[chhattisgarh-net] Digest Number 1814

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chhattisgarh-net Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 1. AUDIO: Teach for India... and more useful links (Infochangeindia.org From: Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरठ2. PLS FWD: Send a free fax in support of the Raipur Satyagraha for rel From: Release Binayak 3. 36garh Diary | 02| April | 2009 From: Yuvraj Gajpal View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. AUDIO: Teach for India... and more useful links (Infochangeindia.org Posted by: "Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरà¤" f...@bytesforall.org   fredericknoronha Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:22 am (PDT) _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ alt.news.india _/ _/ Features and news from Infochangeindia.org _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Financial crisis could affect international aid and MDGs: UNCTAD http://tinyurl.com/dcuxat CCDS presents 'Sangha Majhya Bapala, a new film on a child rights movement in Latur. http://tinyurl.com/ddb4nu Smitu Kothari: India loses a leading activist and ecologist http://tinyurl.com/c6ynh3 'Made in USA' crisis now affecting developing countries: Stiglitz http://tinyurl.com/dcfsus Global war on drugs puts lives at risk, in India http://tinyurl.com/cdmtm8 Activists file petition against suspension of vaccine production http://tinyurl.com/cemf9a Psychiatrists call for decriminalisation of homosexuality http://tinyurl.com/b7temv Bangaloreans' night out for safety of women http://tinyurl.com/dmrkam Bangaloreans' night out for safety of women http://tinyurl.com/dmrkam Security in a world of people on the move http://tinyurl.com/cmnexn New on HIV/AIDS: The hidden costs of treatment http://tinyurl.com/dxgy3t Education: Ragging as human rights abuses? http://tinyurl.com/d4qyku Children: passing on the burden http://tinyurl.com/cz7fuc AUDIO: Giant steps for Muslim women http://tinyurl.com/5bokhq AUDIO: Evangelist for open-source composting http://tinyurl.com/5bokhq AUDIO: Social responsibility in a corporate world http://tinyurl.com/5bokhq AUDIO: Teach for India: gets India's brightest to dedicate 2 years teaching children in schools http://tinyurl.com/5bokhq Court judgements: medical expenses and maintenance in India http://tinyurl.com/bzstfd Lives sacrificed: women and health in South Asia http://tinyurl.com/ctgvmg Curefew and the women of Ima Keithel http://tinyurl.com/b7jsop Human rights: 'it's impretaive that we come face-to-face with the demon within us' http://tinyurl.com/c2pneq Power issues: Bharat's high-tension yojana (Rahul Goswami) http://tinyurl.com/cms6wq Bleak future for traditional salt http://tinyurl.com/c8opk9 Kerala spearheads community-care health revolution http://tinyurl.com/cxfjk8 Satyam and the truth about CSR http://tinyurl.com/cuomk6 Floods and earthquakes... environmentalists discuss Mumbai and Pakistan http://tinyurl.com/chy6t5 Village girls in Rajasthan get a leg-up http://tinyurl.com/ces37u Employment for the disabled: A slow change begins http://tinyurl.com/5bokhq An audio interview with Valerie Mason-John, author of a new book on dalit women in Maharashtra. http://tinyurl.com/5bokhq History of communication/media courses http://tinyurl.com/bnty2x USEFUL LINKS: CEE Bankwatch Network http://www.bankwatch.org USEFUL LINKS: The Bank Information Centre(BIC) http://www.bicusa.org USEFUL LINKS: Alternative Information and Development Centre(AIDC) http://www.aidc.org.za USEFUL LINKS: Asia-Europe Dialogue on Alternative Political Strategies http://www.ased.org USEFUL LINKS: 50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice http://www.50years.org USEFUL LINKS: Export Credit Agencies (ECA) Watch http://www.eca-watch.org UEFUL LINKS: South Asia trade and development issues http://www.centad.org USEFUL LINKS: United Nations Development Programme http://www.undp.org USEFUL LINKS: The International Labour Organisation http://www.ilo.org USEFUL LINKS: The Communication Initiative http://www.comminit.com/ USEFUL LINKS: Indev- India development information network http://www.indev.nic.in/ USEFUL LINKS: IndianNGOs http://www.indianngos.com USEFUL LINKS: id21 http://www.id21.org USEFUL LINKS: Indian government's online directory http://www.goidirectory.nic.in/ UEFUL LINKS: DevNetJobsIndia.org http://www.DevNetJobsIndia.org USEFUL LINKS: Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme http://www.pacsprogramme.org USEFUL LINKS: Pambazuka News http://www.pambazuka.org/en/ -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 2. PLS FWD: Send a free fax in support of the Raipur Satyagraha for rel Posted by: "Release Binayak" releasebina...