GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR SAARC AWARD 2007

CALL TO JOIN NATIONAL LEVEL ACTION

Join hands to raise our collective voice against

Un-Democratic, Unjust, Anti-People

& Pro-Corporate

The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007

and

The Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill, 2007.

Join Dharna

at

Jantar Mantar, Delhi

28TH TO 30 APRIL, 2008

Dear Friends,

Today, as the State continues with the mad frenzy in the name of 'development' and 'economic growth', rural and urban poor face displacement and dispossession at an unprecedented scale. Not a day passes by when newspapers or channels in India does not have a story on yet another land acquisition, another resistance against corporate land grab or police atrocities on peaceful demonstrators. The government seems to have abdicated all responsibilities, even the pretence, of a "Welfare State". It is now nothing more than a puppet of industrialists and capitalists, snatching all natural resources away from the people. On the other hand, for the multitudes-Dalits, Adivasis, agricultural workers, farmers, fish workers, artisans, forest dwellers- who have been facing the harsh reality of displacement and complete dispossession for years, there doesn't seem to be even the hope of rehabilitation now. But be it in Nandigram or Jagatisinghpur, be it against uprooting people in the name of SEZs, mining or big dams or against the 'illegalisation' of urban poor, our country reverberates with voices of protest and struggle like never before. People are resisting the snatching away of the means of their lives and livelihood. They are resisting the theft and transfer of natural and common property resources into private hands for private profit. They are resisting the gross undermining of democracy and social justice that goes on in the name of development

It is the midst of all this that the Central Government has brought forth two Bills-The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill, 2007. Introduced purportedly to strike a balance between the need for land for development and other purposes and protecting the interests of the persons whose lands are statutorily acquired, both the Bills will have far reaching impact if enacted. In effect, these Bills sanction displacement and loot of more and more land from the people for the profit of corporations and private investors. The Land Acquisition Bill allows land to be forcefully acquired in favour of private companies and investors, thus including private purpose in the definition of "public purpose". It is more regressive and anti-people than even the original Colonial Act! While the government talks of protecting the rights of those whose lands are acquired, it is mere lip service. The R&R Bill doesn't even guarantee basics like land for land and alternative livelihood based rehabilitation. The issue of urban displacement has been completely sidestepped yet again

Today the demand of people's struggle across the country is one- a decentralised development planning process which ensures 'development' that is truly people centric and bases itself firmly on the principles of democracy, social justice and equity. Since concerns regarding development planning, land acquisition and resettlement and rehabilitation are intrinsically linked with one another and cannot be addressed in isolation, people's movements and organisations have, for several years now, been demanding the enactment of a Comprehensive Legislation on Development Planning, No enforced displacement, and Just rehabilitation. In fact a draft of the same has also been prepared based on 73^rd and 74^th Constitutional Amendments which, in the true spirit of democracy, vest gram sabhas, municipalities with the right to formulate district and metropolitan level development plans. Ignoring these demands, the Government is keen on pushing these two Bills that instead of ensuring minimum and no enforced displacement endorse displacement.  There is no doubt that these anti –people legislations have been brought forth under the influence and for the benefit of big corporations and private industrial and capitalists interests.

It is imperative that we, the people's movements and organisations, challenge and oppose this move. It is important that we, the rural and urban poor, those struggling for just rehabilitation and those who oppose forced displacement and destruction carried on in the name of 'development', join hands and raise our collective voices. We must question our elected representatives and bring them to understand and voice our positions on these issues.  We must challenge the Central government and compel them to heed.

We call on you join us for a massive dharna in Jantar Mantar, Delhi from 28^th to 30^th April 2008. We request friends and comrades from across the country struggling on diverse issues to reach Delhi on these dates to discuss and voice their questions, issues and concerns at the national level.  It is critical at this juncture that we come together and raise our collective voices against displacement and for a just development planning. Please also inform and invite other groups and individuals working on these issues in your area.

Please do let us know of you participation and details regarding arrival and departure in order to help is plan better.

We sincerely hope you will join us in this very important struggle!

