FASTRising

FASTRising took an active part in the first demonstration of the anti-war-on-terror campaign. It was a joint call by the students and young academics and activists of Lahore. We were joined by youth activists of the PTI, under the Insaaf Students Federation (ISF) banner.
A special thanks to all the youth who participated - whether in [...]

We invite you to a demonstration against the continuing war in the Pukhtunkhwa and FATA/FANA.
It has been seven years since the War on Terror started and it has brought nothing but death, destruction and a further erosion of our sovereignty. On the other hand, we are certainly not sympathetic to the Taliban ideology and neither [...]

As you are all aware, an earthquake has devastated villages and settlements in the Ziarat and Pishin areas of Balochistan.
Talking to friends in Quetta, we found out that the situation there is quite serious with aid only beginning to trickle in a day after the quake. Part of the problem is that most of [...]

Nine GCU students have been booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act (1999) for holding a peaceful protest against the draconian measures of the University administration.
Two students are in jail and the rest are actually on the run!
We support the call for a protest for student rights (to free speech, to dissent, to protest) in front of [...]

We keep complaining that our major political parties are extremely un-democratic. The same criticism may, unfortunately, apply to FASTRising.
So from now on, we’re going to use polls more and more to get feedback from our readers and members and to help make decisions on both orientation and concrete actions.
For starters, instead of thrusting our commentary [...]

We thank all our members, as well as the self-effacing YPL, for their contribution in making the latest distribution, held on Saturday, 20 September, such a success.
Thanks to the reduced price of flour (Rs. 300 per 20KG), we were able to distribute 100 bags of flour, the biggest iteration yet.
The total cost of the distribution [...]

Groups of anti-war activists have more or less spontaneously organised protests against the recent NATO attacks on Pakistan:

Protest against American attacks in Pakistan!
Hosted by: Literary Society of Pindi and Islamabad
Type: Causes - Protest
Where: Kameti chowk, Rawalpindi.
When: Friday, September 19 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Just in case you were wondering, the struggle for a more just society is still being waged. There is still a body of activists, mostly lawyers, who remain committed to the cause. Even now, after so many defections, around 40 of the original 60+ dissenting judges are holding out… and it is reported of those [...]

We plan to carry out this month’s flour distribution on Saturday, 21st September.
If you’d like to help out with any aspect of the distribution, please contact us by Friday afternoon.
Details of the last distribution were posted here.

Dear Kristen,
Congratulations on organizing the 9/11 memorial on Tech campus. I had the opportunity to read more about it in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution [1] and MyFox Atlanta [2]. I also came across an article, in Counterpunch [3], that has left me scratching at old sores in the most painful anguish of the powerless. I have [...]