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Media
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Capitol Hill Event to Champion Plight of the People of
Nagalim
People Persecuted by the Government of
India
Seeking
Independence
Who:
Honorary Ambassador Grace Collins of Nagalim and the Naga
– American Council in cooperation with the Honorable Congressman Dan
Burton (R-IN) present “Nagalim…Discovered!” a day
of celebration and awareness of the proud people of Nagalim, a
land-locked region of Northeast India.
What:
A Capitol Hill event is planned to celebrate the lives,
culture and tragic history of the Naga, a people who are still
struggling for self determination and recognition.
The
event’s featured speakers include Honorary Ambassador Collins,
Congressman Burton, a member of the House International Relations
Committee, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Western Hemisphere and
Vice Chairman on Asia and the Pacific and a vocal advocate for human
rights both in the U.S. and abroad, not only in Nagalim, but in
other Southeast Asia regions.
A
20-person dance troupe from Nagalim will also be making its first
trip to the U.S. to perform.
Nagalim…Discovered! will
also feature world-renowned human rights activist and pioneer, Jack
Healey. Called “Mr.
Human Rights” by U.S. News & World Reports, Mr. Healy heads the
Human Rights Action Center in Washington, D.C., and is credited with
bringing the issue of human rights to the forefront of the world’s collective conscience.
When:
Thursday, May 25, 2006 – 9 a.m. to 6
p.m.
Where:
Room 2168 of the Rayburn House Office Building “Gold
Room”
Washington, D.C.
Con’t on page 2
Agenda:
10:05 a.m.
– Opening Prayer: Dr. Ben Armstrong – a professor and
specialist in Christian faith, ethics, duty and politics and former
Executive Director of the National Religious Broadcasters where he
served for over 20 years.
10:05 a.m. –
Opening Remarks: Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) – General overview of
human rights abuses in India-Christians, Dalits-Untouchables, Sikhs,
Pakistan and Kashmir.
11:00 a.m. –
Personal Testimonials from native Nagas and American
citizens.
Background: Nagalim, also
referred to as Nagaland, is located in Northeast India in the region
of Burma and China. In
1947 the country declared its independence with the United Nations,
one day before India. Having its declaration of acknowledged by the
United Nations, Nagalim later saw its independence overtaken by the
Government of India, but never joined India by conquest or consent – a
distinction that makes Nagalim’s history unique from other
independence movements within India. Nagalim is a mountainous and
forested region inhabited by approximately 4 million people over
several thousand towns and villages.
R.S.V.P. Greg
Mitchell
Seigenthaler Public Relations, Inc.
800-683-3395
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