@gmail.com Wed Apr 1, 2009 8:36 pm (PDT) Spread link . Posted at http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/03/send-a-free-fax-in-support-of-the-raipur-satyagraha-for-release-of-dr-binayak-sen/ On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Shalini Gera <shalinigera@yahoo.com>wrote: > *SUPPORT THE RAIPUR SATYAGRAHA FOR THE RELEASE OF DR. BINAYAK SEN* > > > > *Send a FREE FAX <http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen09/> to the > Chhattisgarh government to demand:* > *1. Immediate release of the doctor to the workers DR. BINAYAK SEN* > > *2. End to the state repression of democratic dissent, revocation of the > CSPSA* > *3. Disbanding of SALWA JUDUM, full compensation to all victims* > *VISIT **http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen09/*<http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen09/> > * * > > > The *Raipur Satyagraha* <http://raipursatyagraha.wordpress.com/>, a mass > civil disobedience movement, was successfully launched on Monday, March 16 > th, to urge for the immediate release of Dr. Binayak Sen. Every Monday, > batches of 50-100 people will court arrest in front of the Raipur Jail where > Dr. Sen in incarcerated, to prevail upon the government to reverse its > illegitimate action. > <http://docs.google.com/File?id=ddp3w2ff_35d2966nd4_b> It is now 22 > months since *Dr Binayak Sen*<http://binayaksen.net/wp-content/uploads/MSF-Binayak-Booklet.pdf>, > the well-known public health and human rights activist was imprisoned by the > Chhattisgarh government on false charges of abetting activities of an > outlawed organization. In the days and months following his incarceration, > Dr. Binayak Sen has received tremendous support from within India and > outside. Twenty two Nobel Laureates have signed a letter in support of Dr > Binayak Sen. International and national media, through news stories and > editorials, have consistently pointed to the unjustified nature of Dr. > Binayak Sen's imprisonment. > > Even though the state has been unable to produce any evidence against him, > Dr. Binayak Sen’s pleas for bail have been repeatedly refused by judicial > institutions at all levels in the country. *We oppose the use of bail as > punitive measure to intimidate human rights defenders and demand and demand > the immediate release of Dr. Binayak Sen.* > > > > The *Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005 (CSPSA)<http://cpjc.wordpress.com/chhattisgarh-special-public-security-act/> > *, under which Dr.Binayak Sen has been arrested, allows the state to > bypass many routine forms of due process through the law's unreasonably > broad definition of unlawful activity, and acceptance of vague and > unreliable evidence, all in the name of national security. The unclear > provisions of this law have been used unfairly by the State to silence > government critics such as Dr. Binayak Sen, Ajay TG , a film maker and PUCL > activist, and Journalist Sai Reddy (and many others). *We demand that > draconian laws which have been used unfairly to harass human rights > activists be immediately repealed.* > > > > *Salwa Judum<http://cpjc.wordpress.com/reports-by-fact-finding-teams-on-salwa-judum/> > *, the State-sponsored militia set up in 2005, has been responsible for > killing, looting, rapes and forced eviction from their homes of more than > 100,000 indigenous people to camps with inhuman conditions. Common concern > for many is that the arrest and detention of Dr. Sen was directly related to > his activities in defending the rights of the indigenous communities in > Chhattisgarh state, and to his open criticism of the Salwa Judum. *We > condemn the state government for arming Salwa Judum and abetting terror > against innocent civilians and tribals, and demand that it be immediately > disbanded.