Right to Food Annual Convention 6th- 8th APRIL 2007
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Right to Food Annual Convention 6th- 8th APRIL 2007 Date:
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:10:16 +0530
RIGHT
TO FOOD CAMPAIGN ANNUAL CONVENTION 6th- 8th APRIL 2007, BODHGAYA
The
third Annual Convention of the Right to Food Convention shall be held from 6th to
8th April 2007 in Bodhgaya, Bihar. Organisations
committed to the right to food and work are expected to join
from all over the country. The main purpose of this convention is
to share experiences of grassroots action for the right to
food/work, review the developments since the last convention and to
plan future activities. This is also an opportunity to
address the organisational issues that arise in building
coordinated action for the right to food and work.
This
will be an action-oriented event, with plenty of discussion groups, training
workshops, cultural activities, and more. It is a unique chance for
persons working on the right to food to meet like-minded people
from all over India and learn from each other. Potential issues
for discussion include the various food and work schemes such as the
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Public Distribution
System, Integrated Child Development Services, Mid-Day
Meals. And issues such as land rights, land acquisitions, and
forest rights among others.
This is the third
convention of the Campaign. The last 2 conventions were
held in Bhopal (2004) and Kolkata (2005). This convention is
facilitated by several country-wide networks such as the, Bharat Gyan
Vigyan Samiti (BGVS), Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), Jan
Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), People's Union for Civil Liberties
(PUCL), National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), National
Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), National Campaign
Committee for Rural Workers (NCCRW), National Conference of Dalit
Organisations (NACDOR), National Campaign for People's Right to
Information (NCPRI), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW)
and the Right to Food Former Support Group.
The
convention is being organised on a shoestring budget. All participants are
expected to bear their own travel costs, and may be asked to
contribute to subsistence costs, if necessary. Other costs will be met
through voluntary donations with no strings attached.
If you
wish to participate, please send a line to righttofood@gmail.com or call us at
011-43501335. Further
details shall be circulated through the updates as well as posted on the
website www.righttofoodindia.org .
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