Wellington Tamil society public meeting

Submitted by Anonymous on 6 July 2008 - 7:08pm
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To mark the 25th anniversary of both the Wellington Tamil Society and the 1983 anti-Tamil race riots in Sri Lanka, the Wellington Tamil Society is hosting a workshop to raise the question: is there a role for the international community in giving the peace process in Sri Lanka a helping hand?

Wellington Tamil society public meeting

Wellington Tamil Society proudly presents: Peace for Tamils: A Role for the International Community? A Peace Building Workshop

25th of July 2008
9:15am to 12:30pm (followed by a light lunch)
Centre for Global Action Meeting Rooms
Second floor, James Smith’s building
Corner. Manners Mall and Cuba Streets
Wellington

To mark the 25th anniversary of both the Wellington Tamil Society and the 1983 anti-Tamil race riots in Sri Lanka, the Wellington Tamil Society is hosting a workshop to raise the question: is there a role for the international community in giving the peace process in Sri Lanka a helping hand?

Guest speakers for the workshop include:
• Mano Ganesan human rights activist, member of the Sri Lankan parliament, runner up to the United States State Department’s 2007 ‘Defenders of Freedom’ award
• Marian Hobbs Wellington Central MP and former Assoc. Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Rae Julian former Executive Director of the Council for International Development,
• Dr Pauline Horill formerly of Médecins Sans Frontières as field medical practitioner, emergency coordinator (including Sri Lanka) and programmes manager

Following each speaker there will be a short group discussion where any of the participants
of the workshop can offer their views.

Please RSVP to: Wellington Tamil Society
PO Box 471
Wellington
wtswellington@yahoo.co.nz