Week long campaign to support Sharmila and against AFSPA in Odisha
- Just Peace Foundation -
Imphal, 15th April, 2011
Just Peace Foundation
Kongpal Kongkham Leikai
Imphal East – 795001
Manipur.
Email: justpeacefoundation(at)gmail(dot)com
A week long campaign to sensitize the people of Odisha (former Orissa) on the issue of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 and the unprecedented struggle of Sharmila will be launched today at Lohiya Academy, Bhubaneswar.
Through a Seminar on Black Laws, Mr. Narendra Mohanty, coordinator of the campaign, will welcomed the participants and introduces the program. The session will be chaired by Mr. Prasanta Paikray. Sudhir Pattnaik, Editor, Samadrusti; Chittaranjan Singh, General Secretary, INSAF; Babloo Loitongbam, Director, Human Rights Alert will speak on the occasion.
The speeches will be followed by one act play ‘Le Mashale' (Meira Paibi) by V.S. Ojas from Pune.
The same play and sensitization meetings will be held at various parts of Odhsha including Dhinkia and Govindapur on 16 April; K. Nuagan and Daringibadi on 17 April; Brahmanigaon on 18 April; Chandikhole, Jaraka and JK Road on 19 April. The campaign will conclude in a simple function in Puri/Belabal on 20 April.
Similar sensitization programs will soon be conducted in Rajasthan and Bihar, It may be noted that such program have already be conducted at Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Irom Singhajit
Managing Trustee
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