TRIBUTE TO REVOLUATIONARY POET FAIZ AHMED FAIZ IN NEWCASTEL UK

TRIBUTE TO REVOLUATIONARY POET FAIZ AHMED FAIZ IN NEWCASTEL UK

Friends and Comrades,

We cordially invite you to attend a centenary event to pay tribute to one of the greatest international poets of the twentieth century, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize and was a nominee for the Nobel Prize. Although imprisoned for his political views in the 1950s, Faiz continued to fight against oppression and exploitation. Even in death, Faiz’s extraordinary ability to bring together nations, often entangled in bitter disagreements, persists. His continuing importance, to the 21^st century, as a major literary voice whose words continue to have the power to move peoples’ hearts and minds the world over cannot be overstated.

Guest Speakers:

Raza Ali Abadi, a veteran broadcaster, poet, progressive writer and friend of Faiz

Martin Levy, Progressive writer, editor Communist Review, member CE of the Communist Party.

Date & Time:

5.30 p.m., Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Venue:

Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead NE8 1HH

Other contributors include:

Rasheed Saraba, Mohsin Zulfiqar, Saghir Ahmed, Pervez Fateh, Malik Saleem, S.S. Shah, Ranjeet Singh, M. Younas Malik, Bahal Singh, Dhindsa, Sammi Nazir and others. Cultural Programme will also be presented.

RSVP:

Co-ordinators:

Malik Saleem (Sec. PACT), 07790568786

Rasheed Saraba, 07957560211

M. Younas Malik, 01914770883

S.S. Shah (Chair PACT),

Saghir Ahmed, 07855347625

Sammi Nazir, 07577679396

Ranjeet Singh, 01914201876

Bahal Singh Dhindsa, 01914873059

Pervez Fateh, 07958 541672

Event is jointly organised by: Pakistan Art & Cultural Trust & Newcastle Faiz Centenary National Organising Committee (UK)