PRESS RELEASE: PETITION FOR IROM SHARMILA

PRESS RELEASE: PETITION FOR IROM SHARMILA
 

11 DAYS, 11000 PETITIONS for 11 YEARS
10JULY-20JULY

In an another step towards raising voice in favor of Irom Sharmila, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has started an online petition drive from July 10.

Volunteers of the campaign told that the petition drive will be observed from July 10 to July 20 and we have a target of 11000 letters (petitions) in these 11 days. They told that these 11 days and 11,000 petitions will symbolize the 11 years of hunger strike (and continuously going)  observed by Irom Sharmila.

On the petition details , they told that anybody who support and feel that struggle of Irom should not get ignored and she has every right to be heard, can sign this petition and can send to Chairperson, NHRC through online signature/ E mails/ By post/ in person.

Online petition is available on http://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/savesharmila  and after every signature an automatic email sent to Chairperson NHRC, PMO, .

SSSC team will also meet with Chairperson, NHRC in person at New Delhi during this time. SSSC is a campaign , led by various social organizations and movements and receiving huge response from general public. Campaign has already organized various activities and have received lacs of signatures from public. SSSC is campaigning for Irom Sharmila on the humanitarian and democratic background. For being a part of SSSC and its activities, anybody can mail at savesharmila@gmail.com or info@savesharmila.org.

 

Sign the petition at:
http://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/savesharmila

You can also take print and send petition letter through by po

st to: Chairperson NHRC, copernicus marg, faridkoat house, New Delhi

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Regards,
 
Volunteers of ''SAVE SHARMILA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN''
(A joint initiative of various organizations & movements)

 
We welcome your participation/suggestion/feedbacks. We work in favor of Peace, Democracy, Non Violence, Human Rights.
 
Our demands with Govt of India:
To take positive steps of talk
To send all party delegation
To send members of NWC,NHRC
To send special team of doctors from New delhi to examine Irom's health
 
NON VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED.

National Meet of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign : 31st May at New Delhi

Sessions of SSSC National Meet: 31 MAY 2012

VENUE: NEW DELHI (Place will be announced soon)

 

 

First Session: AFSPA & Its effect ,

Time: .................................................(will be announced soon)

Speakers:.................................................(will be announced soon)

 

Second Session: Report of SSSC, Its outcome & Discussion to frame future strategy.

 Time: .................................................(will be announced soon)

Speakers:.................................................(will be announced soon)

 

*Details of program will be sent later, only to those who will confirm their participation.

 

*It is advised you to book your rail reservation in advance for departure date 31 MAY 2012 preferably with the train after 8PM as you will be involved in SSSC meet till evening.

For any query, contact:

9958907799, 9968828230, 9990505438

Minutes of Meeting: 17 MARCH SSSC Meeting: Indian Coffee House, New Delhi

Dear friends,

A meeting of SSSC held at Indian Cofee House, New Delhi on 17th March 2012.

Participants: Total 20 people

Agenda:

1. Program for 6th April: Manipur Bhawan, 4 PM

2. SSSC conclave in May

3. NE States friendship journey in June

4. Delhi Coordination Team

As per the agenda, various topics were discussed. Minutes are given here:

Minutes:

1. 6th April Program:

It is decided that a protest show ' Sharmila Satyagrah' will be organized on the day of Namak Satyagrah. Venue will be Manipur Bhawan and from there all will move peacefully towards Prime Minister Residence to give him a memorandum of demands of SSSC on the issue of Irom Sharmila.It is also decided that this program will be nationwide and people from various states/districts will send the same memorandum addressed to Prime Minister through their district/state authority.

Responsibility for this activity will be as per give details:

A. Permission from Police Station: Qamar Intekhab, Ehtesham Hashmi

B. Banner: Qamar Intekhab, Faisal Khan

C. Writing Pamphlets (in Hindi) : Aditya Diwedi

D. Printing of pamphlets and Designing & Printing of Poster : Qamar Intekhab

E. Mobilization through pamphlets distribution:

     a. JNU: Punit Pushkar, Aditya Diwedi, Md. Tanveer

     b. Jamia Hamdard: Inamul Hasan, Syed

     c. Jamia Millia: Shueb, Ravi Nitesh

     d. Delhi University: All DU Coordinators 

     e. Amedkar University: Hrishikesh, Abhinab

     f. Qamar Intekhab with the help of Faisal Khan will talk with all Delhi civil society members to join the program

F. Memorandum writing (bilingual) : Devika, Aditya, Tanveer

F.  List of other states/districts from where memorandum will be sent by SSSC volunteers: List will be issued till 31 March. Md. Tanveer, Aditya Diwedi, Faisal Khan will talk with other volunteers of state/districts to make the list. It is expected that we will cover minimum 50 cities alongwith atleast 15 state capitals. 

