From: NAPM India <napmindia@napm-india.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Subject: [initiative-india] Invitation : NAPM's 9th Bi-ennial Convention: DEVELOPMENT & POLITICS : ALTERNATIVES, November 17 – 19, 2012,Thrisur, Kerala
To:
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS
National Office : A Wing First Floor, Haji Habib Building, Naigaon Cross Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai – 400 014. Phone - 9969363065;
Delhi Office : 6/6 jangpura B, New Delhi – 110 014 . Phone : 9818905316
E-mail: napmindia@napm-india.org | Web : www.napm-india.org
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NAPM welcomes and invites you to the
9th Bi-ennial Convention
DEVELOPMENT & POLITICS : ALTERNATIVES
November 17 – 19, 2012
Salsabeel Green School, Kiraloor P.O., Thrisur, Kerala 680 601
Dear All,
Namaskar !
You are certainly aware of many struggles across the country that have raised development issues, challenging not just the impacts of development projects but the paradigm itself. Struggles for survival are, on one hand, asserting people's rights to the resources – land, water, forest, minerals... and on the other, demanding that the state undertake and facilitate, with people's initiative and contribution, harnessing of those resources, but with much care and caution. Equity, Justice, Sustainability and manageability are the values and principles which are to be bases for choice of technology, appropriate process and structure for the task as well as distribution of products, services and benefits. This is what brings forth an alternative way – not only technological but economic and political. Saving natural resources and ecosystems, protecting diversity of culture and nature, and adopting right kind of priorities in use of the resources, beyond a generation, is the goal.
The people's movements invariably see the constructive work on such "alternatives" in various sectors – agriculture, water, power, building and construction... to health and education as complementary to struggle. It is rather pertinent to bring synergies to these activities as necessary and simultaneously possible for bringing in a rooted change. Not just ambitious expectation from the State but an initiative with vision, responsibility and accountability by the society is what is tried to be attained.
Towards this end, NAPM during its 9th biennial national convention has planned to invite various organizations and individuals who have the required knowledge, skills and experience in promoting innovative technology and/or progress in any of the above fields.
Tentative Structure of the Convention
| Day | First Half | Second Half | Evening Sessions |
| Friday, November 16, 2012 | Arrival |
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| Saturday, November 17, 2012 | Plenary Session on the theme Development and Politics : Alternatives | Parallel Sessions on the proposed sub-themes of the Convention 1. Agriculture and Bio-diversity 2. Urbanisation, Industry, Development and Human Rights 3. Energy, Transportation and Ecology 4. People's Culture and Media 5. Corruption, violence and Political Alternative | Cultural and Films Sessions |
| Sunday, November 18, 2012 | Parallel Sessions | - Convergence from Parallel Sessions - Presentation of the NAPM State Reports | Cultural and Film Sessions |
| Monday, November 19, 2012 | - Presentation of the State Reports - Programme of Action for next two years | - Programme of Action for next two years and 2014 General Elections and Role of People's Movements - Reconstitution of National Convening Team for the year 2012-14 | Cultural and Film Sessions and Departure - Meeting of the new National Convening Team |
| Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Departure |
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We cordially invite you to the Convention, and also exhibit your models and works in the form or ideas, pictures, replicas, machines, videos or other equipments. This much advance notice is to give you an opportunity to prepare these things to bring to Kerala, the venue of the conference. Appropriate space, basic infrastructure, volunteers, support and any other facility you may mention possible, will be made available to you. You will of course get an opportunity to present your views, share your thoughts, ideas, challenges and visions. We are not in a position to provide support for your travel but we will be able to provide you simple food and lodging at the venue itself. We do hope you will be able to come and be part of this collective journey towards alternatives to current development and political paradigm.
Yours Sincerely,
Medha Patkar, Geo Jose, Hussain Master, George Jacob and Madhuresh Kumar
on behalf of Convention Organising Team
for details Contact : 011 – 2437 4535 OR call
Madhuresh (09818905316), Hussain Master (09447375279), Seela (09212587159),
or write to 6/6, Jangpura B, New Delhi 110014 email : napmindia@gmail.com
National Office: Room No. 29-30, 1st floor, 'A' Wing, Haji Habib Bldg, Naigaon Cross Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai - 400 014;
Ph: 022-24150529
6/6, Jangpura B, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110014
Phone : 011 26241167 / 24354737 Mobile : 09818905316
Web : www.napm-india.org
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