*note: ONLINE TICKETS ARE NOW CLOSED.
If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation towards earthquake relief. Background
"Disaster knows no borders ... neither should humanity"
Oct 8th A devastating earthquake strikes South Asia leaving at least 90,000 dead, and 3-4 million homeless. TODAY - One month after the earthquake, many survivors in remote areas are still in need of immediate relief and rehabilitation. A brutal Himalayan winter is approaching, a massive second wave of death is expected if help shelter, supplies, medicine doesn't reach survivors soon. YOU can make a difference! Please attend! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEYOND BORDERS A Benefit for the Survivors of the South Asian Earthquake --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, November 19th, 7PM Wheeler Auditorium University of California Berkeley 100% of the proceeds go towards grassroots earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan and India - specifically, Edhi Foundation (Pakistan), Sungi Development Foundation (Pakistan), & Association for India's Development's Jammu and Kashmir Fund (India). Featuring Farah Shaikh & Chandram-Chitresh Das Dance Company - Kathak Dance Shailja Patel - Spoken Word Arshad Syed - Santoor Shabi Farooq - Tabla Rita Sahai Vivek Anand & Ferhan Qureshi (Tabla) - Hindustani Vocal Kamal Hyder & Nasir Syed- Sitar Duet Ferhan Qureshi (Tabla) Domestic Crusaders - Pakistani American Theatre For more info, please visit http://ektaonline.org/beyondborders --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizers & Sponsors EKTA Friends of South Asia (FOSA) Narika Association for the Development of Pakistan Association for India's Development, Bay Area Chhandam-Chitresh Das Dance Company Trikone Center for South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley Gender & Women's Studies Department, UC Berkeley Townsend Center Working Group on Muslim Identities & Cultures, UC Berkeley 3rd I South Asian Films Alliance of South Asians Taking Action Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers (BAML) Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology, California Institute for Integral Studies Indian Muslim Council - USA Indians for Collective Action The International Organization of Pakistani Women Engineers Global Exchange Locus Arts Manja.org Organizing Youth The Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America PakistanLink SAQuake South Asian Law Students Association, Boalt School of Law, UC Berkeley South Asian Law Students Association, UC Hastings Women's Studies, San Francisco State University Badmash Dhamaal Chandni Restaurant Kebab & Curry Restaurant SEMAH Inc Taj Mahal Imports Zafran Restaurant |
Beyond Borders
when: Saturday, November 19th, 2005, 7PM where:
Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley shows:
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beyondborders@ektaonline.org
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