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*UNDERSTANDING KASHMIR- THE MOVING IMAGES*
For the past several months the Kashmir valley has been in the grip of a
spiraling violence. Protestors voicing their dissatisfaction with the
authorities, unarmed except for stones have had the security forces open
fire on them. No one has been spared, including women. About 110, mostly
teenagers, have been killed in Kashmir since June 11 last. Fake encounters,
disappearances, imprisonment without charges and killings with impunity of
unarmed civilians voicing dissent and exercising their democratic rights
have marked the lives of Kashmiris. Such utter violations of the human and
constitutional rights of Kashmiris has been made possible by the imposition
of draconian laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the
Public Safety Act (PSA) on the Kashmir Valley.
Curfews and hartals have added mountains of misery to the lives of the
people there resulting in loss of working days, loss of livelihoods, wages,
and lives as they have prevented medicines and other essential supplies from
reaching the sick and wounded, besides paralyzing the entire education
system.
Kashmir Solidarity Group, Mumbai , is a group of people who are concerned
about the human rights violations in Kashmir, and intend to create awareness
among the youth and the people of this city about it. This is our first
initiative in the city to start a discussion and dialogue on the issue of
Kashmir in various educational institutions . We would continue this
activity every month in a college in 2011 as well.
*Date- 20th December 2010
Venue CHILDREN WELFARE CENTRE HIGH SCHOOL
YARI ROAD , VERSOVA ,ANDHERI WEST MUMBAI - 61
Bus routE nos.249 & 221 from Andheri west Railway Station , get down yari
road last stop, ask for school which itself is a land mark in the area.
Time- 2.30pm- 6.30pm
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSION
1.*Tell Them The Tree They Had Planted Has Now Grown.. By Ajay Raina-
58minutes
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This film is a cinematic diary of a Kashmiri revisiting his home to witness
the scars of a paradise lost.
Awards - Mumbai International Film Festival 2003, Golden Conch, - IDPA
Documentary & Animated Films Awards 2002, Second Best Documentary, - Radio
and Advertizers Practitioners Award 2002, Best Documentary
2.* Inshallah football, By Ashvin kumar and Giulia Achilli -82 minutes*
A story about stone pelters, football and Kashmir.
India/2010/Urdu, Kashmiri, English dialouge with English subtitles
/Colour/HDCam/82 mins Official selection in competition, Pusan International
Film Festival & Dubai International Film Festival.
3.*Yi As Akh Padshah Bai (There was a Queen…)-110 minutes*
In Kashmiri , Urdu, Hindi and English with English subtitles.. By Kavita Pai
and Hansa
The story of women and the peace initiatives in Kashmir. The film has been
shot between 2005 and 2007 by an all-female crew. Won 4th JOHN ABRAHAM
NATIONAL AWARD for 'Cinema of Resistance' in SIGNS 2009- the Indian festival
for features and non-features, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Panel discussion
Directors of the film Kavita Pai and Hansa and Senior Journalist Jatin Desai
who recently visited Kashmir
Organised BY Kashmir Solidarity Group. Mumbai
email-
withkashmir@gmail.com *PL FORWARD T ALL YOUR CONTACTS AND NETWORKS IN MUMBAI*
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