Indian activist speaks at Mt. Madonna
WATSONVILLE
– Famed Indian activist and
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Keeper of Gandhi’s Legacy,
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Nirmala Deshpande spoke at Mount Madonna School on Monday.
Indian activist speaks at Mt. Madonna
WATSONVILLE – Famed Indian activist and “Keeper of Gandhi’s Legacy,” Nirmala Deshpande spoke at Mount Madonna School on Monday.
She has dedicated her adult life to the work and principles of Mahatma Gandhi. She is a former member of the Indian parliament and currently serves as the president of many of the trusts set up to further Gandhi’s work in India. She is known and loved throughout India as the keeper of Gandhi’s legacy and has met with world leaders such as former president William Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Pakistani President Pervez Mushairaf. This year she is making her first trip to the United States.
Her most passionate goals are to reduce the tensions in India that have led to communal violence and promote peace between Pakistan and India. When she is not traveling she resides at Kingsway Camp in Delhi where Gandhi stayed while working for independence.
Mt. Madonna is a private school, located at 445 Summit Road, Watsonville.
Crash holds up traffic on Highway 152
GILROY – A four-car accident left nine people injured – only one seriously – and blocked traffic on Highway 152 for about an hour and a half Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Lenae Lovise, 31, of San Jose, suffered a broken ankle in the wreck, which began at about 7:10 a.m. when she lost control of her GMC sport-utility vehicle for an unknown reason and rear-ended a Honda sedan. The Honda then crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a Nissan minivan, which in turn hit a Pontiac minivan.
A Calstar Air Ambulance took Lovise to San Jose Medical center. The driver and two passengers in the Honda, including a 15-year-old boy, complained of neck and back pain and were taken to St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy. The driver and four passengers in the Pontiac, including three boys aged 8, 7 and 5, had cuts on their faces and extremities and were also taken to St. Louise. No one in the Nissan was hurt.
All of those injured were wearing seat belts, according to police.
Local artists on exhibit
GILROY – Gilroy Community Services Department will hold the Gilroy Art and Culture Exhibit on Sept. 11 through 14, at the Willey Cultural Center, 1400 Fifth St. The Artists’ Award Reception will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibit will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 11 and 12 and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14.
Exhibits will be painting, drawing, printmaking, three-dimensional, watercolor, mixed media, digital art, photography and textiles.
Details: Gilroy Community Services at 846-0460 or Gilroy Museum at 848-0470.
Parenting step by step
GILROY – Attend the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP), a seven-week program offering parents of school-age children a realistic and practical approach to meeting the challenges of raising children in today’s world. The workshops begin on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Saint Mary’s Church. The cost is $10 per session plus $15 for the parent handbook. For registration and information, call Gloria Lee at (831) 637-7752.
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