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March 2016 - Volume 0316 1

A Monthly Publication of the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA) Since 1967

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LOTUS TEAMPublishing & EditorialSujata Lakhe BarnardRamesh “Ray” GehaniPriyanka Gopal

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INSIDEExploring Culture Through Film 2President’s Message 3Om…Suryay..Namaha! 4Obituary: 5Dr. Sebastian V Kanakkanatt 5W.A.S.H. Initiatives (W.H.O.) by Medical YATRA-AIPNO 6Sign up for FICA sponsored Cleveland Museum of Arts Workshops 7Arun’s Legal Corner 8Federation of India Community Associa-tions of Northeast Ohio Constitution and By-laws Amended April 2002 9Don’t miss these films at CIFF 40 11

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FICA Annual General Body Meeting/Election 2016 Federation of India communities association of NorthEast Ohio

FICA of NEO, PO Box#39474, Solon, Ohio, 44139www.FICAcleveland.org

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Please grab your calendar open up your apps or whatever method you use To save the Date of our Annual Meeting

Join like minded community members to participate in our community activities

Agenda for the day includes updates and reports from all projects under FICA umbrella, Chairman Jain’s proposal for future plans for proceeds from ICC sale, op-

portunity to express your ideas and hear other’s ideas,

shape the future of FICA, membership sign up and last but cer-tainly not the least FOOD!

www.FICAcleveland.org Federation of India Communities Association

Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 PM India Community Center (formerly)

12412 Cedar Rd Cleveland Hts, OH 44106

Air India says this flight was the “world’s longest” all-women operated and supported flight, ever. “What we wanted to do on International Women’s Day is to do a landmark historic event,” says Harpreet De Singh, Air India’s chief of flight safety. Air India’s all-women crew celebrates the proud moment before their flight, Delhi to San Francisco, takes off.

Nomination CommitteeAnnual Election-2016

FICA Trustees – 6 openings (Term is Five years)FICA Executive Board – 9 openings (Term is Three years)

http://www.fi cacleveland.org

You must be a current member of FICA to be nominated; self-nominations are welcome. Contact Sujata Lakhe Barnard, President@fi cacleveland.org or see FICAcleveland.org for membership information,“Pay Now” tab to pay membership fee on line.

Please send in your nominations to serve on FICA Executive Board or FICA Board of Trustees. Nominations must be received by Friday, March 25, 2016 by contacting one of the Nomination Committee Members list-ed below. Elections if required to fi ll these positions will be held during the General Body Meeting to be held on Sunday, March 27, 2016. In the light of Sale of ICC, the offi cers of these committees will have an opportunity to contribute to FICA’s future direction in a very signifi cant way.

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Mona Alag [email protected] 440-256-3247 440-796-5524Sujata Lakhe Barnard [email protected] 216-496-7155Sanjay Garg [email protected] 440-892-1317 440-666-2366Jessica Kumar [email protected] 660-349-0480Vinod Nagpal [email protected] 440-572-1634 440-821-0479

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March 2016 - Volume 0316

When I was growing up in Cleve-land I saw few movies that portray In-dian culture accurately. The first movie that I saw that took place in India was the 1984 adventure/action movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with its over the top misrepresentations of Indi-an food and religion. I came away from this movie knowing that eating in India would involve servings of snake surprise for dinner and chilled monkey brains for dessert, and I should never ever accept an invitation to attend a Thuggee ceremony at a Kali temple. Needless to say I have since gotten over this lesson and have been to India numerous times. Although I do skip dessert when I cannot determine what the main ingredient is.

Since then I have found that foreign movies can take you to far away plac-es and teach one a lot about the culture that has produced it. Then as I grew old-er I started seeing foreign made movies. Movies that explored the cultures they were made in. Movies like Seven Sa-murai and a film adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac helped me build an appre-ciation for other cultures and the films they can make. I have to thank the The Criterion Collection for making so many

important and significant foreign movies available through Hulu. This has allowed me to watch some more culturally accu-rate movies from India.

Recently I watched the Bengali di-rector, Satyajit Ray’s 1963 movie The Big City (Mahanagar) and found that the issues expressed are still relevant. The story is about a Calcutta couple who are having trouble making ends meet after the husband’s parents and sister move in after his father’s retirement. The wife, Arati (Madhabi Mukherjee) gets a job as a door-to-door sales person despite the resistance of her in-laws and a promise that the job will be only temporary from her husband. Amati finds the job selling knitting machines and the praise from her boss rewarding and wishes to continue with it. But not everything is easy about the job or how the family reacts to it.

The Big City gives a nice representa-tion of an Indian family that I have seen for myself when visiting my in-laws in India. The bookish student intent on her studies. Parents doting over their young child. The patriarch of the family read-ing his newspaper as the activities of the household are completed around him by the matriarch of the house. The tea drunk

as if it is needed for the very sur-vival of the fam-ily. The activi-ties outside the house are shown and heard as if this was a real location that the movie was filmed and not a set on a sound stage.

I am looking forward to experienc-ing more cultural visits this year at the Cleveland International Film Festival that is taking place March 30th - April 10th at the Tower City Cinemas. CIFF is celebrating its 40th year and will have over 192 feature movies and 213 short films (Two produced in India). With 72 countries being represented you can vis-it much of the world without leaving the city.

Once again The Lotus is sponsoring a movie at the Cleveland International Film Festival this year. The sponsored feature will be The New Classmate (Nil Battey Sannata) from the first time direc-tor Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari is the story of a

single mother, Chanda (Swara Bhaskar), in an effort to help her daughter in school and to better herself, enrolls in her daugh-ter’s school. This drama explores what it means to succeed at school and the pur-suit of a better life. The New Classmate has been screened at the London Film Festival and the Silk Road Film Festival in China to positive reviews. The Hindi title is a North Indian saying that trans-lates as “Good for nothing”.

