[LST] Silent Saturday's

> "Silent Saturdays" is a month long initiative taken by the Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College. It is a flagship project, wherein the students of Jaihind college be going on to the streets of Mumbai, with a hope to make a difference to the lives of a few people and a belief that the change stays with them forever. The students from different schools and colleges along with Jaihind college taken up the initiative to make a difference to today's world using the age old principle of "Satyagraha" which was quite effective once upon a time. The main objective of this month long youth driven initiative is to form small groups and go on the streets of Mumbai, with placards featuring messages relevant to the issue.
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> Date Target Initiative
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> 01.09.2012 Global Warming (The LAUNCH)
> 08.09.2012 No Smoking
> 15.09.2012 Women Empowerment
> 22.09.2012 Traffic Rules
> 29.09.2012 Water Shortage
> If the issue to be targeted is 'No Smoking' the group of students, would silently go and surround the smoker with placards showcasing messages strong enough for him to realize and drop his cigarette. Also, its public embarrassment which would make him/her realize the gravity of the situation and succumb to the silent protest.
> With a magnanimous response at the opening ceremony that took place on the 1st of September, the project propelled to an all new level which was way beyond our expectation. It all commenced with an open-top bus ride, right from colaba to worli and back there. The bus was specially booked by the students for the event Throughout the ride the students stood at the top of bus, all spread out with charts everywhere, shouting aloud the slogans of the targeted issues. After an hour of an amazing bus ride, came forth the first step towards making the change. At 5 pm marine drive was filled with students from different colleges and schools to make the change. A street play was all it took. The play was viewed by an enormous audience of around 300 people. With all impact the students managed to reach out to people and convey the message. After the play, took place a human chain right there which was supported by 150 people. With around 200 charts made, the chain extended throughout marine drive.