Joint Statement

JOINT PRESS RELEASE
The UPA Government in its first term worked with a pro-people approach on certain aspects, initiating measures such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Forest Rights Act etc., while on the other hand proceeding full steam with policies and actions that explicitly turned control over natural and other resources (land, water, [...]

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Dehradun Declaration of Forest Peoples on Environment Justice

DEHRADUN DECLARATION
12 June 2009
During the process of enactment of the Forests Right Act (in 2006), the National Forum for Forest People’s and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) passed two important resolutions in the second National Conference held at Ranchi: 1) Establishment of community governance over forest resources
2) To resist commodification of forests and related resources
Over the last [...]

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Resolutions from NFFPFW National Conf – On Vedanta Env Award and Peruvian Govt attack on IPs

1) NFFPFW resolution condemns awarding of Golden Peacock to Vedanta Alumina Ltd.
12th June 2009
People from 15 states representing several people’s movements who have gathered under the banner of National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers’ National Conference, being held at Dehradun from 12 to 14 June 2009, condemn presentation of the ‘Golden Peacock Award [...]

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Protestors Set Record Straight on Golden Peacock Awardee Vedanta

Protestors Set Record Straight on Golden Peacock Awardee Vedanta
Twenty environment and social activists from different parts of India took over the opening ceremony of UK-charity World Environment Foundation’s “Global Convention on Climate Security” to denounce the Foundation’s Golden Peacock Awards. The activists highlighted the foundation’s choice of Vedanta Alumina as winner of the environmental management [...]

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Elections, Return of UPA and Challenges for People’s Movements

Elections, Return of UPA and Challenges for People’s Movements
Meeting held on May 22 2009 @ Indian Social Institute, New Delhi
On May 21 2009 some 70-75 people from different civil organisations and social movements met in a conversation discussing the verdict of ‘General Elections 2009, Return of UPA and the Challenges for People’s Movements’. [...]

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Chunav Par Nazar

‘Chunav par Nazar’

reaches the capital today

For Immediate Release

Every citizen and people’s organization has
a vital role to play

People’s movements and political parties on

one ‘Lok Manch’

Your opinion first – Our Vote next

Travelling through Mumbai, Ghaziabad, Himachal Pradesh, Ranchi, Chindwada and raising people’s issues at all these places, the Chunav [...]

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Project affected movements deliberate on the issue of ‘development’ in Himachal

Criticise the current resource intensive, anti-people model of development centred around Hydropower, Cement industry and real estate

Resolve to resist projects and Policies that grab land and privatize community resources

Bilaspur, 10 April 2009 : A day after the Himalaya Bachao Rally, representatives of movements of project affected communities from across the state, deliberated on the [...]

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Historical rally held at Bilaspur

Project affected communities from across Himachal Pradesh come together under one banner

Medha Patkar and Sunderlal Bahugana throw their weight behind Himalaya Niti Abhiyan

Bilaspur, 9 April 2009 : More than 3000 people affected by dams, mines, urbanization and destructive development projects in the state of Himachal Pradesh came under one banner of the Himalaya Niti [...]

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Press Statement by Arundhati Roy

Dr Binayak Sen has been in prison for 22 months, arrested under one of India’s most draconian laws, the Chattisgarh Special Public Security Act. This Act has such a vague, diffused definition of ‘Unlawful Activity’ that it renders every person guilty unless he or she can prove their innocence. Dr Sen’s bail application was dismissed [...]

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Raipur Satyagraha – 6 April 2009

Dear friends,
The fourth batch of 104  protesters took part in the satyagraha for the release of jailed human rights and health activist Dr Binayak Sen, in Raipur today.
The programme began with protestors congregating at Budha Talab and holding a public meeting there.
A press conference was held at 1:30 pm at the press club and was addressed [...]

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