Re: Press Invite: Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace Conclave

On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Palash Biswas <palashbiswaskl@gmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Nadim Siraj <nadimsiraj@gmail.com> wrote:

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From: Juliee Sharma <juliee_sharma@yahoo.com>
Date: Jun 12, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: Press Invite: Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace Conclave
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Cc: Bina Maam <binalakshmi@gmail.com>, Elizabeth <elizabeth.imti@gmail.com>

PRESS INVITATION ________________________________________________________________________   First Consultative Conclave of Women from Northeast India   Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace A framework for action for democracy, human rights, economic justice and conflict prevention in India 's Northeast region   Date: Saturday, 13 June 2009 Venue: Conference Room I, India International Centre 40 Max Mueller Marg, Near Lodhi Gardens , Lodhi Road , New Delhi- 110 003 Time: 10 am to 5 pm   Organised by Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, New Delhi in collaboration with India International Centre, New Delhi   ________________________________________________________________________     New Delhi: For more than a century women and women's organisations and movements have mobilised in support of social empowerment, economic justice, democracy, human rights and conflict prevention. In India 's northeast, women have always played a major role in many peace and social movements. Women groups in Northeast India have developed many a powerful programme of direct, non-violent, action designed to confront the armed violence of both insurgents and the security forces.   However, the women's movement in India 's Northeast that have emerged in response to the ongoing armed conflict is still now confined to "saving the sons of the soil" syndrome. This is because most of their actions remain in "protest" form and after the initial action dies down, nothing much happens.   On Saturday 13th June, for the first time women from all over Northeast India will be converging at the India International Centre for the historic "Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace" conclave to strategise an action plan for building peace, providing justice and political rights in a society ruptured by years of conflict.  "Women from the region can bring a change. We need to re-strategise and work together to add value to the contribution and sacrifices of selfless women groups in the past" says Binalakshmi Nepram, founder of Manipuri Women Gun Survivors' Network and Secretary General of Control Arms Foundation of India, New Delhi .   Shri Jarnail Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Department of Development of Northeast India Region, is the Chief Guest of the consultative conclave. The key note speech at the conclave will be delivered by Dr. Monisha Behal, Chairperson, North-East Network. Among the speakers of the conclave are women from all walks of life including peace makers, academicians, researchers, policy makers, lawyers, social activist and students.   The proposed meeting aims to draw a blue print for women in Northeast India to strategise an Action Plan for rebuilding peace, providing justice and political rights in a society ruptured by years of conflict. It will look at all the plans drawn up at the local, national and international level to end violence against women and see in what way women in Northeast can use the knowledge and empower themselves. This will be done through a series of action plans which are listed as follows.   This action plan will be drawn up in a series of meetings starting from the 13 June 2009 meeting which will be a conclave of women from Northeast India which are based in Delhi and these meetings will be continued throughout 2009 in collaboration with India International Centre.     For more information, please contact:   Ms Binalakshmi Nepram, Ms Elizabeth Imti & Ms Juliee Sharma Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network B 5/146, First Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029 Phone: 011- 46018541, Mobile: 9891210264 & 9953749725 Email: Binalakshmi@gmail.com/ elizabeth.imti@gmail.com

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