[Wamvan] Radha D’Souza in Surrey Oct 4th

[Harsha W.]

PUBLIC MEETING

Indian people are under oppression in India under various conditions in
different parts of the country.  But at the heart of this oppression lies
the new economic reality which is manifesting itself through various
conflicts in Indian society.  Initially globalization led to Special
Economic Zones where workers rights and environment suffered.  Now it has
turned into a land grabbing enterprise throughout the country.  
Multinationalists are being enabled by the law and corrupt bureaucracy to
push farmers off their farms.  Aboriginals are being pushed off from their
land to make way for the mining corporations.  Particularly, suppression
is severe in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odessa, Andhra Pradesh, and West
Bengal.  Here, conflict has become a military operation which is
threatening the lives of a large number of people.

SPEAKER

We have invited Radha D’Souza for an afternoon to speak on this issue and
share her views from legal and social perspectives.   Radha D’Souza is an
accomplished legal scholar who has practiced law as a barrister in the
High Court of Bombay and taught at the University of Auckland and Waikato
in New Zealand before coming to University of Westminster in London. 
Radha has written extensively on natural resource conflicts,
globalization, neo-liberalism and people’s rights.  She will be speaking
on: ‘The return of the ‘Land Question’ in India: Struggles, Repression,
and Challenges’
We will also present a documentary on Lalgarh in West Bengal which is a
must see for all, particularly Indians.

Time: 	4pm
Date:	 October 8th, Saturday
Place: 	Progressive Cultural Centre: Unit 126, 7536 – 130th Street,
Surrey, BC
Organized by: East Indian Defence Committee

For more Information:  Harbhjan Cheema (604) 377 - 2415



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