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AWAMI (PEOPLE) CARAVAN
23 September to 22 October 2000

Reported by Asif Rasheed

Contents:

15.08.2000: Awami (People) Caravan in Pakistan
28.09.2000: Update of CARAVAN
30.10.2000: Amawi (people) Caravan

Pakistan Reports

 

AWAMI (PEOPLE) CARAVAN IN PAKISTAN.
23 September to 22 October 2000

Date.15-8-2000

Dear Sir or Madam:
Greeting from AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT MULTAN, PAKISTAN.
Pakistani people are suffering in a crucial time. They are facing a lot of problems, in very short they are facing these problems.
Problems of Pakistani people.
If we calculate the situation than we have TEN out comes.
NEEDS.

  1. This area is very poorest area.
  2. Exploitations from multinational companies.
  3. Threat from WTO Policies, Our industry can stand in these policies.
  4. World Bank and IMF are imposing very hard policies on people.
  5. World Bank and IMF making pressure on Govt. for new Taxes on people.
  6. Traders are fighting against the Govt. on IMF and World Bank's Policies.
  7. People are loosing their purchasing power and not organizing themselves.
  8. Democracy is also a question allover the history in Pakistan.
  9. Current Govt. is belonged to Army. People are feeling isolation and their moral is going down. They're searching power, production power and creative power is reducing day by day.
  10. Peace is also important need of our country, thousands people have died in Kashmir war. Fundamentalists are using illiterate people for war in Kashmir.
  11. There is lack of service in income, health, education and environmental fields.
  12. Population and problems are increasing day by day, but there is no solution for these problems on sustainable way.
  13. The political and economical system is not fulfilling the requirements of people. It has to be change in the favor of people.
  14. Women living situation is very dangerous and they are facing health, food, educational, low awareness, and their right problem.
  15. There is no peace culture in this. Every next day terrorists are killing valuable people.

Due to these problem it is very important need to start a process or program for the empowerment of people. With out the empowerment of people we cont. destroy these evils and problems. AWAMI COMMITTEE for DEVELOPMENT has been working for people empowerment since 12 years. ACD is publishing its annual report yearly and also maintaining its Audit yearly.
Our organizations members have participate in Hague Appeal for Peace also in many international Caravan and Demonstration and workshop.

Local Organization Forum has decides to organize a CARAVAN for the empowerment of people. The main objective of the Caravan

AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT is organizing AWAMI CARAVAN with the collaboration of Local Organization Network.
This Caravan will start from Multan on 21 September 2000 and visit 40 big and small towns. In this Caravan 35 male and female expect to join from different part of Pakistan and will make speeches to more than 50 public meetings for their motivation, preparation of demonstration and to organize them.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
An organizing committee will be responsible for all arrangements, which is consisting on Six organization's office bearers.
All decision will be participatory biases.
All resources and funds will use by this committee no ONE person can take any decision at individually and also can't use even one pane by itself.

RESOURCES.
We are mobilizing our local resources by different ways. We are collecting funds from different organizations, groups and also from public side.
We are expecting near to USA $ 16000 expenses. We need donations from all our friends from Pakistan and also abroad of Pakistan. You can contribute even very small amount ONE OR FIVE $. This cause is mutual interest cause.
We have grate hope from all our friends that they will appreciate us to do this by their donations. Your cooperation will give us more energy to do more work for people rights. We have accountability role to use the Funds, which we will share with all of you in next. You can relay that your even small donation will use in public interest.
You can send your donation to us on our mailing address, which is under below.
Names of organizing committee members.
Shabaz Ahamad, Miss Shaista Shah, Javid Mehmood, Ms Asiaa, Mr. Asif Rasheed is organizer of CARAVAN.
Other Details.
We will send all detail and improvements at day by day to all of our friends.

Our bank information are
Account No. Current A/c No, 015/$
Account Head. AWAMI COMMITTEE for DEVELOPMENT.
Bank for US$ UNITED BANK LTD, HUSAIN - AGAHI BRANCH MULTAN

Contact Mailing Address.
P. O. BOX 598 MULTAN. PAKISTAN.
Street Address.
WARD NO 10 KHUDADAD COLONY SHER SHAH ROAD MULTAN PAKISTAN. Phone. 00 92-61-539821--512462 FAX. 92-61-586764

We are waiting for your cooperation.

