> **************************************************************** > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:13:53 -0400 (EDT) > From: Amer Iqbal <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Indo-Pak Peace Rally! Tomorrow! (fwd) > > > Another Event for tomorrow. > > Amer > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:27:19 -0400 (EDT) > From: Nurul Kabir <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Indo-Pak Peace Rally! Tomorrow! > > > > > ************************************************************************** > ** > > Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia > > ************************************************************************** > ** > > RALLY! > > In Solidarity with the People of South Asia > > RALLY! > > ARTHER FIEDLER FOOTBRIDGE > Opposite the Hatch Shell > (India's Independence Anniversary Celebration Site) > > Boston > > August 14th Saturday 6:00 PM > > We celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Independence of India and > Pakistan with a renewed commitment to the struggle for true democracy > and social justice for the people of South Asia. India and Pakistan > have deep bonds of common culture and civilization and a shared history > that goes back several millenia. Recent actions of the governments of > India and Pakistan such as the development of nuclear weapons and the > conflict in Kargil threaten the peaceful co-existence of not only the > two countries but of the entire region of South Asia. We believe that > the current hostile climate can only undermine the national security of > the two countries and that the only way to ensure peace and prosperity in > the region is to garner greater economic and cultural ties across borders. > > We therefore call upon the two governments to: > > 1. Work toward joint solutions of shared problems of economic > and human development. > > 2. Seek greater cooperation in trade and promote cultural and > intellectual exchange between the two countries. > > 3. Seek a peaceful resolution to their dispute over Kashmir with > genuine representation and active participation from the diverse > peoples of Kashmir. > > ************************************************************************** > ** > > Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia > > Endorsed by: SAAAC (South Asian Action & Advocacy Collective) > AID (Association for India's Development) - Boston Chapter > PAKSMIT (Pakistani Students Society at MIT) > MASALA (Massachusetts South Asian Lambda Association) > ************************************************************************** > ** >