KARACHI – Fishermen both marine and inland waters have designed colourful activities to commemorate the World Fisheries Day 2010 to be held Sunday (today) in different district headquarters and water bodies of Sindh and Balochistan provinces.
According to the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) spokesman Sami Memon, the forum is organising the event as usual, bringing the community men and women together to express solidarity with the world fishermen. Major events will be held in Karachi, Thatta, Hyderabad, Kandhkot and Manchhar Lake, where fishermen will exhibit fishing tools, decorated small boats, nets and perform songs and dancing in the mass rallies. In Karachi the fishermen from all the coastal villages will participate with their cultural items.
A group of 50 creative people will perform different colourful items to portray the issues facing the fishermen communities. This year’s theme has been linked to Pakistan Debt Cancellation Campaign, demanding international financial institutions to lay off debt, announce its use for the rehabilitation of the communities displaced by the devastated flood.
The second major point PFF rallies will address is to abolish contract system in fishing and protect the rights of fishermen, living at inland water bodies of the province. Sami said that a group performing famous Leva Dance will take part in the rally being taken out from Regal Chowk to Karachi Press Club with hundreds of people to entertain the audience. The mass rally will attract hundreds of civil society people, representing different organizations, rights groups and campaigners.
The World Fisheries Day is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the world by the fisherfolk communities, taking out rallies, hold workshops, public meetings, cultural programs, dramas, exhibition, music show, and demonstrations to highlight the importance of maintaining the world’s fisheries.
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