Please try to be be there well in time. And spread the word 2009/4/21 <nitin.kar...@gmail.com>
> Bombay Dost goes South Mumbai this time, on Saturday 25 April > > Bombay Dost and author Parmesh Shahani team up to organise an interaction > for the LGBT community with banker-turned-people's representative hopeful > Meera Sanyal (http://www.meerahsanyal.in/) on the eve of V-Day. The event > will be held at The Blue Frog Club, D2 Mathuradas Mills, Compound, NM Joshi > Marg, Lower Parel. (Access from Tulsi Pipe road, across from Kamala Mills; > to see a location map of the club, please logon to > http://www.bluefrog.co.in/?view=500) > > Meera Sanyal says she is keen to listen to demands from the LGBT community > and spell out her stand. She recently mentioned her view on gay rights in a > blog post: "My answer to this question is clear: I uphold the Constitution > and the Constitution upholds the liberty of thought, expression and belief. > I have many friends who are proudly gay and it is a privilege for me to have > their friendship." > > The upcoming interaction on 25 April is an opportunity for the LGBT > community in Mumbai to: > 1) present their views on a host of LGBT-related issues to a candidate who > is clearly interested in knowing it better; > 2) to prevail upon her to get involved in our campaign for equality; and > 3) possibly list some action points for her as a potential Member of > Parliament. > > There will be a brief presentation by the Bombay Dost team on issues facing > the community (including the legal/rights and health perspective), followed > by an opportunity for Ms. Sanyal to speak her mind and a question-and-answer > session with the audience, moderated by Parmesh Shahani. > > This event is open to all from the LGBT community all over Mumbai (and > those visiting here). It is also open to a small group of citizens from > South Mumbai constituency. > > PS. If you are unable to be present, you can still send in your question to > bombaydost2...@gmail.com by midnight (IST) of 24 April. We shall try to > ask them on your behalf and mail you back her answer. > > Please note: Through this event, the organisers merely aim to highlight > LGBT issues. This should not be construed as an endorsement for Meera > Sanyal, neither should it be seen as a thumbs down for any other > candidate/party in South Mumbai or elsewhere. To vote or not, and for whom > to vote is, of course, left to the individual's conscience. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Venue and directions: The Blue Frog Club, D2 Mathuradas Mills, Compound, NM > Joshi Marg, Lower Parel. (Access from Tulsi Pipe road, across from Kamala > Mills; to see a location map of the club, please logon to > http://www.bluefrog.co.in/?view=500) > > > Date: Saturday, 25 April 2009. > > Time: 4 p.m. > > Space and refreshments courtesy: Blue Frog. > >
