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The Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia raised $7,000 for the families of garment workers affected by the Tazreen garment factory fire of November 2012. This effort in no way absolves the Government of Bangladesh and the class it represents their criminal abdication of responsibility towards the workers. Nor does it weaken ourContinue reading “Fund Raising for families of Bangladesh Garment Workers killed by Fires”

The Atrocity of Caste | a Tradition of Reason | A Song that will be Sung Introduced by Anand Patwardhan Sat. Mar 2, 2013, 2 – 6pm MIT 32 – 155 Followed by QA with the Director Co-sponsored by: MIT Program in Women’s and Gender StudiesMIT History DepartmentSouth Asia Forum at MIT Ambedkar International CenterContinue reading “JAI BHIM COMRADE – Mar 2, 2013”

The Program in Women’s & Gender Studies The South Asia Forum at MIT The Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia Cordially invite you to a panel discussion South Asian Women Resist Religious Fundamentalism, Imperialism, and The State in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan with Nusrat Chowdhury, Modhumita Roy, Afiya Zia Wednesday, February 27, 2013Continue reading “South Asian Women Panel Discussion – Feb 27, 2013”

Press Release post-Vigil YouTube videos: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1OtVbaJZG3Yhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHfRZ7kLAk Protesting the Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire at Harvard Square by Umang Kumar, Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia (Advocate), Dec-09-12 International Op-ed As a member of the Alliance for Secular and Democratic South Asia (“Alliance”), a Cambridge, MA-based organization that champions issues in South Asia, the news ofContinue reading “Protest held in Harvard Square for Tazreen Garment Factory fire in Bangladesh – Dec 1, 2012”

The Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asiaand Boston-Chhalphal (Nepal) invites you to a screening with the director and producer Andrew Majewski ofThe Color of Water Produced by Andrew Majewski, an independent documentary producer, in partnership with Nepali filmmaker Gopal Koirala Saturday, June 16, 20124:00pm-6:00pm4-231 MIT This documentary examines the plans to build bigContinue reading “The Color of Water – June 16, 2012”

Join the protest rally at United Nations Headquarters in New York Supported by Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia বাংলাদেশ পরিবেশ নেটওয়ার্ক (বেন) A global network to help Bangladesh protect her environment http://www.BEN-Global.org http://listserv.cc.emory.edu/archives/ben.html Stop Indian River Linking Project! Join the protest rally at United Nations Headquarter in New York Venue: Ralph BuncheContinue reading “Stop the Indian River Linking Project!”