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DESCRIPTION:-------------------------------------------------\nBENEFIT FOR THE 
 SURVIVORS OF COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN\nGUJARAT: A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE AHSAN 
 JAFRI\n-------------------------------------------------\n\nAll net 
 proceeds benefit Citizen's Initiative, \na coalition of social 
 organizations operating \nrelief efforts in Gujarat.\n\nFor tickets and 
 more info, please 
 visit\nhttp://www.ektaonline.org/events/gujarat2002/\n\n\n-------------------------------------------------\nJULY 
 13 SATURDAY, 7 - 11 
 PM\n-------------------------------------------------\nMISSION CULTURAL 
 CENTER\n2868 Mission Street, San Francisco\n415.821.1155 (Right off 24th 
 St. BART)\n\nCost: $10-$25 Sliding Scale\n\nfeaturing\n\n- Nishrin and 
 Najid Hussain,daughter and son-in-law \n     of the late Ahsan Jafri\n- 
 "Hey Ram: Genocide in the Land of Gandhi" - \n     a film by Gopal Menon\n- 
 Exhibit by Artists Against Communalism \n     (SAHMAT, New Delhi)\n- 
 Poetry, music and dance performances \n     by local artists\n\n --Farah 
 Shaikh from Chitresh Das Dance Company -\n     Kathak dance performance\n 
 --Parijat Desai - contemporary dance performance\n --Riffat Salamat and 
 party - Sufi music performance with \n     Shiraz Ali Khan, guitar and 
 Ferhan Qureshi, tabla\n --Karmacy - "Fusion Hip Hop" performance \n 
 --Shalija Patel - Spoken Word performance\n     "Today I Dismantled My 
 Gods"\n\n\n-------------------------------------------------\nJULY 14 
 SUNDAY, 4 - 6 PM\n-------------------------------------------------\nJAIN 
 CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA\n722 South Main Street, 
 Milpitas\n408.262.6242\n\nCost: $10-$25 Sliding Scale\n\nfeaturing\n \n- 
 Nishrin and Najid Hussain,daughter and son-in-law \n     of the late Ahsan 
 Jafri\n- "Hey Ram: Genocide in the Land of Gandhi" - \n     a film by Gopal 
 Menon\n- Poetry, Bhajans and dance performances \n     by local 
 artists\n\n--Farah Shaikh from Chitresh Das Dance Company -\n     Kathak 
 dance performance\n\n-------------------------------------------------\nA 
 TRIBUTE to the life and work of the late AHSAN\nJAFRI, a former Member of 
 Parliament, a poet, and a\nstaunch advocate for peace and communal harmony 
 in\nGujarat and India. \n\nOn February 28, 2002, Jafri along with 150 other 
 \npeople who were seeking refuge in his home,\nincluding women and 
 children, were attacked and\nburnt alive by a mob despite countless phone 
 \ncalls to the Ahmedabad police and officials of \nthe Gujarat State 
 Govt.\n\nAll net proceeds benefit Citizen's Initiative, \na coalition of 
 social organizations operating \nrelief efforts in 
 Gujarat.\n\n-------------------------------------------------\nSPONSORED by 
 EKTA, India Relief and Education Fund, \nAssociation for India's 
 Development (Bay Area Chapter), \nCoalition Against Communalism, Friends of 
 South Asia, \nGlobal Exchange, Indian Muslim Relief Committee, \nNarika, 
 3rd I and Trikone\n\n-------------------------------------------------\nFor 
 tickets and more info, please 
 visit\nhttp://www.ektaonline.org/events/gujarat2002/\n\n\n-----------------------------------\nEKTA\nemail: 
 info@ektaonline.org\nwebsite: http://www.ektaonline.org\n \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/8653.php
SUMMARY:Benefit for the Survivors of Communal Violence in Gujarat, India
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/8653.php
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