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<small><font face="Arial"><b><big><font color="#cc0000"><i>Women's
Fightback Network & the Troops Out Now Coalition Presents:</i></font></big><br>
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<big>V. Sandyha, </big></b><big>Pres. Progressive Organization of
Women, Andhra Pradesh, India</big><br>
<b><br>
<font color="#006600"><big>Tuesday, Sept 25th - 6:30 pm </big></font><br>
Action Center<br>
284 Amory St. (The Brewery), Jamaica Plain<br>
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</b>Guest Speaker, <b><span lang="EN-IN">V. Sandhya, </span></b><span
lang="EN-IN">President of the Progressive Organization of Women (POW)
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Andhra Pradesh</st1:city>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>
where she has worked for 25 years. POW has been fighting for women's
liberation through social struggles that aim to eliminate all forms of
oppression, including gender and class oppression. It has fought for
livelihood, healthcare, and education with the aim of gaining economic,
political and social rights for women.</span><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p>Sandhya
actively organizes the women beedi and jute workers. She also works
with auto-rickshaw drivers union in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Hyderabad</st1:place></st1:city> and coal miners’ in
Kothagudem. She has led struggles to organise the domestic workers in <st1:city
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hyderabad</st1:place></st1:city>.
Sandhya has worked tirelessly for victims of domestic abuse and dowry
harassment. <br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><small><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-IN">As
President of POW she has participated in anti-imperialist struggles
such as power hike, privatisation of transportation and special
economic zones (SEZs). She achieved national and international
recognition during the anti-arrack struggle in Andhra Pradesh.<span> </span>She
was awarded the 2006 Rangavalli Memorial Award in recognition of her
activism. <span></span><o:p></o:p>Sandhya will share her experiences
on the recent struggles of women and workers in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city
w:st="on">Andhra Pradesh</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font></small></div>
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