Posted on February 16, 2009 by Sejal Parikh
I came to know about the existence of JMS during the AID-India Conference, where Savitri displayed terracotta jeweleries. Later Sudha mentioned to me about the help required for terracotta unit, and that’s how I ended up visiting them.
Jagrutha Mahila Sangathan (JMS), a collective of dalit women and agricultural labourers struggling for their rights, was started by Premdas [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Child Labour, Faminism, General Issues | Tagged: CHC, feminism, Jagrutha Mahila Sangathan, NREGA, NRHM, SHG, Women's initiative | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2009 by Sejal Parikh
[Update] GM-Free Karnataka blog has been launched. Please visit the blog to find one-stop information about all the happenings.
A few months ago, a nation-wide campaign opposing Genetically Modified (GM) crops, under the banner of ‘I am no lab rat‘, was launched. GM food is created by taking genes from organisms like bacteria, spiders, etc and [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Civic Issues, Environment, General Issues | Tagged: Ban GM, Bt Brinjal, Bt cotton, GEAC, Genetically modified, GM food, labrat, monsanto, petition, scorpion gene | 9 Comments »
Posted on September 23, 2008 by Sejal Parikh
These are some informative videos that I had come across while orkutting. They hit right upon the issues faced by Vidarbha farmers.
Though a bit long, the videos are worth a look for those who are sensitized towards farmers crisis.
Part 1 :
Part 2:
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