In Solidarity,

Ashok Chaudhary (National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers)

Gautam Bandhopadhyay (Nadi Ghati Morcha)

Ulka Mahajan (SEZ Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti)

Medha Patkar (Narmada Bachao Andolan & National Alliance of People's Movements)

Gabrielle D (Pennurumai Iyyakam &NAPM)   

Simpreet Singh (Ghar bachao Ghar Banao Andolan)

Rajendra Ravi (National Alliance of People's Movements)       

Roma (National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers)

Sr.Celia (National Alliance of People's Movements)

Bhupendra Rawat (Jan Sangharsh Vahini)

Suniti S R (Vishthapan Viroshi Sangharsh Samiti)                                             

Geetha D (Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Sangam)

And several others movements and organisations …

Contact Addresses:

·         NAPM, C/o Chemical Majdoor Sabha, Haji Habib Building, A-wing, Naigoan Cross Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai - 400014

·         Sangharsh 2007, c/o Bandhya Mukti Morcha, 7, Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

Contact Numbers: Rajendra Ravi-09868200316; Simpreet Singh-099363065; Vijayan/Sridevi 011-26680883, 26680914

Hypno-NLP for Self-improvement Workshop in Bangalore on 5^th & 6^th April, 08!!!

Hello,

3^rd April is the last date to register for the Hypno-NLP for Self-improvement Workshop in Bangalore and get the exciting bonuses worth Rs. 10, 000. Now only very few seats are remaining. If you have not yet registered for the Hypno-NLP Self-improvement Workshop, then do it now to avoid disappointment later!!!

What are you waiting for? Register now because after 3^rd

 you will not be given the free bonuses worth Rs. 10,000.

In addition to that even after 3^rd , the workshop fee would not be Rs. 5000/- it would be Rs. 6500/-. You will have to pay more after 3^rd  so grab this opportunity as this workshop may not happen again in Bangalore.

You cannot afford to lose such a powerful and life changing Hypno-NLP for Self-improvement Workshop.

By Attending this workshop you will learn

1. Hypnosis & Self Hypnosis
2. NLP Techniques
3. Psychic Power

Hypnosis

1. What is Hypnosis, Myths about Hypnosis and how it works
2. What is conscious mind and subconscious mind & how it works? How subconscious mind is programmed?
3. How imagination affects you physically
4. Why imagination is much more powerful than will power
5. How to go into self-hypnosis instantly, program you subconscious mind and come out of it safely within 30 seconds.
6. How to give positive suggestions to make positive changes in your subconscious mind
7. How to formulate effective suggestions.
8. Different methods of formulating suggestions
9. How to identify your negative blocks and release them
10. How to control your emotions instantly by programming a trigger word in your subconscious mind.
11. How to communicate with your subconscious mind using finger signals and pendulum to find the cause of your problem and solve it.
12. Learn hypnotic anesthesia to control pain
13. Hypnotizing others, Instant and Rapid Inductions techniques
14. Learn how to teach self-hypnosis
15. Healing – 7 most common reasons for psychometric problems.
16. Find the cause of the problem and releasing it.
17. Using Imagery for Healing – Using imagery for healing you will learn how to create imagery to solve your problems.
18. Distance healing – how to heal someone from distance.

The NLP Techniques:

· Developing Rapport – You will learn how to make other people like you and trust you within 90 seconds.

· Mind Triggers – (Anchors): For creating state of mind so that when you need them, you can use those trigger words and recreate the positive state of mind.

· Developing Rapport with groups – You will learn how to develop rapport with groups and have captivating audience.

· How to improve relationship – Using this powerful NLP technique you will be able to learn how to improve relationships with your family, friends,colleagues, client and customer tremendously.

· Goal Setting - In very simple steps, you will learn to formulate goals  and program your subconscious mind using advanced timeline technique, in such a way that your mind start moving towards your goal and aim.

