"Conference on Tamil Diaspora Solidarity" We, Mauritius Tamil Temple Federation (MTTF) in collaboration are organizing "Conference on Tamil Diaspora Solidarity" at the Hotel Calodyne sur mer, Grand Gauche, Mauritius on November 8th, 9th and 10th. The conference will have delegates from all around the world. Purpose of the event is to raise awareness among the international community to the issues faced by the Tamils and address it through solidarity network. Schedule of the Conference: · Inaugural Ceremony of the event will take place on November 8th. · “Tamil Solidarity through Language, Culture and Heritage” to be the subject on November 9th and · “Solidarity of Tamil Diaspora with rest of the world” to be discussed on November 10th. This conference is for the preservation of the Tamil Nation, language and culture and to stand in solidarity with peoples struggle. We call upon all delegates participating in this conference to prepare papers on the defense of Tamils’ language, culture, rights and solidarity, topics are in the attached files and also confirm your participation by mail, which will make easy for us to make this a successful conference. * Even though the conference is on the defense of Tamils rights, to accommodate all delegates, this conference will be held in English. * Please acknowledge the closing date for your participation will be the 15th of October 2013, which will make easy to prepare your accommodations and travel. * Accommodations and travel in Mauritius are arranged during the Conference. Background: Tamils are people originated from India and Sri Lanka who has distinct identity with great language, their religions, their separate culture and heritage, dispersed or scattered in various parts of the world but holds distinct territory with the history of independent existence as a separate nation within India and Sri Lanka. This phenomenon, which continued over centuries on a small scale, has of late resulted in mass migration with a common identity on a global level. Today, the Tamil Diaspora can be found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Middle East, Reunion Island, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Fiji, Guyana, Myanmar, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the French West Indies, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the United States of America. This makes today around 100 million Tamils as a Diaspora. The colonial period, has led to a disintegration of a Nation without any identity, which means the destruction of the Tamil language and Culture. Language and culture are two facets of the same identity. Language is a major cultural element, culture is everything which is socially learned and shared by all the members of a society. A true example is what the world saw in 2009 in Sri Lanka, where nearly 70,000 people were killed during the last phase of the war and still 146,679 people are still uncounted. Today we are in a period where the rights of the Tamils, their identities, the language and the Culture should be protected. It’s also part of defending humanity and history.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:54:45 +0000
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