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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:27:05 +0530 Subject: Fearless Karnataka Campaign: Rise Up against Taliban Attacks on Women [It is necessary to stand up to this ugly show of masculine power and attempts to rein in (wayward) women through brute violence in the name of religion and culture. While such a narrow view of "culture" and "traditions" - by any standard dynamic entities varying widely across time and space - is utterly disturbing in itself, the fact that the whole burden of defending such notions is placed exclusively on the shoulders of women is plainly ridiculous and extremely reprehensible. And the incentive that goes with such moral policing, the opportunity to bravely molest (young and (not-so) “upper class”) women in public, makes things truly nightmarish. Once the fever catches on things would become extremely difficult seriously threatening the social and even economic fabric by coercing women to retract from public spaces and suffer indignities in silence in private nooks which would also get infected as the momentum picks up. There is an urgent need to seriously apply collective mind to this menacing disease on the spread and work out specific measures to nip it in the bud. The organisers of the campaign must be congratulated for the bold and thoughtful initiative. It is time to join hands.] From: ekta <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:44:49 +0530 Subject: get involved Dear all, Seven attacks in the last ten days! In response to the recent attacks against women in the city of Bangalore, many individuals and organsiations have come together to form FEARLESS KARNATAKA or Nirbhaya Karnataka to reclaim public spaces and promote safety for all. In the wake of a series of attacks in Mangalore (the latest one was reported on February 24, 2009), women have been targeted in the name of morality, culture and “public decency". In Bangalore, the reasons for the attacks have been on similar lines – during the attacks, the girls were insulted for wearing jeans, sleeveless shirts and speaking English. We believe that the attacks in Bangalore then are a continuation of those that took place in Mangalore and coastal Karnataka regions – even though the identity of the attackers (and the organizations they belong to) could have differed. In an attempt to fight against the climate of fear, the collective would like to announce the following activities: A protest march to the office of Dr. Ajai Kumar Singh, DG & IGP, on March 7, 2009. A ‘Take Back the Night’ campaign on March 8, 2009 A poster campaign asking bystanders who witness attacks on women to act There are several other efforts, including signature campaigns, art exhibitions, etc which are happening simultaneously. . There is some handy info like basic legal information and precautions to be taken etc.. available on http://baware. in/ .. spread the word. Maraa is part of this campaign too and these are the few things we are doing... making radio spots for FM channels making posters street theatre making short videos website support - updating blog, audio clips etc. photography These things have to happen fast, in large numbers and in a short time. We need many hands and ideas to implement this. Where do you fit in? How can you help? Participate and get others invoilved in the Take Back The Night Campaign on March 8th, at Majestic (call us for more details) Know your facts, read press reports everyday Come to maraa from 2nd-7th at 4:00pm to work on above.. we really need more hands in all areas Create a buzz about this around your neighboruhood, office commuities, corporate offices, colleges, schools, apartment complexes etc... and inform them about how they can participate If you want to express and respond in any way about the current situation, please let us know, you can fit into the larger framework If you can translate this information in any language please do - try to make it as local as possible. ALl communication and publicity material can be in Kannada, Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and the rest.. This is crucial, since there is very little work done in this area any financial contribution will be useful forward this to people you know.. Please try and feed into, connect and link up with the same campaign and initiatives that have already begun.. localise it as much as possible.. Even if you are not from Bangalore, feel free to share your expression, maraa will try and present it at events and gatherings around us. Many of us have known Bangalore differently from what it has become now, let's reclaim our space in it. Feel free to call any of us for more info - ekta - 9880755875, deepak - 9343763497, pallavi - 9886928582, nagaraj - 9902535473 (nagraj is working on translating most material to Kannada, more hands are needed) cheers Team Maraa 080-4148-8264 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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