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Dr. Umakant | 21 May 2013 12:03
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{i} [pmarc] Re: Solidarity Effort for Sunila Abeysekera

Dear Friends
Greetings! This is an SOS message. Please help our dear friend Sunila Abeysekera, who is battling with Cancer. Please help raise money for her treatment.
 
Please read the forwarded message given below and also spread this mail in your circle/network.
 
 
With Regards and In Solidarity
Umakant, Ph.D
New Delhi
 
 
 
 
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Anissa <anissa.helie-DBoORF5nt1Adnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> Date: 2013/5/21Subject: solidarity effort for Sunila AbeysekeraTo: Anissa <anissa.helie <at> gn.apc.org>
Dears friends, A quick re-fwd for tonite (and also attached). Help if you can, including by circulating below broadly. good night/ good morning to you all, anissa
---El  texto en Espanol sigue a continuacion del Ingles
 

Dear all,

I am writing to ask you to join a solidarity effort for our dear friend, Sunila Abeysekera, a leading women’s human rights defender, who is in a life struggle with cancer.

We are trying to raise $25,000 USD this month to pay for significant uncovered medical, travel and living costs in this fight for her life. What Sunila is facing now is the lot of many other activists--whose lives fighting for social justice often precludes their ability to focus on their own well-being and financial security.

I am reaching out to you because I know that you care about the issues for which Sunila has spent her life fighting.  You can donate in any currency at:
https://www.youcaring.com/sunila-solidarity

If you use FB, please help publicize this fundraising effort.

Thank you very much for your help.
anissa

Here is a short BIO – the website https://www.youcaring.com/sunila-solidarity has a much longer version:

Sunila has been a lifelong feminist and human rights activist in Sri Lanka and South Asia, and a major player in the global women’s movement. Sunila has lived a courageous life on the forefront of many social movements, fighting relentlessly for justice and human rights--for women and on behalf of all those who experience identity-based discrimination, persecution and marginalization. She has nurtured and supported countless women and men of all ages the world over, inspiring many-both directly and by example-to challenge abusive authority at the local, national and international levels.

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Te escribo para pedirte que apoyes esta campaña de solidaridad por mi querida amiga y compañera, Sunila Abeysekera, una lider defensora de los derechos humanos, que libra una batalla contra el cancer. Estamos tratando de conseguir US $25,000 dolares este mes para cubrir costos medicos, de viaje y gastos adicionales en esta lucha por su vida.  La situacion que Sunila enfrenta en este momento es similar a la de muchas otras activistas cuya vida de entrega por la justicia social afecta con frecuencia su capacidad para  concentrarse en obtener su propio bienestar y seguridad financiera. Me dirijo a ti porque conozco tu compromiso con las causas que Sunila ha defendido toda su vida. Por favor haz tu donacion  a la siguiente direccion  http://www.youcaring.com/sunila-solidarity
 
 
Sunila es una feminista y activista por los derechos humanos en Sri Lanka y el Asia del Sur, y una figura en el movimiento global de las mujeres (su biodata esta en la pagina web que se indica en el parrafo anterior). Actualmente ella se encuentra en el Instituto de Estudios Sociales en Holanda como recipiente  de la beca Scholars at Risk. Estas becas se otorgan a individuos que corren el riesgo de represion en su propio pais como resultado de su trabajo en defensa de los derechos humanos. Su trabajo ha merecido el reconocimiento de muchas organizaciones, entre ellos el Premio de Derechos Humanos que entrega las Naciones Unidas, distincion que le fue otorgada por Kofi Annan, y en el 2008  el premio que le dio Human Rights Watch  por su trabajo como Defensora de los DDHH.
 
 
Sunila ha vivido su vida con un coraje y valor ejemplares, siempre a la vanguardia de los movimientos sociales mas importantes de nuestra epoca -- por las mujeres y a nombre de todos aquellos que viven situaciones discriminatorias, de persecucion  o marginacion en base a su identidad. Ella ha acogido y apoyado a innumerables hombres y mujeres de todas las edades alrededor del mundo, inspirando a muchos -directamente o con su ejemplo- sobre como desafiar el abuso de autoridad de todo pelaje tanto a nivel local, national o internacional.
 
