If you listen to Chicago Public Radio's World View and are interested in Hindu-Muslim tensions in Hyderabad, Producer Andrea Wenzel recently returned from a trip to India -- hear what her thoughts were on the conflict there next Monday evening on Belmont Ave. I'm going to be there -- are you? Sadaf Ahmad
Meditations on Violence Monday, April 19, 2004, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. At Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center 1220 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago (773) 472-7663 Free and Open to the Public Radio Reflections on India's Hindu-Muslim Divide India kicks off their elections on April 20, 2004. Indians around the globe are watching closely to see what direction the country is headed. India is a vastly diverse country that has been rocked in recent years by outbreaks of communal violence. Many are watching the elections to see if India will be able to preserve its secular tradition and whether the ruling BJP party will make good on its appeals to Indian minority communities. Andrea Wenzel recently spent a month in Hyderabad, India, training Muslim and Hindu community organizers and youth in radio production. Hyderabad is a city with a history of communal conflict. These stories feature various players in the city's communal situation sharing their perspectives in their own words. For this month's Meditations on Violence event, Andrea will share radio stories from Hyderabad and some personal observations--including her experience of trying to lead a discussion on self-defense strategies and confronting all the cultural disconnects that can come up in such a conversation. Andrea is the producer of "Worldview", a radio program focused on international affairs. "Worldview" airs weekday afternoons on Chicago Public Radio; WBEZ 91.5 FM. Andrea is also an active Advanced Green belt in the Adult Seido Karate program at Thousand Waves. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The meditations on violence series seeks to: Deepen our understanding of violent conflict going on around the world Draw connections between our own lives and the causes and solutions for this violence Create a space for conversation, dialogue and growth that will deepen our understandings of violence and engagement in struggles to end violence and care for its victims Sessions take place on the third Monday of the month from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm and are open to the public. For a full schedule of upcoming sessions please go to www.thousandwaves.org About Thousand Waves Thousand Waves is a community where traditional martial arts and self-defense training includes an emphasis on personal responsibility, conflict resolution, self-worth, and compassion in action. We are deeply concerned with violence in our lives, our community and in the world. The Meditation on violence series provides an opportunity for discussion, reflection and hopefully a spur to action. ------------------------------------------------ visit http://www.geocities.com/sapacchicago email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe sapac" in msg body to unsubscribe
