July
13
Mission Cultural Center
San Francisco
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A tribute
to the life and work of the late Ahsan
Jafri,
a
former Member of Parliament, a poet, and a staunch
advocate for peace and communal harmony in Gujarat
and India.
On
February 28, 2002, Jafri along with 150 other
people
who were seeking refuge in his home, including
women
and children, were attacked and burnt alive
by a mob in
Ahmedabad despite countless phone calls to the
police
and officials of the Gujarat State Govt.
featuring
Nishrin
and Najid Hussain,
daughter and son-in-law of the late MP Ahsan
Jafri
Hey
Ram:
Genocide in the Land of Gandhi
a film by Gopal Menon
Art Exhibit on Gujarat
by
Artists
Against Communalism
(SAHMAT, New Delhi)
All net
proceeds benefit Citizen's
Initiative, a coalition of
social organizations operating relief efforts
in Gujarat.
Saturday,
July 13th
7 - 11 PM
Mission
Cultural Center
2868
Mission Street
(Right off 24th St. BART)
San Francisco 415.821.1155
Cost:
$10 - $25 Sliding Scale
also
featuring
spokenword,
music and dance
performances
by local artists
Farah
Shaikh
(Chitresh Das Dance Company)
Kathak Dance Performance
Riffat
Salamat and Party
Sufi Folk Music
Shiraz
Ali Khan,
guitar
Ferhan Najeeb Qureshi, tabla
Parijat
Desai
Contemporary Dance
PerformanceQuiet/Fire
Karmacy
"Fusion Hip Hop" Performance
Shalja
Patel
Spoken Word Performance
"Today I Dismantled My Gods"
Sunday
July
14th, 4- 6 PM
Jain
Center of Northern California
722
South Main Street
Milpitas 408.262.6242
directions
Cost:
$15 - $25 Sliding Scale
also featuring
bhajans, music and dance
performances by local artists
Farah
Shaikh
(Chitresh Das Dance Company)
Kathak Dance Performance
Sponsored
by
EKTA, India Relief and Education Fund,
Association for India's Development (Bay Area
Chapter), Coalition Against Communalism, Friends
of South Asia, Global Exchange, Indian Muslim
Relief Committee,
Narika, 3rd I and Trikone