 
Gracias por tu apoyo! 
 
 

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Emal | 21 May 2013 13:38
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{i} FW: SEOP flyer [1 Attachment]

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Enrrollll yourself !!

 

Peace

Emal Ketan

Senior Relationship Manager

No. 10, 10th Cross, 8th Block, KHB Colony, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560095

Tel 91-80-41466568 | Mob 91-9972137819

 

"Be the change you want to see in the world"

 

From: Aruna Subramaniam [mailto:csimblre-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org]
Sent: 20 May 2013 12:56
To: Prarthana Unkalkar; Emal Pillai
Subject: Fwd: SEOP flyer

 


Dear Prarthana and Emal,

Warm greetings and hope things are going great at ivolunteer.

 

Request you to forward this write-up about the SEO Programme to your volunteers. Sorry to keep pestering you about this but our course is beginning this saturday and I need to finalise the list.

With warm regards,

Aruna

 

A  Training course for Change Makers!

 

CSIM Bangalore invites applications for the 14th batch of the Social Entrepreneurship Outlook Programme. (SEOP)

 

COURSE DETAILS:

 Social Entrepreneurship Outlook Programme  (SEOP)- A Post-graduate Certificate course 

§  Commencement Date: 25th May 2013

 

§  Venue: Utopia India Pvt. Ltd., Koramangala, Bangalore

§  Timing: Saturday 2pm-6pm

§  Duration: 20 weeks (5 months)

§  Course Structure: Contact classes for 16 weeks which includes a field action component            

§  Mode of Application : Application and brochure can be

downloaded from www.csimbangalore.com .

                                                                        Filled in application to be sent to

                                                                        csimblre-Re5JQEeQqe8@public.gmane.orgm, by the 5th of May.

                       

§  Fees Structure: For individual applicants: Rs.7500; Applicants from NGOs are entitled to a concessional fee of Rs.2500

§  Contact Numbers: 9886833665/ 9880276483

 

Why should you attend the course and what impact does it have?

 

If you are a CSR/HR professional:

·         Provide an in-depth understanding of the best practices in the social sector

·         Offer opportunities to meet and interact with credible, innovative social entrepreneurs who have succeeded in creating impact

·         Help you to discover the needs of the social sector and identify the ideal points of intervention for your organization

·         Teach ways to measure impact and thereby identify the best organizations to support

If you wish to set up a social enterprise: 

·         Crystallize your social change idea, focus upon detailing for action   Get started with appropriate inputs on legal requirements 

·          Help in networking and connecting with resources useful in kick starting your organization   

·         If you are a volunteer:

·         Develop skills to partner with an NGO/social enterprise on a long term basis with the intention of making an impact 

·         Develop an understanding of challenges faced by NGOs

·         Become an active partner, seeking and driving performance standards in NGOs where you volunteer    

If you are a founder of a social enterprise:

·         Pause, reflect and refocus priorities

·         Identify strategic solutions

·         Identify newer avenues and resources for the development of the organization 

·         Take the organization to the next level of growth 

 If you are working with an NGO:

·         Develop the aptitude to look at the macro picture of your organization 

·         Help you grow beyond functional limitations

·         Professional development:become well informed about changing trends in the social sector   

OUR FORMER STUDENTS’ TESTIMONIES:

 

                 I feel that SEO program is a need-of-the hour program shaping the aspirations of people. The real time experience sharing by the renowned personalities in the social sector was an unparalleled source of learning.

 

Shivani Joshi, HR professional, now organising wellness programmes for senior citizens

 

SEOP has had a profound effect on my personal as well as professional self. Personally, the urge I had to serve has become a desire now. Exposure to the lives and selfless efforts of a range of change makers has left me nothing less than 'inspired'. Professionally, I have already left my well settled job with an MNC(Oracle) and am looking for  better avenues to be a change agent.

 

Shijoy Varughese, formerly employed at Oracle, currently appearing for his Civil Services examinations

 

I feel lucky to have pursued the course. After this course I included taking up a social problem and trying my bit to solve it as one of the goals of my career.Currently I am giving career guidance to students after 10th who are financially poor and who have no clue about what to do next. The course showed me how a lot of NGOs are doing a marvellous job of selfless service.

