[Reader-list] Mumbai in White, 26 July 2006

[Shekhar Krishnan]

OBSERVE "MUMBAI IN WHITE" ON 26 JULY 2006!

College students, and all citizens of Mumbai! 

Wear white on July 26th. White for peace and a memorial to the dead.

If you wear uniform, or you don't own anything white, wear a white
band! 

The seven blasts on suburban trains on July 11 shocked Mumbai and the
world. Yet Mumbaikars not only kept calm, they went out of their way to
help the injured and the families of the dead. Despite Mumbai's
inherently cosmopolitanism and its peaceful character, we must actively
take measures to ensure that this spirit of resilience and generosity
endure. There are always communal elements that will try to vitiate the
atmosphere by attempting to target innocents. 

Mumbai needs to stand together and defeat the attempts of terrorists and
communal forces to grind down the city's sense of unity. We must make
certain that no more innocent lives are lost. 

Colleges and citizens' organisations of all hues and sectors have united
to urge that we observe July 26, the first anniversary of the floods in
which 447 Mumbaikars lost their lives, as a day on which to say "Salaam
Mumbai". We appeal to every citizen to wear white on WEDNESDAY 26 JULY
2006, to work, to go anywhere, in memory of those who lost their lives
in the blasts as well and to express their commitment to peace.

On that day, students from more than 30 city colleges in Mumbai will
read a Pledge of Peace in all colleges at 3.00 P.M. exactly. There will
also be two public meetings at colleges held at 2.30 P.M.

1. National College, Linking Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400051
2. Burhani College, Nesbitt Road, Mazgaon, Mumbai 400010

We request colleges, organisations, NGOs, offices, temples, churches and
mosques to please spread the word. Please come to the public meetings
and read the pledge of Peace wherever you are. Please remember to wear
white on that day! 

Dr Subadra Anand
Principal, National College, Bandra
+91.22.2646.1424

Dr. Sabira Dossa
Principal, Burhani College

Ms Ferrukh S. Waris
Burhani College
+91.22.2371.2449, +91.93234.69013

Representatives of all colleges in Mumbai

Varsha Rajan-Berry
Peace Mumbai
+91.22.5582.1141/51, +91.98206.03704


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