* > > A letter endorsed by over 50 international peace and justice groups<http://docs.aidindia.org/Documents/AID-Chapters/Maryland/campaign/Binayak_Sen_Org_Endorsement.pdf>has already been sent to the Chhattisgarh government. > *Add your support to these demands by sending a free fax NOW! **VISIT ** > http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen09/*<http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen09/> > > ------------------------------ > > *For more information, see the following*: > > · Information on the Raipur Satyagraha for the Release of Dr. Binayak Sen > is available here: http://raipursatyagraha.wordpress.com > > · More information on Dr. Binayak Sen and his case: > > o For a detailed analysis of the state’s case against Dr. Sen, read the > 3-part series in Indian Express by Vinay Sitapati: > http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/01/indian-express-series-on-binayak-sen/ > > > o A timeline of Binayak Sen’s case is available here: > http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/01/timeline-of-events-in-the-strange-case-of-dr-binayak-sen/ > > o A compilation of news articles on Dr. Sen can be found at > www.binayaksen.net , www.freebinayaksen.org and > http://www.aidboston.org/FreeBinayakSen/media.htm > > · On Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005: > > o The text of the law and its analysis by People’s Union for Democratic > Rights can be found here: > http://cpjc.wordpress.com/chhattisgarh-special-public-security-act/ > > o A law and its victim, Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta, Frontline, Oct-Nov > 2008 http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2522/stories/20081107252212400.htm > > o Caught between Naxals and police, Indian Express, June 11, 2008 > http://in.news.yahoo.com/indianexpress/20080611/r_t_ie_nl_general/tnl-caught-between-naxals-and-police-aaaedd4_1.html > > · Fact-finding reports on Salwa Judum can be obtained from the website > for the Campaign for Peace and Justice in Chhattisgarh, > http://cpjc.wordpress.com/reports-by-fact-finding-teams-on-salwa-judum/ > > · Letter to the Chhattisgarh government by over 50 international peace > and justice groups can be found here: > http://docs.aidindia.org/Documents/AID-Chapters/Maryland/campaign/Binayak_Sen_Org_Endorsement.pdf > > > -- Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds. Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 3. 36garh Diary | 02| April | 2009 Posted by: "Yuvraj Gajpal" gajp...@gmail.com   yuvrajgajpal Wed Apr 1, 2009 8:37 pm (PDT) Dear Friends, Here is the News about Chhattisgarh in the media today... No clear and present danger for BJP Times of India - India In the years since its formation in 2000, Chhattisgarh, which was once an impenetrable Congress fortress — brothers Shukla, Shyama Charan and Vidya Charan, ... Four street dogs have a poll job on hand Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India ... Teja used to roam the streets, but they will soon be reporting for election duty in the restive, forested terrain of the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh. ... UPA was committed to poor people: Rahul Gandhi SINDH TODAY - Sindh,Pakistan Addressing an election rally in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon town, some 75 km from capital Raipur, the young Congress leader said: “It’s (the UPA) the ... More news can be found with full coverage at... http://cgnet.in/Med/diary/2009/cgdiary020409 Pls send your suggestions on how do you find CG Diary and how to make it more useful for all of us. If you see/know/experience something which you think should be shared with people pls write to us at cgnet...@gmail. com . If you want we can conceal your identity. Regards, Yuvraj Gajpal for CGnet moderators team Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity  8 New Members  2 New Files Visit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Y! Messenger All together now Host a free online conference on IM. Health Groups for people over 40 Join people who are staying in shape. 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