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Our
Kashmir
A Talk by
Ved Bhasin
President of Jammu Peace Committee
Founder Editor, Kashmir Times
Stanford University
Gates
Computer Science Building, Room 104
Friday,
August
1, 2003 7 pm
Berkeley
200
Wheeler Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Saturday,
August
2, 2003 4:30 pm FREE
event;
Seats first-come-first-served;Arrive early to get good seats.
Organized by
Friends
of South Asia
together with
Nautilus Institute, Berkeley
The Talk
- Addresses the myths surrounding the Kashmir conflict in
India and Pakistan
- Discusses the way forward and possible solutions for
lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Speaker
Mr. Ved Bhasin is the founder and Editor of Kashmir Times;
President Jammu & Kashmir Association of Journalists;
President Jammu Editors Conference, and President Press Club of
Jammu.
Mr. Bhasin is also Chairman, Cultural Forum Jammu and General
Secretary, Hindi Sahitya Mandal. In addition, Mr. Bhasin serves
as the President of Jammu Peace Committee. He is associated with
human rights groups, the Pakistan-India Forum for Peace and
Democracy, South Asians for Human Rights, and South Asian Forum
for Human Rights.
He has attended national and international seminars, conferences
and workshops concerning media, politics, human rights, peace,
literature and social work. He participated in the 'Dialogue on
Kashmir' in Washington sponsored by US Institute of Peace
January 1994. He has delivered series of lectures on the Kashmir
dispute all over the world.
Mr. Bhasin has received several awards for journalism, social
work, human rights, and cultural and environment work. Recently,
he was appointed as a member to the prestigious "Jammu
& Kashmir Rehabilitation Committee" which is headed by
the Chief Minister of Kashmir.
Before coming to the Bay area, he was in Washington to attend
the International Kashmir Peace Conference as a guest speaker.
Directions and Parking at
Stanford
http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/keller/gates-map.html#Directions
The street address of the Gates Computer Science Building is:
353 Serra Street Stanford, CA 94305
http://campus-map.stanford.edu/campus_map/zoom.jsp?cx=1049&cy=857&zoomto=66&zoomfrom=100
Directions and Parking at
Berkeley
http://www.berkeley.edu/visitors/traveling.html
Wheeler Hall is near the south side of the UC Berkeley
campus.
Coming on University Ave from I-80/880, make a right on
Oxford, left on Durant, Left on Telegraph;
Proceed north from Telegraph onto campus, go through Sather
Gate, and Wheeler Hall will be on your right. http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/CD34.html
ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF SOUTH
ASIA
Founded in the Silicon
Valley/San Francisco Bay Area, FOSA brings together people with roots in
various parts of South Asia, as well as other well-wishers of the region.
FOSA's mission is to achieve a peaceful, prosperous, and hate-free South
Asia--most immediately working towards a demilitarized, nuclear-free South
Asia and promoting respect for, and celebrating the diversity and plurality
of South Asia. FOSA works to promote amity between countries and communities,
working towards a South Asia where the rights of all minorities are respected
and protected regardless of religious, ethnic, sexual or other differences.
FOSA carries out its work through people-to-people contacts, dialog, and
other non-violent,non-exclusionary means; working as a single group and with
other organizations that share similar aspirations. FOSA's website is at
http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org.
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