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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jamhoor jamhooristan@gmail.com Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 12:52 PM Subject: 1 DAY TO GO - Brewing Resistance: From Emergency to Authoritarianism To: contact@jamhoor.org

1 DAY TO GO!!!!Dear friends,

This is a friendly reminder to Jamhoor's event: book launch of *Brewing Resistance: Indian Coffee House and the Emergency in Postcolonial India* by Dr. Kristin Plys https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/sociology/people/kristin-plys. With authoritarian regimes in firm control in India as well as around the world, it is critical to remember how people’s movements have fought for democratic rights and civil liberties before. Public spaces have been central to such mobilization, and it is especially appropriate to think about such spaces in the context of a global pandemic and the re-emergence of restrictive measures this fall.

Date: Saturday, October 24 Time: 12:00-2:00pm Eastern time (5pm GMT, 9:30pm IST)Location: Online (Zoom) - *Link Here https://yorku.zoom.us/j/91036889875*Register on Eventbrite (free): *Click Here* https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/brewing-resistance-from-emergency-to-authoritarianism-tickets-123121159703

In this book, Plys recounts the little-known story of the resistance movement against the Emergency that brewed in New Delhi’s Indian Coffee House - a colonial institution that turned into a zone of social protest where workers and intellectuals alike gathered. This event will provide an accessible introduction to the events of the Emergency, drawing parallels with the current authoritarian turn, and discussing the role of students’ movements and coffee houses then and now. The goal is to think about how to take lessons from this history and connect them to ongoing struggles, engaging with activists today. There will be ample time for Q&A - attendees will be encouraged to un-mute and participate in the discussion. The time has been selected with a view to making this event accessible to participants across multiple time zones - we hope you will be able to attend!---About JamhoorJamhoor https://www.jamhoor.org/ is an independent media platform for artists, writers, activists, academics and others to share their work on South Asia. We aim to support critical left perspectives on South Asia and South Asians around the world. Support Jamhoor on Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/jamhoor [image: Twitter] http://www.twitter.com/jamhoormedia [image: Facebook] http://www.facebook.com/jamhoormedia [image: Website] http://jamhoor.org/