“COME, VISIT MY HOME, BE MY GUEST”
is a simple campaign directed to change the preconceived notions and opinions that we hold about people of other communities, classes, castes, religions, sexual orientations, languages, regions, etc. It is easy to spread hatred in the absence of direct contact with each other. The objective is simple and direct. People only have to visit each other and go to their house to eat or drink tea. Even a glass of water will help break the socially constructed barriers.
We are well aware that this campaign cannot transform society into a completely equal society. But it is an experiment, a small beginning where we hope that especially the new generation will rise above the hatred and join hand in hand for peace and love.
We call upon you to join this campaign.
Visit My Home, Be My Guest, Weaving Lives Together
“How can I join this campaign?”
1. Meet at least one family from the 20th to 22nd July 2017 that is not from your religion, class, economic background, sexual orientation, region, or linguistic background.
Go to their home and invite them to your house.
2. Try to understand their life and culture through a nice conversation
3. Take a selfie together and tweet using the hashtag #SelfieWithGuest
(Please do not post before 9 am July 20th)
4. Upload your experience on the following Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MereGharAaKeToDekhoIndia/
5. If your city, town, locality has its own Facebook page please ask them to upload on that page. If not then try to coordinate and start a Facebook page for your city, town, locality. The post’s caption should be “MereGharAaKeToDekho” plus the name of your city, town, community.
6. Send photographs and videos of your interaction to any of the following WhatsApp numbers:
9911016957 / 9811137421 / 8373940162 / 9979704474 / 9555999150 / 7503227553 / 8826768793 / 9818809018
7. Kindly start uploading on 20th July from 9 am onwards. The first 50 videos will be released to the press.
8. Please spread the word in organizations, groups, schools, colleges, and institutions and try to encourage young people.
Our Rehnumateam is one of the groups which initiated this Campaign. We hope that you take the pictures as an example and invite people from other backgrounds to your house to spread the message.
Thank you!