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"Fr Joy Thomas" mangaloreancathol...@gmail.com
Dear Ancy,
Greetings from Fr. Joy in Pune!
I have sent out an invitation to the Principals and teachers for a Secular
Forum
Meeting here at Ishvani Kendra. About 200 people have responded. Attached is
the
letter.
Yours sincerely,
Fr. Joy Thomas SVD
Dear Principals and Teachers,
The socio-political scenario of the last few months has significantly raised
the
threats from communal politics in India. In spite of that Christmas came with
the
message that every problem is a possibility in disguise as it was for Jesus. He
was
impressed by what the world could become never depressed by what the world was.
So I
wish you A Peaceful NEW YEAR! May Jesus enable us to work fearlessly and
courageously to remove all that is bad, sad and mad from the face of our
country!
On 9th and 10th December 2008, a National Meeting was organised here in the
context
of violence, terror and attacks particularly against minorities. We were made
aware
of the urgent need to understand the problem and conscientise as many people as
possible about the possible consequences to our lives. The participants worked
out
an action plan to combat communal forces on a war footing. As a first step,
with the
full blessing of our Bishop, Ishvani Kendra is organising a one-day seminar on
Democracy and Minority Rights on Saturday 17th January 2009.
I wish to invite all the principals and two teachers from each of our schools,
for
this important seminar starting at 9.30 a.m. (registration) and ending at 5.30
p.m.
Most Rev. Valerian D Souza, the Bishop of Poona, will inaugurate the seminar at
10
a.m. and Fr. Cedric Prakash from Gujarat, Advocate Irfan Engineer from Mumbai
and
Mr. Neeraj Jain from Pune will be the resource persons. We cannot accommodate
more
than 200 people. So please contact Ishvani Kendra office in advance to inform
about
your participation. To defray the cost of basic expenses, we would appreciate
a
contribution of Rs. 100/- from each participant who can afford it!
Looking forward to your active participation,
Yours sincerely,
Fr. Joy Thomas SVD.
Director, Ishvani Kendra
Sainikwadi, Off Nagar Road
P. Box 3003, Pune-411 014
Tel: 020-27033507/ 9403185214
Fax: 020-27032375
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