Dear Cybergaonkars, Goans in Britain may be (should be?) interested in this increasing danger to their survival.
It is a forward from South Asia Citizens Wire - 24 March, 2004 via: www.sacw.net For more info: Harsh Kapoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In solidarity with all those Goans in Britain who are involved in struggles against racism and who suffer because they are "black" (the political category for people of colour worldwide). Later... M&M. ------------------------------------------------------------ South Asia Solidarity Group invites you to a meeting with Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar Thursday April 1 6.30 - 8.30pm, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1 [UK] Shabana Azmi, actor, social activist and ex-MP will discuss the struggle to defend cultural freedom from the onslaught of the stormtroopers of far-right Hindutva. Javed Akhtar, acclaimed Urdu poet and lyricist and activist will discuss his anti-communal work with children and young people across India. Details: 0207 267 0923, [EMAIL PROTECTED] South Asia Solidarity Group is a campaigning organisation committed to strengthening movements for secularism, justice and genuine democracy, both in South Asia and among South Asian communities in Britain. Our activities and analysis make the connections between the racism of the British state, America and Britain's so-called 'war on terror', and the rise of fascist forces in South Asia. We are involved in struggles against patriarchal oppression within South Asian communities and in exposing the ways in which it is reinforced and reshaped by the British state. We aim to develop an understanding of the changes which are occurring in South Asia and globally from a revolutionary left perspective. Currently we are organising under the slogan 'Stand Together Against Communalism and War' to * Resist the attempts of the religious right to divide South Asian communities in Britain * Stem the flow of funds raised in Britain for fascist Hindutva organisations in India * Build a strong and united South Asian presence in the anti-war movement in Britain We are founder members of Asian Women Unite! a network of Asian Women's organisations in Britain (Ends) ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