The New Classmate (Nil Battey Sannata), 96 minutes, Hindi with En-glish subtitles, Three screenings: April 3rd at 7:10PM, April 4th at 11:30AM and April 5th at 9:20AM. Find more details for this year’s Cleveland International Film Festival on page 11 of this issue.

Exploring Culture Through Film By: Bill Barnard, who has photographed many FICA events and many of his photographs have appeared in The Lotus. He has immensely enjoyed Satyajit Ray movies

and getting a glimpse into social milieu of a young Post-Independence India.

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I am excited, honored and hum-bled to have served as the president of Federation of India Communities As-sociation of Northeast Ohio (FICA). This organization is an amazing asso-ciation of intelligent, passionate and dedicated members run by volunteers and funded by members of its own community. If you are new to Great-er Cleveland area or are considering becoming a member, I would recom-mend that you check out our website, contact our members, attend a board meeting or public event and see what we are all about.

Attending FICA Annual meet-ing and elections on March 27th, 3:00 PM at India Community Cen-ter(formerly), 12421, Cedar Road, Cleveland heights would be a very opportune moment to either start or to continue your association with this organization started in 1962 by Indian students at the University which is to-day known as Case Western Reserve University, soon after immigration was opened to Asians with the pass-ing of 1965 immigration act.

With the sale of India communi-ty Center, the future of FICA is open for remolding. At the Annual meet-ing we will also hear from the Chair-man of Board of Trustees’ plans for the funds generated as a result of this sale. Such questions as should we be planning for the future by building a Community Impact Center as a new home for our membership and as a collaborative community space can be discussed. At the same time, dis-cussion for creating an organizational “road map” for the next several years through an extensive strategic plan-ning effort can be had.

We have 9 openings on Executive board due to relocation of most of our board members from Cleveland due to changing work situation. Dr. Jessi-ca Kumar, who served as Secretory on

our board last year and was a dynamic force at our events, will be moving to Swaziland, Africa in a few weeks to work on HIV/Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.

In the past year, we celebrated our culture and heritage through events like India Republic Day, India Inde-pendence Day, Holi-the Indian Festi-val of Colors, and participating in the Ebola walk, International Communi-ty day at The Cleveland Museum of Arts, One world Festival at the Cleve-land Cultural Gardens. Unfortunately however, we had to cancel our Dee-pavali event due to not enough re-sponse from the community to justify the expenses incurred for organizing such an event. FICA also reached out to Greater Cleveland communities through the work done by Project Seva, Shiksha Daan, India Cultural Gardens assiciation, India Heritage Project, The Lotus and sister organi-zations. FICA enjoyed visibility com-munity wide and world wide through the FICA website, clevelandpeople.com, TV Asia and establishment of a FICA Facebook, Twitter and Youtube channel. I would like to acknowledge major contributions made by Radhika Reddy, Dan and Debbie Hanson and Mahesh Desai in this regard.

In the coming year, FICA will be collaborating with John Carol Uni-

versity, Cleveland Museum of Arts to bring Indian classical arts to Cleve-land on a grand scale. FICA is ex-ploring new sources of fund-raising by partnering with Chhoolah Indian BBQ and Apple-Tree Book Store. The Lotus is a media partner with 40th Cleveland International Film Festival and Bollywood Filmi-Fusion dance championship organized at Cleveland Playhouse. Suyog Bapat, a volunteer with FICA, will lead Diversity Cen-ter’s Walk, Rock and Run event. In addition to our two main events of Independence day in August and Re-public day in January, we would have a substantial role in ‘One World Day’, ‘Cleveland Asian Festival’, ‘Parade the Circle’ and International events at the Cleveland Museum of Arts. Please email to [email protected] to get more info on how our com-munity can participate.

The Lotus is evolving into more of voice of the community than just a “mouth piece” for FICA boards. Ability to sign up for Lotus on our website has increased email-sub-scriptions significantly. Subscription by print is also popular, however has substantial cost of printing/mailing associated with it. In order to make it sustainable in the long term we will have to change its funding model by

FICA StaffAdministration

Board of TrusteesChittaranjan Jain, [email protected]/942-4369

Executive BoardSujata Lakhe Barnard, [email protected]/791-FICA(3422)

Giri Guruswami, Vice [email protected],[email protected]/317-3911

Jessica Kumar, [email protected]/349-0480

Vacancy, [email protected]/791-FICA(3422)

Shenaz [email protected] 543 0616

Sujata Lakhe Barnard, Editor & Publisher, The [email protected]/791-FICA(3422)

Priyanka Gopal , Lotus Copy [email protected]/201-0443

Lotus Business ManagerVacancy

India Cultural GardenRaj Pillai - [email protected]/724-4398

Shiksha DaanSanjay Garg - [email protected]/590-1261

Project SevaMona Alag, [email protected]

Sister OrganizationsAssociation of Indian physicians of Nothern Ohio (AIPNO)www.aipno.orgDr. Umesh Yalavarthy, [email protected]

Bengali Cultural Society of Clevelandwww.bcscle.orgSunil Dutta, President440 316 [email protected]

Marathi Mandalwww. neomm.orgSmita Samant, President440 725 [email protected] SocietyBirendra Jena, President330 [email protected]

Contunues on page 5

President’s MessageBy Sujata Lakhe Barnard, FICA President

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The Lotus is a monthly newspaper, regarded as first of all Asian communi-ty newspaper started in United States! It was started by Association of Indian students at Case Western Reserve University. in the year 1967. The paper is distributed to all members and to any one interested in Asian-Indian culture and activities. It is mailed to about 2000 subscribers and 3000 email recip-ients, thus there is a large community of Greater Cleveland area who enjoy reading The Lotus and find the information in it interesting and useful. Every month an email with a collection of our best content is sent to help you stay updated with political, Social, economical and family related issues of people of Indian decent living in United States.

You can see some of our past issues, you can read it online or download or sign up to receive pdf into your In-Box.by going to the “The Lotus” tab of our website www.ficacleveland.org or by typing in the link: http://www.ficacleve-land.org/fica/lotusPage.html.

