Walk Bristol to Bath! as part of Indian solidarity YATRA
When: Saturday 6th October
Where: The Bristol - Bath railway path. We will have two meeting points:
1) Bristol Temple Meads train station at 10am, near the ticket barrier on the ticket office side. Look out for green flags and a sign! Sophie will be there - contact her to let her know to expect you sm64 a_t bath d_o_t ac d_o_t uk
2) Easton Community Centre at 10.30am, to leave promptly at 11am. We'll gather on the patio in front of the centre.
Food: We'll eat a bring and share picnic along the way! Please bring some food that you can easily share with others, and plenty of water for the journey.
Dress Code: "Land, forest, water." Or wear green!
It would be very helpful to know where you will be joining us.
Forthcoming Events:
For the full programme please see our flyer : http://www.vault.foxallassociates.com/clients/avi/files/yatrabristolbathfrome.pdf
Background:
In October 2012 there will be a huge nonviolent people’s action in India. 100,000 landless and homeless people will walk 300 km in 30 days from Gwalior to Delhi, for the right to ownership of the land they till. They will walk, eat and sleep on the road itself. They are demanding implementation of laws to protect land, water and forest from corporate land-grab for industrial development. Determined to pressurise the Indian government into action, they are bringing international attention to issues that affect indigenous and rural people across the globe. Ultimately, all of us depend on these same natural resources for life. The action is organised by Ekta Parishad (People’s Unity) www.ektaparishad.com, and follows in the Gandhian tradition of mass nonviolent action. See also http://js2012.wordpress.com/tag/jan-satyagraha-2012/ for more information.
