| Outreach Programme |
| KARNATAKA OUTREACH |
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| KA-01: TRAINING ON “SOCIO-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF INDIAN SOCIETY FROM DALIT-BAHUJAN PERSPECTIVE” FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS |
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| Context: |
| Karnataka government’s controversial anti-terrorism drive in college campuses is evoking strong protests not only from opposition political parties but also from the secular public. The government-sponsored anti-terrorism campaign across the state is seen as a ruse to create an atmosphere of communal hatred on the campuses and to give scope for intolerance among different sections of society |
| Government-sponsored campaign is resisted with counter campaigns. These campaigns and counter campaigns have severely disturbed the serene atmosphere of our educational institutions. Educational institutions which should have been the fountain of scientific and rational knowledge are turning into battlefields for sectarian and divisive ideologies. Student community is getting increasingly polarized on communal lines. This needs to be resisted. And our student community deserves objective and dispassionate orientation because they are our future leaders. It is in this context this training programme is proposed. |
Objectives: |
- To enable the students to look at socio-economic and cultural realities within a structural context.
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- To equip the students with tools of analysis.
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- To familiarize the students with the life and mission of Dalit-Bahujan leaders.
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- To imbibe students with secular, humane and egalitarian values.
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- To inculcate the students with scientific temper and instill in them the spirit of inquiry.
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- To help students take a critical look at various student organizations.
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- To provide them with opportunities to sharpen their leadership skills.
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- To help them discover their true self and potentiality.
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April 29 - May 13, 2009 |
| Participants |
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30 |
| Medium |
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Kannada |
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ISI-Bangalore |
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KA-02: LEGAL AWARENESS ON LAND RIGHTS |
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| Context: |
| In agrarian societies like India, land is not only a prime source of livelihood but also regarded as a status symbol. Being aware of the fact that a vast tract of fertile land was under the microscopic minority, Dr. Ambedkar had called for nationalization of land. Article 39 [b] of the Indian constitution gave a clear direction to the States saying “that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good”. |
| In order to translate the spirit of the said article, a few governments in post-independent India introduced land reforms. Karnataka is one of the leading states to introduce land reforms. Under the able Chief ministership of Devaraje Urs, pro-poor land policy was formulated and implemented to a considerable extent in certain parts of Karnataka. Although the landless families were granted a small portion of land under certain schemes formulated by the successive governments, they were not able to retain that land for long due to vested interests of the landed elite and their powerful nexus with the political and bureaucratic system. Ignorance of their rights as well as the lack of knowledge about the available legal mechanisms further contributed to their land alienation. Overriding concern of this training programme is to enable the participants with proper information and motivation to reclaim their lost lands. This programme is conducted in collaboration with THE WITNESS, an NGO which has been organizing the landless people in the district of Chikkaballapur. |
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June 6-7, 2009 |
| Participants |
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50 |
| Medium |
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Kannada |
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Gauribidanur |
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| KA-03: SIDDIS OF NORTH CANARA: CURRENT STATUS, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS |
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| Context: |
| Siddis are one of the most backward tribes in India. There is a 50,000 strong Siddi population across India, of which more than a third lives in Karnataka. In Karnataka they are concentrated around the districts of North Canara, Belgaum and Dharwad. The majority of Siddis in Karnataka are the descendants of Siddi slaves who were brought from Mozambique and Ethiopia to India by the Portuguese, British and the Arabs starting from 16th to 19th Centuries. |
| Government of India brought the Siddis under the list of Scheduled Tribe in 2003. Governments have chalked out several welfare measures, such as home for homeless, two acres of land to each Siddi family, the right to collect forest products, mobile hospitals, water facilities and electricity, etc, for the development of Siddi community. However, overwhelming majority of Siddi families have largely remained isolated, neglected and economically and socially backward. There is a need to enlighten the Siddi community on various governmental and legal provisions that are in favour of them and to strengthen its community leaders who in turn can bring pressure on the state machinery to properly implement these policies to enhance their socio-economic status. It is in this context, this training programme is proposed. And this programme will be organized in collaboration with Loyola Vikas Kendra, Mundgod. |
| Objectives: |
- To enable the participants to take stock of their current situation.
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- To make the participants aware of various governmental programmes that are in favour of Siddis.
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- To help the participants sharpen their leadership skills.
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- To provide them with time and space to improve their comradeship.
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October 3-5, 2009 |
| Participants |
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50 Siddi Leaders |
| Medium |
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Kannada |
| Venue |
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LVK-Mundgod |
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KA-04: TRAINING ON “SOCIAL ANIMATION SKILLS”
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| Context: |
| ISI is in touch with the four Jesuit Social Centres of Karnataka that are working in Anekal, Mundgod, Bijapur and Manvi. For the past 3-4 years, ISI has been organizing programmes for the staff of these four centres on a range of relevant issues. And these programmes were exclusive in nature, attended and benefited by a single collaborating centre. This year we are planning to bring together all the four social centres under a common programme, so that there will be a better interaction and understanding among all the four centres. It is in this context this common programme is proposed. |
| Objectives: |
- To create an opportunity for the staff of four Jesuit centres to know one another.
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- To build a sense of fellowship among the four centres and their staff.
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- To familiarize the participants with current developments and challenges.
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- To enable the participants to sharpen their animation skills.
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| Date |
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November 3-7, 2009 |
| Participants |
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50 |
| Medium |
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Kannada |
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LVK-Mundgod |
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| KA-05: URBAN POOR AND THEIR ENTITLEMENTS: FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMME |
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Context: |
| In response to a specific request made by Centre for Non-Formal Education (CNFE), the Jesuit Social Centre of Karnataka Province, we had organized a four-day training programme for the office bearers of Federation of the Slum Development Committees of Bijapur city, last year. According to the chief functionaries of CNFE the training had greatly motivated the federation leaders, and was in particular helpful in taking a retrospective look at their struggle. This time, CNFE has approached ISI with a request to help it organize a three-day follow-up programme in order to critically engage the Federation leadership in the strategic planning. The kind of strategic planning which delineates every step to carry forward their struggle to get title deeds and their rightful portion of urban space. It is in this context this programme is conducted. |
| Objectives: |
- To enable the participants to plan things in a methodical way.
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- To sharpen their organizational and leadership skills.
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June 12-14, 2009 |
| Participants |
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40 |
| Medium |
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Kannada |
| Venue |
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ISI-Bangalore |
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