Upcoming Events
Event: Mahamichhil, 4 pm May 9, 2008
Place: College Square
To protest the terror unleashed in rural area by the CPIM before the Panchayat elections.
Mahasweta Debi has called a Mahamichil on 9th May. she has appealed to all to assemble at 4 pm at College Square, Kolkata. The Michil will march towards Writers’ Building. This Michil is being organised to ensure that common people can express their concern and anger in a state stricken with terror with the impending Panchayat elections. Please make it a success .
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Event - May 14, 2008
Convention demanding release of Dr. Binayak Sen
Place: Calcutta Medical College’s General Common Room
Time: May 14, 2008. 5 pm
Message:
Friends,
Dr. Binayak Sen, our comrade in peoples’ health movement, national vice-president of PUCL, health adviser of the Chhattisgarh government and a noted paediatircian is in Raipur Jail since May 14, 2008. He has been falsely implicated as a ‘terrorist’ and is detained under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005.
His crime is that he relentlessly tried to expose the relation of ill health with poverty. He is guilty of exposing the role of Chhattisgarh government in repression of the tribals in the name of combating ‘Maoists”.
For the last one year, democracy loving people, nationally and internationally, are demanding for his unconditional release.
Medical College Democratic Students’ Association and Shramajibi Swasthya Udyog are jointly organising a convention on May 14, 2008 at 5 pm at Medical College General Common Room demanding Dr. Sen’s release. Binayakda’s mother Mrs. Anusuya Sen, is likely to be present in the convention.
We invite all democratic doctors, peoples’ health activists and human rights activists to make the convention a success.
Ratul Banerjee, Convenor, MCDSA
Dr. Punya Brata Gun, Secretary, Shramajibi Swasthya Udyog
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Event - May 3, 2008
Protest against the encroachement of democratic space by the state and highlight the detention of Mithu Ghosh
Venue : Moulali Jubo Kendro
Time : 3 pm. May 3, 2008.
Organised by: Sramik Sangram Committee and Krishak Committee
Message:
To protest against the encroachement of democratic space by the state
To highlight the case of detention of Mithu Ghosh, who has recently been denied bail by the Kolkata High court.
To protest against labelling of citizens of a democracy as Maoist, according to the whims and fancies of the government and its tainted police.
Please make it convenient to attend.
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Event - April 22, 2008
Deputation demanding action on gangrape of Radharani Ari
Place: Women’s Commission Office (10 Rainey Park, Kolkata)
Time: 22nd April 2008 at 12 pm
Message:
There will be a deputation at the Women’s Commission Office (10 Rainey Park, Kolkata) on 22nd April 2008 at 12 pm to demand immediate action from the Women’s Commission on the gangrape of Radharani Aari of Nandigram. We will raise our protest against the growing trend of using women’s bodies as the site of resolving political problems.
Please do join the deputation.
Rukmini
Nari Nirjatan Pratirodh Mancha
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Event - April 11-13, 2008
Peoples’ Movements Meeting
Place: ICSSR Eastern Zone auditorium, 10 Lake Terrace, Kolkata 700 029.
Event Description:
Towards a strategic unity of the people’s movements in India: An interface among activists, academics and cultural workers.
Organizers: Sumit Chowdhury, Aditi Chowdhury, Bilas Sarkar, Binayak Bhattacharya, Dipanjan Choudhury, Jishnu Dasgupta, Joyita Das, Krishna Bandopadhyay, Meher Engineer, Prasit Das, Premangshu Dasgupta, Sitanshu, Samir Sen, Sujoy Ghosh, Sumit Chowdhury.
Contact: Aditi 91 98301 76085; Krishna 91 98304 06870; Meher 033 2228 6089; Premangsu 91 98311 02614; Sumit 91 98302 49430
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Event - April 16, 2008
A Dialogue on Lokvidya
Date and time: On 16th April 2008 at 5.30 P.M.
