Dear Friends and Comrades,

Indeed we were all very disappointed when we had to postpone the last convention due to reasons which most of you are aware of. In any case come what may, in terms of the govt./police etc, this time around there will be no question of postponement because we have all decided to fight it out The Effort is clearly to create a nationwide campaign on Gujarat and in the process build up a democratic and secular peoples alternative to the fascist onslaught. During the course of the two days, the following is the programme:

DAY I
9am : Registration
10am to 11am : Inagural Session
11am to 01pm : Session on Gujarat
01pm to 2.30pm : Lunch
2.30 to 4.00pm : Group Discussion
4.00 to 6.30pm : Group Reporting
8.00 to 9.00pm : Dinner
9.00 onwards..... Cultural Programme

DAY II
9.00 to 11.30pm: Open Session
11.00 to 1.30pm: Coalition Building/Action Programme
01.00 to 2.30pm: Lunch
2.30 to 5.30pm: Concluding Session - Public Meeting

The convention would endeavor to chalk out strategies for relief/rehabilitation, legal initiatives, sustained campaigns for public opinion and resistance on Gujarat and the upcoming battle on Ayodhya. Certain organizations have already come forward and decided to follow up this process in their respective regions and states in terms of organizing similar convention in terms of creating a broad alliance to fight the fascist and imperialist onslaught.

Uday Mehta, Jatin Desai, Subodh More, Feroze H. Mithiborwala, Vibhuti Patel, Ram Puniyani,AD Golandaz, Vilas Sonawane, Saeed Akhtar and Shyam Gaikwad

Please confirm your registration on : natconongujarat@yahoo.co.uk

Venue: RASHTRIYA MILL MAZDOOR SANGHA HALL, MAZDOOR MANZIL, G.D. AMBEKAR RD., BEHIND TATA CANCER HOSPITAL, PAREL, MUMBAI 400 012

Date: 13/14 JULY 2002 time : 9 AM ONWARDS..... PLEASE ALIGHT AT DADAR RAILWAY STN.

National Convention for Peace, Secularism And Democracy
Mumbai, July 13-14, 2002
c/o Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, 299 Tardeo Road, Nana Chowk, Mumbai - 7, Tel 3872061
email:natconongujarat@yahoo.co.uk

For further information: Uday M: 6491478 , Jatin D: 6361795, Subodh M: 8812067, Feroze H M: 8515165 , Vibhuti P: 6770227, www.pifras.org, Pre Registration required: call: 202-547-4700