The Lotus, first ever Asian community newspaper started in US is seeking Volunteers to help out with Marketing, Editing, Story writing, Local event reporting, Community outreach. Please send your interest, experience, avail-ability and contact information to [email protected]. You do not have to be of Indian origin, just interested in events, arts or anything influenced by and has a potential to impact people of Indian origin in North East Ohio. Recently The Lotus has partnered with Cleveland Museum of Arts, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Film Festival. Moreover reputable Law firms and Financial planners choose to Advertise in The Lotus.

To subscribe paper copy delivered to your address: Email your name and address to [email protected] with subject line subscription.

Many thanks to our community for helping it stay alive.Sujata Lakhe Barnard

Paramjit Singh Many authors who contribute.

Om…Suryay..Namaha!By Sujata Lakhe Barnard, contact for comments on this write up [email protected]

This is the Surya Namaskar I was taught by my grandfather,who retired as a Mumbai High Court Judge. In his college days he used to wrestle recreationally at Pune Gymkhana and acted in Shakespeare plays in spare time with his British colleagues when he was a junior Judge. He practiced early morning group Yoga at open grounds at Seminary Hill in Nag-pur, when he was posted there, and some time I would accompany him. We would walk to and back on the cool summer dawns and collect fall-en flowers, pods and fruits on the way back to study and keep us distracted so I wouldn’t whine about wanting to be picked up due to aching legs! He was 6 foot tall and his one stride was equaled four of mine! The yoga they did at “seminary Hill” at Nagpur was based on teaching of very popular Kaivalyadham Yoga Institute.

The entire series of postures yoked with either inhaling, exhal-ing or holding your breath inside or outside, is ideally done twelve times in the morning but can be done up to 108 times. Each round (set of 12 asanas) is done after saying one of

the names of the sun at first Pranam Asana in conjunction to a long Oum, while facing the Sun and letting ones body imbibe all the warmth and light of morning tender sun-rays. One can either count numbers out loud at each Asana or say the name of the Asana, or Chakra to focus or alternate form of counting as listed in the table. Each Asana name indicates configu-ration of hands, feet, trunk and head, thus saying it loud focuses attention on those parts of one’s body. Saying Chakra names aloud also focuses at-tention on various energy areas of the body and makes one aware of how it is moving through space. Alter-nate Om counting (see table below) exercises the co-ordination of vocal chords with breathing, tongue, lips and cheek movements.

# Surya Mantra Breathingcycle Asana name Chakra to

focus

Alternate form to count

1 Om Mitraya Namaha

inhale then exhale

1) Pranamasana (standing prayer posture)

Anahat(Chest area) Om Hraam

2 Om Ravayay namaha inhale 2) Hasta Uttanasana (stretching

arms up and backwards)Vishudhi(neck center) Om Hreeim

3 Om Suryaya namaha exhale 3) Padahastasana (palms on

ground, forehead to knees)Swadhishthan(root of spine) Om Hroom

4 Om Bhanave namah inhale 4) Ashwa Sanchalanasana

(lunge)

Bhumadhya (Eyebrow center)

Om Hraim

5 Om Khagahay namah exhale 5) Phalakasana (plank on palms) Vishudhi

(neck center) Om Hraum

6 Om Pushne namahj

breath held outside

6) Ashtangasana (toes, knees, palms, chest, forehead only touching the ground)

Manipur(Naval) Om Hraha

7Om Hiranya-garbhaya nama-ha

inhale 7) Bhujangasana (cobra pose) Swadhishthan(root of spine) Om Hraam

8 Om Marichaye namahj exhale 8)Parvatasana (inverted v) Vishudhi

(neck center) Om Hreeim

9 Om Aditya naamha inhale 9) Ashwa Sanchalasana (lunge)

Bhumadhya(Eyebrow center)

Om Hroom

10 Om Savitre namahj exhale 3) Padahastasana (palms on

ground, forehead to knees)Swadhishthan(root of spine) Om Hraim

11 Om Arkaya Namaha

breathe normally

2) Hasta Uttanasana (stretching arms up and backwards)

Vishudhi(neck center) Om Hraum

12 Om Bhaskaraya Namaha

12) Pranamasana (praying pos-ture) (breathe normally)

Anahat(Chest area) Om Hraha

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Dr. Kanakkanatt passed away on Dec. 27, 2015. He was 86 years old.

Sebastian was Professor Emeritus, the University of Akron Polymer Science Pro-gram. He was published over 35 times.

His legacy includes 16 pat-ents and the founding of “con-trolled release” for the World Health Organization.

Controlled release has been applied to agriculture, poly-mer science and medicine.

Sebastian was also induct-ed into “Who’s Who,” a book of notable Americans.

He leaves behind his wife Shirley, son Santosh and his family.

Obituary:Dr. Sebastian V Kanakkanatt allocating a small portion of member-

ship fee, contribution by subsidiary organization under FICA umbrella and independent direct donation from community to supplement revenues generated by advertisements. It would be beneficial to make The Lotus avail-able on e-readers and therefore invite community members with technical expertise or interest to step up.

Lastly there has been dwindling attendance at FICA events in last few years. Asim Datta, our past-Pres-idents related stories to me of occa-sions when there were only dozen or so people who showed up to events. I distinctly remember many occasions in my first year on executive board where even the organizers did not show up or show up late on the day of the event. We need to start building trust with community by firm com-mitments, delivering well-organized programs and programming which caters to needs of our demographic today. I and our executive board tried our best to serve the community and advance mission of FICA as put for-ward in its constitution, printed in this issue of Lotus so it is accessible to all and facilitates everyones participa-tion in FICA activities in even more meaningful way in the coming year. We began as a grassroots organization and our power remains in our people, who reflect the diversity of our com-munity and our priorities.

President’s Message Continued from

40th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF40)

When: Wednesday, March 30 to Sunday, April 10th

Where: Tower City Cinemas at Tower City Center in Cleveland and various neighborhood locations.

