The range of support is overwhelming - aur yeh to hona hi thaa! Bas do baatein... Seminars/mtgs need to also focus on two things central to the issues around Binayak's arrest: Opposing the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act that Binayak is avowedly against and the absolute right and the dire need to visit political prisoners who are filling the jails in increasing numbers without being branded to be Naxalites. Opposing UAPA and all draconian laws designed to quell dissent need to be made more popular. Binayak's visits to such prisoners is significant...hai na? It is the quashing of resistance and punishing those who stand up for the poorest is what the Chhattisgarh state and other states are upto. Bringing this into our campaigns will radicalise the content of the campaigns and draw new people in more determining ways. Otherwise, sedition is what we engage in, in any case. Even these events questioning the sentence itself is seditious. In solidarity, Ranjana
--- On Wed, 19/1/11, Kavita Srivastava <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kavita Srivastava <[email protected]> Subject: [feministsindia] reminder for 30th protesting binayak sen's incarceration and the law on sedition To: "humanrights-movement" <[email protected]>, "bharat-chintan" <[email protected]>, "f india" <[email protected]>, "RTF SC" <[email protected]>, "war" <[email protected]> Cc: "Abhay Shukla" <[email protected]>, "narendra531" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 19 January, 2011, 12:08 NATIONAL CALL 30th January : Martyrs Day : Protest Day againt Binayak Sen's incarceration and the law on sedition Hum Sab Binayak Sen, Hum Sab Jail Jayenge, Agar Sach Bolna Rajdroh hai, toh hum Sab Rajdrohi hai" We all are Binayak Sen, We all will go to Jail IF speaking the truth is seditious then we all have committed the crime of sedition Translation in English and local languages Nationwide call demanding the Release of Binayak Sen Now and the repeal of the IPC sec 124 (A) "sedition" and other security sections from the IPC along with the anti-democratic laws like the UAPA, CSPSA, AFSPA. The call should be jointly given and endorsed by various Dalit, Women, Tribal, Workers, Religious Minorities, Farmer, Student, Trade Unions, Gandhian, left groups, Writers organisations, Sexual Minorities, Academics, Journalists ad others. On the 30th we can have Public Meetings, Rallies and finish it by a JAIL BHARO act. The slogan being Hum Sab Binayak Sen, Hum Sab Jail Jayenge, Agar Sach Bolna Rajdroh hai, toh hum Sab Rajdrohi hai" 2. Organising Seminars on Sedition and Judicial accountability in all cities between now and before the 30th of January. In Delhi it could be organised around the 15th of January, 2011. The outcome of this meeting can be the forming, in every city of a broad based committee demanding the repeal of the section on sedition. Using this case as a peg Seminars and Meetings should focus on 1. Use of the sedition law in Binayak's case 2. Other recent cases national and local 3. Examining historically the law on sedition and Gandhi a victim of this section with his views needs to be shared and discussed. 4. Planning campaign activities, Planning steps will include putting pressure on Political parties, MLAs, MPs as well ensuring that there is a media campaign on this locally. A central committee to coordinate the demand for repealing the section on sedition will be constituted who will put together materials and draft memoranda to be sent to groups. We will try sending materials for this campaign. Secretariat on egroup with Kavita, Pappu, Ilina, Vivek email address: [email protected] -- Kavita Srivastava (General Secretary) PUCL Rajasthan Address for correspondence : 76, Shanti Niketan Colony, Kisan Marg, Barkat Nagar, Jaipur-302015 Tel. 0141-2594131 mobile: 9351562965 __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: New Members 1 Visit Your Group To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/ To change settings online go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/join (Yahoo!ID required) To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