 

Ramnarayana, former Senior Software Engineer at SAP Labs

 

My journey with CSIM can be described in one word, inspiring. It was an amazing experience and it made me more socially aware of things that happen around us and has definitely transformed me and my perceptions of the world and the things in it. Today I want to switch my job and want to go out there to make a difference. And that is because of the motivation I got from all those amazing classes and discussions. 

 

Nabila Kazmi, Associate Software Engineer, IBM



 

--

Aruna Subramaniam
Director, CSIM, Bangalore

Contact: 9886833665



 

--

Aruna Subramaniam
Director, CSIM, Bangalore

Contact: 9886833665


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Vaishnavi Jayakumar | 21 May 2013 14:10
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{i} UN disability rights body confirms that equal access to banking services should be granted to all

16 May 2013

UN disability rights body confirms that equal access to banking services should be granted to all


One of the newest United Nations human rights treaty body, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, issued an unprecedented decision on a case involving Szilvia Nyusti and Péter Takács, two visually impaired complainants from Hungary.

Seven of the human rights treaty bodies (the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee against Torture, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) may, under particular circumstances, consider complaints or communications from individuals who consider that their rights have been violated.

The ruling of the disability rights body was made in favour of the two plaintiffs who, under article 2 of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, put forth the “failure by [Hungary’s] authorities to eliminate discrimination on the ground of disability by a private credit institution and to ensure that persons with visual impairments have an unimpeded access to the services provided by the ATMs on the equal basis with the other clients”.

Both claimants were clients of the OTP Bank Zrt. and paid annual fees, equal to those paid by sighted clients, for banking card services and transactions. However, Nyusti and Takács were unable to use the OTP ATM machines without assistance, as the keyboards were not marked with Braille fonts, nor did they provide voice assistance.

In April 2005, the plaintiffs’ lawyer lodged an unsuccessful complaint to the OTP Bank, requesting for ATMs in the proximity of his clients’ homes to be retrofitted for their unrestricted use. Five months later, Nyusti and Takács brought a civil action to the Metropolitan Court where they asked the court to recognize that OTP was violating their right to equal treatment under the Hungarian Civil Code - in particular the Equal Treatment Act, and to request a Court order to retrofit part, if not all, of the ATMs operated by OTP across the country.

Six months later, OTP requested that the civil action be dismissed, stating that the extra services demanded by the plaintiffs would constitute positive discrimination, which could only be prescribed by law. The bank also claimed that it was primarily a governmental obligation to ensure unimpeded access to buildings for persons with disabilities and that the ATMs operated by the OTP were not “buildings”. The bank further claimed that since both contracts were concluded by the plaintiffs prior to the entry into force of the Equal Treatment Act, the latter was inapplicable to their case.

In May 2007, the Metropolitan Court ordered the OTP to retrofit within 120 days at least one of its ATMs in the capital towns of each county, one in each district of Budapest, and four further ATMs in the districts where the authors resided.

However, the plaintiffs went against this decision at the Metropolitan Court of Appeal, asserting that their activities should not be limited to the cities where the ATMs were to be made accessible following the decision of the Metropolitan Court, as they were entitled to freedom of movement and the right to choose their place of residence. They requested that all OTP ATMs be made accessible, to end the discrimination fully and not partially, arguing that the operation would not constitute a significant financial burden to the bank. The appeal was rejected.

In April 2008, the plaintiffs submitted another request, this time to the Supreme Court, hoping to have the decision by the Metropolitan Court of Appeal overturned.  The OTP Bank, on the other hand, pleaded for the decision to be upheld, claiming that the contracts signed by both plaintiffs confirmed their acceptance of the conditions in which the bank’s services were provided.

Practically a year later, the Supreme Court rejected both requests, sharing the opinion of the Metropolitan Court of Appeal.

After a five-year legal battle, judging that they had exhausted all domestic remedies, Nyusti and Takács filed an individual complaintagainst Hungary through the UN committee in charge of protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.