Tickets: $16 Non-members, $14 CIFF members. Purchase tickets at the film festival box office located in the lobby of the Tower City Cinemas or by mail using the program guide order forms.

Lotus Special: You can buy a limited num-ber of vouchers/tickets for $14 member price by emailing to [email protected];( con-tingent on availability). Tickets will be mailed to you on receipt of payment either by check or

Paypal on www.ficacleveland.org

Web: http://www.clevelandfilm.org

Call: 1-877-304-FILM (1-877-304-3456)

The lineup of films and other events is now on-line and hard-copy program guides are available at various location in Northeast Ohio including all Greater Cleveland branches Dollar bank, Libraries and Cleveland Cinema locations.

Tour NASA-Glenn research lab managed by Dr. Sanjay Garg

Strict Admission rules apply, please check http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-glenn-invites-the-public-to-go-behind-the-scenes for additional information and the tour schedule through October, 2016. Vis-itors can attempt to try landing at the San Francisco International Airport in Glenn’s flight simulator during April 2 tour. Email [email protected]

for detailed document regarding this program

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W.A.S.H. Initiatives (W.H.O.) by Medical YATRA-AIPNOby Wendy Chan, Intern from Australia & Ramesh Shah

To further broaden the volun-teer experience of the Medical Ya-tra they organized a 2 day Commu-nity Engagement and Education program. We were welcomed and thanked by the local schools and ‘Harijan’ Community of Sonavadi with song and dance. We had a tour of the Gram Seva Trust Hospital, & we participated in “Swachh Bharat” abhiyan which is an initiative by Prime Minister Modi to clean up lo-cal community and reduce littering. We also visited local communities touring their water filtration facility, local dairy milk collection facility/co-op and also visited the installed toilets which were made possible through Rotary Clubs of Cleveland & Chagrin Highlands teaming up with AIPNO.

Sonavadi (population 2,000) has been adopted as an ‘Ideal Gram’ by Rotary Club of Gandevi, Guj. be-cause of NO defecation, NO garbage dumps, Clean streets, CLOSED gut-ters and great community support system.

The Gram Seva Trust was estab-lished by husband and wife team Dr. Harsha and Ashwin Shah in 1994 starting as a 30 bed hospital with 5 staff has now grown to 80 bed facility

with 100 staff and includes running of many community project which aims to assist women, children and the el-derly including the establishment of libraries, boarding facilities for chil-dren, mobile clinics, and education on health, nutrition and hygiene. More

on Gram Seva Trust can be found: http://www.gramseva.org/

In line with prior years, Aarogya Seva was again part of 2016 Medical Yatra organized in association with AIPNO, Rotary Clubs of Northern Ohio, Rotary Club of Gandevi and Gram Seva Trust.

Toilets as a human decency & disease prevention initiative Those of us from more devel-

oped countries take for granted our access to toilets. We were initially a little puzzled by our tour of several villages just to see the constructed toilets however this is actually a very important initiative for the villages as we were told stories of women being raped when they ventured out for the bathroom alone. Prior to the construc-tion of toilets, the women would meet up as a group to go to a secluded spot in the field to do their business. That defecation causes diarrhea, cholera, malaria and host of other diseases.

Heifers as a Micro Enterprise The local dairy facility we vis-

ited has become its’ own social en-terprise and is a co-op for the local community. The sale of the milk has made it possible for the community to save and fund additional local ini-tiatives such as heifer micro-lending program. The heifers are purchased via a loan and once the cow produc-

es milk and thus an income the loan is repaid. The villager is then able to have a continuous sustainable income going forward for their families. Be-cause of it’s success, this co-op will be used as model for nearby villages.

Fogger attachment To prevent infections from mos-

quito and other insects, AIPNO Medical YATRA donated Fogger at-tachment to tractor as requested by Sonavadi community. This attach-ment will serve 6 local villages and hopefully reduce malaria related deaths

Sanitary Pads Machines By far my favorite community

initiative was the sanitary napkins women empowerment project. This is run by the women for the women and provides improved health and ed-ucation as well reducing the stigma around menstruation. The sanitary napkins are made by hand from cot-ton and wood pulp which importantly are also biodegradable. These are then sold by women to women in their lo-cal villages at much lower cost to that which are mass produced and made from plastic and other non-biodegrad-able materials. This facility was based within the Gram Seva Trust Hospital and with this success they are looking

Sewa USA, Cleveland Chapter In Collaboration with

The MetroHealth System Is organizing

An exceptional public health and wellness event Vital Sewa

A Unique Spotlight on Sustaining Wholesome Health and Well-being in North East Ohio

Featured Speakers Joe Cimperman, President, Global Cleveland Brian Cummins, Councilman, Cleveland City Council Mike Roizen, M.D, Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic

Calvin D. Williams, Chief of Cleveland Police Eileen Seeholzer, M.D., Weight Loss Surgery & Weight Management, MetroHealth Medical Center Reema Gulati, M.D., Director, Pediatric Weight Management & Wellness Program, MetroHealth Medical Center Legendary Cleveland Cavaliers Player Odyl Witman, International Association of Human Values Esteemeed Expert Panelists for a unique Panel Discussion for the audience PLUS

‘Vital Signs’ our complimentary mini health check-up! ‘Hale & Hearty’ complimentary lunch ‘Wonder Wellness’ Exhibitors’ Showcase Raffle drawings & much more

Guests from popular media, corporate organizations and more… On Saturday, April 16th, 2016 from 11-4pm

At Scott Auditorium 2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, Ohio 44109

SAVE THE DATE Saturday, April 16, 2016

Continued on Page 7

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Contact: Sujata Lakhe Barnard; lakhe4fica@gmail.

com/216 496 7155

As you already may know Cleve-land Museum of Arts is hosting five artists from India for a four weeks project which will involve a series of workshops, a concert and option to participate in Parade the Circle. The artists are mask makers and folk danc-ers in Chhau style, a tradition passed on from one generation to another for thousands of years and still alive in rural areas of West Bengal, Bihar As-sam and Orissa. This group of artists will be here from May 15 to June 16 and lead by Sanjib Bhattacharjee, a Internationally well known, recipient of President’s award and Manipuri/Odyssy dancer.

Email Sujata Lakhe Barnard for more info at [email protected] workshop dates are listed below, attending minimum 4 days will be ad-equate for participation.

to expand and replicate this to up to 15 facilities.

UNICEF Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) Initiative According to the latest estimates

of the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitor-ing Program. for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP), 32 per cent of the world’s population – 2.4 billion peo-ple – lacked improved sanitation fa-cilities, and 663 million people still used unimproved drinking water sources in 2015 Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services, coupled with poor hygiene practices, kills and sickens thousands of chil-dren every day, and leads to impover-ishment and diminished opportunities for thousands more.

Poor sanitation, water and hy-giene have many other serious re-percussions. Children – and particu-larly girls – are denied their right to education because their schools lack private and decent sanitation facili-ties. Women are forced to spend large parts of their day fetching water. Poor farmers and wage earners are less pro-ductive due to illness, health systems are overwhelmed and national econ-omies suffer. Without WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), sustainable development is impossible.

SanchaariDances of IndiaWednesday, May 25, 6:30–8:30

Gartner Auditorium FREE

11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106 216-421-7350 or 888-CMA-0033 www.clevelandart.org

Featuring

New Delhi

Sanjib Bhattacharya Manipuri

Shashadhar Acharya Seraikella Chhau

Cleveland

Sujatha Srinivasan Bharathanatyam

Antara Datta Kathak

A select group of dancers and musicians from India and Ohio performs, and a finale features the Cleveland premiere of Purulia Chhau of West Bengal.

Sanchaari means “to travel.” Sanchaari, Dances of India takes us across the rich and diverse styles of dance in India, providing a visual and musical encounter that connects the many cultures and traditions of Indian dance.

Sponsored by

The Cleveland Museum of Art The Federation of India Community Associations

SanchaariDances of India

Cover photo by William G. Barnard IV

W.A.S.H. InitiativesContinued from Page 6

Sign up for FICA sponsored Cleveland Museum of Arts Workshops

Chhau Mask Maker in PuruliaPhoto: William G. Barnard IV

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With the 2016 Republican Nation-al Convention coming to Cleveland, we are all proud to be on the nation-al stage. The only thing important to you, however, is the prospect of rent-ing your home to visitors for a huge pile of cash and taking a vacation during the Convention. You are de-lighted to learn a popular home rental site is showing similar homes already booked for $10,000 per week! The site also advertises guaranteed insur-ance coverage of $1 million for any lawsuits or property damage, which

is reassuring. You list the property and immediately draw a generous of-fer from someone in New York using the pseudonym Tonald Drump. You accept and begin planning your vaca-tion. Time passes.

While on vacation, you get an un-fortunate call from the police depart-ment. It appears Mr. Drump hosted a wild party at your home with plenti-ful libations. A very wealthy politi-cal backer fell down an obsolete coal chute (which you should have closed off years ago) and died. His fam-ily sues you for wrongful death and claims $25 million in damages.

After recovering from the initial shock, you make a claim with the site’s $1 million insurance policy. You are told that coverage for law-suits is secondary to your homeown-er’s insurance policy. This means you first must make a claim with your own insurer. Only if that claim is denied, or there is any shortfall, will the site provide coverage up to the $1 million policy limit. With no choice,

you make a claim with your home-owner’s insurance, which is indeed denied: commercial accommodation activity is not covered. There is thus no liability coverage, and no paid-for attorneys to defend the case (which the insurer is obligated to provide for approved claims). Having satisfied the conditions to payment, the site pays out its limit of $1 million to the deceased’s family. This “drop in the bucket”, however, does not settle the whole case and a jury returns a $10 million verdict against you at trial. Unable to pay the verdict or legal bill, you are forced to declare bankruptcy and lose your home.

Mahatma Ghandi stated that the “earth provides enough to satisfy ev-ery man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” Prior to the Convention, you had a lovely home with a manageable mortgage payment. The thought of easy money, however, was overpow-ering and greed blinded you. You were only concerned with lining your pockets with exorbitant rental fees.

Perhaps you should have left this one alone?

###Arun Kottha is an attorney with

Tucker Ellis LLP in Cleveland, Ohio. He focuses on the defense of personal injury and commercial lawsuits. Con-tact: [email protected].

This article is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact an attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.

Arun’s Legal CornerBy: Arun J. Kottha, Esq.©

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ARTICLE I: NameThe name of the organization shall be the Federation of India Community Associations of Northeast Ohio (Hereinafter referred to as FICA). FICA is not affiliated with any national organization.ARTICLE II: ObjectivesThe following objectives are to be furthered by FICA:To educate the community about India, its people, culture, heritage and needs as follows: 1 Through the holding of language, dance, music, art, cooking and yoga classes; 2 By providing seminars, discussion sessions, visiting guest lecturers, and maintaining a speakers’ bureau; 3 By publishing books, magazines, and other printed material; 4 By making available documentary films, radio and television programs; 5 Through the holding of music and dance concerts; 6 By initiating essay and debate competitions that will further the understand-ing of India and its culture; 7 By providing support for Indian studies programs in the United States.

To enhance Indian culture and heritage through the establishment of informational centers, libraries, cultural exchange programs, and other activities profiling India in the community at large. To foster educational opportunities for Indians, Indian-Americans, and their friends by providing monies to educational institutions for the establishment of student grants, loan funds and scholarships, or to individuals for the purpose of defraying educational expenses. To sponsor and promote Indian religious teachings, seminars and festivals in a non-sectarian manner. To organize other programs that will further scientific, educational, literary, charitable or religious purposes.

ARTICLE III: Membership and DuesMembership in the FICA shall include the following classes: 1 Regular members: 2 Donor members 3 Honorary members: These shall be persons nominated by the Executive Board of the FICA who have made a cultural, scientific, educational, literary, charitable, reli-gious, social, humanitarian, or other contribution to the community. 4 Sister Organizations: Any organization that subscribes to the objectives of the FICA may request to be designated a Sister Organization.

Membership dues shall be as follows: 1 Regular members: Annual dues shall be: 2 Life membership $500.00 3 Family membership $50.00 per year 4 Single membership $35.00 per year 5* 6 Donor members 7 Patrons: persons contributing $1000.00 initially and $500.00 per year. 8 Grand Patrons: $2500.00 initially and $500.00 per year. 9 Benefactors: $5,000.00 initially and $1000.00 per year. 10 Grand Benefactors: $10,000,00 initially and $1000.00 per year. 11 Philanthropists: $25,000.00 and above 12* 13 Honorary members: Membership shall be gratis for these individuals. 14* 15 Sister Organizations: Upon approval by the Executive Board, Sister Organi-zations shall pay an amount designated annually by the Executive Board.

The treasurer of FICA’s certification as to the category of membership to be deemed conclu-sive. FICA shall maintain a continuous roster of all membership.

ARTICLE IV: Management of FICAThe following two governing bodies shall manage all affairs of FICA: 1 The Executive Board: Consists of twelve (12) elected members. 2 The Board of Trustees: Consists of twenty (20) elected individuals.

SECTION I : Election Procedures1. Executive Board:Each year, the Executive Board shall appoint a Nominating Subcommittee consisting of no less than five (5) members. The subcommittee shall solicit and compile nominations from the membership for all Executive Board members. At least one member of the nominating com-mittee shall be from the Board of Trustees. The elections shall be conducted by secret ballot and simple majority shall govern.

In the event that the Nominating Subcommittee does not receive enough nominations before the specified time the following procedure shall be followed: Nominations received before the specified time shall be considered elected. Remaining nominations shall be solicited to make up the twelve (12) member Executive Board. The nominating committee shall determine other detailed procedures for the election. The nominating committee members shall not be eligible for the election to the FICA Executive Board for that year.

The individual members of FICA at annual elections shall elect twelve (12) members to the

Executive Board.

Each member of the Executive Board will serve for a period of three (3) years. Four (4) mem-bers of the Executive Board of FICA will be up for re-election each year. The Executive Board may form special or permanent committees to carry out its activities - Such committees will be directly responsible to the Executive Board.

Board members who miss three or more consecutive Board meetings without prior notifica-tion are subject to automatic removal from the Board.

Officers: The Executive Board will elect from twelve (12) elected members a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and editor of Lotus. Such officers shall serve for a term of one (1) year. The order of the succession will be president, vice president, secretary and treasur-er, and will be eligible for reelection.

2. TrusteesEvery year the Board of Trustees shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of at least five members and compile nominations from among Grand Benefactors. At least one member of the nominating committee shall be from the Executive Board. The eligibility for voting is limited to Donor members only.

Each member of the Board of trustees will serve for a period of five (5) years. Four(4) mem-bers of the Board will be up for re-election each year.

SECTION II: Functions, Powers, and Responsibilities of GOVERNING BodiesExecutive Board:Executive Board shall be responsible for day-to-day operations of FICA. This shall include but not limited to the activities such as: membership drive; maintenance of membership records and accounts; timely filing of tax returns; arranging of all the programs, except those spe-cifically approved and designated to be conducted by the Board of Trustees; service to the members through various other activities; as well as publishing the Lotus, etc. The Executive Board is empowered to appoint various special purpose committees to perform the tasks nec-essary for furthering the objectives of FICA. Any long-term function, which is not the responsi-bility of the Executive Board, shall be the responsibility of the Board of Trustees.

Board of Trustees:The Board of Trustees shall be responsible for setting of long term objectives. This shall include but not limited to the activities such as taking action on all constitutional and legal matters pertaining to FICA, buying and selling of real estate, borrowing funds, managing endowment funds, as weII as assisting and cooperating with the Executive Board.

SECTION III Disputes between the Executive Board and the TrusteesThese shall be resolved by a majority vote at a joint meeting of all members of the two(2) governing bodies with each person casting one (1) vote regardless of number of positions held by the person. The balloting shall be through secret ballots. Such a meeting can be caIIed by the President of the Executive Board or Chairman of the Board of Trustees with two-thirds votes of the members of their boards. The person who caIls the meeting will chair the meeting.

SECTION IV Vacancies:In the event of resignation or removal of any elected Executive Board member, the remaining members of the Executive Board shall nominate an individual from among the membership to fill the vacancy. Such individual shall serve for the remainder of the term, subject to the approval of FICA membership at its next meeting.

ARTICLE V: PoliciesFICA will operate in a nonpartisan, nonsectarian manner. FICA shall not use its resources for carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation. FICA shall not participate in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

FICA shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on: a) By a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), or b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

ARTICLE VI: DissolutionIn the event of dissolution of FICA, the Executive Board shall with the approval of general membership, after paying the just debts and expenses of FICA distribute the assets to any of the organizations with like purposes or to organizations formed and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, literary, and educational purposes as shall, at that time qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Any such dis-solution shall be accomplished pursuant to the laws of the State of Ohio.

ARTICLE VII: AmendmentsThe Constitution and other instruments may be amended at regular general body meetings by a two-thirds majority of those in attendance, provided that no amendment is contrary to the provisions set forth in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

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ARTICLE VIII: Interpretations and DefinitionsThe decision of a simple majority of the Board of Trustees on any questions involving the interpretation of FICA Constitution and any definition therein shall be final. However, the Executive Board may draft standing rules for procedures and activities of FICA. Items in the Constitution shall be set forth in these standing rules.

ARTICLE IX: FinancesThe treasurer is hereby authorized to pay those expenses for which receipts have been sub-mitted. The treasurer may also pay other expenses that have been expressly authorized by the Executive Board. An expenditure over five hundred dollars ($500.00) must be approved by the Executive Board prior to the release of funds. However, the President is authorized to spend up to $1,000.00 in all emergency situation in consultation with the treasurer of the Ex-ecutive Board. Contracts and/or expenditures exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) should be awarded based on a competitive bid and properly approved by the FICA Executive Board prior to the release of any funds.

The Executive Board shall designate an auditor. Such auditor shall have complete access of/to the financial records of FICA. His or her duties shall include certification of the FICA books and countersigning the Treasurer’s Report.

No part of the net earnings of FICA shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to its mem-bers, the Executive Board, or other private persons. The Executive Board shall, however, be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes of FICA. The Executive Board shall be empowered to raise funds through donations of real and personal property, receipts from musical and dance concerts, initiating fund raising events and by other law-ful means. The Executive Board is authorized to acquire funds by grant, gift, purchases, bequests and rent and to hold and dispose of property for the benefit and objectives of the FICA, subject to the limitation of the law and as stated herein.

Board of Trustees is hereby authorized to borrow money for such periods and at such rate of interest and term as it considers advisable. The Board of Trustees is further authorized to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property as security for such loans.

Sales and purchases of real estate property must have the majority approval of the donors consisting of patrons, grand patrons, benefactors, grand benefactors and philanthropists.

ARTICLE X: FICA Newsletter (LOTUS)To promote the objectives of FICA, a newsletter entitled “Lotus” will be published. The purpose of the publication is to provide news for the benefit of the membership at large in a nonpartisan and nonsectarian manner.Duties of the Editor:The Editor shall select an Editorial Board in consultation with the Executive Board of FICA. Such Editorial Board shall consist of an associate editor, business manager/treasurer, and a circulation manager. The Editorial Board shall be nominated by the Editor and subject to the approval of the FICA Executive Board. The Editor shall be responsible for supervision of all aspects of “Lotus” including its financial affairs.

Removal of the Editor:The Editor of “Lotus” may be removed and replaced by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Executive Board.Guidelines:The FICA Executive Board shall issue general guidelines to be followed by the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board shall manage day-to-day matters.

BY-LAWS :ARTICLE I: Membership ObligationsAll members of FICA shall strive to fulfill the aims and objectives of FICA. No member shall indulge in any activity detrimental to the honor and prestige of India, the Indian community, or FICA. No member or group of members of FICA shall initiate or continue any activity or activ-ities in the name of the FICA without prior approval of the Executive Board. All efforts of the membership on behalf of FICA shall be considered voluntary and gratis to FICA. Members may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses verified by receipts and or other supporting documentation presented to the treasurer.

ARTICLE II: MeetingsThe secretary shall call Meetings, in consultation with the President and, in his absence, in consultation with the Past President.Regular meetings of the Executive Board shall be held on a monthly basis. Emergency meetings of the Executive Board shall be called whenever necessary. A quorum for an Executive Board meeting shall consist of one-half (1/2) of the strength of the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall convene the membership meet-ing at least once a year. Special issues requiring urgent consideration shall be discussed at an Emergency Meeting called by the Executive Board, Such meetings are totally within the discretion of the Executive Board.

Publication in “Lotus” will be deemed sufficient notice of a forthcoming membership meeting. The quorum necessary to pass an issue, at all shall be ten (10) percent of the dues-paying membership of FICA for that fiscal year. One-third (1/3) of the regular dues-paying member-ship may call a membership meeting by submitting petition in writing and filing such petition with the secretary and president for the FICA.

Article III: Officers and their Duties:

A. OFFICERS

I FICA Officers, who must be members of FICA, shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The newly elected Executive Board elects these officers every year. Past President shall be an ex-officio member of the Executive Board II Officers shall serve for annual terms coinciding with FICA’s fiscal year. Upon completion of his/her term in office, the President shall automatically become Past President III The Past President shall be the most recent President still living and a member of FICA. The Past President shall fill a vacancy in the office of President occurring during the year for the remainder of the term.

B: DUTIES

I The President shall be the chief administrative officer of FICA. It shall be his/her duty to preside at all meetings and conduct the affairs of FICA in accordance with its Constitution and Bylaws. II The Past President shall, in the absence of the President, perform and carry out his/her duties. In the absence of both the President and the Past President, the President-elect shall perform and carry out the duties of the President. III The Vice President shall service as an ex-officio member and coordinator of appointed committees. Committee assignments among the Vice President and the FICA Board members shall be planted by the President-elect and shall be submitted by him/her, upon assuming the office of President, to the newly elected Executive Board for approval at its first meeting. IV The Secretary shall (a) be responsible for giving notice of all meetings of the Executive Board, (b) record the proceedings of meetings and of all other matters of which a record shall be ordered, (c) conduct official correspondence of FICA, (d) maintain files of minutes of meetings, correspondence, records and reports of committee activities, Consti-tution, Bylaws, Financial reports and “Tax” Reports, and (e) be responsible for maintaining, or arranging with the Treasurer and other Executive Board members to maintain records of FICA’s membership. V The Treasurer shall (a) be the chief fiscal officer of FICA, (b) be responsible for all funds and securities of FICA, (c) disburse funds only as authorized by the FICA Execu-tive Board, (d)maintain FICA’s accounting records and be responsible for the financial report-ing of FICA, ( e)present reports periodically in appropriate format to the Executive Board, and (f) timely file FICA’s annual federal “tax” return. The Treasurer, at the discretion of the FICA Executive Board, may be required to: (a) furnish a surety bond the premium of which shall be paid by FICA, and/or (b) submit an annual financial report, audited by a Certified Public Accountant or a firm of Certified Public Accountants.

ARTICLE IV: COMMITTEESThere shall be such other committees as may be determined by the FICA Executive Board. The President, with approval of the FICA Executive Board, shall appoint all such committees. The President shall have the power, subject to approval of a majority of the Executive Board to remove any member of a committee and to appoint another person to fill the vacancy so created. Each committee shall report, as requested by at least annually, on its activities to the FICA Executive Board. Such committees shall include, but not be limited to, those that would organize FICA’s functions such as Independence Day, Republic Day etc.

