Hi SAPAC'ers,
This promises to be a very interesting event. Dr. Engineer has been drawing large crowds during his lectures in other cities. Let's make the Chicago event a success. Turns out I am MC'ing and I'd love to see some familiar faces there...
We're looking for volunteers to help with registration and general set-up - and of course, the event is free for anyone who volunteers (there's a buffet lunch). Please contact me or Rasheed Ahmed if you can volunteer (contact info is at the bottom of this e-mail). Please tell your friends and family to come and see you this Saturday!
Sapna
Building Bridges Cordially Invites You to a Conversation with the Renowned Activist and Author
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer
�Democracy and Communal Harmony in India: The Role of the International Community and the Indian Diaspora�
Saturday, January 31st
1:00PM � 3:30 PM
1:00 PM-1:45 PM� Buffet Lunch
1:45 PM-3:30 PM�Lecture and Q&A
Indo-American Center
6328 N. California, Chicago, IL
(773) 973-4444 - 1/2 block south of Devon Ave.
$10 Per Person, $5 for Students � Includes buffet lunch
Dr. Engineer is the director of the Center for the Study of Society and Secularism and the Institute of Islamic Studies (www.csss-isla.com). He has authored more than 40 books and is recognized internationally for his work in promoting communal harmony and peace in India. In over forty years of exhaustive fieldwork, he has investigated and documented
nearly every riot in post-independent India. Dr. Engineer has received numerous awards for his work, notably the 1997 Communal Harmony Award by the Government of India. He is the recipient of the prestigious R.B. Joshi Inter-Faith Award.
Building Bridges works to promote principles that uphold and defend pluralism, secularism, democracy, and communal harmony among Indian communities around the world, including India and North America.
This event is co-sponsored by the South Asian Progressive Action Collective and Non Resident Indians for a Secular and Harmonious India.
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