Call for one-day Hunger Strike at Pune in support of Sharmila Irom
- 7th November, 2009 -
ONE DAY TOKEN HUNGER STRIKE IN SUPPORT OF THE EPIC HUNGER STRIKE OF SHARMILA IROM
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 8 am to 8 pm
Venue: Mahatma Phule Putla, Mandai, Pune, Maharashtra
Mobile: 9423507864 (Rishikesh) and 94222 20311 (Neeraj Jain)
Around one hundred and forty organisations have given a call to initiate solidarity actions on the eve of the
tenth year of the hunger fast by Sharmila Irom against the rule of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur state.
Protests, one-day symbolic fasts, film festivals, posters, letters to the Chief Minister of Manipur and Prime Minister as well as solidarity poems by students in different parts are being planned in many places.
The central idea behind the campaign is to support not just Sharmila Irom's demand to repeal AFSPA in Manipur. Ultimately, there is a need to remove such repressive laws wherever they are in place, in the entire north east, Jammu and Kashmir, Chattisgarh, etc.
But for that, it is important that people all over the country rise up in protest and come out to voice their protests against the increasing authoritarian nature of the Indian state.
The fact that so many different organizations all over the country are organizing solidarity actions between Nov 2 and 7 in support of Sharmila Irom is an indication that people of the country are beginning to stir.
Lokayat is organizing a token one day hunger strike on November 7 in solidarity with this all India effort. Lokayat calls upon all of you to join us if not for the whole day then for a few hours in support of Sharmila Irom's epic hunger strike, which is now going to enter its tenth year!
In solidarity,
Neeraj Jain Pune - Maharashtra
Email ID: neerajj61(at)gmail(dot)com
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This announcement was webcasted on November 02nd 2009.
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