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Archive for October, 2008
30Oct08 Peace of Art : FREE CONCERT with the Paddingtons
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Peace of Art Gig ( http://www.peace-of-art.co.uk ) takes place at the University of London Union (ULU) on Tuesday 4 November 2008. That day has been chosen as it is the centenary of the birth of Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat, who launched the WMDAP (Weapons Of Mass Destruction Awareness Program) spent most of his life working for a world without war and nuclear weapons.

Jo Rotblat was a nuclear scientist. He helped to make the first atomic bomb. But for decades thereafter, he campaigned to control the powers he’d helped unleash. Until the last few months of his long life, he pursued this aim with the dynamism of a man half his age, inspiring others to join the cause.

In conjunction with the Pugwash Conferences, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for their efforts towards nuclear disarmament.

November the 4th is also the US elections – start of a new culture of peace – even if it is not Obama!

Date:
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Time:
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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‘The Venue’ ULU (near Goodge Street tube station)
Street:
Malet Street
City/Town:
London, United Kingdom

27Oct08 Freedom Press : The Telegraph; Kolkata, India
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London, Oct. 25: A 31-year-old man, dumped by his parents outside Mother House in Calcutta when he was three because he had polio, last night won an award in London for his polio alleviation charitable work in Calcutta.

At the annual Asian Who’s Who dinner at Dorchester Hotel, Gautam Lewis, who thinks his original name might have been Gautam De, struggled to the stage on crutches to the loudest applause of the evening and collected a prestigious award for “Asian Leadership in Charity”. read the rest of the story….

26Oct08 Asian Who’s Who International – Awards, Dorchester hotel, London
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Kolkata-Born Gautam Lewis of Freedom in the Air, a polio survivor, accounted for the Asian Leadership in Charity award for his polio eradication charitable work with Rotary International.

BBC London presenter Riz Lateef and Asian of the Year 1996 Raj Loomba of the Loomba Foundation presented Gautam with the award.

At the annual Asian Who’s Who dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, Gautam Lewis, who thinks his original name might have been Gautam De, crutched to the stage to the loudest applause of the evening and collected a prestigious award for “Asian Leadership in Charity”. He accepted the award humbly on behalf of all the partner organisations in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary International, WHO, UNICEF and the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for their inspiration and back-breaking work during the past 20 years in the fight against polio.

Gautam, whose charitable work now takes him to India several times a year — was interviewed by presenter Matthew Amroliwala live on BBC Television Worldwide where his inspirational story was heard by an estimated 80 million viewers.

The Asian Who’s Who International celebrated the publication of its 21st edition and was founded by Mr Jasbir Signh Sacher. It started in 1975, some 33 years ago. During the 60′s and 70′s a large influx of Asians from South Asia and Africa came to the UK. Michael Jackson’s brother, Jermaine came up to Gautam at the end of the evening to congratulate him on his award and said “what an amazing thing you are doing”.

22Oct08 Full Circle Photographic show launch video
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20Oct08 Gautam Lewis Full Circle
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An exhibition of thought provoking photographs that marked Rotary’s final stand against polio has been attracting widespread attention at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

The Full Circle photo exhibition, jointly organised by RIBI, RI and London-based event organiser BrandRevelation.com, depicted the fight against polio through the photographs of London polio survivor and advocate Gautam Lewis who, thanks to Rotary, recently returned to his birthplace of Kolkata, India, to immunize children against the disease.

The massive global undertaking of polio eradication led by Rotary and its partners was further illustrated by the images of photographer Jean-Marc Giboux who has documented the battle against polio in its remaining strongholds of India, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan throughout the past decade.

More than 100 people attended the launch party of the week-long exhibition including the High Commissioner for Pakistan, representatives from the World Health Organisation, Dfid, Sightsavers, The Stroke Association, the UK Department of Health and over 60 people from the world of business, fashion, music and film, many of them commenting that they were astounded at Rotary’s involvement with Polio eradication.

 
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