September 2004 Newsletter - Bangalore
CED BANGALORE NEWSLETTER SEPT 2004
Good news !! Film Screening at CED has been well accepted, As you may already know, we have the LCD projector. And if you want to screen any film, CED is the place !!
Events for October '04
Screenings at CED
We have two films lined up for you in Oct '04
`The Source of Life for Sale' on 1st October 2004, 70 mins. Directed by K.P. Sasi
Globalisation in India has opened up an invasion of global capital on the natural resources.
Water, the source of life of all species, is being converted into a commodity. Rivers, wells, lakes and ground water resources are taken over by the global water commodity market. Local communities in various parts of the country have unleashed intense struggles against this invasion by the water corporate giants.
The struggles against the sale of rivers like Periyar, Bhavani, Sheonath, Kelo, Ganga canal and Malampuzha dam, the struggles against Coca Cola in Plachimada, Mehdiganj and Shivaganga and the struggle against the Interlinking of Rivers Project are some examples of popular resistance to preserve water as a common right.
`The Source of Life for Sale' is a documentary depicting the issues related to privatisation of water and the popular dissent against it.
Director K.P.Sasi will be present for a discussion
We are planning to have the second film on 29th October 2004 and will be announced later.
Discussion on Livelihood and Gender
The Second round of the Jivika Discussion Group, will be held on 6th October 2004 at CED. We last met on 20th August and spoke about 'Marginalised / Gendered Knowledges: Identity, Equity and Epistemic Issues'. . Write us to join.
Other Major Events coming up.....
DCM 10 (Documentation Centre's Meet) to be held on 10 DEC 2004
The 10th round of sharing is being planned. After discussions with other organisations, like Mahiti, CRIT, as well as DCs like CWDS, we are calling for suggestions from you on the topics that will be taken up in the next DCM.
Some of the topics already on the table are:
DEVELOPING COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS TO ENABLE COMMON ARCHIVING OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON DEVELOPMENT, JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
Thanks to new technology, many smaller organisations and even individuals can contribute to this effort. If you are interested,
Join the mailing list in preparation check http://lists.crit.org.in/mailman/listinfo/dcm for details.
In a Collaborative Venture, we plan to generate an Information package on PRIMARY EDUCATION AND ALTERNATIVES. We are also planning a workshop "Teachers Time Out" at the Timbaktu Collective, Chennakothapalli, Anantpur.
We would like you to contribute! Send us any notes or papers which think should be included. Contact Tanvi for more details.
Events held in September '04
A two-day Workshop on Market Access and Underlying Structural Issues affecting Marginalised Producers (in South India) was held at CED, Bangalore on September 26-27, 2004.
The purpose is to bring together the various initiatives – facilitating institutions, academic and research institutions and individuals, and possibly even some from business and trade, on a common platform with a view to develop a programme for collective action on:
- strengthening bio-regional markets – capacity building, networking among marginalised producer groups, institutionalisation of collectives, policy and advocacy support
- interact with hardcore marketing experts – identify structural issues causing poor market access for marginalised producers
- articulate role of the state, role of facilitating institutions in market access – action on policy and institutional issues
A get together of social workers - alumni of The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai & Other Universities was hosted at CED, Bangalore on September 4, 2004
Some of the points that came out of the discussion were
a.. To establish contact with TISS, may be the Social Work Education group, and inform them of our initiative and see how the reflections and experiences can feed back into the course development etc.
b.. To set up an e-group to continue the discussion on the issues that came up and the post summaries on the Bangalore TISS Yahoo group.
c.. To meet again at CED after about a couple of months to take this forward and may be at some stage link with groups in other places.
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We have these interesting Films at CED
1. Source of Life for sale by K.P.Sasi
2. Deepadadiya Kattalu (Kannada) - film by Shamantha - the film is about creating awareness among artistes in the Film Industry and calls for intervention. It talks about social security, need for organizing , understanding HIV/AIDS and the need for creating a conducive platform for public debate etc.
3. Many people Many desires - a film by T Jayashree, produced by Sangama - explores the intersections of sexuality, class, gender identity and human rights in India. Set in the city of Bangalore, Southern India it records the desires and aspirations of young hijras, transexuals, kothis, doubledeckers, lesbians and gays. It follows their struggles for equality, dignity and acceptance.
4. War and Peace - a film by India's leading documentary filmmaker, Anand Patwardhan. It documents the current, epic journey of peace activism in the face of global militarism and war. Some useful sites for you.......
> http://www.gcflearnfree.org/en/main/students.asp
A good site for you the learn Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Internet Basics Online etc.,. > http://www.redefiningprogress.org
Redefining Progress (RP) works with a broad array of partners to shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability. > http://www.kalpavriksh.org
Kalpavriksh is a voluntary group working on environmental education, research, campaigns, and direct action.
Some New additions in the Library
* The Impact of Television Advertising On Children by Namita Unnikrishnan and Shailaja Bajpai published by Sage Publications, 2002
* MOTHER FOREST: The Unifinished Story of C.K.Janu, Kali for Women, 2004
* The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction By Laura Kramer, Rawat Publications, 2004
* Poor in Urban India By Lancy Lobo and Biswaroop Das, Rawat Publications, 2001
* Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz, Penguin books India 2002
* The Burden of Democracy By Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Penguin books India 2003
* Against Ecological Romanticism: Verrier Elwin and the Making of an Anti-Modern Tribal Identity by Archana Prasad, Three Essays Collective, 2003
Critical Concerns
