69th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

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69th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi at New Delhi on 30 January 2017

69th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi at New Delhi on 30 January 2017

From Non-Violence to Peace: Commemorated 69th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Control
Arms Foundation of India and Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network on the
occasion of the 69th year of martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi organised a
panel discussion and film screening at CAFI conference Hall in New Delhi
on 30 January 2017. On 30th January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead.
Each year this day is commemorated as martyr’s day. CAFI observed the
day and rekindled the Gandhian Principles of non-violence and communal
harmony by organising a panel discussion followed by screening a
documentary film “3 1/2 Minutes 10 bullets”.

Ms Binalakshmi
Nepram, General Secretary, Control Arms Foundation of India, setting the
context of the event and shared CAFI’s long journey from addressing gun
violence to now ensuring peace and security for women and all
underprivileged in the remote corners of all the 8 states in Northeast
of India. She mentioned that 12 Indian die every day and more than 98
countries produced arms weapons and there were over 114 arms
manufacturing companies. Hence she called upon to work for a movement
against gun violence.

Mr Ron Davis, documentary filmmaker and
social activist, USA, said, “It was time to unite people against gun
violence”. He further shared the killing of his son in 2012 and the
reason why he made the film. It was for the families who were suffering
through the grief of racial violence and did not get justice. Hence it
was twice as hard for them. While mentioning about firearms death he
stated that besides the various rules and restrictions in practice there
are 15 states that allow free use of firearms.

69th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi at New Delhi on 30 January 2017

69th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi at New Delhi on 30 January 2017

Mr Bharat Dogra, veteran journalist and social activist, emphasised on
the increasing need of using the method of non violence and said that
the basic principal of non violence should be practiced in everyday life
be it family, society and countries.

Mr Mandar Apte, award
winning social intrapreneur & filmmaker, lamented that “today the
world is divided”. And he felt that the event
was a great avenue to
connect with likeminded people. Ahinsa even though sounds difficult, it
is the practice of finding love within and sharing it, he said further.

The
event was attended by Mr Ardell F Brede, current mayor of Rochester,
Minnesota, USA, who considered himself an advocate of compassion and
civility along with Mr James Evenson, Ms Renata Hannans, Mr Moris Brooks
Salmon, Ms Jason Qezada, Ms Lakesha Burten, Ms Nilda Arduinand students
from National Law University and Jindal Global University.

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