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Fifth Anniversary Remembrance of Sivaram (Taraki)

Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

Fifth Anniversary Remembrance of Sivaram (Taraki)

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Sivaram Memorial Ended Free  

Event Details

We are celebrating the life of Taraki Sivaram on the eve of his fifth death anniversary on Thursday, 29 April 2010 in London.

Date         : 29 April 2010 (Thursday)

Time         : 6:30 -9:30 pm
 
Location   : Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn,
                    London WC1R 4RL
 
Admission: RSVP
Conference Program:
 
Keynote Speech: 
  •   Professor. Mark Whitaker, University of South Carolina and author "Learning Politics from Sivaram." 
Other Speakers:
  • Lee Karu QC, Human Rights Lawyer
  • Anandhi Suriyapragasam, formerly of BBC Tamil Service
  • Vino Kanapathipillai, Editor, Tamil Guardian   
Sivaram poured his heart for his close friend, Richard de Soyza, who was abducted, tortured and murdered before him. 
“I salute a friend and fellow journalist most gruesomely murdered by those who dare not show their faces nor advance or protect their interests as honourable and brave men do. In the land where people were proud of the Sinhala lion, desperate jackals roam, seeking out their defenceless prey. Richard and many more have been brutally murdered; who or what is to be blamed? The collective psyche of the Sinhala people? Enough of this silent impotence. The terrorists have to be resisted. Extreme cowardice and a gnawing lack of self esteem as usual seem to be at the source of this faceless terrorism. Therefore it should be collectively resisted before it starts to knock on every door looking for victims to torture and kill, thereby to reassure itself of its existence.”
 
This event is being organized by Friends of Sivaram and Tamil Legal Advocacy Project (TLAP).