People’s Movement Against Port City Conduct to launch a book on Port City in the name of “Port City: Aththa Naththa”. at Galle Face Green Construction Site. 2018.07.17
People’s Movement Against Port City Conduct to launch a book on Port City in the name of “Port City: Aththa Naththa”. at Galle Face Green Construction Site.
2018.07.17
Campaign
against the port city flying kites marked “No Port City” and launching the booklet of “Truth and Myth
of the Port City “
The Port City project
which was started in the regime of Mahinda Jajapaksha in 2014 is being
constructed creating impacts in different ways for the fishers, environment, culture
and economic in the country. According
to the influence of the port city construction, the effected people were
organized under the name of “People’s Movement Against Port City” in Negombo. Various
actions have been taken by the People’s Movement Against Port City toward to
stop the construction of the port city .
which was started in the regime of Mahinda Jajapaksha in 2014 is being
constructed creating impacts in different ways for the fishers, environment, culture
and economic in the country. According
to the influence of the port city construction, the effected people were
organized under the name of “People’s Movement Against Port City” in Negombo. Various
actions have been taken by the People’s Movement Against Port City toward to
stop the construction of the port city .
A booklet was prepared including the findings
and experiences of the process of the campaign against the port city. Special conversation was held with the
participation of the relevant professionals based on people’s actions against
the port city construction. Finding of the conversation was base to prepare the
booklet named “Truth and Myth of the Port City”
and experiences of the process of the campaign against the port city. Special conversation was held with the
participation of the relevant professionals based on people’s actions against
the port city construction. Finding of the conversation was base to prepare the
booklet named “Truth and Myth of the Port City”
The booklet was launched
comparatively with the protest against the port city at the Gold Face Ground in
Colombo on 17th of July 2018. There were some people’s actions in
the campaign against the port city. Members of the civil organizations such as women,
fishers, farmers and trade unions, religious leaders, professionals and general
public participated in the campaign. The strugglers protested against the port
city construction saying the slogans showing their objection at the Gold Face
in Colombo. The booklet of Truth and Myth of the Port City was launched after
the protest.
comparatively with the protest against the port city at the Gold Face Ground in
Colombo on 17th of July 2018. There were some people’s actions in
the campaign against the port city. Members of the civil organizations such as women,
fishers, farmers and trade unions, religious leaders, professionals and general
public participated in the campaign. The strugglers protested against the port
city construction saying the slogans showing their objection at the Gold Face
in Colombo. The booklet of Truth and Myth of the Port City was launched after
the protest.
The campaigns joined to fly kites which were
marked “ No Port City” to indicate the objection of the people to the port city
construction. Miss. Subashini Deepa welcomed the gathering and Mr. Prof.
Sumanasiri Liyanage, Rev. Bishop. Asiri Perera and Mr. Herman Kumara; Convener
of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement addressed the audience focusing on
the contents of
