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Sharmina Mawani
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Date Posted: Wed, February 21 2007, 14:12:14-4
South Asian Alliance and Cultivasian present...
BRINGING DOWN THE BARRIERS
Looking at the Gujarat Carnage: Five Years on....
Sunday 25th February 2.30pm - 5pm
On 27th February 2002 , a train containing Hindu pilgrims caught fire
whilst leaving Godhra station in Gujarat, India. A sequence of events
starting the very next day led to an explosion of widespread ethnic
violence primarily directed towards Muslims. By some estimates, over
2000 people died and around 200,000 people were internally displaced.
Human rights organisations have severely criticised the state
government, who have been accused of complicity in the violence, and
exploiting the situation for political gain in view of up-coming
elections.
Since this horrific event, people from all religious backgrounds have
strived to restore their lives to normality. Despite this, parts of
Gujarat remain deeply segregated along religious lines.
This discussion event aims to re-examine the Gujarat Carnage and
explore what the episode can tell us about the following:
á What's religion and power politics got to do with violent
identity struggles?
á Multiculturalism: Is it a melting or boiling pot?
á How can people from different cultural, faith and non-
religious backgrounds deal with outbursts of violence together?
á Can the Gujarat episode tell us anything about the riots in
Lozells, Oldham and Bradford ?
SPEAKERS
Ram Puniyani from Mumbai is a leading commentator on communal/ethnic
violence, globalisation, the rise of fundamentalism, and has authored
several books around these issues. He is also actively involved in
initiatives promoting communal harmony and understanding.
Arun Kundnani is the editor of the Institute of Race Relations news
Service and a regular contributor to CARF magazine and the journal
Race & Class.
Parita Mukta ( Warwick University ) interest's centre on deprivation
and suffering in the developing world; the erosion of the politics of
hope; and the rise of Hindu authoritarianism in India and within the
British Indian community. Her recent book `Shards of Memory: Woven
Lives in Four Generations' came second in the Institute of Historical
Research's History Prize (2002).
We will be also be showing short excerpts from the multi-award
winning documentary `Final Solution' by RakeshSharma
(www.rakeshfilm.com).
This is a free event but we do have a registration process in place
to monitor numbers. Please confirm attendance by emailing
confirm@southasianalliance.org with attendee names.
Venue: Moseley Community Development Trust (above the Moseley Post
Office Building), 149-153 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham. B13
8JP.
Info: 07970 679725 or email enquiries@southasianalliance.org
www.southasianalliance.org / www.cultivasian.org
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