Public Meeting on India

national | miscellaneous | news report Monday October 21, 2002 16:25 by JM - Belfast Socialist Forum socialistforum at lycos dot co dot uk

Two Indian socialists are to speak on "Gujarat and communualism in India" at a public meeting in Belfast.

PUBLIC MEETING ON INDIA

The Belfast Socialist Forum will be holding a meeting this Saturday (26th October) on the subject of “Gujarat and Communalism in India”. Soma Marik and Kunal Chattopadhyay, two socialist activists from the Indian state of West Bengal, will address this meeting. They have written extensively on the issue of communalism, and are involved in ongoing campaigns to oppose it. Soma Marik is also a member of Maitree, a network of women's rights groups, NGOs and individual activists functioning in West Bengal, which highlights the impact of communal violence on the lives of women. In addition to the issue of Gujarat, the meeting will also hear a report on the current situation in Kashmir, which has brought India and Pakistan to the brink of nuclear war. The meeting in Belfast will be the latest in a tour of European cities by Soma and Kunal.

Details

Title – Gujarat and communalism in India

Venue – Catalyst Arts Centre, 23 Donegall Street, Belfast

Date – Saturday 26th October 2002

Time – 1pm