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Initiative Project

AID College Park CSH, Nov 20, 2004 - Kirankumar Vissa. Initiative Project. Bombay Sarvodaya Friendship Centre Joe Athialy, Maju Verghese, Mukta Srivastava. Building Support for People’s Movements Among Youth, Media and Civil Society. The Setting

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Initiative Project

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  1. AID College Park CSH, Nov 20, 2004 - Kirankumar Vissa Initiative Project Bombay Sarvodaya Friendship Centre Joe Athialy, Maju Verghese, Mukta Srivastava

  2. Building Support for People’s MovementsAmong Youth, Media and Civil Society The Setting • Several years of major changes, globalization • Question: Who is benefiting at whose cost? • Islands of prosperity and widespread poverty • Political scenario sidelining the poor • Alienation from natural resources • Dispossessed communities: adivasis, Dalits, unorganized workers, urban poor, women • Increasing urban-rural divide

  3. Critical Areas of Intervention to Strengthen People’s Movements • Media • Major force in shaping politics • Need to grab space for social issues • Youth • Indifferent or vulnerable? • Need exposure to reality of rural India • Research and Documentation • Developing information • Sharing experiences, strategies

  4. Taking Initiative • “Reaching the Real India” program • Sponsored field exposure program to movements, for college students • Consolidating progressive support group • Networking with various youth organizations • Publication and Research • Bi-monthly “People’s Movement” magazine • Resource book highlighting 50 movements

  5. Taking Initiative (further…) • Media Support Program • Press notes, releases, conferences • Build support groups within media • Media workshops for sensitization • Exposure Trips for media • Supporting Direct Action • Organizing civil society support, managing logistics of campaign • Support for fundraising, medical aid

  6. Budget (1st year out of 3 years)

  7. The Year That Was • 3 Student Exposure Programs • Involvement in World Social Forum • Resurgence of “The People’s Movement” • Publication of book on Interlinking Rivers • Participation in various agitations, campaigns • Study and report on development work of NBA • Report on Anti-Cola agitation in Kerala

  8. Clarifications • Initiative a project of BSFC – not separate orgn. • Exposure camps by many resource people – Sanjay MG, Brian Lobo, Michael, Lata PM, Sanjay Sangvai • Movements they work with are part of NAPM. They choose based on location, sector and prominence. • Active attempt to highlight lesser-known movements • Exposure program currently limited to college students of Mumbai. Very good response. Demands from other cities like Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, etc. • Collaborating with CED, Schools without Borders • Already encouraging students to write about their experiences. One article in Statesman, two in Marathi.

  9. Clarifications (contd) • Most participants continue to maintain good relation, some participate in actions, one helped edit ILR book • Full-time campus organizers needed to take to next level • People’s Movement magazine currently being used by academicians, NGOs, movements, common people. Distributed in Mumbai bookstalls thru newspaper agent • Aiming at broad readership. Need to improve presentation, appeal, contents as well as marketing. • Ideally 2-3 full-timers need to work with senior NAPMers • Research fellow and Research coord are similar positions • Visit expenses include other volunteers going with them

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