The complaint sought to substantiate the failure by Hungary, through its institutions, to provide “equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on the ground of disability; reasonable accommodation; accessibility of information; right to control one’s own financial affairs.”  It claimed that Nyusti and Takács had been victims of a violation of their rights under articles five, 9 and 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which Hungary is a party.

After having considered the admissibility and the merits of the claim, the Committee concluded that Hungary had failed its treaty obligations under article 9, paragraph 2(b) of the Convention.

The Committee established that “the State party is under an obligation to remedy the lack of accessibility for the [plaintiffs] to the banking card services provided by the ATMs operated by the OTP.” It also recommended that Hungary take preventive measures against future violations by establishing minimum standards for the accessibility of banking services provided by private financial institutions for persons with visual and other types of impairments; to ensure that all newly procured ATMs and other banking services are fully accessible for persons with disabilities; and provide for appropriate training on the Convention and its Optional Protocol to judges and other judicial officials in order for them to adjudicate cases in a disability-sensitive manner.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights, which led to the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and the establishment of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to oversee the international human rights framework, promote human rights and protect individuals against abuse. 

There are ten core international human rights treaties, some of them being supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 December 2006, and opened for signature on 30 March 2007. Following ratification by the 20th party, it came into force on 3 May 2008. In the past two decades, individuals have been given far more access to international and regional institutions, and are entitled to report violations and demand justice.







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Mani Ram Sharma | 22 May 2013 04:02
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{i} for kind publication: TRANSPARENCY AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY COURT SYSTEM [1 Attachment]



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From: Mani Ram Sharma <maniramsharma-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Date: Wed, May 22, 2013 at 7:31 AM
Subject: TRANSPARENCY AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY COURT SYSTEM
To:


The Hon’ble Chief Justice,

Supreme Court of India,

New Delhi

 

Sir,

 

TRANSPARENCY AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY COURT SYSTEM  

Please recapitulate that this court has said in  M/s. Kranti Associates Pvt. Ltd. Versus Sh. Masood Ahmed Khan -JUDGMENT 8.9.10, “It cannot be doubted that transparency is the sine qua non of restraint on abuse of judicial powers. Transparency in decision making not only makes the judges and decision makers less prone to errors but also makes them subject to broader scrutiny. (See David Shapiro in Defence of Judicial Candor (1987) 100 Harward Law Review 731-737)” The RTI Act has been enacted in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.

 

The Public Authorities have been empowered to frame rules in tune with the Act to regulate the provision of information but this Hon’ble Court has not framed any rules in this behalf. The information exempted from disclosure is enumerated u/s 8 of the Act. Legislature is supreme in it’s sphere and the intention of the Legislature is very clear that all the information except those exempted explicitly under law must be disclosed to citizens. Unfortunately this court has been denying access to judicial records, which is the main function, to citizens under RTI Act. The Madras High Court, vide Regulation No.4, allows access to Judicial Records under RTI Act. The said Regulation of  MADRAS HIGH COURT RIGHT TO INFORMATION (REGULATION OF FEE AND COST) RULES, 2007 goes on to say, “4. Charges.- For providing the information under Sections 7(1) and (5) of the Act, the following charges are payable :-

(3) the application requiring copy of order, judgement/ statements/ reports shall accompany, in addition to the application fee, a sum of Rupees 100 towards cost. If, the actual cost of charges for information exceeds Rs. 100 then the same would be intimated to the applicant and the copy of information would be furnished on payment of excess amount; …” The judicial records are available in electronic format in USA , and access to judicial records is open and free without any charges. Even access to foreigners is allowed as per enclosure & the emails are attended to and responded promptly without any lethargy.

 

This court is also aware of the ravaging corruption stretched in Ministerial Staff of Indian Courts .The Joint Conference of Registrar Generals of High Courts and Law Secretaries of the States held on 23rd December, 2006 recommended that- ‘there should always be a Vigilance Cell in each District, to be headed by a senior Judicial Officer. The Vigilance Cell shall keep effective control on the staff of the Courts and regularly monitor their activities so that the image of the Courts is not tarnished in the eyes of general public. The dates in the cases should invariably be given only by the Presiding Officer and the PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES SHOULD BE STREAMLINED SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE CONTACT OF THE LITIGANTS WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF.’

