Please join us for a public meeting and an audience with celebrated authors who will discuss their recent experiences in India with a special focus on the raging war against the poorest of the poor, the tribal people living in the heartland of India.

Arundhati Roy

From India and the author of recently published books
“Walking with the Comrades” and “Broken Republic”

The happenings in Kashmir over the past few months need no retelling. The situation has deteriorated to extreme levels with unarmed civilians, mostly young teenagers, being killed by the Indian armed forces with impunity. The toll from June 11 has reached 109, with the numbers of injured, maimed, blinded much more. Curfews, bullets, tear smoke have become a routine to suppress the peaceful democratic protests.

Where: Protest Rally outside Indian High Commission Office (Aldwych, Holborn, London WC2B 4NA)

When: Sunday 15th August 2010, 11:00am - 1:00pm.

Do you know?

• According to the Indian government, they have deployed 150,000 troops in India's central and eastern states. Independent witnesses say the numbers are closer to 250,000. This is more than the number of US troops in Afghanistan. This is war on the Indian people.

Convention on

Operation Green Hunt

and

Genocidal attack on tribals by Indian State

The meeting will be presided over by

Com. Veluchamy, (Co-ordinator, Federation Against Internal Repression, Anti Imperialist Movement)

Welcome address by Com.Viduthalai Rajendran,F.A.I.R, Periar Dravidar Kazhagam

Introductory speech by Com.Thyagu, F.A.I.R Tamizh Desia Viduthalai Iyakkam

Speakers :

Arundhati Roy, Booker prize winning writer

Professor Amit Bhaduri, Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal University, New Delhi.

Professor Geelani, Delhi University (Working president, Committee for release of Political Prisoners)

Professor Saibaba, Delhi University ( central council member, All India Anti Displacement Committee)

Forum Against War On People

3PM-8PM, 24TH APRIL 2010

Gandhi Peace Foundation, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, ITO, DELHI

Operation Green Hunt is an unprecedented military offensive on the people: Indian government has been at war with the people of Kashmir and the North East for decades. In the name of 'national security and integrity' and 'national interest', the government has been trying to crush the democratic aspirations of these oppressed nationalities with state terror. Through Operation Green Hunt, the government has brought its war on people to the heart of India. If the total number of government forces presently engaged in this Operation is taken in its entirety (including the paramilitary forces and the state police) it comes close to a quarter of a million (2.5 lakh).

Citizens Against Forced Displacement and War on People

PRESS CONFERENCE: 8th April, 2010 * 4:00pm-6:00pm * Press Club, Delhi

Speakers at Press Conference:

PRASHANT BHUSHAN (SENIOR LAWYER, SUPREME COURT, INDIA)

HIMANSHU KUMAR (GANDHIAN ACTIVIST, DANTEWADA)

GOLDY GEORGE (HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, CHHATTISGARH)

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Details of the event:

Dates: April 9th - 11th, 2010

Timing: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Venue: Speaker's Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi