Pleae tell all your NYC friends!
Monica Ali's novel, "Brick Lane," set among the Bangladeshi immigrants of the
U.K., was one of the best-reviewed South Asian books in recent years. It's been
made into a movie and SAJA is hosting a FREE screening and discussion with the
film's director and star this Thursday night at Columbia University's Lerner
Hall.
Please see details below. You must RSVP to get your free tix, so please do
come. We'd love to see you. And share with your friends in NYC, please.
Thursday, JUNE 19
SAJA and SONY PICTURES CLASSICS present
THE PREMIERE OF BRICK LANE
THE MOVIE BASED ON MONICA ALI'S NOVEL
Columbia University's Roone Arledge Cinema in Lerner Hall at 115th and Broadway
(enter the building from from the campus side)
**SPECIAL GUESTS DIRECTOR SARAH GAVRON AND STAR TANNISHTHA CHATTERJEE**
Reception sponsored by Nair & Co.
6-6:45 p.m.
Screening sponsored by Sony Pictures Classics
7 p.m. (Movie will start promptly)
Q&A with Gavron and Chatterjee, moderated by Aseem Chhabra, arts
writer and SAJA Board member
following the screening
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER
http://www.ersvp.com/r/bricklane
***YOU MUST BRING A PRINTOUT OF YOUR RECEIPT (from e-mail or from the
website)***
Brick Lane opens in NY and LA on June 20 and additional cities across
the US in the following weeks. More info at
http://www.sonyclassics.com/bricklane/
See the trailer:
http://www.sajaconvention.org/thursday
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SAJA CONVENTION DAY PASSES NOW AVAILABLE...
If you plan to attend only one day of the convention, you can now save
money by buying your day pass in advance. Day passes online are $40—at
the door, you will pay $50. Buy your day pass for Friday, June 20 or
Saturday, June 21
now! (Please note that day passes do not include evening events.)
**Note also that advanced convention registration has been extended
until Monday, 5 PM EST.
Links to register at http://www.sajaconvention.org
SAJA CONVENTION SUPERWORKSHOPS OPEN
$15 for a day doing intensive work in narrative writing,
photojournalism, video journalism for the web, OR broadcast bootcamp.
***YOU NEED NOT PURCHASE A FULL CONVENTION PASS TO PARTICIPATE.***
Class sizes are limited so please register now. You may only register
for one class.
Register at: http://www.ersvp.com/r/conv08
Descriptions of each class at:
http://www.sajaconvention.org/super_workshops/index.html
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SAJA GALA AWARDS DINNER with ZAIN VERJEE, CNN State Department correspondent
this Saturday, June 21
http://www.sajaconvention.org
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Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/university_teachers_arrest.htm
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Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/news/daily_star/daily_star_MM.pdf
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MM site is blocked in Islamic countries such as UAE. Members of those theocratic states, kindly use any proxy (such as http://proxy.org/) to access mukto-mona.
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/index.htm
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Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Earth_day2006/index.htm
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Kansat Uprising : A Special Page from Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/kansat2006/members/
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MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari
http://www.mukto-mona.com/project/Roumari/freedom_fighters_union300306.htm
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German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/german_radio/
Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/index.htm
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Some FAQ's about Mukto-Mona:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/new_site/mukto-mona/faq_mm.htm
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