Invite: Photo Exhibition and Seminar, 22nd to 26th April, 2013 at Jawaharlal Nehru University
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The Women's Studies Programme, JNU and the AMAN Trust invites you to
A Photo Exhibition by Kausiki Sarma and a Seminar Series, “Flowers in the Dust”, on the Waste Pickers of Delhi. Venue: School of Arts and Aesthetics Gallery, JNU
Date: 22nd- 26th April, 2013.
Time : 11AM - 5PM
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Day 1: 22nd April Inauguration at 3 PM, followed by a Panel Discussion Panelists:
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Day 2: 23rd April, 3 PM Panel Discussion: Everyday life of a Migrant Worker - Labour, Gender and Violence Panelists:
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> The exhibition will remain open to public from the 22nd-26th. (Closed on 25th)
Report on AMAN Training on the Open Source Content Management System (CMS) using Joomla
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A two-day training on the Open Source Content Management System (CMS) using Joomla was held at the office of the AMAN Trust 1st - 2nd November 2012. The workshop was conducted by AMAN colleague Mehdi and IT consultant Leo Fernandez. Six participants attended the event.
The first day started with AMAN Director Jamal Kidwai welcoming the participants and introducing the workshop. He said that AMAN Aman Trust is one of the few organizations ( NGO ) which has used free/open source software (FOSS/Linux) for almost all its work ever since its inception in 2003. It has an LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) server, which is upgraded regularly, and operates on disk less terminals which are connected to the main server. AMAN uses Linux to operate its printers and scanner, play multimedia cds and dvds, and even to download photographs from digital cameras. It has also allowed AMAN to use older hardware for a longer period of time than would have been possible with other operating systems. AMAN Trust use the open source software. Linux also helps in keeping the expenditure on maintenance on systems to the minimum. With Linux, we do not need to purchase any software, or indulge in piracy, since whatever we use is free to be distributed.
Fund Raising appeal for AMAN Primary Health Care Centre, Matipora, Baramulla, j&K
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Since 2003, the AMAN Trust has been running a health care centre in the village Matipora, Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir ..... PHOTOS
Report on AMAN Health Care Centre, Baramulla, J&K
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The AMAN Health Care Centre, now being supported Charities Aid Foundation has been running in the village of Matipora in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir since, 2003. It broad objectives are:
- Providing health care and laboratory facilities to people of 20 villages of Baramulla district
- Run preventive awareness campaigns on reproductive health and child care
- Advocacy on government health care schemes like NRHM reach beneficiaries and properly implemented
This is a six monthly report, on its activities from 1st February to 31st July 2012.
Resources on Labour Protests at Maruti Suzuki Industry in Manesar, Gurgaon
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- Notes from the warfront: Maruti workers ‘on trial’
http://kafila.org/2012/08/21/notes-from-the-warfront-maruti-workers-on-trial-rakhi-sehgal/
There is a ‘list of 162’ workers that has not been disclosed but which forms the basis for the police to either arrest or let go of Maruti workers once they are picked up. The family members of these 162 are being harassed and intimidated and being visited thrice a day by local police, sometimes accompanied by Gurgaon police – at times 12-15 police show up, says Rakhi Sehgal.
- Appeal from the Maruti Suzuki Employees Union
http://kafila.org/2011/10/16/appeal-from-the-maruti-suzuki-employees-union-guest-post-by-shiv-kumar-gen-sec-mseu-courtesy-rakhi-sehgal-new-trade-union-initiative-ntui/
Appeal from the MSEU
(Maruti Suzuki Employees Union) to All Trade Unions, Organisations and Individuals, by Shiv Kumar, general secretary, MSEU, via Rakhi Sehgal of the New Trade Union Initiative (NTUI)
- Workers strike thrice in five months, How Maruti Suzuki lost connect with them
There isn't a single burning, insurmountable issue because of which workers at Maruti's Manesar plant have struck work thrice in the last five months . Sruthijith KK & Chanchal Pal Chauhan report from Manesar that at its core lie accumulated grievances and resentment, and events are adding fuel to the fire
Resources on Conflict in Bodoland, Assam
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1. Assam in the centre 2. Assam calls for a human response. |
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3. Riots & the bogey of Bangladeshis
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article3738939.ece
Many Muslims from erstwhile East Bengal settled in Assam in early 20th century. But vested interests are out to prove that their descendants today are illegal migrants, says Banajit Hussain.
4. Anger against media for ‘poor coverage’ of Assam
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3754980.ece
There was much anger against the media for what protesters said was “poor” coverage of the violence against Muslims in Assam and Myanmar, says Rahi Gaikwad.
5. The illegal Bangladeshi immigrant: Do the bogeyman numbers add up?
http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-illegal-bangladeshi-immigrant-do-the-bogeyman-numbers-add-up-419971.html#.UC0NaW4IFpZ.facebook
Bodos don’t want to talk about all the groups that want a piece of the Assam pie. And Muslims would rather play the victim card than talk about the political ambitions they think their demographic numbers entitle them to and which they feel they are deprived of because of seats reserved for tribals. But who wants to talk about all those complex and touchy issues? It’s much easier to blame the Bangladeshi bogeyman, says Sandip Roy.