G. Coordination team for this event will include: Manisha Kaushik,Tripti Singh, Aditya Diwedi, Faisal Khan, Ravi Nitesh, Md. Tanveer, Qamar Intekhab, Puneet Pushkar, Hrishikesh, Shueb

2. SSSC conclave is proposed on 27th MAY (*expected) at Delhi. Members of national coordination committee will attend the meeting to discuss various issues, evaluation of activities organized in different states and making further strategy. Detailed notification will be issued later in this regard after 6th April program.

3. NE states friendship journey is also in pipeline to spread the message of love and non violence. Details will be provided later.

4. Delhi coordination team of SSSC has been formed during the meeting. The team will be responsible for managing all events in Delhi, mobilization from colleges and general public, spreading the campaign in society. The name of Delhi Team includes: Manisha Kaushik, Ritika Chawla, Tripti Singh, Eva Das, Shantanu Srivastava, Darpan, Abhinab, Hrishikesh, Puneet Pushkar, Waqar , Shekhar, Shariq Naqvi, Pankaj Pathak, Ravi Jain, Avinash

*It is requested with Manisha Kaushik to organize a meeting of Delhi team members only as per their time schedules to get them involved with demands and strategies of campaign.

We convey our sincere thanks to all participants. Please forward it to all concerned. 

            

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Regards,

 

Volunteers of ''SAVE SHARMILA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN''

(A joint initiative of various organizations & movements)

 

We welcome your participation/suggestion/feedbacks. We work in favor of Peace, Democracy, Non Violence, Human Rights.

 

Our demands with Govt of India: 

To take positive steps of talk

To send all party delegation 

To send members of NWC,NHRC

To send special team of doctors from New delhi to examine Irom's health

 

NON VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRESS RELEASE: SSSC- 29 FEB to 3 MARCH 2012: GUWAHATI & IMPHAL

PRESS RELEASE

Dear friends,   " SAVE SHARMILA SOLIDRITY CAMPAIGN"(SSSC)  is continuously working on the issue of Irom Sharmila, ignorance of her non violent protest.  SSSC is spreading awareness and generating support for Irom Sharmila on humanitarian ground for the demands of the campaign. SSSC is trying to gather public support as well as continuously engaged in various activities for its demands with government. From candle vigils at Rajghat & India Gate and in many other cities of India to Signature Campaigns at 18 Indian States and in many countries, from street march on roads to documentary screenings at SAARC university, DU, IITs and in many other colleges, from the support show by artists at Gate way of India to human chain at Marine drive, from the historical jouney of Srinagar -Imphal & Ahemdabad - Srinagar to meetings with NHRC chairman, from Press conferences and protest to sending public appeal to Prime Minister; SSSC is engaged through all possible means. SSSC has now gathered support of more than 90 organizations.   Now, with the objective to strengthen the campaign and to appeal for the issue, campaign has decided the next activity as given below:     29th FEB 2012: Faisal Khan , Deepak Joshi and Mehndi Hasan will sit on day long fast at Kasturba Ashram,Uloowadi Guwahati with the objective of strengthen the campaign. This Ashram is symbol of non violence, purity and harmony and thus with this fast, we will make ourselves strong enough to move ahead on the path of truth and non violence for justice.     1,2,3 MARCH 2012:  Meeting with Irom Sharmila and members of civil societies of Manipur to discuss about the issue, possible alternatives and future course of action.  We hereby invite you to join the programs as per schedule to support the campaign in favor of peace, justice, humanity, democracy and non violence.

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Regards,

 

Volunteers of ''SAVE SHARMILA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN''

(A joint initiative of various organizations & movements)

 09968828230,09958907799

We welcome your participation/suggestion/feedbacks. We work in favor of Peace, Democracy, Non Violence, Human Rights.

 

Our demands with Govt of India: 

To take positive steps of talk

To send all party delegation 

To send members of NWC,NHRC

 

NON VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRESS RELEASE, 16 FEB 2012

PRESS RELEASE

16 FEB 2012

Volunteers of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign today organized a documentary screening and discussion at Dayal Singh College of Delhi University, New Delhi.

Campaign student coordinator of Dayal Singh College Punit Pushkar told that the objective was to make awareness among youths for protection of human rights. He told that though we are educated but most of them are not aware about our own rights and about the situation of human rights in various parts of our country.

