Monday, November 30, 2009

Remember: ‘Lest we Forget’ : Candle Light Vigil~~Sikh Genocide in India

http://www.sikhgenocide.org/

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From: VOICES FOR FREEDOM <voicesfor_freedom@yahoo.com>
To: voicesfor_freedom@yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, November 27, 2009 9:02:27 PM
Subject: Humane-Rights-Agenda 'Lest we Forget' : Candle Light Vigil in Atlanta

 

 'Lest we Forget'
You're invited to
The 1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial
Supported By:  Sikh Study Circle Inc., SEWA Inc., Voices For Freedom
Saturday, Dec. 12th  2009, 5:30 PMMartin Luther King, Jr.
National Historic Site

450 Auburn Avenue, NE  Atlanta,  GA 30312 ph: 404-331-6922
 
The year 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Sikh Genocide in India wherein hundreds of thousands of innocent Sikhs were massacred, raped, tortured and detained without trial.  These atrocities were committed by the government and its citizens…under the pretext of safeguarding political stability and out of revenge following the Indian Prime Minister's assassination… and for the simple reason that "they were Sikhs."
 
Sikhs and their friends from Georgia will assemble to commemorate the anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide on this solemn evening, sharing the stories of survival and honoring the victims.
 
It will be an evening to…
…strengthen the bonds of the community and testify to Sikh Resilience.
….tell the perpetrators that We shall never forget.
…..tell the world that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
……come together with the world community and pledge to stand for
peace and justice for all.
 
We invite you to show your solidarity and respect in honor of the lives lost, and to stand with us in friendship, in prayer and in hope for a better world.
 
Program: Survivors' Stories, Guest Speakers on History and Moving Forward, Movies about 1984 Genocide, Youth Speaks, Prayers for Peace, Art Gallery and more….
 
"If I can discuss apartheid in South Africa, why not the genocidal policies of the Indian government against its own people…Respectable authors have labeled the killing of Sikhs in India government inspired and organized, akin to the Nazi pogroms against the Jews. Tell the Jews worldwide that what happened to them in Nazi Germany is of no concern outside the borders of Germany. Tell the world that what happens in the Middle East is irrelevant to the Jew or Arab living in America." - Dr. I.J. Singh, New York University, Guest Speaker
 
We need your Participation
Please visit www.1984vigil. com and see how you can help us.
Email 1984vigil@gmail. com Phone: (678) 230-6563 (678) 794-1794, (404) 468-8528 
 
DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE ATTACHED
http://www.nps. gov/malu/ planyourvisit/ directions. htm
Directions by Car:
From Interstate 75/85 North or South take exit #248C Freedom Parkway.  Southbound travelers must merge over 4 lanes, in order to make the turn onto Boulevard.  At the traffic light, turn right onto Boulevard NE, and make another immediate right turn, at the next traffic light, onto John Wesley Dobbs Avenue. The visitor parking lot will be on the left.  Bus parking is located on either side of John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.
From Interstate 20 East or West, exit at Interstate 75/85 North take exit #248C Freedom Parkway.  At the traffic light, turn right onto Boulevard NE, and make another immediate right turn, at the next traffic light, onto John Wesley Dobbs Avenue. The visitor parking lot will be on the left.  Bus parking is located on either side of John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.
 
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The 1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial Team
www.1984vigil. com

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