PRESS RELEASE FROM TAMIL FORUM For Commonwealth 97 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit ----------------------------------------------------------------- Following Press Release is sent for distribution through TamilNet , by TAMIL FORUM For Commonwealth 97, Eelam House, 202 Long Lane, London SE1 4QB. 03.10.97 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TAMIL FORUM For Commonwealth 97 -------------------------------- International Federation of Tamils P.O. Box 543, London W2 6RA Tamil Lawyers Association 3 Pump Court, London EC4Y 7AJ Medical Institute Of Tamils Thamil House,720 Romford Rd, London E12 6BT International Tamil Foundation 816 Garratt Lane, London SW17 OLZ Tamil Concern 54 Upper Tooting Rd, London SW17 Bolton Tamil Associations 5 Cranark Close, Heaton, Bolton BL 5XP Federation of Tamil Associations U.K 'Stepaside', Brancote Road Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside. L43 6TL Tamil Action Committee 11 Keighley Drive New Eltham, London, SE9 - 2HF. 03 October 1997 INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS TAMIL EELAM - SCOTLAND FRIENDSHIP TRAIN AND TAMIL FESTIVAL OF CULTURE. Hundreds of Eelam Tamils will be arriving in Edinburgh, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( CHOGM) to forge a new friendship between the emerging nations of Scotland and Tamil Eelam ( The Tamil Nation in Sri Lanka). The friendship train begins its journey at 7am ( 25 - 10 - 97 ) from King's Cross station carrying hundreds of Eelam Tamils and arrives at Edinburgh Waverley station at 12 noon. From the station the Tamils will walk in procession towards the specially constructed Tamil Eelam Marquee on the Roof Top Plaza of Waverley shopping centre. At 1.30p.m, the Tamil Festival of Culture will start in the Tamil Eelam Marquee. Tamil Eelam Nation's presence in Scotland during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( CHOGM ) in Edinburgh has a political significance in relation to the events happening in Sri Lanka. The world will hear the authentic voice of the Tamil Eelam Nation, which is ruthlessly suppressed by the Sinhlala Buddhist fundamentalist regime of Sri Lanka, whose President Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaratunge will also be present at the CHOGM. Journalists are invited to travel with the Tamil Eelam Diaspora on the train journey where they will be able to meet many members of the Tamil community. This is also a unique opportunity for interviews and discussions. Also the Tamil Festival in Edinburgh and other political activities by the Tamil Diaspora in Scotland on the 25th of October will create many interesting stories for the press. Many more exciting developments will emerge in the coming weeks as the Tamil Eelam Diaspora prepares itself for this massive show of strength. For booking of seats in the train or further information call Raj on 0171 403 4554 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eelam House, 202 Long Lane, London SE1 4QB. Tel: 0171 403 4554 Fax: 0171 403 1653 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytas-10.09.97-12:30:21-6827