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Collective Engagement for Religious Coexistence

Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) - Negombo

2018.06.26

Regional Committee of National Peace Council was Organized by Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) at the Divisional Secretariat Office in 26th of June 2018. Assistant Divisional Secretary, Administrator of Grama Niladari, Other Grama Niladari in the area and representatives from Civil Society Organizations participated in the meeting. The main purpose of the meeting was to prepare an action plan for building Inter Relation Coexistence among the nations. The Civil Society Organizations Activity participated to prepare the action plan up to August, 2018.

ABOUT NAFSO

NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Collective Engagement for Religious Coexistence Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) - Negombo 2018.06.26