 

The records of Courts are available freely in Indian Courts on payment of tips to Ministerial staff is a well known fact from north to south or east to west. However the rates may vary according to status of court. Thus the access to Court records in a superfluous manner can’t be prevented by the administration as helpless shown in the conference above. Therefore it is in the larger interest of democracy that the access to court records, subject to just exemptions, be allowed under RTI Act to bring transparency in working, and curbing malpractices in Registry of the courts.

 

Hoping for a favourable action,

 

Enc. As above

 

Dated 22.05.2013                                                            yours faithfully 

   

                                       MANI RAM SHARMA

Advocate

Nakul Niwas , Behind Roadways Depot

Sardarshahar -331 403-7 Distt. Churu(Raj)

Phone  :01564-224652, Cell: 09460605417

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Vinay Baindur | 22 May 2013 06:11
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{i} Separate regulators for water, power on cards, says FM



Separate regulators for water, power on cards, says FM

NEW DELHI, Annapurna Singh , May 21, 2013, dhns:

Move to ensure reasonable profits for producer


The government is considering taking steps to set up separate regulators for power and water sectors after unshackling their distribution from public sector monopoly.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has stressed the need for the same for these sectors, days after asserting that independent regulators for road and coal sectors will come up by August-September this year.

“We need separate regulators for such sectors (power, water),  whose role will be to keep the private producer working for the public interest while ensuring the producer makes reasonable profits and that the public sector does not transfer undue risk on to the private sector,” Chidambaram said.

The move may be part of small steps the finance minister recently promised the UPA will take, in order to carry forward economic reforms in the absence of Opposition support in the Parliament to push through big ticket reform measures. Also, such measures can tackle problems faced by the public utilities, including their tardy distribution.

The new National Water Policy too suggests that the government withdraw from its role as a service provider in the water sector. Instead, it says, communities and the private sector should be encouraged to play that role.

Power and water are two main public utility services remain under state monopoly in India. But, the finance minister is of the view that with advancement in technology, multiple producers can be involved in distribution of power from the same grid. But when it comes to water distribution, not much headway has been made for privatisation, Chidambaram recently said, acknowledging though much of India has moved towards privatisation of different sectors.

“Fortunately, there are fewer and fewer situations where pure natural monopolies exist. For instance, power distribution… nevertheless, there are still a number of areas, many of them involving services to the public such as water distribution, which are natural monopolies,” Chidambaram said.

A working group of Planning Commission recently recommended privatisation of water distribution saying it would ensure efficient water supply and help plug water and revenue leaks. A similar move by the Delhi government to privatise water distribution was opposed by experts but Karnataka recently became the first state in the country to privatise water distribution with several towns being managed by private companies under a 24X7 water supply scheme.

Promising separate regulators for road and coal sectors, Chidambaram had last month said, “There are often problems during implementation of road and coal projects. The government hopes to make the process easier with separate regulatory authorities that will be able to place effective mechanisms”.



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{i} ICAAP - Call for Youth applicaton [1 Attachment]

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ICYO- Youth Information                                      

(E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)
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ICYO - Platform of 411 Youth Organizations in India.       
ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.
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Call for Application

Youth Working Team (YWT) of 11th ICAAP

 

The 11th International Conference on AIDS in Asia Pacific (ICAAP) will be held on 18 to 22 November 2013 at Bangkok. This ICAAP will have special focus on Youth and Leadership as well as wider participation of community of HIV affected, MSM, and related issues.

 

Youth Working Team (YWT)

 

Youth Working Team (YWT) is a coalition of networks and organizations representing youth in Asia and the Pacific region. YWT is a consortium of organizations that serve and participate in various international events.

 

Youth Working Team will be closely working with Youth Coordinators of each Programme Committee to ensure that issues related to youth are being addressed and the meaningful youth participation is reflected in ICAAP#11. 

 

Interested youth can send application not later Sunday, 26 May 2013.  ICYO enclosed the information sheet. Information also available on http://www.icaap11.org

 

Youth can send copy of their application to ICYO ( icyoindia-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org) for our follow-up.

