An update on solidarity action for Irom Sharmila.

A planning meeting was held on 14th October 2009 at SICHREM on Call for action for Manipur

The following programmes were chalked out:
- Invitation to students to show their solidarity with Irom Sharmila through their poetry
- Selected 25 poems will be printed out as a booklet.
- Screening of documentaries on human rights violations in Manipur between 2nd & 5th November 2009. So fare SCM has confirmed with the venue for 2nd & 3rd Nov 2009.
- Simultaneous film screening in colleges across Bangalore between 2nd & 5th November 2009
- Invitations have gone to India Centre, Mount Carmel College, Jain College, St.George College, Bangalore University, St.Joseph's College, Christ University, Kristu Jayanthi, Bishop Cottons WOmen's College, Goodwills College.
- One round of invitations have gone to our contacts as a general email.
- a planning meeting for hunger protest to be held on 6th Nov 2009 to be organised on 30th October 2009

I have spoken to a few of the colleges. Tomorrow we will be visiting four colleges to discuss about the film screening.

Jyothi Swamy
Documentation & Public Relations Officer
SICHREM