Ghadar Party Centennial Celebration
October 4-5, 2013 |
Astoria, Oregon will host an October commemoration to mark the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Ghadar Party, which is considered the beginning of the Indian independence movement. The political movement, driven by Asian Indians, often called “Hindus,” of the North American West who wished to free India from British rule, crystallized during a meeting in Astoria’s local Finnish Socialist Hall in May 1913. The two-day event is scheduled for October 4 and 5, 2013.
The program entitled “Ghadar’s Roots and Meaning,” will include film screenings: Turbans, 2000 (filmed in Astoria) A Dream In Doubt (2007) and the award-winning Continuous Journey, 2004; walking tours of historic sites and buildings, historical displays, and the dedication of a commemorative plaque honoring Ghadar Party founders.
Saturday, October 5 will begin with a panel discussion that includes independent historian Johanna Ogden, author of the award-winning article “Ghadar, Historical Silences, and Notions of Belonging: Early 1900 Punjabis of the Columbia River,” which appeared in Oregon Historical Quarterly in the summer of 2012. Ogden is credited with bringing Astoria’s role to light as the birthplace of the Ghadar movement. Other panelists are: Ali Kazimi, an award winning Canadian filmmaker and author, Sohan Pooni, biographer of Ghadar activists in the Pacific Northwest, Paul Englesberg, historian, of the 1907 Bellingham anti- Indian riot; and Jasmit Singh, founder of the Sikh Coalition, will address the political situation of Sikhs in America in the wake of 9/11.
For more information on the Ghadar Party Centennial Celebration, visit www.astoriaghadar100.org, or contact the Clatsop County Historical Society: 503.325.2203 or cchs@cumtux.org. Find information on our Facebook page. All events are free and open to the public.
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www.astoriaghadar100.org |
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Astoria, OR |
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cchs@cumtux.org |
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