People in more cities are joining the #NotinMyName protest against vigilante violence and mob lynching, since the first one was announced in Delhi. Scroll reported that demos were planned in 9 (later updated to 11, and counting) cities including London, Toronto, on Wednesday. Compiled below, the venues mentioned in the report as well as others:
- Delhi, Jantar Manter, 6.00 pm
- Mumbai, Carter Road, Bandra area, 6 pm
- Hyderabad, Tank Bund, 4 pm
- Trivandrum, Secretariat at 5.30 pm
- Lucknow, Gandhi Park, Hazratganj, 4.30 pm
- Kolkatta, Dakhinapan premises near Madhusudan Mancha, 5.00 pm
- Bangalore, Town Hall, 6.00 pm
- Pune, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue, Pune Station, 6.30 pm
- Kochi, Ernakulam High Court junction, 5.00 pm
- Patna, Gandhi Maidan, 6.00 pm
- Chandigarh, Sector 17, 6.00 pm
- Allahabad, Subhash Chauraha, Civil Lines. 5.00 pm
- Jaipur, Gandhi Nagar, JLN Marg. 5.30 pm
- Chennai, Valluvar Kottam, Nungambakkam, July 1. 11 am
Outside India:
- London, SOAS. July 28. 2.00 pm
- Toronto, in front of the Indian High Commission. 4.00 pm, July 28
- Boston – Harvard Square, June 29. 7.00 pm
- Karachi, Press Club, July 1. 4.00 pm.
Filed under: Progressive politics, Resistance, Violence in the name of religion | Tagged: #NotInMyName, India, protests |
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