Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Indians and Pakistanis hold joint rallies for peace in Washington D.C and Chicago VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For the first time, Pakistanis and Indians marched together in Washington, D.C., where demonstrators marched to both embassies. On the same day, June 8, there was a parallel rally in Chicago. In Chicago, many Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs marched together in a rally organized by Friends of Bush, despite the heat. Children carried banners proclaiming: We want Peace, Not War. Pakistanis included Syed Omar, an organizer, and Hameedullah Khan, who is the chairman of Pakistani American Association of North America (PAANA). From the Sikh community, members of Gurdwara Sahib participated, including the Gurdwaras president, Balwinder Singh. Dr. Barinder Ram Laamba (of SAAGAR) and many members of the Hindu community were present. Many shouted, We Want Peace. After the rally, Syed Omar said, We should have learned our lesson from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Other speakers also protested arms buildups and conventional war. In Washington D.C, rally participants presented petitions to both embassies. Lubna Ejaz, president of the Pakistan Association of the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, spoke in favor of diplomatic efforts to resolve differences and against military budgets. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-19 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 110 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indians and Pakistanis hold joint rallies for peace in Washington D.C and Chicago 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-19