dalit-mukti-morcha-mar06
From:
Goldy George dalitstudycircle@yahoo.com
Dalit Mukti Morcha
Contact Address: Karbala Para, Behind State Bank of Indore, G.E.
Road,Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001 India
Contact Tel : +91-771-4024662, +919893357911
Contact Email: dalitstudycircle@yahoo.com
Ref
No:DMM/TNDP/03/06
Date:March 6, 2006
Dear friend/s,
Hope this finds you in good health and cheers!
This is to invite you to
the Central India Convention on "Towards a National Dalit Policy" being
held at Raipur on 26-27 March 2006. This convention is being organized
at a crucial juncture where all space of the Dalits are loosing out of
the hands, particularly the little space being built through
reservation. UN declared the decade 1994-2004 as the decade of
indigenous people, but Dalits were not considered to be indigenous by
the national state nor any such discussion was undertaken by any agency.
Since we know the Dalits are the historically broken and
scattered people, the oppressed masses, there is no hesitation in our
mind with regards to the indigenous character of Dalits. The question
of working on policies related to the different communities at the
margin is becoming a common practise at the national level,
particularly by the state. The state is going on deciding the policies
and perspectives with respect to women, Adivasis, Dalits and workers,
without even consenting with any of the concerned humanities.
Presently at the national as well as the state level the
situation is that none of the communities have any say in anything
being decided about their status. Further any right to bring any
proposal or amendment also remains
within a small caucus of elite from among the already
developed individual, who seldom support the community. What and how
the community feels is just out of context. This is where the
community's involvement is unavoidable.
Hence it is vital that the communities, organisation, groups
and movements come together and built up their own perspective and
position on what could be a policy at large. This is also essential
since such a process had
already begun in South and other parts of India, which needs
clear insights and intervention from Dalits in Central India. Since
people from Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Vidharbh and
Chhattisgarh are supposed to join
this process, it could clearly define the hopes and
aspirations of Dalits living in the central region of India. We also
invite people from other regions and states to join us and share with
us your experience and insights.
Dalit Mukti Morcha had been working with the Dalit
communities in Chhattisgarh and therefore it would take up the
responsibility of initiating this process. We are happy to
arrange simple accommodation and food, however
we are not in a position to provide travel fair. If anyone
badly needs any such support then please get back to us as soon as
possible, we could arrange for one way fair of II Sleeper/bus fair,
provided proper tickets are produced.
Dates: 26-27 March 2006
Venue: Gass Memorial Centre, Jai Stambh Chowk, Raipur,
Chhattisgarh, India 492001
We once again warmly invite you to this convention.
Please feel free to get back to us with any questions and queries. It
would be nice if you could send us a word of confirmation. All are
requested to reach the venue by 25th
evening or 26th morning. We would start the Convention from 9
am on 26th March 2006 and remain in the two processes till the end.
With Revolutionary Jai Bhim!
Goldy M. George
(On behalf of Dalit Mukti Morcha)
Note: Raipur is well connected by road and rail. It is on the
Mumbai-Howrah route situated approximately 300 kms from Nagpur. Gass
Memorial Centre is situated at the most central part of Raipur called
Jaistamb Chowk. From the railway station or the bus stand, a rickshaw
can be taken for Rs. 15/- per person towards Jaistamb Chowk. This
centre is pretty
known in this area.
Goldy M. George
Convenor
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