<ARTICLE V:>FINANCES **There shall be a Finance Committee to insure that FICA funds are properly invested. This committee shall be made up of three people: the President, the Treasurer and another Executive Board member approved by the majority of the Executive Board. Such committee will also be charged with the establishment of procedures for financial management of funds. FICA shall maintain a bank account in the name of the organization. Two or more officers shall be designated by the Executive Board to have signature power on such account.

ARTICLE VI: Endowment fundEndowment fund is to be raised by trustees and managed by trustees only. The principal amount is not to be touched except after it has reached two million dollars, then with two thirds of voting it can be used to create a new community center. Its Executive Board may use 50% of income of this endowment fund subject to approval by The Board of Trustees to further the cause of FICA.

All undesignated contributions of $1,000.00 and above made to FICA will go into this fund and the names of these people are to be displayed in a prominent place for lifetime. These are the members of advisory board of trustees. These donors will also receive preferred seating and mailing.

Following criteria of donations is suggested with five levels of benefits and contributions.Philanthropist :$25,000.00 and above. Lifetime honorary trustees with voting right.

Grand benefactor: $ 10,000.00 and above and $ 1,000.00 per year to be eligible to be trustee and vote in all financial matters of endowment fund in the year of $ 1,000.00 contribution. El-igible to be nominated for five years as trustee with eligibility for reelection voting rights. After total contribution of $25,000.00 elevated to be lifetime honorary trustee.

Benefactor: $ 5,000.00 initially, then $ 1,000.00 per year, eligible to be grand benefactor after cumulative contribution of $ 11,000.00. Can vote for use of funds and election of trustees from grand benefactors in the year of $ 1,000.00 contribution.

Grand patron: $ 2,500.00, initially and $ 5,00.00 per year. Can vote for use of funds in the year of continued contribution.Patron: $ 1,000.00, initially ad $ 500.00 annually. Can vote only in year of contribution for the use of funds and election of trustees.

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Good Ol’ Boy, description below, will be screened during the opening night gala and anyone who would like to purchase tickets should do so ear-ly. The Lotus will be sponsoring the movie The New Classmate which will have three showings on April 3rd 4th and 5th. Readers of The Lotus may find the following features, whose description written by CIFF40 staff is below, interesting. The Cleveland In-ternational Film Festival this year will be March 30th to April 10th mainly at the Tower City Cinemas in Cleveland and a selected few at other locations including The Cedar Lee Theatre and The Capitol Theatre.

The New ClassmateDirected by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari IN-DIA 201596 minutesSunday, April 3 7:10 PM Monday, April 4 11:30 AMTuesday, April 5 9:20 AM

On her first day of school, Appu has no desire to get out of the bed she shares with her single mother, Chan-da. Appu would rather spend the day goofing off. After all, as far as Appu can tell, the daughter of a maid has little hope of being employed as any-thing else. Still, the tenth grade culmi-nates in exams that determine whether Appu will get into college. And Chan-da— who works multiple jobs to pay Appu’s tuition—has big dreams for her daughter. When Appu’s apathy hits a new low, Chanda, with the help of her employer, concocts a madcap plan to moti- vate her daughter: she enrolls in Appu’s school. If Appu can score higher than Chanda on the next math test, Chanda will quit without mortifying her daughter by reveal-ing their relation- ship to the rest of the class. But does Appu have what it takes to earn a passing grade? Ash-winy Iyer Tiwari’s debut film THE NEW CLASSMATE is a heartwarm-ing story about being coura- geous enough to dream. (In Hindi with sub-titles) —E.B.

Good Ol’ BoyDirected by Frank Lotito USA 2015

103 minutesWednesday, March 30 7:00 PM

Having immigrated from India, ten-year-old Smith’s family has super big plans for him: he’s going to pur-sue the American dream (they named him Smith, so how hard could that be?); he’s going to become a neuro-surgeon; and then he’s going to marry the girl of his parents’ dreams, whom he will not meet until their wedding day. But this is America in 1979, so what Smith actually does is: get beat up at school; attach a megaphone to his bike so he can say, “How’s doing!” to all his neighbors; and fall in love with the blonde girl next door. GOOD OL’ BOY is the charming ode to a time when socks were knee-high, Tab was sipped through a straw, and the Lone Ranger wore a jean jacket and drove a tow truck. The Lone Ranger, in this case, is the girl’s father, Butch (charmingly played by Jason Lee), who is the only adult willing to allow Smith to be who he wants to be. As poetic as it is funny, GOOD OL’ BOY reminds us that it’s not where we’re from, but where we are that makes us the person we become. —T.W.

CeciliaDirected by Pankaj Johar INDIA 201582 minutesWednesday, April 6 2:10 PMThursday, April 7 7:15 PM

The ugly horrors of child traffick-ing are examined in Pankaj Johar’s enlightening documentary CECILIA. Johar and his wife, Sunaina, live in New Delhi. When their maid, Cecil-ia, learns her 14-year-old daughter, Mati, has died, the Johars join her in a lengthy legal ordeal. Was Mati murdered? Did she kill herself? Who is responsible? The young girl rep-resents thousands of children taken from poor villages and sent to work in India’s cities. Cecilia’s anguish grows as she receives little help from the po-lice or the people back in her village (who are being threatened or bribed). On the upside, we are introduced to justice- seeking child labor activists, including Nobel Peace Prize-winner

Kailash Satyarthi. The film also tracks the Johars’ frustrating journey and the toll it takes as they crash into walls of confusion and corruption. They are trying to be part of the solution, but they are also part of the problem. In-

dia’s rising middle class has created a boom in the demand for domestic help, which in turn only fuels the traf-fickers. (In English, Hindi, and Ben-gali with subtitles) —C.O.

Don’t miss these films at CIFF 40

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Cleveland Landmark SeriesCard #3!

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This Cleveland Public Library card, featuring the painting Dissemination by Amy Casey, symbolizes information being

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