Hi all, I attended the meeting with Justice Yacoob here in Delhi organised by Human rights law network (HRLN). he is really wonderful in his knowledge and enjoyed listening to his experiences, views and suggestions for the disability rights movement in India.
so those of you can make it, do go for the meeting. thanks and regards, Pranay Gadodia, Project Eyeway - A comprehensive information helpdesk on eye & blindness C/o Score Foundation. 125-B, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi - 110 049 INDIA. Helpdesk:+91 9968 329 329 (Monday to Friday 11am to 4pm) Office Phone: +91 - 11 - 2649 4582/81 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.eyeway.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nilesh Singit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: [AI] Meeting with Justice Yacoob of South Africa *People with Disabilities and Empowerment* Disability Rights Initiative, Bombay, invites all to participate in a meeting with Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob of South Africa. Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob of the South African Constitutional Court is visiting India and meeting with its people. Justice Yacoob is delivering a series of lectures all over the country and he will be speaking in Mumbai on 11th June 2007. Justice Yacoob will share his experiences on disability issues and enumerate the importance of understanding that problems faced by disabled persons are not to be seen in isolation. The struggle for equality of disabled persons should go hand in hand with the struggle of equality by women, by Dalit and all those who are discriminated, with no food, shelter, employment or on the basis of sexuality to come together as a single voice. He will speak variety of issues concerning the struggle to achieve social equality and justice. Justice Yacoob believes that India and South Africa have a lot to learn from each other as both countries have many similarities as the respective constitutions of both the countries are the product of the struggle for freedom, fighting imperialism. However, constitution and legislation themselves are not sufficient to achieve social justice, there are springboards for greater change and the duty of that court is to define and defend a fundamental belief in human rights and non-discrimination. The participants can interact and ask questions and this would be followed by a quick overview of the disability movement in India . About Justice Yacoob Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob, born in 1948, became blind at the age of sixteen months as a result of meningitis. Justice Yacoob was a member of the executive of the Natal Indian Congress from 1981 to 1991. He helped to plan and organise, participated in, and addressed numerous mass meetings aimed at supporting the struggle against apartheid. He was chairperson and a member of the executive of the Democratic Lawyers Association. Presently Justice Yacoob sits on the Constitutional Court of South Africa and is Chancellor of the University of Durban-Westville. He is also the Chairperson for the South African National Council for the Blind, where he sits on the Executive Committee and the National Management Committee. Venue: YWCA 2nd Floor Madam Cama Road, Opp. Regal Cinema Mumbai - 31 Colaba Date : Monday, 11th June 2007 Time : 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Please Contact Raju Waghmare 09820946125 ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
