Thursday 27 December 2007

Rally - London - Dec 29, 2007

Silent vigil outside Pakistan High Commission in London at 2:30 pm on Friday 29th December to mark the death of Benazir Bhutto

Tuesday 25 December 2007

Rally - Karachi - Dec 26, 2007

Frands and Comrades,Peoples Resistance (PR) has organised a hunger strike camp at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) tomorrow (December 26). The camp will function from 10:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m., and has been divided into three two-hour shifts (10:00 a.m. - noon, noon - 02:00 p.m. and 02:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.) for those who can't be present there for the entire six-hour duration.Our foremost demand, as always, is the restoration of the judiciary to the pre-November 3 status.Please come, bring friends, bring banners, placards and flags. Let's make this event as lively as our previous ones have been. Let's SOCK it to the oppressors!Power to the People!!!

Rally - Lahore - Dec 26, 2007

BLACK WEDNESDAY - Dec 26, 10:30 am at Aiwan-e-Adal, LOWER MALL, LAHORE
Dear All,We've had an excellent string of protests now, each better than the last. Tomorrow is especially important - the lawyers, so far the backbone of this principled movement, are observing "Black Wednesday" to protest the manhandling and re-arrest of Aitzaz Ahsan on Eid Morning in violation of the Government's own orders. Join the lawyers at 10.30 am TOMORROW wed 26 at Aiwan e Adal, Lower Mall, Lahore (near Town Hall) for a peaceful but not passive show of solidarity. COME in large numbers, BRING all your friends, TELL everyone to pass this on.

Saturday 22 December 2007

Rally - Lahore- Dec 23, 2007

we have no time to lose, and so TOMORROW, sunday 23rd Dec at 2:30 pm - please bring your friends and join us at Allama Iqbal's Mausoleum (next to Badshahi mosque) , in a peaceful solidarity rally to engage the public. We will be circulating the flyer you saw yesterday on why the restoration of the judiciary is everyone's problem; and a number of distinguished luminaries - ex-judges, journalists and activists will speak.

Friday 21 December 2007

Rally - Lahore- Dec 21, 2007

Dear All,
Aitzaz Ahsan was picked up on the motorway enroute to Islamabad, beaten up, glasses broken and brought back to Lahore in a police bus. Is now suffering from bruises and fever.When he asked for a detention order, they shoved a gun in his face and said - this is your order.

Vigil outside his house at 6 pm TONIGHT (friday). 5 Canal Bank, Zaman Park, Lahore Pl come, tell all and pass this on.

Monday 17 December 2007

Rally - Karachi - Dec 18, 2007

A joint demonstration has been organised for 03:00 p.m. tomorrow (December 18) outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC), to protest the State's brutalities against the Students Action Committee (SAC) rally in Islamabad today. While the protest has been called by the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP) and the Labour Party of Pakistan (LPP), we appeal to Peoples Resistance, lawyers, students, journalists, labour unions -- every citizen -- to please join us there. A strong message has to be sent across to the State tomorrow: these atrocities will NOT stop us! Friends of the Resistance, today's events in Islamabad proved once and for all that the so-called lifting of the emergency is nothing but a sham. If this was done in Islamabad today, it could be done in Karachi too. Aakhir kabb takk bardaasht karengey yeh tamaasha hum? Please come to the press club tomorrow to express solidarity with the brave souls who stood up to the State's brutalities today. Countless were injured, and 40 have been arrested (including seven women). We HAVE to show Musharraf and his cronies that this bullshit will NOT stop us anymore. Please join us at the press club at 03:00 p.m. tomorrow. Bring yourself, bring friends. Bring banners, flags and placards. Above everything, please try to bring as many people as possible -- there's power in numbers. Let's sock it to the oppressors!!! Power to the People!!!

Sunday 16 December 2007

Rally - London - Dec 18, 2007

As is the norm, we shall be holding a candlelight vigil in front of Bush House (BBC Offices) in London on the 18th of Dec at 5pm. The vigil usually lasts for about half an hour. This will be the last Vigil for this year since the next two Tuesdays correspond with Christmas and New Years day and most people will be away for the holidays. However, we will definitely be back on after that, for as long as it takes to restore human rights in Pakistan.

