Dear Nilofer, and Kamayani, Thank you for your mail. The format of the programme is performances- poetry, music, , screenings, exhibitions and in between statements- 3-5 minutes.
Our idea of the statements is to raise all these issues and talk about them. It will be great if Nilofer you could come and speak to for 3-5 minutes. We hope to have 10-15 civil society members, celebrities to do that and definitely remember Hemant Karkare, Shahid Azmi . so we are reserving almost an hour out of the whole programme for interventions. there is no committee- just anhad young activists and the prog is absolutely open to changes and suggestions till we go for printing in 2-3 days time of posters etc. We thought of doing a new exhibition on similar lines but if it is already there then it is great. we were thinking of documenting 50 taxi and rikshaw walas and what mumbai means to them but now probably i can request our young team to do a video instead if the visual exhibition is available. Trying to involve college students, artists , performers . Thank you for your suggestions and support. Please do help in inviting civil society members who could give statements. I don't know everyone. We are planning to have college students from 4-6pm and then young performers and some senior people + in between the performances statements/ speeches- short ones by civil society and celebrities. exhibitions and painting outside the hall. We will culminate with Dhruv Sangari- a sufi singer and a disciple of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab. so far we have confirmed a young dancers group who performed at kala ghoda fest, imaad shah- singer ( naseer sahabs son), a theatre group, a group ( yuva biradari) singing movement songs. Shabana Azmi and Rose Bose have confirmed. i reach 25th early morning. it will give me just 9 days to mount the programme so all support is required. will be operating from jogeshwari west. if you suggest a place we can meet on 25th. i will be going to the venue to see the place in bandra . please suggest a time and place. you can sms at 9811807558. would be great if we can meet at aplace where you could invite a few more people who might be interested. i will be caught up whole day tomorrow with the Communal Violence bill lobbying work in delhi so might not check the mail. shabnam On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Niloufer Bhagwat <niloufe...@vsnl.net>wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Kamayani <kama...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Shabnam > > Niloufer Bhagwat has given the true spirit of the city Bombay, I would > like to add that we , as in women organisations do have a banner which has > MUMBAI MERI HAI is 15 languages, we could get more creative and use the > banner and elaborate on the idea with a photo exhibition > reflecting various walks of life stating Mumbai meri hai, there are > some pics ready as well. > > We can have brain storming on more creative ideas once u r in Mumbai > > I would love to support Anhad in its programs in Mumbai > > In solidarity > > Kamayani > 9820749204 > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Niloufer Bhagwat <niloufe...@vsnl.net>wrote: > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Niloufer Bhagwat <niloufe...@vsnl.net> >> *To:* shabnam hashmi <shabnamhas...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6:13 PM >> *Subject:* Re: Celebrating Diversity- A TRIBUTE TO TWO OUTSTANDING HEROES >> OF MUMBAI JT.COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SHRI HEMANT KARKARE AND SHAHID AZMI WILL >> REFLECT SPIRIT OF MUMBAI WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK IN BROTHERHOOD DESPITE >> ALL ODDS EVEN PICKING UP THE DEAD.... >> >> Dear Shabnam Hashmi , >> >> I have to request you in consultation with your committee to in >> the course of your programme " Celebrating Diversity " to pay a tribute >> to the young lawyer Shaheed Shahid Azmi who was assassinated by allegedy >> " patriotic " criminal gangs hired bycovert agencies as per the press >> conference of police agencies and to the memory of Jt.Commissioner >> of Police SHAHID Hemant Karkare, whose investigations led to his being >> killed and to the memory of those police officers and men who died in the >> ambush at Cama Hospital along with Shri Hemant Karkare . >> >> Both these individuals represent the tragedy and triumph of Mumbai , the >> struggle against all odds , even martyrdom ,to serve humanity to protect the >> unity and integrity of India , which is not an abstract idea but a >> civilization where cultures have co-existed for centuries , now attempted >> to be unsuccessfully drowned in hate as witnessed by the defiance in Mumbai >> in respect of the screening of " MY NAME IS KHAN " ;of course this hate is >> sold by satanic forces with thirty pieces of silver, to sell a whole >> society . However the concept of ' Insaniyat ' cannot be bought >> or sold .The innocent have been the victims of all religions and culture, >> which is now understood throughout the country . >> >> Mahatma Gandhi would have been proud .....so many volunteers to save >> society !!!!!! >> >> Woh lahu tha hindustani .....yet more dirty >> tricks ahead by all covert agencies . >> >> With greetings to all the conveners , >> >> Niloufer Bhagwat >> Advocate >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* shabnam hashmi <shabnamhas...@gmail.com> >> *To:* shabnam hashmi <shabnamhas...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:30 AM >> *Subject:* Celebrating Diversity-need your support >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> Anhad is planning to organize a cultural programme- *'Celebrating >> Diversity'* in Mumbai on March 6, 2010 at the St Andrews College >> Auditorium, Bandra. >> >> We are in the process of conceiving it. So far the idea is to invite young >> artists from various genres to perform for 10-15 minutes and in between the >> performances have 2-3 civil society members, celebrities speak/ recite for >> 3-4 minutes. >> >> The idea is to say in very simple words that Bombay-Mumbai belongs to all >> of us. We celebrate our democratic rights given by the >> Indian Constitution and safeguard them too. >> >> We want to get as many people together as possible from various >> disciplines. >> >> I am writing to request you to send any innovative ideas to make the >> programme more lively and meaningful. >> >> We are trying to raise resources for the programme which we are very >> hopeful should be through in a day or two. We seek support both moral and by >> participation, generating ideas from civil society groups individuals to >> join us in celebrating diversity . >> >> I will be in Mumbai from Feb 24 to March 6th. >> >> Anhad plans to start working in Mumbai on a regular basis. We seek your >> help and cooperation. Three of out trustees are Mumbai based- Ram Puniyani, >> Shubha Mudgal and Saeed Mirza . >> >> please do respond. >> >> Sincerely >> >> Shabnam Hashmi >> 9811807558 >> >> -- >> 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<humanrights-movement%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > "After a war, the silencing of arms is not enough. Peace means respecting > all rights. You can’t respect one of them and violate the others. 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