On the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8), Amnesty International Group 39 and AID Pittsburgh are presenting

“Hool” — A Documentary film screening

The story of the oppression of the Adivasis (tribals) in East India and their fight for their rights.

In solidarity for Soni Sori, imprisoned Adivasi activist

Come to learn about

• The cost of development on the human rights of indigenous communities in India
• The fate of Soni Sori, who is recognized as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International
• Ways to support Adivasi communities and fight violence against women

When: Monday, March 4, 2013, 7pm
Where: William Pitt Union, Room 837 (4200 5th Ave in Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA)

~ Sponsored by AID Pittsburgh ~

While India is perceived as an emerging market, the stories of the plundering of natural resources and the systematic annihilation of the indigenous peoples go unheard. In this race to make India a superpower, and a growing media industry that champions this idea, social inequality has reached its zenith, and easily gets pushed aside. What, then, is the future of the people who grow food with their hands; who have long been guarding forests and rivers–even before climate change could touch them? Why does the media shy away from reporting about the majority of its populace, even while they silently die from landmines and malaria alike? Reporting on the ‘hidden civil war in India’, Priyanka Borpujari, an independent journalist based in Mumbai, will speak about the dark territories of mineral-rich India, which are rife with violence and disease, which are only silenced.

Reception and photojournalism exhibit to follow.

Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Time: 6:00pm
Place: University of Pittsburgh, William Pitt Union, Room 837
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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