*WHAT: *Mega Rally Against Sterlite Copper Smelter in Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu
*WHEN: *October 11, 2010. 4 p.m. *WHERE: *From Rajaji Poonga to Municipal Office, Thoothukudi town, Tamilnadu *WHO:* Thoothukudi District Anti-Sterlite People's Movement Opening Speech: Nainar Kulasekaran, senior farmer's leader/organic farmer, and Leader, Thoothukudi District Anti-Sterlite Struggle Committee Rally led by Fatima Babu, Convenor, Thoothukudi District Anti-Sterlite Struggle Committee Inspirational Speech: Com. Nallakannu, Communist Party of India *Background*: Thoothukudi, tomorrow, will witness a rally of the kind that has not been seen in the town since the 1997 when the protest against Sterlite's copper smelter was at its height. For nearly a decade, voices of resistance had subsided due to the enormous purchasing power of the corporation combined with the collusive involvement of the District Administration and the police. Numerous NGOs, politicians, academic institutions had been lured by the management to support the company. Simultaneously, the company's unchecked pollution has laid waste entire aquifers and caused a massive air pollution problem. The skeletons are now coming tumbling out of the closet. Farmers, fisherfolk, residents from the fenceline villages around Sterlite, and people from various sections of society in Thoothukudi (merchants, traders etc) are joining to call for a shut down of Sterlite's operations in Thoothukudi. *For more information, contact:* Fatima Babu. 9443404855 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
