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CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL on the 23rd anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Venue: MLK Jr. Statue, UT Campus
Date: December 3, 2007
Time: 6 PM
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CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL in solidarity with the farmers of India
Venue: MLK Jr. Statue, UT Campus
Date: October 2, 2007
Time: 7 PM
On the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, Association for
India's Development Austin chapter is organizing a mass event for showing solidarity towards Indian farmers,
as well as to increase public awareness on the issue of India's agrarian crisis.
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"Words on Water" - A movie on the Narmada Struggle by Sanjay Kak
Venue: ACES 2.301, Avaya Auditorium, UT Campus
Date: October 1, 2007
Time: 7 PM
AID Austin in association with South Asia Institute will screen "Words on Water" - a documentary which
focuses on on the more than 20 year history of non-violent struggle of displaced farmers and tribals in the Narmada
Valley.
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MAYA, 2007 -- An Evening of Indian Classical Fusion Ballet
Venue: Akins High School Auditorium
Date: September 30, 2007
Time: 5:00 PM
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Talk by Leo F. Saldanha and Bhargavi S. Rao of Environment Support Group, India
Venue: RLM 4.102, UT Austin
Date: September 16, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM
Leo Saldhana and Bhargavi Rao will discuss the
deteriorating quality of environment reforms in India
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Mr. Rajnish Jain and Ms. Rashmi Bharti from NGO Avanai talk at UT
Venue: ENS 115, UT Austin
Date: August 18, 2007
Time: 6:30 PM
Mr. Jain and Ms. Bharti work in the Kumaon region of India's northern state
Uttaranchal, where they co-founded 'Avani' in 1997, an organization that works on developing sustainable and
appropriate technology and livelihood for the people of the region. The speakers will share information about
their work.
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TALK BY Smt. Geetha Dharmarajan, Katha Foundation, India
Venue: ENS 115, UT Austin
Date: May 19, 2007
Time: 4 PM
Katha, a not-for-profit organization since 1988, is one of India’s
leading organizations in the literary to literature continuum. Katha works to reduce injustice and poverty
through education. The speaker will discuss the work done by Katha.
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Run For India 2007 - AID Austin vols run full and half marathons to raise funds for AID projects
Venue: AT&T Austin Marathon, Townlake, Austin
Date: February 18, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Ten AID Austin volunteers will run the AT&T full and half marathons as part of
the Run For India 2007. Come, join the rest of AID volunteers to cheer these runners who trained over 6 months for this
event.
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AID GENERAL BODY MEETING, 2006
Guest Speaker : Balaji Sampath, AID Founder and Jeevansathi
Venue: RLM 5.104
Date: November 5, 2006
Time: 4:30 PM
"Education Initiatives of AID Chennai"
Balaji Sampath is a central figure in AID. He has made several vital contributions in planning and
executing large-scale campaigns in health, literacy and improving quality of education in India. DUring this talk,
Balaji will focus on key education issues in India and the work done in this field by AID Chennai
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