Documentary screening was followed by a discussion among youths on 11 yeras fast of Irom Sharmila. It has to be noted that number of students participated in discussion and then supported the struggle of Irom. One student told that he didnt know anything about this issue and thus for him this discussion became useful to let him aware about the north east. 

Devika Mittal, a core group member of the campaign discussed the issue of Irom Sharmila and its causes. She told that being a PG student in South Asian University made me aware about the socio political issues of south asia, however i became involved with this issue because of its seriousness and the way of protest for justice through non violence. She added that presently campaign has student coordinators in almost all colleges of Delhi and these coordinators are spreading awareness through various ways. Documentry screenings and discussions on socio political issues are also an important activity of every college to let student aware about various issues. She told that many colleges have their film clubs too, and its members used to screen these types of films. When we talked with them, they became ready immediately to organize screenings based on Irom Sharmila's issue.

Campaign was started by a joint group of some organizations, however at present we have support of more than 80 organizations'' told Aditya Dubey, another core group member of  SSSC. He talked about relevance of Irom's protest at present time and told that people have very much respect and love for Irom. He told that Irom through her struggle created a history and became inspiration for others to raise the voice. He added that the event here is part of our continuous campaigning for making people aware about the cause and to get support of people in favor of our demands. 

A student volunteer Manish, who was busy in distributing signature sheets told all students to put their support signatures if they agree with campaign's demands. Hrishikesh, another volunteer and a passionate photographer told that he used to go everywhere with campaign activities. He told that he is very sad with the government's approach towards the issue but he hope that truth will sustain. 

Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign demands with government to send all party delegation to visit Irom Sharmila and to take positive steps of talk. Campaign demands with National Human Rights Commission to visit Irom Sharmila to know the issue on real ground and to meet people of Manipur and victims of human rights violation there.        

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Regards,

 

Volunteers of ''SAVE SHARMILA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN''

(A joint initiative of various organizations & movements)

 

We welcome your participation/suggestion/feedbacks. We work in favor of Peace, Democracy, Non Violence, Human Rights.

 

Our demands with Govt of India: 

To take positive steps of talk

To send all party delegation 

To send members of NWC,NHRC

To send special team of doctors from New delhi to examine Irom's health

 

NON VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. 

Jan Caravan reaches Guwahati

Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign has organized a 4500 kms Jan Caravan from Jammu to Imphal. The Caravan of about 20 people is resolute to spread the word of Irom Sharmila over 10 states.

The Caravan reached Guwahati on 26th October.

In Guwahati, there will be a conference at the press club.

In the evenning, the Caravan will leave for Imphal, the ultimate destination of the Caravan.

The Caravan has covered 8 states till now.

Srinagar to Imphal Save Sharmila Yatra reaches Varanasi on 22nd October 2011

Press Release

Srinagar to Imphal Save Sharmila Yatra

reaches Varanasi on 22nd October 2011

Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign(SSSC) has organized a Jan Caravan from Jammu to Imphal to support Irom Sharmila, a Manipuri poet and activist who has been on a fast for 11 years for repeal of AFSPA. The Caravan will cover 10 states. The Caravan has people from different parts of the country. Irom Sharmila’s brother Singhajit is also part of the Caravan.

The Caravan of around 25 people reached Varanasi on 22nd October 2011. The Caravan stayed at Patel Dharamshala.

A seminar on Irom Sharmila and “Security Laws in India and position of human rights activists’ was held at conference hall of the Patel Dharamshala from 10 to 12 PM. The seminar was organized by the Sajha Sanskriti Manch which is a network of 54 local ngos. The speakers included Niti Bhai of Lok Chetna Samiti, Shabbir Bhai, Arvind Skhrwal, and Mahendra Bhai.

Niti Bhai remarked, “In the land of Gandhi, the voice of a true Gandhian should not be neglected”. Arvind Skhrwal added, “Save Sharmila, Save Democracy”. Mahendra Bhai argued that, “If the Government can consider talks with naxals, then why can’t with Irom Sharmila”. The seminar received a good response. 

After lunch, there was a march from Patel Bhawan to Kashi Vidyapeeth. The march saw about 200 people. This was followed by another seminar where one of the Kashmir interlocutor, Mr. Ansari was also present.

The Caravan will now move towards Patna. It has covered Jammu, Srinagar, Ludhiana, Panipat, Delhi, Aligarh, Kanpur and Lucknow. From Patna, it will then go to Ranchi, Kolkata, Guwahati and then finally to Imphal on 27^th October 2011.