Tuesday 11 December 2007

Rally - Islamabad- Dec 17, 2007

Hoorah! After decades of silence, students across Pakistan are finally raising their voices and demanding to be heard!We want:• The emergency lifted and the constitution restored• All political prisoners freed• All deposed judges reinstated• Military operations aborted in all parts of the country• All media restrictions lifted• No more military interference in politics• Student Unions to flourish• Free and quality education for allWe invite students, lawyers, political workers, journalists and all persons who agree with our demands to join us at a public demonstration onTuesday, December 17th, 2007Aabpara Chowk, 3pmBring flags, placards, noise making things, and most importantly yourselves!Further information: 0306 528 6942 Ab bhee jis ka khoon na khaula,Khoon nahin who paani haiJo desh ke kaam na aye,Woh Bekaar Jawaani haiBhagat SinghP.S We are planning to hold this on a national level. For those in Lahore, Karachi , Peshawar more details soon.

Rally - Karachi - Dec 16, 2007

Justice Rana Bhagwandas and Justice Rabbani will be arriving at Jinnah Terminal, Karachi Airport 445 pm today (Sunday). ALL must reach the airport in FULL FORCE to receive them and show this group's commitment to the judiciary. What to bring: Posters, banners related to judiciary and People's Reistance. Bring rose petals if you can. The current rate is Rs. 75-100 per kg of rose petals.Where to meet: Outside McDonalds at Jinnah Terminal at 4:30 pm

Rally - Lahore- Dec 15, 2007

Please come forward and show your solidarity alongwith the legal fraternity in the struggle against emergency on the 15th of December, 2007 at Aiwan-e-Adal, Lahore 11:00 AM sharp. The civil society in particular is strongly urged to step up and voice their concerns amidst such a crisis!

Friday 7 December 2007

Rally - Karachi - Dec 14, 2007

The Peoples Resistance (PR) movement in Karachi has issued a protest call for 04:00 p.m., December 13. The group will congregate at Regal Chowk, Saddar, and will move to the Karachi Press Club.Up until now, lawyers, the Pakistan Tehrik-Insaf (PTI), the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP), the Labour Party of Pakistan (LPP), the Awami Jamhoori Workers Committee (AJWC), International Socialists Pakistan (ISPak), the All-Pakistan Trade Union Federation (APTUF), the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), all trade- and labour-unions here, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Aurat Foundation, Women's Action Forum (WAF), other civil society organisations, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), a bunch of other medical organisations, concerned citizens, students, and journalists have pledged support and participation.Friends and comrades, we need numbers in order to make thisdemonstration a success. Tell everyone you know. If you're in Karachi, please mark 04:00 p.m. December 13 on your calenders. Come to Regal Chowk. Bring yourself, bring flags, bring placards, bring friends. Make yourself heard."It is time -- Let's make history."

Panel Discussion - Manchester - Dec 11, 2007



Date:Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Time:7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:Biko's Cafe, Basement of the Students' Union
Street:Oxford Rd
City/Town:Manchester

Contact Info
Phone:
07825158944

Thursday 6 December 2007

Panel Discussion - Karachi - Dec 11, 2007

TUESDAY, Dec 11 - - 'Live with Talat' - featuring Talat Hussain, & Nusrat Javeed & Mushtaq Minhas (Bolta Pakistan)Karachi Press Club - 2.00- 4.00 pm sharp (Confirmed guests include Justices (r) Wajihuddin Ahmed, Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, Majida Rizvi & Rasheed Rizvi (Prez. SHCBA) and Noor Naz Agha.

Rally - Karachi - Dec 10, 2007

MONDAY, Dec 10 - Human Rights Day being observed as a 'black day' by HRCP, PFUJ/KUJ and People's Resistance4 pm, Karachi Press Club - wear black.

