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http://venukm.blogspot.com/ In solidarity, K M Venugopalan On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM, ram puniyani <ram.puniy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: neha dabhade <ndaba...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 3:51 PM > Subject: invitation to the Seminar on Ayodhya Judgment > To: aisf-mum...@googlegroups.com, puritot2...@googlegroups.com > > > Dear All, > > *Invitation to the Seminar on the * > > *Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Judgment* > > *12 October 2010, 4.00 p.m., Bhupesh Gupta Bhavan* > > > > The judgment on the Ramjanmabhoomi- Babri Masjid Land Title Suit, was > delivered by the Allahabad High Court on 30 September 2010. It may be > recalled that on 6 December 1992, Babri Masjid – a 500-year old structure > that stood on the disputed site at Ayodhya – was violently destroyed by a > political movement in the name of Hindu faith and belief, in open defiance > of the law of the land. The judgment thus, has far-reaching consequences > for the Indian polity, its secular and democratic fabric, rule of law and > good governance. By raising our voices and airing our views, concerned > citizens are accused of attempting to destroy the fragile peace. We are > convinced that this is yet another attempt to bury justice at the altar of > peace. > > > > The supporters of the judgment, including diverse ruling parties in New > Delhi, the states and organizations affiliated to the Hindu right, are > gloating on justice having been done and “a window of opportunity for peace > and reconciliation”. On the other hand, many concerned citizens have > expressed their disappointment at the judgment and deep concern for its > larger ramifications. To name a few: Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, while > referring to the judgment, said: “This is panchayati justice which takes > away the legal rights of Muslims and converts the moral sentimental > entitlements of Hindus into legal rights.” Dr. John Dayal, Secretary General > of All India Christian Council and a human rights defender, termed the > judgment as “patently based on populist and political sensitivities, rather > than on points of law.” Romila Thapar, an eminent historian, has > categorically stated that we cannot change the past to justify the politics > of the present. Siddharth Varadarajan, a senior journalist, has expressed > the view that if left unamended by the Supreme Court, the legal, social and > political repercussions of the judgment are likely to be extremely damaging. > > > > All India Secular Forum’s Mumbai chapter proposes to organize a public > meeting on the issue on *12th October 2010*. All India Secular Forum > (AISF) is a loose network of concerned groups and individuals working on > secularism, human rights, equality, justice, peace and communal harmony. > > > > The event aims at comprehending the contents and consequences of this > judgment, and at deepening our collective understanding of the same. The > event seeks to address the legal, political, historic and social aspects of > the judgment and its ramifications through an eminent panel of speakers, > that include Dr. Asgarali Engineer, Dr. Ram Puniyani, Ms. Pushpa Bhave, > Adv. Mihir Desai, Justice H. Suresh* amongst others. After the > deliberations and discussions among the speakers and the participants, the > meeting will end with an action plan for the near future. We look forward to > your presence and active participation in this event. > > > > In solidarity, > > > > > > Saumya Uma, Lynne Henry, Akram Khan and Neha Dabhade > > Convening Committee – Mumbai > > All India Secular Forum > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Schedule* > > > > Venue: Bhupesh Gupta Bhavan, > > 85 Sayani Road, > > Near Siddhivinayak Temple, > > Opp Shaman Fordd, > > Prabhadevi, > > Mumbai - 400025 > > Contextualizing the Judgment: opening remarks > > Historical background of the conflict > > Legal content and implications of the judgment > > Future action > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send email to humanrights-movement@googlegroups.com > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > humanrights-movement+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<humanrights-movement%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > -- You cannot build anything on the foundations of caste. You cannot build up a nation, you cannot build up a morality. Anything that you will build on the foundations of caste will crack and will never be a whole. -AMBEDKAR http://venukm.blogspot.com http://www.shelfari.com/kmvenuannur http://kmvenuannur.livejournal.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to humanrights-movem...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to humanrights-movement+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
