Dear all, In cooperation with Punjab Arts Council, Faiz Amn Mela will be held on 14/15 February 2015 in Lahore. On 14th February, there will be a seminar on Faiz at Alhumra Hall 3, and on 15th Faiz Amn Mela will be held at Open Air Theater Bagh Jinnah (Lawrence Garden) Lahore. Here is the latest about our finance appeal as on 27th January 1- Dr Khalid Javed Jan 5,000 2- Samina Rehman 20,000 3- Labour Education Foundation 20,000 4- BRICKS Lahore Rs. 6,000 5- ASR (Nighat Khan) 5,000 6- SPO (Naseer Memon) 20,000 7- Dr Akmal Hussain 5,000 8- Furrulh Suhail Goindi: 5,000 9- Sajad Mansoori 5,000 10- Rana Ihtisham Rabani 10,000 11- Sher Khan 2,000 12- Khalid Mehmood 1,000 13- Farooq Tariq 5,000 14- Dr. Pervaiz Jan 1,000 15- Nazli Javed 500 16- Salma Yasmeeen 100 17- Javed Aftab 1,000 18- Shazad Arshad 500 19- Comrade Irfan 500 20- Timur Rehman 25,000 21- Tariq Shahzad 500 22- Baba Najmi 500 23- Maqsood Mujahid 500 24- Waris Ali 500 25- Ahmad Bila Mehboob 20,000 26- Dr Rubina Sajid 5000 27- Majbrit and Max Babri 10,000 Total: 174,600 To be raised; 175,400 Here are details of the finance appeal Here is details of the appeal Bol, ke lab aazaad hain tere Bol zabaan ab tak teri hai Bol ke sach zinda hai ab tak Bol, jo kuchh \kehna hai keh le Speak, your lips are free Speak; your tongue is your own still Speak, Truth still lives Speak, say what you must! In ‘Bol’, Faiz points to ‘the cruelty of nature and the wailing of the children of the poor’, the ‘oppression of society and the rising tide of the independence struggle’. How, he asked, could artists ignore concrete realities and cruelties? This year, Faiz Amn Mela will be dedicated to the martyr children of Peshawar. A special tribute will be paid at the event. Faiz Amn Mela has become a yearly event to celebrate his birthday (born on 13 February 1911), by workers peasants, social, Left wing and trade unionist activists at Open Air Theatre, Bag-i-Jinnah Lahore. Faiz Aman Mela 2015 will be held on Sunday 15th February, 2013 at Open Air Theatre, Bagh-e Jinnah, Mall Road, Lahore from 12noon to 5pm. There will be two sessions: 1. Peace Moshaira: prominent poets will recite their own and Faiz poetry in the first session. 2. Cultural program by nationally known artists. A “Faiz Aman Mela organizing committee formed in 2011 and prominent social and political activists and organizations are member of the committee. The committee takes up all aspects of the organization of Faiz Amn Mela. The committee function only at the time of the organization of the Mela and takes up only this activity a year. The Mela is organized with the donations collected from friends and organizations. I appeal on behalf of the committee to donate funds for the Mela. . Proposed Budget for the event The total proposed budget for the event is Rs. Rs 350,000 Poster printing (10,000 Colour) Rs 70,000 Poster fly posting Rs 50,000 Sound Rs 40,000 Flex, Banners 50,000 Darian and tables for book stalls 30,000 Musicians and poets 50,000 Transport for Artists 40,000 Administration and Miscellaneous 20,000 This is to request your donation for this revolutionary event. We also request that you advertise the event through your own contacts. Please call people, send email, share on Facebook, Twitter etc. Please help us keep the revolutionary ideals of Faiz alive through this annual event. Account Details for Faiz Amman Mela Funds Account Title Labour Education Foundation Account No 2001806109 Currency Pak Rupees Branch Code 0003 Bank SILK Bank Branch Main Branch, Lahore Pakistan Appeal by: Farooq Tariq Organizer Faiz Amn Mela 2015 0300 8411945
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:21:17 +0000