Panel Discussion - London - Dec 07, 2007

A CAMPAIGN AGAINST MARTIAL LAW EVENT"FICTION AND POLITICS"The Campaign Against Martial Law invites you to a reading by Pakistani fiction writers and writers who are friends of Pakistan. The writers will be reading from their work, leading to a discussion on the intersection of literature and politics.Friday 7th DecemberVenue: Room 3, South Range Building, King's College, Strand Campus, University of London.Timing: 7.00-9.00Price of admission: £5Schedule- Introduction: CAML member- The current situation in Pakistan: Ghazi Salahuddin- Readings:Moni MohsinAmarjit ChandanSaqlain ImamKamila ShamsieZubaida MetloMohammed HanifAamer Hussein

Panel Discussion - Toronto - Dec 07, 2007

The Rule of Martial Law in Pakistan: A Panel Discussion of Protest, Politics, and Lawyers in PakistanFriday, December 7, 200712:00 - 2:00 p.m.Faculty of Law, University of TorontoRoom FLA - Flavelle House, 78 Queen's ParkThe panel includes Keith Adam M. Dodek, B.A. (McGill), J.D., magna cum laude, (Harvard) a Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Law; Kamran Bokhari, Director of Middle East Analysis with Strategic Forecasting, Inc (Stratfor) and author of an upcoming book on radical/militant Islamist political thought, entitled 'Voices of Jihadism: Contemporary Radical Islamist Writings'; and (tentatively) Cheryl Milne, Vice Chair of the Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Section of the Ontario Bar Association. The Panel will be moderated by Shibil Siddiqi, Board Member of South Asian Legal Clinic and a Global Youth Fellow with the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation. The panel will engage in a thought provoking discussion about the events in Pakistan.Lunch will be served.This event is jointly sponsored by the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto and South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO).Contacts:Lorne SossinProfessor Faculty of LawUniversity of Toronto78 Queen's Park Cres.Toronto, On. M5S 2C5phone: 416-946-8229fax: 416-978-7899email: lorne.sossin@utoronto.caDeepa MattooProject CoordinatorSouth Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario1992 Yonge Street, Suite 205Toronto, Ontario M4S 1Z7Tel: 416 487-6371 ext.11Fax: 416 487-6456Email: deepa@salc.netwww.salc.net

Monday 3 December 2007

Rally - Islamabad- Dec 07, 2007

PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION AND CHIEF COUNCIL FOR THE CHIEF JUSTICE IFTIKHAR MOHAMMAD CHAUDHRY HAS BEEN SERVED ANOTHER MONTH OF JUDICIAL REMAND. WE CONDEMNED THIS ACT BY THE GOVERNMENT AUTHOROTIES AND DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF MR. AHSAN, MR. ALI AHMED KURD AND JUSTICE ® TARIQ MEHMOOD. WE ALSO WANT TO SEE FREE AND INDEPENDENT PRESS AND MEDIA.HOW CAN WE FORGET THE ROLE OF THE BRAVE LAWYERS WHO STRUGGLED FOR 5 MONTHS TO GET THE CHIEF JUSTICE RESTORED AND UPHELD THE LAW. NOW ITS TIME FOR US TO ACT; LAWYERS, STUDENTS, DOCTORS, BANKERS, CIVIL SOCIETY, PENSIONERS, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, MEDIA, BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WE WILL BE GATHERING OUTSIDE HOUSE NO. 10 , STREET NO 16, F-6/3 ISLAMABAD ON 7TH DECEMBER AT 1700 HRS TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH THE HONOURABLE JUDGES, LAWYERS AND THE MEDIA. PLEASE BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHILDREN AND NEIGHBOURS. IT IS TIME TO ACT. WE NEED TO TELL THEM THAT THE NATION IS WITH THEM. LET US ALL BE UNITED TOWARDS ONE COMMON GOAL “FREE JUDICIARY”.PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING CANDLES.
Date:Friday, December 7, 2007
Time:5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:HOUSE NO. 10 , STREET NO 16, F-6/3
City/Town:Islamabad