Advocating for Social Action and Justice in India
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WE DESERVE
BETTER
EVITA DAS
PROGRAMME FOR SOCIAL ACTION, INDIA
PEOPLE’S COMMISSION AND PUBLIC INQUIRY COMMITEES
EVITADAS@GMAIL.COM
WHO ARE WE?
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PC/PIC – functioning autonomously
•
Looking at the 3DS- DEATH, DEBT, DISTRESS
•
Public hearing – facilitate the pandemic and lockdown suppressed voices
•
Heavily militarised lockdown
•
The first Public hearing started with a revolutionary message…..
“BOL K LAB AZAD HAI TERE, BOL
ZUBAN KI AB TAK TERI HAI”- FAIZ
SPEAK AS YOUR TONGUE/SOUL IS FREE, AND KEEP SPEAKING AS THE WORDS ARE YOURS
BUT WHY ?
ACCOUNTABILITY, TRUTH AND
JUSTICE
•
Where was it?
•
Increased miltarisation
•
Public health crisis – Law & Order situation
•
Suspects of Carriers
•
Covid as an opportunity – for whom?
•
Dissent?
•
Inequality, oppression, prejudice
OPPORTUNITY BY A DEMOCRATIC
STATE……
IS THAT IT?
•
Dilution of FRA – Forest Rights act
•
Remember the parliament was not able to meet
•
How did they use social distancing?
•
Energy Projects – the public hearing where people are to be consulted were taken off
•
Amendment of Petrochemical industries in Coastal Regulation Zone Area
The list goes on……
MORE THAN HEALTH
•
How do we look at disaster and climate crisis? – they are inseparable and often we don’t
understand that and treat them in silos
•
Natural resource based communities being trained to adaptation and mitigating the changes
•
What people are saying is not just about a certain aspect but if we hear carefully its lot more..
Like the NRBC communities are talking about their dissent, their lands and oceans being
occupied,
autocratic vaccine
•
But how do we listen? Did people listen?
THE PEOPLE COMMISSION AND
PUBLIC INQUIRY COMMITTEES
•
INVESTIGATE
•
Who can investigate?
•
Reaching out to the people from the prism of truth accountability and justice
•
Lot of groups in India has moved toward adopting the model of PUBLIC HEARING
•
Bringing in Peoples truth
•
Lets look at few instances here……
VACCINE – AUTOCRATIC
•
Waste pickers were threatened that there bank accounts will be closed if they don’t take the
vaccine – Gharoli, Delhi
•
“After the vaccine I am not able to work, it has been more than six month now. I am not able
to earn anything”- Women waste picker, from Bhalaswa landfill, Delhi
•
“We were given vaccines as if were some kind of animal” Forest dependent community,
Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
•
“We were told without vaccination certification, we will not be provided with any ration”
Forest Dependent community, Uttar Pradesh
WHAT DO WE DO?
•
Finding ways to reinvigorate civic participation
•
Understand India’s context – its not an anti-colonial learning but an anti- caste history
•
We had the Brahmin hegemony (oppressors) much before the colonial forces were there. It is
not that we learnt much two strands of oppression were functioning parallely
•
What we see now is subtle ways of oppression
•
For example – recolonisation of natural resources by global corporates. Who are these global
corporates?
•
We need strengthening of ideas
•
Development – as decolonized perspective is heavily problematic
THANKYOU
Advocating for social action and justice is crucial in India, where various issues such as accountability, truth, and justice, as well as dissent, inequality, and oppression, are prevalent. The call for accountability is highlighted through the need for public inquiries and commissions to investigate societal challenges. The images represent voices demanding better conditions, autonomous functioning, and a focus on democratic values to address the complexity of social issues. Climate and disaster resilience, community empowerment, and the importance of listening to diverse voices are emphasized in this call to action.
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WE DESERVE BETTER E V I TA D A S F O R S O C I A L A C T I O N , I N D I A P R O G R A M M E P E O P L E S C O M M I S S I O N A N D P U B L I C I N Q U I R Y C O M M I T E E S E V I TA D A S @ G M A I L . C O M
WHO ARE WE? PC/PIC functioning autonomously Looking at the 3DS- DEATH, DEBT, DISTRESS Public hearing facilitate the pandemic and lockdown suppressed voices Heavily militarised lockdown The first Public hearing started with a revolutionary message ..
BOL K LAB AZAD HAI TERE, BOL ZUBAN KI AB TAK TERI HAI - FAIZ SPEAK AS YOUR TONGUE/SOUL IS FREE, AND KEEP SPEAKING AS THE WORDS ARE YOURS BUT WHY ?
ACCOUNTABILITY, TRUTH AND JUSTICE Where was it? Increased miltarisation Public health crisis Law & Order situation Suspects of Carriers Covid as an opportunity for whom? Dissent? Inequality, oppression, prejudice
IS THAT IT? Dilution of FRA Forest Rights act Remember the parliament was not able to meet How did they use social distancing? Energy Projects the public hearing where people are to be consulted were taken off Amendment of Petrochemical industries in Coastal Regulation Zone Area The list goes on
MORE THAN HEALTH How do we look at disaster and climate crisis? they are inseparable and often we don t understand that and treat them in silos Natural resource based communities being trained to adaptation and mitigating the changes What people are saying is not just about a certain aspect but if we hear carefully its lot more.. Like the NRBC communities are talking about their dissent, their lands and oceans being occupied, autocratic vaccine But how do we listen? Did people listen?
THE PEOPLE COMMISSION AND PUBLIC INQUIRY COMMITTEES INVESTIGATE Who can investigate? Reaching out to the people from the prism of truth accountability and justice Lot of groups in India has moved toward adopting the model of PUBLIC HEARING Bringing in Peoples truth Lets look at few instances here
VACCINE AUTOCRATIC Waste pickers were threatened that there bank accounts will be closed if they don t take the vaccine Gharoli, Delhi After the vaccine I am not able to work, it has been more than six month now. I am not able to earn anything -Women waste picker, from Bhalaswa landfill, Delhi We were given vaccines as if were some kind of animal Forest dependent community, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh We were told without vaccination certification, we will not be provided with any ration Forest Dependent community, Uttar Pradesh
WHAT DO WE DO? Finding ways to reinvigorate civic participation Understand India s context its not an anti-colonial learning but an anti- caste history We had the Brahmin hegemony (oppressors) much before the colonial forces were there. It is not that we learnt much two strands of oppression were functioning parallely What we see now is subtle ways of oppression For example recolonisation of natural resources by global corporates. Who are these global corporates? We need strengthening of ideas Development as decolonized perspective is heavily problematic
