Dear all, This is just to clarify that even though Ranjita Sinha has chosen to use the thread relating to the community meeting on the 21st in Delhi, s/he did not, in fact, attend that meeting.
regards, akshay On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Ranjit Sinha <ranjitsinh...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Dear ATHB Partners, Associates and all our TG/Hijra community friends and > members, > > Through this mail, I am sharing with all of you, my impression after > attending the national meeting on Section 377 at Delhi. The meeting looked > to be too pre planned and pre destined. It was just like every thing was > set and done and we only took part just for the sake of it. Even the > facilitators who were chosen from West Bengal have never been seen much in > TG/Hijra community activism and now they have been given this > responsibility which impliedly has again dismissed the predominance of the > transgender community and people like us who are working in this field over > a considerable period of time. > > We failed to understand the reason why these two people were selected and > what was the selection process and who did the selection. Instead of > organizational representation, why these people represented themselves in > individual capacity. This MSM community always kept TG/Hijra community > aside to grasp and keep community resources within themselves and after a > small silence after their corruptions were unveiled,as per the Manas Bangla > sam, they have again initiated the process of uniting together and now they > have used this platform of Section 377 to develop another fund proposal > presumably. But even without funds we have done whatever is possible and > needs to be done from our state which include submission of deputations in > the offices of Chief Minister of the State, Governor of the State, > Chairperson of Human Rights and submission of FIR at local PS against > violence. We have initiated the process of mass signature collection and > taking legal opinion for submission of a mass petition against the verdict > of SC. > When after the meeting, we wanted to submit copies and documentation of > our movement at state, they informed us that they can take the copies but > will not provide any acknowledge as they do not have stationeries.They want > to only increase their visibility rather than attaching importance to the > actual crisis.We have not seen a single new face, there was the repetition > of all those old faces who always takes the lead, showing that these people > do not want to give space to the newer generations and also TH/Hijras. But > the actual scenario is that the TG/ Hijra community is very visible in our > state and involved in many movement. So we shall organize a press meet > tentatively on 21st jan 2014 (Press club0 to discuss these issue. Moreover > we knew only about the meeting on 21st, but there was meeting on 20th and > 22nd, so why the organisers kept us in dark and kept us out of those > meetings. So is it that they will decide everything and we shall not be > involved.But ATHB will never allow such a situation to happen > > > So at this juncture, we, the TG, Hijra people need to be very careful and > should be determined not to give any chance or edge to the MSM s or other > organizations like Sappho who are never seen to carry even a community > banner to set up a conspiracy and start another process of misappropriation > of funds. > > However,Thanks to the organizer for the hospitality. > > Thanks and Regards > ATHB Secretariat > (Association of Transgender/Hijra in Bengal) > > > On Friday, December 20, 2013 8:50 AM, rup agarwal <sabby...@yahoo.co.in> > wrote: > > Dear Ranjitha Didi, > > Greetings! > > We had done a great job indeed, now we need to do the follow up regarding > the deputation and way action. As an ATHB member if you think to take any > follow up action feel free to instruct me accordingly. As a Trans > Woman/Hijra I will be glad to work for out network in Bengal. > > Hope for the best. > > Warmest > Madhuja Nandi > Trans Woman/Hijra activist > > > > > On Thursday, 19 December 2013 6:10 PM, ATHB BENGAL < > athb.ben...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Dear Akshay, > Thanks for keeping ATHB network which is the first network registered in > India for TG/Hijra Community in the entire loop. I am trying to be present > in the meeting . > In our State there are many CBOs who are partners of our network and > associates who have started state level movement against section 377 as > they feel that this section has an impact on TG/Hijra community too. We > have also submitted deputation with his excellency the Governor of the > State,The Hon'ble Chief Minister of State and the Chairperson of Human > Rights. On behalf of our partners and associates we shall submit a brief > about the movement in our state and a copy of the deputations. Hope this > will form inputs for fixation of strategies in this forthcoming national > meeting. > Thanks and regards > Ranjita Sinha > ATHB Secretariat > > > On Thursday, 19 December 2013 10:36 AM, Gautam Bhan < > gautam.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Maya and others: GATI is in Khirkee extension just opposite Select City > Walk. Best is to come via Press Enclave Road, and get off right in front of > the big Select City Walk Mall but on the opposite side of the road. Walking > in, you'll see a red temple with a lane going to the left. Take that lane > and GATI is clearly visible with a big blue door on the right. > > On Dec 18, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Aniruddha Dutta <anird...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Akshay, > > Thanks for keeping us posted and for considering virtual participation, > which I hope will help more people join the conversation. Look forward to > more updates, > > Best, > Ani > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:36 AM, akshay khanna <xae...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > As promised yesterday, here are the details for the meeting on the 21st. > > Venue: The Gati Dance Forum, 5, Wind Mill Place, s-17 Khirkee Extension, > Opposite Select City Walk Mall, New Delhi 110017. this is next to Khoj > Studios. > > Time: 2 pm to 6 pm > > several people have written in saying that they would like to be there but > cannot make it (given the short notice etc.). we are working on ways to > make virtual participation possible. > > also, a reminder - please do send in your thoughts and ideas for the > meeting to moving.queerly.forw...@gmail.com , especially if you cannot > make it for the meeting! and of course if you would like to help in putting > it together... > > looking forward to seeing many of you soon, and to both this meeting, and > the National Consultation on Sunday! > > with love > > akshay > > > > > -- > Aniruddha Dutta > http://gwss.umn.edu/people/gradstExpertise.php?UID=dutt0051 > http://umn.academia.edu/AniruddhaDutta > http://www.google.com/profiles/anirdutt > Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies - Asian & Slavic Languages & Literatures > University of Iowa > > > > > > > > >
