NEWS FROM CEDBOM: SEPTEMBER 2005

 

 

LAUNCH OFCRITICAL CONCERNS

 

As we had mentioned in earlier newsletters, CED is proud to present the latest addition to its DP collection – Critical Concerns. It is being launched in Bangalore this month and in Bombay in October. The annual subscription will only be Rs 4000/- Please click here for more information and on how to subscribe ..(link please)

 

 

HABITAT AND DISASTERS

 

We are working on another set of monthly compilations on Habitat issues and Disasters. Areas which we feel are more and more relevant in today’s climate. As with our other compilations, it will consist of clipping from newspapers, journals, newsletters, magazines and websites as well as from more local sources. We are offering a one year complimentary subscription to organisations working in Tsunami hit areas, who will keep this material in files in a public place or at a documentation or Resource centre. For more information click here (not sure who will deal with this!!!)

 

 

THE DP COLLECTION

 

Since we now have many DPs on a variety of important topics: Legal Rights, Habitat and Disasters and Critical Concerns we have decided to offer them at concessional rates. The annual subscription rate is: Rs. 4000/- for one DP, but if you take two, the second will only be Rs. 2000/- and if you take all three DPs, the third will only be Rs. 1500/-. Please click here for more information on how to avail of this great offer (link please)

 

 

PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS)

 

We have decided to close our PDS as we felt that we were not able to concentrate enough on our own publications… however we will never abandon our members.. infact we have decided that we are going to give our members a regular listing of books available from us, and, provided that you order within one week we will give you big discounts from 20 – 30%!!! So keep watching to be able to take advantage of these offers!!!(please give titles)

 

 

CED ON TOUR

 

On 30^th September and 1^st October there is a two day workshop on Health and Human Rights being held at YMCA, International House & Programme Centre and we will be there with a stall selling CED publications.. so please come and see what we have and say Hi.

 

 3rd October  World Habitat day - on this occasion 3rd & 4th October be-sharp invites for its second conference on "Education and Training for Sustainable Build Environment" being held at Walchand Hirachand Hall, Indian Merchants' Chamber Building, Churchgate, MUmbai. (John should we put this or not. If yes you need to write on this. we are also part of it and we putting up our stall over there)

NEW FILMS AT CED

 

New Release of Film on City Farming  (sorry Veena don’t really know anything about this!!!)

City Farming
Duration 16'47" - Produced by CED
City farming is an innovative technology which deals with farming in urban areas and essentially on terraces, balconies and even on the walls of civil constructions.  Dr.R T Doshi has perfected a method of growing fruits and vegetables for domestic consumption, which involves relatively low labour input, organic production methods and very high yields.

 

 

BOOKS AND REPORTS

 

We have lots of new books and reports in the Bombay library this month:

 

Books

 

·        AIDWA - Perspectives, Interventions and Struggles (2001-2004)

Globalisation, Industrial Restructuring and Labour Standards - Where India meets the Global by Banerjee, Debdas

·        On Civil Society - Issues and Perspectives by Jayaram, N

·        Contemporary Education Dialogue by Krishna Kumar

·        The Family in India Structure and Practice by Patel, Tulsi

·        The Parivar Raj and After , Dube, Mukul

·        Development Projects and Critical Theory of Environment by Bapat, Jyotsna

·        Tailoring Biotechnologies - Potentialities, Actualities and Spaces

·        Being Indian - The Truth About Why the Twenty-First Century Will be India's Varma, Pavan K

·        Cases in Corporate Governance, Wearing, Robert

·        Adivasi Rights, Environment and the Law

·        Customs and Conservation: Case of Traditional and Modern Law in India and Nepal by Pant, Ruchi

·        Prejudice and Pride - School Histories of the Freedom Struggle in India and Pakistan, Kumar, Krishna

·        Tribal Self-Rule and Natural Resource Management - Community Based Conservation at Mendha-Lekha, Pathak, Neema and Gour-Broome, Vivek

·        Where Communities Care - Community-Based Wildlife and Ecosystem Management in South Asia by Kothari, Ashish, Pathak, Neema and Vania, Farhad

·        Does Community-Based Conservation Make Economic Sense? Saigal, Sushil

·        Child Development in Tribal Areas, Bhuyan, Bandana

 

 

Reports

 

·        Emergence of Tripolar World After 1975

·        Information under MRTI Rules 2002 in respect of Land Leases for Mumbai Textile Mills

·        Opinion About Major Land Law Violations in Mumbai

·        Indian people's tribunal on environment and human rights: Investigates into the large scale evictions of the poor and development and housing

·        Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad

·        Human Rights Education in Schools and Colleges