Saneeya Hussain Week, Aug 12-17 - Karachi

This is a forward sent by Beena Sarwar commemorating Saneeya Hussain Week. If you are in Karachi please participate.

KARACHI event details: Saneeya Hussain Week, Aug 12-17, commemorating Saneeya's birthday (August 13th) and focusing on the causes she was involved in – women, environment, media, and of course the accompanying friends, food and fun. Please help publicise these events and ensure a good turnout and cover the venue rental costs
etc. Any profits will go to the Saneeya Hussain Trust (details below).

1. Monday, August 11, 4-7 pm : Women in Media workshop `Looking Back, Stepping Forward, Striding Ahead - Opportunities and Challenges of Women in Pakistani Media' at the Karachi Press Club in collaboration with Panos South Asia and Uks Research Centre.

2. Tuesday, August 12, 8.30 pm: Special screening of Mehreen Jabbar's film `Ramchand Pakistani' at the FTC auditorium (the only Pakistani movie to be released simultaneously in both released in India and Pakistan) with an audio release earlier this month. Rs 325 per person.

3. Wednesday, August 13, 8.00 pm: An Evening with Tina Sani - Special tribute to Saneeya Hussain and to commemorate the launch of the Saneeya Hussain Trust, at the PACC. Guests need to be seated by 8pm. Rs 1000 per person.

4. Sunday, Aug 17, 7-8 pm: `Uphill and Downstream: Environmental journalism in Pakistan' Roundtable discussion at T2F with Bhagwandas, Beena Sarwar, Sahar Ali and others

5. Saneeya Hussain Week at Okra, her favourite restaurant, with a special menu dedicated to Saneeya. Address: 12-C, 10th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Phase 5, D.H.A. Karachi. Reservations necessary. Tel: (92-21) 583-1350 & 586-6616 -
http://www.karachisnob.com/okra_restaurant_karachi.htm

THE SANEEYA HUSSAIN TRUST: The website <www.saneeyahussaintrust.com>
is expected to be ready soon. The Trust needs contributions, help in awareness & fund-raising, referring suitable candidates for support and helping potential applicants get vocational training/placements or internships. Email: info@saneeyahussaintrust.com
Telephone: +(92-21) 534-6348 & +(92-21) 534-6349

The Trust is headed by Saneeya's mother Najma V. Hussain

Email: hussains@cyber.net.pk, Cell phone +92-300-2003044, Residence +92-21-5346348-49

The other trustees are:
Zohra Yusuf, Nazeeha Hussain, Najma Sadeque, Rashida Dohad, Sahar Ali, Samar Khan, Romana Khan, Nausheen Ahmed, Beena Sarwar, Luis P. Ferraz, Fazeela H. Baqai, Nabeela Nazir