research, documentation and intervention
Friends, Here is a piece of mine in the Hindu today. It is on higher education in the country set in the backdrop of JNU’s acceptance of the UGC 2010 regulations which will result in a permanent damage to the University. In case you have not seen it and are interested in the topic, please... Continue Reading →
ACTION ALERT! Dear Freinds, This is to inform you all that the police in Chandrapur has illegally arrested Sarang Davekar, a member of the national committee and steeting committee of NFFPFW from Maharashtra last night. He has been actively involved in opposing displacement of forest dwellers from Tadoba National Park in Chandrapur district for past many years.... Continue Reading →
NAPM Hails Direct Action at Coca Cola Factory in Plachimada by Activists Demands Immediate Action from State Government and Central Government in Passing the Pending Tribunal Bill New Delhi, December 17 : About twenty two members of Plachimada Coca-Cola Virudha Samara Samithi and Plachimada solidarity forum including Vilayodi Venugopal, Sri N. P. Johnson, N Subramanyan, Fr.... Continue Reading →
People’s Forest Rights Rally Demands Community Rights over Natural Resources and effective implementation of FRA Organised by National Forum for Forest Peoples and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) & National Forest Rights Campaign (NFRC) PRESS RELEASE: 15th December 2011 Jantar mantar, New Delhi Far too young to understand the importance of this day, on a rather... Continue Reading →
From Bureaucracy to People's Movement - Aruna Roy From Bureaucracy to People's Movement
People’s Struggles in India Intercultural Ressources 07 / 2011 The following set of articles, entitled “People’s Struggles in India,” documents a variety of facets of social movements in India. The movements are set in different regional contexts – the militarized Northeast of India, urban spaces, forests and coastal areas – and document several kinds of... Continue Reading →
Press Statement | December 6, 2011 ROUNDTABLE TO BE ORGANISED ON WORLD BANK AND PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY Thiruvanathapuram: Coinciding the National Conference being held here in the city from 6-9 December 2011, the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) co-organised a roundtable discussion on 6 December on the need for more parliamentary accountability and scrutiny of International Financial... Continue Reading →
On the Occasion of World Dignity Day – International Day of Socially Excluded On 5th December, 2011 In the Leadership of NACDOR – the National Confederation of Dalit Organisations Thousands of Dalits March to Parliament for Dignity and Historical Change and National Dalit Assembly at Parliament Street between 11.30 AM – 3 PM New Delhi,... Continue Reading →
The Struggles of Pakistan’s Christian Sweepers Courtesy: http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2011/11/the-struggles-of-pakistans-christian-sweepers/
