[fse-esf] FW: Nov 06: Karachi Activists to Mobilize Solidarity and Action

[Alex Callinicos]

I don't accept this attempt to police the list by someone who didn't have
the good manners to add their name. Recently we have had other postings
about Pakistan as well as a number about the WSF Global Day of Action. To
dismiss what I circulated - reports of repression and resistance in one of
the main fronts in the 'war on terrorism' - as spam is symptomatic of a
parochial mentality quite alien to the true spirit of the Social Forums.

Alex Callinicos
Professor of European Studies
French Department
King's College London
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I'm sure this is very important but, and this was told many times before
to mr. A. Callinicos, this is NOT the list for random announcement about
things happening in the world, this is (as you can read in the first line
of the description of this list) a "List to prepare the European Social
Forum". So please keep to that and do not spam it.

Thanks.


>  Nov 06: Karachi Activists to Mobilize Solidarity and Action
>
> Karachi Activists to Mobilize Solidarity and Action
>
>
>
> In Karachi a meeting was held on Nov 06 at Aurat Foundation offices where
> over 50 people, half old and half young, came to attend. These were
> professionals, ngo, old and new left and students of private colleges,
> activist journalists.A vibrant discussion ensued about the police attack
> and
> organisational problems we faced at Karachi Press Club on Nov 05 and the
> confusion that led to frustration on part of many youngsters.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday Nov 06 hundreds of students in Quaid-e-Azam University
> Islamabad
> staged a 500 strong demo against military rule. Teachers also joined the
> demonstration. A day earlier over 400 students of Lahore University of
> Management Science (Lahore) staged a demonstration inside the campus
> against
> imposition of Emergency Rule.
>
>
>
> A large number of students and young activists are doing a lot of
> protest-related work. This includes distributing leaflets, posters,
> stickers, sending emails to millions, engaging a large number in signature
> campaigns. Most of this relates to information sharing and analysing what
> they do in their actions.
>
>
>
> At the Karachi activists meeting the participants condemnd the police
> action
> across Pakistan and demanded release of thousands arrested including 6 on
> the Nov 5 KPC protest.
>
>
>
> Participants were concerned about the arrests of anyone in Karachi and
> other
> cities who dare to come to streets to demonstrate against the imposed
> emergency.
>
>
>
> Nevertheless protests are being staged in other cities. the young were
> eager
> to protest.Two committees 'action' and 'solidarity' were formed. The
> Solidarity committee will contact and mobilize more organisations and
> generate solidarity with the arrested. the action committee will stage
> 'flying pickets' (demos) and do graffiti and distribute leaflets. It will
> devise means to contact more students and activists to broaden the
> protests.
>
>
>
>
> Riaz Ahmed
>
> for International Socialists (Pakistan)
>
> 0092-333-2298922
>
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