Photographs from the Meeting

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National Consultation on the status of Implementation of Forest Right Act

Dear Friends,

Forest Rights Act (formulation of ground rules) has been in operation since 1st January 2008. It is more than one year since it was supposed to be in operation all over the country except J&K. The act was supposed to be an effective tool to empower crores of forest dwelling communities in getting [...]

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Photographs from the Dharna

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Women Mill workers met Prithviraj Chavan on housing rights

A delegation of women textile mill workers met Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, minister of state for PMO, at the Parliament House today. Mr. Chavan assured them that personally he will speak to the Maharashtra Chief Minister on their housing demands and will see it resolved soon. The women workers demanded that the textile workers should be [...]

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Women Textile Mill Workers from Mumbai to stage a dharna

Press Conference and Public Meeting: 200 Women Textile Mill Workers will march to Delhi and hold dharna demanding rights to housing and livelihood from Smt. Sonia Gandhi on 20th February 2009. The women will observe a day long fast and will rally to Sonia Gandhi’s residence.
Veteran Journalist and Rajya Sabha MP Mr. Bharat Kumar Raut, [...]

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Update on Farmers rally

More than 700 farmers under the banner of Bhumi Bachao Andolan along with people from different movement and support groups including Jan Sangharsh Vahini, National Alliance of People’s Movements – Delhi, Bandhua Mukti Morcha, National Domestic Workers Union, National Workers Federation, National Kisan Mazdoor, Jhuggi Jhopari Kalyan Morcha and Delhi Solidarity Group participated in a [...]

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Photographs from Farmers Rally Rajghat to Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Farmers Rally from Rajghat to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Dear Friend,
To save the agriculture land from acquisition by the government under various pretexts and to protect the rights of the resettlement colonies in Delhi and NCR, members from Bhumi Bachao Andolan along with Jan Sangharsh Vahini, and various people’s organizations including National Alliance of People’s movements, Bandhuva Mukti Morcha, National Domestic Workers Union, National [...]

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Kanjhawala Farmers to march from Rajghat to President house

To save the agriculture land from acquisition by the government under various pretexts and to protect the rights of the resettlement colonies in Delhi and NCR, members of Bhumi Bachao Andolan under the guidance of Jan Sangharsh Vahini addressed a press conference at the Indian Women’s Press Corp today.

Addressing the meet, the convener of Jan [...]

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Press Conference to highlight the latest developments in Kanjhawala land struggle

Press Invite

To,
The Chief Editor/Chief Photographer
New Delhi

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Jan Sangharsh Vahini, Natioanl Alliance of People’s Movements Delhi and Delhi Solidarity Group invite you for a press conference at Indian Women’s Press Corp New Delhi on 10 February 2009 at 3pm, to highlight the latest developments in Kanjhawala land struggle [...]

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