We are having another protest outside Urban Pind on the 17th of July (Thursday) starting 8:30pm onwards. The last protest was a huge success and we would like to thank all of you who turned up and voiced your support. Inspite of the legal notice and the protest, the management of Urban Pind has refused to tender apology and while legal proceedings are underway we would like to highlight this issue more and create greater awarness about cases of racial discrimination happening right in our neighbourhoods. Please come and stand up with us as we say NO TO RACIAL PROFILING. Hope to see you there.
Over 100 people staged a protest outside a popular lounge bar in Greater Kailash-I on Thursday which had allegedly refused entry to a Naga woman photographer recently saying she did not have the “right profile”.
The photographer was allegedly first asked to reveal her nationality and after being told she is an Indian from the North-East, she was refused entry. Reportedly, the lounge bar was celebrating an ‘expat night’ and that was the reason given for the denial.
The protestors comprised mainly young working professionals, students and expats. “We are here to tell the lounge's visitors about the discrimination shown by these people. This was not a one off incident, there have been five such instances here before,” said Parul Singh, one of the protestors.
The protestors held a candle light vigil from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. to protest the incident. “We are also singing songs and it is a peaceful protest through which we are trying to speak out against such discrimination,”
she said. The incident took place on June 19 when the woman was denied entry while her friends, a German professional and a south Indian editor, were reportedly allowed in, apart from many other guests.
The woman has sent the lounge bar a legal notice, even though the management has been denying the charges.
round 200 people came together from all walks of life to protest against the discriminatory policies of URBAN PIND. People held banners and shouted slogans against the establishment along with singing songs of protest and freedom. We distributed flyers detailing the incident and spoke to the guests going in to the club. The protest ended with a candlelight procession around the market.
