Join us for the South Asian Women’s Day celebrations, 30th November

COME CELEBRATE
South Asian Women’s Day
for Peace, Justice, Human Rights & Democracy
on
Sunday, 30th November
Strengthen the Bonds of Common Struggles
& Friendship with People from across South Asia

JOIN US FOR POETRY, MUSIC and EXPRESSIONS
Vidya Shah, Manzil band and more…
from 3.00 – 6.30 pm
at the Amphitheatre (Behind Ansari auditorium),
Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi.
Programme
3.00 p.m. South Asian Women’s Day: Building BridgesMs. Kamla Bhasin, Advisor, Sangat
Sahar Khan, Student, Delhi University
3.15 p.m. Going beyond “Agony” to Collective Action: ‘Hearing the people’‘Aurat’, a Nazm by Azra Abidi, Deptt. of Sociology, JMI
Vinod Mehta, Editor, Outlook/Alok Mehta, Editor, Amar Ujala/ Vir Sanghvi, Consulting Editor, Hindustan Times (to be confirmed)
Dance-cum-music performance by JMI students from Afghanistan
Tarun Das (to be confirmed)Song by Women’s League of Burma
3.45 p.m. Voices from South Asia…
Mr Kyaw Than, All Burma Student League Anita Bharti, Core Member, Centre for Alternative Dalit Media
4.00 p.m. Classical Sufi renditions by Vidya Shah
a Nazm by JMI student, Muhammad Ghufranuddin
Song by Runu Chakraborty
Nukkad natak by Sociology students, JMI
4.45 p.m. A concert by the band, Ekamsatyam
5.30 p.m. Pledge, vote of thanks and candle lighting…
Co-celebrated by several organisations across South Asia:
Afghanistan:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission  Arman Shahr Foundation
Bangladesh: Sangat Bangladesh (comprising over 20 organisations)Burma: Thingaha Gender Working GroupIndia: Action Aid
India:  Aditi College  Amnesty International  ANHAD Ankur  Asmita  Bharti College  Burma Centre Delhi  Chelsea  CADAM  CFAR  CWS  Delhi Forum Delhi Solidarity Group HRLN  IWID  Jagori  Jagori Rural  Jamia Milia Islamia (Deptt. of History, Deptt. of Sociology, Deptt. Of Social Work, MCRC, Outreach Programme, Radio Jamia FM and Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies)  JNU (Foreign Students’ Association)  Kriti Team  Manchale  Manas  Manzil  Muslim Women’s Forum  NACDOR  OneWorld South Asia  Peace Women Across the Globe  Praxis  SAHR  Sangat  Sanlaap  Swayam  Tibetan Women’s Association  Wada Na Todo Abhiyan  Women’s League of Burma  Vikasini  North-East Network, Meghalaya and Nagaland
Pakistan: Aurat  PLIER  Sungi  Social Democratic Women’s Organisation  Taang Wasaib Organization  TRDP
Sri Lanka: Women and Media Collective

For more details contact 26692166/ 26987417/ 26027845

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