 

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ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 389 organizations spread in 124 districts of 26 states from different corners of India.
Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmme;
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To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programme and activities
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Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
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Arka Mukhopadhyay | 22 May 2013 22:52
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{i} Inviting applications for a performance research project:



The Arshinagar Project invites actors, dancers, musicians and others to apply for the first phase of a research process focussing on the performer's craft.

Using the poems of Faiz Ahmad Faiz as a take-off point, we will undertake an intensive investigation of physical and vocal process, through the aspects of breath, rhythm, physicality and musicality. Participants will be exposed to the psycho-physical approach of The Arshinagar Project towards performance making, and will also have a chance to work with master-performers from both traditional as well as contemporary disciplines. 

The first phase of this research is divided into three workshops. The first will be in Kolkata between June 17th and 23rd, the second in Delhi between July 8th and 14th, and the third in Kolkata again between July 28th and August 10th. This phase of work will culminate with a work-in-progress sharing on the 11th of August in Kolkata. At the conclusion of the first workshop on June 23rd, the research ensemble for the second and third parts will be chosen. 

Participants will need to cover the costs of their own travel and accommodation.

Participants will need to be fit enough to undertake strenuous physical work and preferably have musical ability. To apply, please send your C.V., along with a personal statement on why you'd like to be part of this process, along with any links to your work online, to: thearshinagarproject <at> gmail.com, by the 31st of May.

Warmly,
The Arshinagar Project



facebook.com/thearshinagarproject 

The Arshinagar Project is envisioned as a collective of artists
and cultural practitioners from different traditional and contemporary 
disciplines, as well as practitioners from other disciplines such as 
anthropology, education and ecology, for research into performance 
as transformational action.
'Arshinagar' means 'the city of mirrors', and the name is derived 
from a song by Lalon Phokir, one of the greatest masters among 
the Bauls of Bengal - wandering mystical musician-performers who 
through embodied practice attempt to touch the unbodied.The logo 
represents the 'ektara' (literally 'one-stringed') - a drone-like 
instrument used in different forms and names in different Asian 
cultures, which has come to symbolize the Bauls.
The Arshinagar Project aims to foster a spirit of freedom, respect for 
human diversity, ecological harmony and love, among young adults, 
youth in colleges and universities, educators and others, through 
performances, immersive workshops in urban and natural settings 
based on traditions of mystical performance and practice as well as 
contemporary performance-craft, through lecture-demonstrations, 
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CSE | 18 May 2013 10:01

{i} LEARNING WITH CSE Courses offered by Anil Agarwal Green College

LEARNING WITH CSE
Courses offered by Anil Agarwal Green College

BUILDING BETTER: Certificate Course for Sustainable Building Practices and
Policies
Date: June 3-7 , 2013
Last date for applying: May 25, 2013

Course module:
- Understand sustainability by deconstructing green building sector
- Design
- Technologies and equipments options for energy efficient buildings,
intelligent water management
- Emerging building related policies and regulations and policies and more.
- Case studies and examples from across the country.
- Field trip

Course contact : Disha Singh
Sustainable Building Programme
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi- 62
Tel: +91 11 29951110 ,29951124 (Ext-250)
Mob: +91 9650584179;
Email: disha@...

or visit:
http://www.cseindia.org/content/building-better-certificate-course-sustainable-building-practices-and-policies

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Short-Term Training Programme on SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Date: June 3-7, 2013
Last date for applying: May 29, 2013

Course module:
- Exposure to aspects of SIA, from theory to applications
- Integrated approach for addressing SIA and EIA process - from scoping,
data collection to impact assessment as well as the role of public
consultations
- Knowledge on review of SIA reports and identification of strengths and
weaknesses
- Post SIA monitoring
- Procedure for institutional strengthening and capacity building
- Experience sharing on national and international best practices in SIA

Course contact: Swati Singh Sambyal,
Industry & Environment Unit,
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281,
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
E-mail: swati@...

or visit:
http://www.cseindia.org/content/cse%E2%80%99s-short-term-training-programme-social-impact-assessment-0

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Short-Term Training Programme on HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Date: June 24-28, 2013
Last date for applying: June 18, 2013

