[sacw] South Asians Against Nukes Post | 29 July 00

[Harsh Kapoor]

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South Asians Against Nukes Post
29 July 2000
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#1. Pakistan: Peace and Anti Nuclear actions on August 6, 2000
#2. Pakistan: Lahore Peace Forum Formed

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#1.

[Extract from an e-mail by Beena Sarwar, Peace activist in Lahore, Pakistan=
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27 July 2000

Dear

[...]

Lahore Peace Forum was formed recently, to focus on the nuclear and on
peace issues. It will be, working with the umbrella group Joint Action
Committee, which has a lot of other issues on its agenda.

At a preliminary meeting held at the Labour Party office in Lahore, it
was decided to organise a seminar at the Lahore Press Club on Aug 6, at
which there will be some speeches, as well as a play by the writer
Khwaja Ahmed Abbas of Bombay, 'ananas aur atom bomb' (pineapple and the
a-bomb).

Photographs from Hiroshima and Nagasaki (sent by friends in Japan) will
be displayed, and we will have a chart of nuclear accidents also on
display as well as photocopies for distribution. Also to be distributed:
photocopies of relevant articles, information booklet by the Advocacy
Development Network (Islamabad) and Urdu translation of an article on if
Karachi and Bombay were a-bombed; translation of an article by a
religious scholar about how the A-bomb is un-Islamic

A peace banner signature campaign will be draped around the Press Club.
Any other ideas and feedback are welcome.

I am copying this to friends here for information.

regards
beena
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#2.

[ Recieved on: 29 July 2000]

Lahore Peace Forum Established
At a meeting of activists from several trade unions, civil organisations
and political parties, Lahore Peace Forum was established on 26th July.
The decision to form the new organisation was taken to co-ordinate and
organise anti nuke activities at city level. A committee has been formed.
It was decided to work very closely with Joint Action Committee for
Peoples Rights and to affiliate the new organisation with pakistan Peace
Coalition.

It also decided to organise a seminar on 6th August to the theme of "NO
More Hiroshima" at Lahore Press Club building. The seminar will be a joint
effort by LPF and JAC. This is to launch the LPF and to commemorate those
who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Speakers at the seminar include Cecil Choudry, Hina Jilani, Rizwan Atta,
Tahira Mazhar, Farooq Tariq and Dr. Mubashar (if he gets well),

An exhibition will be organized to show the holocaust of
Hiroshima.Several other activities around peace issues will be carried out
as well.

If you want to become active in the peace movement in lahore, please
contact and join LPF.

To contact LPF, please send a message to

lahore.peace@u...

Fraternally,

Farooq Tariq