78-a71f-b63d556ba487&&Headline=Church+attacks%3a+After+Orissa%2c+it%E2%80%99s+Karnataka
http://www.sahilonline.org/english/news.php?catID=coastalnews&nid=3427&viewed=0
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=cfaa725f-406a-4bfd-96fe-bd1bd98c4504&&Headline=Christians+protest+in+MP+and+Karnataka
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4727215.ece
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Christians_Sangh_Parivars_new_target/articleshow/3505720.cms


The rally is being organized by the Dalit Solidarity Forum, USA and the National Association of Asian/Indian Christians, USA