Course module:
- Exposure to the status of hazardous waste in India
- Characterisation, recycle and reuse of hazardous waste
- Understanding of hazardous waste management governing laws in the country
- Better understanding of the environmental and social impacts of
hazardous waste
- Design of a landfill site, incineration and best practices involved
- Good practices involved in the management of hazardous waste
- National and international best practices

Course contact: Swati Singh Sambyal,
Industry & Environment Unit,
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281,
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
E-mail: swati@...

or visit:
http://www.cseindia.org/content/eia-training-programme-understanding-eiafrom-screening-decision-making-0

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UPDATES FROM OUR PROGRAMME UNITS
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Chandigarh City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation Challenge: An
Agenda for Action
May 24, 2013

Part of the city action plan, this meet will discuss critical issues of air
quality management, public health protection, and the challenges of public
transport and congestion.

For registration, kindly get in touch with Ruchita Bansal at
ruchita@.../09899416984
For more details, please visit
http://cseindia.org/content/chandigarh-city-dialogue-air-quality-and-transportation-challenge-agenda-action
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Rainwater Harvesting Technical Support

Every Friday between 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, CSE provides detailed technical
guidance to interested individuals, RWAs and institutions to implement
rainwater harvesting. This technical assistance is provided at CSE’s
office at 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi.

For details, see
http://www.cseindia.org/content/catch-rainwater-solve-your-water-problems

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Technical Advice: Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems

Every second and fourth Friday, meet our experts at CSE, 41, Tughlaqabad
Institutional Area for guidance on planning and designing these systems.

For details, contact Deblina at deblina@... or call her on
9899596661.

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{i} Tell us what NGO's need!

Civil society is changing - what do you need to thrive in this changing context?

The Human and Institutional Development Forum is interested in knowing more about the needs of NGO's across India.  We have funds to help - both through training and through organisational accompaniment processes - and are interested in knowing what real concerns and current interests are across civil society.    

The survey is accessible via the link below.  It consists of 7 questions and will likely take less than 5 minutes to complete.  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XC99SGY.  As an incentive for participation, we will randomly select one respondent who fills out the survey by June 7 and provide them with the opportunity for free consultation on one organisational issue.  

Thank you so much for your opinions! 

The HIDF works to develop and enhance the competencies of individuals, groups, and organisations, in order to bring about social change and development.   

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EQUATIONS Bangalore | 20 May 2013 10:29
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{i} Current openings at EQUATIONS [1 Attachment]

Hi,

EQUATIONS is looking to recruit. Do share this with people / groups who you think will be keen to apply. Thank You!

Regards,

Sharmila
HR Team


EQUATIONS is looking to recruit for the:
  • Economics of Tourism Programme
  • Ecosystems, Communities and Tourism Programme
  • Society, Culture and Tourism Programme
  • Institutions, Policies and Tourism Models programme
We have been obsessed with the question: Who Really Benefits from Tourism? Our work of the last 28 years indicates that the local communities are those who benefit the least and have to bear the negative impacts of unregulated and often irresponsible tourism development.

Would you like to join us? We are a small team, based in Bangalore, but work nationally. Researches, strong analysis, connecting with local groups and movements and supporting their struggles, are key features of our work.

If you have the energy and desire to work on tourism issues, have excellent analytical and communication skills, enjoy multi-tasking, are willing to travel, ...we would be very keen to hear from you!
Details of the job profile is attached. Work experience in the development sector particularly in advocacy, research and networking will be important. Sharing our vision and values will be critical. Fluency with more than one Indian language will be valued.
Send us your resume: tell us more about yourself, your strengths and expectations and what areas of our work interest you. Write in to hr-SHEVDZ1kpJ4Vk2SEJT8i1GD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org.

To know more about EQUATIONS please visit www.equitabletourism.org

Last date for applying: 20th June 2013


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Kamayani | 20 May 2013 11:55
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{i} PRESS RELEASE- 147 workers of Maruti Suzuki Union in Kaithal Arrested

http://kractivist.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/press-release-147-workers-of-maruti-suzuki-union-in-kaithal-arrested/

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