NEWS FROM CEDBOM

NEW FILM FROM CED

A film explaining the Coastal Regulation Zone, and the Economics and Politics of its Implementation from the point of view of the Local Communities.

This film is aimed to educate local communities. It is a part of the series of AV materials on issues related to Tsunami. The film is accompanied by a booklet in Tamil that provides more references to other information on CRZ. The main aim is to promote the right to information, and people’s right to know, determine and participate in their own development particularly their re-development/rehabilitation.

ANOTHER LAUNCH FROM CED

We have now started another TWO compilations one on Habitat issues and one on Disasters. These are monthly compilations which will look at important issues that have come up in the month on disasters and habitat issues; from the terrible South Asia earthquake and how the survivors are going to get through the winter, to the politics in giving aid and many other aspects. In Habitat we look at the issues related to environment and habitat issues, use of appropriate technology, the builders’ nexus and a whole range of other issues related to Habitat. These compilations will be of interest to the activist and lay person alike. For subscription details please email jacintha@doccentre.net

 
DD11(Development Digest 11) has just come out and in this issue we look at:

Inclusion for Urban Sustainability
The Unbearable Lightness of Seeing by P. Sainath
Patriotic and Worthy by Dilip D'Souza
Towards Cities of Poverty by John Vidal

The Innovative Space
Architecutre of the New Society  by Chris Spannos
The Shanghai Difference by Jayati Ghosh
Towards Green Cities by B.S. Padamanabhan

House of Bamboo by Maitreyee Handique

Vir Sanghvi on Calcutta by Vir Sanghvi

Contact Jacintha at jacintha@doccentre.net for subscription.

CEDs OTHER COMPILATIONS

But don’t forget we also have our other monthly outputs: Legal Rights and Critical Concerns. Legal Rights looks at all aspects of Legal and Human Rights issues that have come up in the month and Critical Concerns is a compilation of issues of concern that have occurred during the month. Both are topical and informative and produced in a w ay that is easy for you to keep and refer to. For subscription details and more details on special offers please email jacintha@doccentre.net

DOSSIERS

CED also has some new monthly dossiers.

New additions are:

Slums

Child Rights

Agriculture

If you would like to subscribe to any or all of these please email jacintha@doccentre.net

CED ON TOUR

From 6 – 9 December, CED will participate in Govindpur IV to be held at Anantpur. This is the first meeting in fifteen years and should prove to be very interesting. This time it is being done using ‘Open Space Technology’(OST) – OST is a discussion technique that not only stimulates people to present an issue/topic that they feel passionate about, but also to take responsibility for it. This means that people will convene the discussion about their topic, and will stimulate others to join in. Although there are time-slots for different discussion topics, these timeslots are not fixed and can be adjusted according to need (that is, a discussion can take either less, or more, time than foreseen). People are free to join in a discussion when they want and to leave a group when they feel that they have nothing more to add. This is the so-called ‘rule of two feet’. It should be very interesting and we hope to see some of you there... look out for the CED stall.

BOOKS AND REPORTS

Once again there are many new additions to the Bombay library this month:

Books

·        Talking New Politics by Sen, Jai and Saini, Mayuri

·        Inclusive Citizenship - Meanings and Expressions by Kabeer, Naila

·        Writing the Women's Movement by Khullar, Mala

·        Directory of Resource Institutions and Voluntary Organisations by Swasthya Sampada

·        The Ethics of Development - From Economism to Human Development by Gasper, Des

·        India Working - Essays on Society and Economy by Harriss-White, Barbara

·        Feminist Post-Development Thought - Rethinking Modernity,Postcolonialism and Representation by Saunders, Kriemild

·        Civil Society - History and Possibilities by Kaviraj, Sudipta and Khilnani, Sunil

·        Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism by Ackerly, Brooke A

Reports

·        Hostile Meeting Grounds - Encounters between the Wretched of the Earth and the Tourist through Tourism and Terrorism in the 21st Century.

·        Preliminary Assessment of Impact of Tsunami in Selected Coastal Areas of India

·        Water: Private, Limited - Fundamental Issues in Privatisation and Corporatisation of Water in India

·        Gendered Assault - Women's Experiences of Forced Eviction in Mumbai

·        The Rural Micro and Small Enterprise Sector in India

·        National Conference on Third Sector and Knowledge Based Development

·        Human Rights Education for Social Transformation.