ASIF RASHEED
Executive Director
AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT
PAKISTAN.

Update of CARAVAN

28-9-2000

We are in the way with CARAVAN. We are in Two Mini Buses. In this CARAVAN that we are 48 persons belonged from 30 organizations. We have passed five towns, and deliver speeches in different public meetings. In every meeting we found 300 to 500 persons. We are giving speeches on our local problems related with WORLD BANK AND IMF polices. Because before the both institutions our country was getting good development but after when they enter in our country after the AFGHANISTAN was our people life standard has gone down. Now we are facing more and more poverty problems.
This CARAVAN will cross the more than 31 towns and cities in coming days till finish. Through our way we will also demonstrate in different place against the IMF and WB. We are also raising awareness for restoration of democracy in our country.
We are motivating people against these both institutions.
This is a productive CARAVAN, which is producing good results. On 24 and 25 we have demonstrate with big gathering people against the IMF AND WB in three cities Multan, Bawalpur and Khanewal.

To day 28 September 2000 a group of organizations is demonstrating in the front of the Building of WB with the solidarity of demonstrator who are bearing violence on their bodies. We read in newspapers and saw in media that Police is making violence on demonstrator in Prague.
We are also issuing press release against the violence of police.
We are with you and our demonstrator who are fitting for people and shutdown of Globalization.
AWAMI CARAVAN will finish on 12 October.
Please disseminate this to all friends of PGA and others.

ASIF RASHEED
AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT
P O BOX 598 MULTAN, PAKISTAN.

AWAMI (PEOPLE) CARAVAN

Date.30-10-2000

AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT
P O BOX 598 MULTAN, PAKISTAN.

Dear friends

Greeting.
AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT has organize an AWAMI CARAVAN from 20 September to 12 October 2000.
In this AC 58 activist had participated from 28 organizations. These organizations have belonged from different areas of Pakistan. But most of organizations were belonged from rural and agriculture biased areas. 24 Were women and remaining were male.

This AC has started from Multan with very reception. Near to 1500 people were gathered at beginning time. Those moments were very impressive and great for us because in Pakistan time we had started this AC at Army ruling.

This caravan has visited 31 cities, towns and villages. In these spaces Caravan's people has deliver speeches at 43 public meetings.
AC has visited Multan, Muzafar Ghar, Kot Adu, Dera Ghazi khan, Fazal Pur, Rajan Pur, Ali pur, Jatoi, Khan ghar, Rahiam yar khan, Sadiqa-a-bad, Lodran, Bawal pur, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Arif wala, Pakpattan, Bore wal, Vehari and other towns.

In these town with public meeting our speakers has raise the exploitation of IMF AND WORLD. We raise other issue also like agriculture problems, unemployment, backwardness and other problems.
We also present information about IMF AND WORLD BANK that how these institution are looting us and what type of activities they are running in our country.
We also explain that these both institution always support to undemocratic traditions.

Through this AC we have attracted more than 450 organizations which have join our network. This is very big power, which we gain through AC.
We have also disseminated information about the PEOPLE GLOBAL ACTION. What is this network and what is doing this in all over the world? We have also give information about Prague's struggle at that time when people were fighting with police and forces.

At six times our police has taken strict action against our AC. They had arrested our 58 activist from different cities. Our other friends and partner have deal with court and bale them out.
At 26 September 11 am our organization members and our partners has demonstrate in the front of WB building in Islamabad against the police violence in Prague. This demonstration was organized for the solidarity with our international friends who were facing traducer.
At 12 Oct we have also demonstrate for democracy. This was also big demonstration at the end of our AC.
All expenses of AC were beards by us with our local resources. No assistance received from our international friends. This CARAVAN has developed us in many ways. We build our capacity, strength, resources, membership, build awareness of people about IMF AND WB.

We are grateful to those people who had provided their assistance and support for this.

Yours truly,

ASIF RASHEED
PAKSITAN.