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Call for All India/Worldwide One day Fast and Demonstration on 5 th Nov.2011 Call for All India/Worldwide One

day Fast and Demonstration on 5th Nov.2011

Office of the Save Democracy Repeal AFSPA (Group)

New Delhi

Dated: 21-October- 2011

ALL INDIAFAST and Demonstration is being held on 5th November, 2011 in several cities in India. It is organized insupport of 53 years of peoples struggle against AFSPA (ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERS ACT) and THE 11yrs LONG

hunger strike by Irom Sharmila in peaceful protest against the draconian act. Many others have fought valiantly to fight

against the oppressive dictates of the act. The mothers from Meira Paibi, Manipur staged a Naked Protest outside theKangla Fort in protest against the rape of Manorma by the jawans of the Assam Riffles of the Indian Army in 2004.

Chittaranajn, a student self-immolated himself in the strongest form of REBELLION to describe the extent of atrocities

committed as a result of the act.

On 5thNovember11 Sharmila will complete 10 years 11 months, 29 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 60 seconds and pledges tocontinue her silent but powerful form of protest till this black un-democratic act is repealed.

Save Democracy Repeal AFSPA Group along with other democratic rights and human rights organization have come

together to take forward the cause of Sharmila and the others who have been courageously fighting against the act, with

the sole aim of re-instating democracy in all parts of India and to bring justice, peace and equality to each citizen of thiscountry. These organizations include the likes of Coordination of Democratic Rights Organization, Saheli, National Alliance

of Peoples Movement , Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur), Manipur Students Association Delhi, Manipur women

gun survivors network,Navnirman Smiriti (Yuva Bharath), Just Peace Foundation, All India Students Forum (AISF), AllIndia students Association (AISA), Barak Human Right Protection committee, Assam, Janta Praja Samiti Kolkatta,

Medinipuro Lodha Sabro Kalyan Samiti and many other civil society organizations pan-nation and some students

organizations in North America (North American Manipur Association (NAMA)), Australia and Canada to.

Our main single point objective is to repeal The Armed Forces Special Powers Act. War on people in any form is

unacceptable and especially when the protector becomes the perpetrator is when violation is at its peak. SDRA group

stands as a symbol of war against people.

We have a firm resolve to keep all our demonstrations peaceful and thus most of our events comprise of inspirational talks

by activists and intellectuals, powerful theatre acts depicting the story of lives in these affected areas, candle-light

marches, and what was claimed to be the most powerful form of resistance, the FAST. Similarly, on 5 th November11 we

plan to conduct a day-long fast during the course of which strategies for strengthening the movement shall be discussed.

Speeches by influential activists and professionals shall pave the way for democratic inclusion of ideas and suggestions.

We have been able to receive confirmation from leading intellectuals and activists such as Mr Harsh Mander(social activistand writer), Gautam Navlakha( democratic rights activist), Mr Kuldeep Nayar(Senior Bureaucrat & Ex-Ambassador to US),

Prof Bimol Akoijan (Prof JNU), Deepti Priya(Writer- Burning Bright), Uma Chakravarty(Prof Miranda House), Nandini

Sundarman (Faculty, Delhi School of Economics), Vrinda Grover (Human Rights activist). Powerful play-acts by leading

theatre artist, original compositions by amateur music bands, poetry recitals, followed by a grand spectacle of balloon and

kite display shall be highlights of the day.

With Regards

Save Democracy Repeal AFSPA (Group)

Seram Rojesh-9718669413, Suhela Kapur 9871244289, Shadab Anis- 9654882969, Udaipana Das-9911359530-

Beerjurekha Samom-9250446722, Dishanka 9873413017

savedemocracy.repealafspa@gmail.com

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The venue and contact details of state in-charges are as follows:

State Venue Contact organization, person Phone no.

Assam, Dibrugarh Udip Gogoi 9864267627

Assam, Tejpur Tejpur University Jubra Pratim 9706690179

Assam, Silchar In front of district head

quarters, Silchar

Barak Human Rights

Protection Committee

(BHRPC)

S M laskar, , 9435201685

Bangalore, Karnataka Town Hall Manipur Meitei Association,

Bangalore;,

Dr Jeevan 8095675523

Rupa Salam,

9902070654

Banaras, Uttar Pradesh Banaras Hindu University SaveDemocracy Repeal

AFSPA GroupAllahabad

Suman Sagar, 8896013810 Karuna Sagar

Dubey

Ritesh Rai

08960640907

Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa Post masters general, In

front of Orissa Assembly

Navnirman Smiriti (Yuva

Bharath),

Akshay Kumar 9937427611

Delhi, New Delhi Jantar, Mantar Save Democracy Repeal

AFSPA Group,

New Delhi

Seram Rojesh 9718669413, Suhela Kapoor

9871244289, Shadab Anis 9654882969

Udipana Das 9911359530, Beerju Rekha,

9250446722 Adil 9711560991 Mukesh

Barolia 9313809411

Kolkatta, Bengal

Rajasthan NAPM; Faisal Khan 9968828230

Medinapur, West Bengal Medinipuro Lodha Sabro

Kalyan Samiti

Medinipuro Lodha Sabro

Kalyan Samiti

09732780878

Imphal, Manipur Just Peace Foundation,

Human Rights Alart

Onil 987942009

Babuloo Loitongbam 9662008838

Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh Allahabad University Coordinator, Save

DemocracyRepeal AFSPA

Ramayan Patel

09616180814

North America Bethesda Maryland Sapam Shyamananda, North

American Manipur

Association (NAMA

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