Location: Engineering Science Building, 2nd Floor, Jadavpur University, Gate no. 3 (beside J.U. Post Office)
Event Description:
Speaker: Shri Sunil Sahasrabudhey from Vidya Ashram, Sarnath, Varanasi
Organised by Manthan Samayiki
Contact at 24913666
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Event
Date: 22nd March Saturday
Time: 6 PM
Venue: University Institute Hall, College Square
Media Solidarity
invites you to An Open Debate: “Left is the only alternative to the ‘Left’ ”
Participants : Samir Patitundu, Shuvaprasanna, Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar Chakraborty, Purnendu Basu, Anjan Chakraborty, Kabir Suman and others
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Event
Discussion of Mithu Ghosh’s arrest and assault on civil liberties.
Press Conference: 25 March, 2008.
Between 3-4 p.m.
Venue: Press Club, Kolkata.
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Event
13-15 March, 2008: Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Kolkata.
We are pleased to invite you to a three-day intensive interface among people’s movements in the country towards evolving a common strategy and plan of action, to be held under the aegis of the Indian Academy of Social Sciences in Kolkata over 13-15 March 2008. The three-day meet will be followed by the observance of Resistance Day in Nandigram on 16 March 2008. Representatives of various people’s movements as well as a number of activist-academics and activist-cultural workers are expected to participate in the four-day event. The idea is to initiate exchanges between the grassroots leadership of the people’s movements and the concerned intelligentsia. The attached concept note and programme will throw greater light on what we are aiming at.
Due to constraints of space and to enable more meaningful discussions, the number of participants is limited to 70 (25 outstation). All participants from the grassroots movements across the country will be reimbursed Second Class trainfare and their stay and board in Kolkata will be provided.
We will require immediate confirmation regarding your participation in this event. You can reply by e-mail or call any of the numbers listed below.
In solidarity
Sumit Chowdhury
Contact: Aditi 91 98301 76085; Krishna 91 98304 06870; Meher 033 2228 6089; Premangsu 91 98311 02614; Sumit 91 98302 49430
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Mazdoor Kranti Parishad meeting to forge unity between Left forces
Date: 7 February, 2008
Time: 1 pm
Place: Esplanade Metro
Speakers: Binananda Jha, Avash Munshi, Amitabha Bhattacharya, Kushal Debnath
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Cultural Convention and fundraising to distribute books and school supplies to Nandigram’s students
Date: 18 January, 2008
Time: 4:30 pm
Venue: University Institute Hall, College Square
Program: Tapan Chitrakar, Ganabishan, Mokam, Moushumi Bhowmik and others
Tickets available at: Peoples Book Society (College St.), Resurrection (Rashbehari), Study (Jadavpur Coffee House), Cheap Stores (Heritage, Future, IEM Engg College, JU Engg)
Organized by: PDSF
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Event
Little Magazine Somonnoy Mancha organises the First Sara Bangla Little Magazine Mela
Dates: 3 - 5 January 2008
Venue: Presidency College Ground
Time: 2 - 8 pm
Inauguration: Ashok Mitra, Sankha Ghosh, Mahasweta Devi
All Little Magazines, Editors, Writers and Readers are cordially invited to make this Mela a Grand Success
For further information please contact:
Sandip Dutta
Little Magazine Library O Gobeshona Kendra
18 Tamer Lane
Kolkata-700 009
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Event
Performance by Patuas
There will be a display of scroll paintings and a performance of their accompanying songs by Niranjan Chitrakar and a group of patuas from Nandigram.
They will be showing a selection of both their tradition works and the new work they have been doing on recent environmental and political issues. Their works will be available on sale. Please be there for this event and inform all others who may be interested.
Date: Friday, December 28, 2007
Time:3pm
Venue:CSSSC’s Board Meeting Room, Patuli Campus
CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES,
R 1 BAISHANBGHATA PATULI,
KOLKATA 700094
Tel. 91-33-2462 7252/5794/5795.
Fax. 91-33-2462 6183
E-mail: webmaster@cssscal.org
Web: www.cssscal.org
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Event
Sara Bharote SEZ Birodhi Andolan o Myera - organized by Anya Nari
Date: Dcember 29, 2007
Time: 3pm to 7pm
Location: Theosophical Society Hall, Kolkata