We would like to invite you to take part in a monthly discussion and working group concerned with political developments in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from an anti-capitalist perspective.

Next Meeting: 12pm, 28^th February, at LARC, 62 Fieldgate St., Whitechapel, E1 1ES

Aims of the meeting are:

> A common review and mutual update about current developments, such as workers’ movements, policies of the state, impacts of the global crisis

> Prepared short talks about specific subjects and common debate

> Setting up a common resource web-site

> Establishment of closer links between groups in and around London and class struggle-related groups on the Subcontinent

> If necessary and possible, practical solidarity with ongoing struggles

Agenda for the next meeting:

> Introduction and common review of current news

> Impact of the current economic crisis in India

> The Impact of the Dubai Crisis on Kerala

> Operation Green Hunt’, Lalgarh and the current social war against the ‘Maoist movement’ in India

> Shankar Guha Niyogi and the Chattisgarh Mukti Morcha

You can get in touch with us at subcontinental.upheaval@yahoo.co.uk

Subcontinental Upheaval

We would like to invite you to take part in a monthly discussion and working group concerned with political developments in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from an anti-capitalist perspective.

Second Meeting: 12-noon, 17th of January 2010, at LARC,

62 Fieldgate St., Whitechapel, E1 1ES

Aims of the meeting are:

* A common review and mutual update about current developments, such as workers’ movements, policies of the state, impacts of the global crisis
* Prepared short talks about specific subjects and common debate
* Setting up a common resource web-site
* Establishment of closer links between groups in and around London and class struggle-related groups on the Subcontinent
* If necessary and possible, practical solidarity with ongoing struggles

Agenda for the January 2010 meeting:

* Introduction and common review of current news
* Update on situation in Delhi (food and transport cost inflation)
* Prepared contributions: The rural crisis
a) What is the situation of ‘Operation Green Hunt’, the counter-insurgency operation of the Indian state?
b) What is the development of struggles in Lalgarh – a rebellious area of West Bengal?
c) What kind of struggles and developments emerge from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?

If you are interested to contribute to the next meeting with a short talk – please get in touch with us at:

subcontinental.upheaval@yahoo.co.uk

If you want to download the invitation flyer, please click link below:

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