From: iview-AT-technologist.com
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 21:41:09 -0800
Subject: Re: Final Version: Collective Letter


I think that's best.  I will post the letter with signatures on SAWNET
tomorrow.  I'll wait one day to see if anyone else wants to sign from
the TWW list.

thanks in advance to all.

-Manjusree Sen


Partha Banerjee wrote:
> 
> Don't add my signature if you think that's better.
> 
> ________
> 
> >Partha,
> >
> >On second thought, I'm wondering about the efficacy of adding your
> >signature to a collective letter that is *not* instigated by you.
> >
> >The purpose of the letter is to point out that the conference raises
> >some questions for a number of women:  Those of us who see women's
> >issues of harrassment, abuse, battering, murder, violence, job
> >discrimination (leading to growing economic and political
> >*dis*empowerment) within the global perspective.  I gather that we wish
> >to speak in one voice to focus attention on a very serious global
> >problem:  violence of this nature against women *anywhere*.
> >
> >So, clearly, this letter addresses not just Indian fundamentalist
> >injustices and violence towards Indian women, but questions Harvard's
> >role in women's issues and fundamentalism everywhere.  As such, it goes
> >beyond your personal discourses on the RSS/BJP/VHP movements and Indian
> >women.
> >
> >Does anyone disagree?  I'd like to remain objective as I see the
> >discussion of women's issues in a global arena to the exclusion of any
> >elitist, fundamentalist, or political agenda.
> >
> >-Manjusree
> >
> >
> >iview-AT-technologist.com wrote:
> >>
> >> I agree with you...question format and don't add partha's equation.
> >>
> >> -Manjusree
> >>
> >> Annapurna M wrote:
> >> >
> >> > so do i
> >> > prefer the question mode.
> >> > i dont really want to make the kind of equation that partha has
> >> > articulated because i would like to think that all of us [in spite of
> >> > our deepest reservations] are still open ...which is why we are asking
> >> > for clarifications...and not assuming anything..
> >> > annapurna
> >> >
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