· Circle of Excellence - This is a powerful NLP technique to draw resources from your past like confidence, patience, clear thinking and associate those feelings for future events and situations in such a way, the moment you are there, you will instantly feel that feeling of confidence, patience and clear thinking and this will have a tremendous positive impact on the outcome of effort. You can use powerful technique whenever you want to gain instant confidence for future events and situations in life.

· Accelerated Learning - accelerated learning and mind trigger to encourage and ensure your focus and concentration. It increases your memory, concentration, creativity and assimilation of knowledge.

· Remove fear or Phobia – You can learn mind triggers to remove your fear and phobia. Dispel all your fears with fast phobia cure.

Psychic Power

· Mental Projection – the simple exercise to increase your psychic power.

· Past Life Regression - You will learn how to guide yourself to vivid memories of your past life and thereby gain an understanding of the present lives.

· Automatic Writing – under hypnosis you will be given a pen and a paper in your hand and your hand will automatic write down all the answers to your questions. This is extremely powerful and useful technique.

· Guides and Masters - You will learn how to create guides and masters in this exercise to take advice to solve your problem.

· Miracle Manifestation – This technique will program your subconscious mind to expect the positive miracle happen to you. What you expect to happen tends to happen. In this hypnotic session you are guide to program your subconscious mind to manifest a miracle happening to you.

· Locking up – the final session to permanently lock-up all that you have learnt through hypnosis, so that you can recollect them whenever you need them.

The Normal Price to attend this Workshop is Rs. 7500 but the special offer to attend this LIVE Workshop is just Rs. 6500; if you register on/before 31^st March the workshop fee would be only Rs. 5000/- (Including tea, lunch and study material)
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SPECIAL OFFER FOR -
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Workshop Timings: 8. 30 AM TO 6.00 PM (Both days)

Workshop Venue:    HOTEL REGAALIS
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                                 Bangalore - 560 001 .

For more details visit
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In your success,
Pradeep Aggarwal

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Executive Director

EMPOWER.

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TUTICORIN-628 008

INDIA

Telefax: 91 461 2310151

Mobile:  91 94431 48599

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CAF India is organising a training workshop  – Selling to Corporates -
  by CAF UK's training head, Panikos Efthimiou. In Bangalore, the
workshop will be held on 4 April 2008 in collaboration with MCC –
Murray Culshaw Consulting.

The workshop will focus on building skills in selling to
corporations. The programme is open to fundraisers/ heads of
communication only.

The programme will be held at 37th Crescent,  #37, Crescent Road,
High Grounds, Bangalore 560001 on Friday, 4 April 2008 from 12.30 pm
to 6 pm. We will start with lunch.

MCC will charge a nominal fee of Rs 1,000 per person for the day.

Please nominate one person to attend and RSVP your confirmation to
Jayanti Prasad at MCC on 25352003/ 4115 0582 or jayanti@fundraising-
india.org  Jayanti will be in touch with you over the next two days.

We look forward to your confirmation and participation in the session.

Kind Regards,
Mallika Tatavarty

About the Trainer

Panikos Efthimiou has been working in the UK voluntary sector for
over 25 years, in paid and unpaid positions, as a fundraiser,
volunteer, trustee and most recently as Training Manager at CAF,
where he has been in post for seven and a half years. He delivers
training for CAF, the Institute of Fundraising and a number of other
charitable, public and commercial organisations throughout the UK.
The CAF training programme is focused mainly on the areas of tax
effective giving but also covers regular giving, promotion strategies
and online donations.

His main focus is fundraising, but he has also worked extensively in
many other areas including: governance, trade unionism, motivation
and mediation.

The training workshops he will be delivering in India will take an in-
depth look at Give As You Earn, Selling to Corporates and motivating
yourself and others! They will be fun, interactive and engaging and
will endeavour to equip people with the skills they require to take
their fundraising, selling and motivation to the next level. They
will include PowerPoint presentations (available to all) small group
work, action planning and role-play.

Brisbane Festival 2008, Creative Industries Faculty of Queensland University of Technology,

Queensland Performing Arts Trust and Ausdance National

present

WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE

GLOBAL SUMMIT

BRISBANE, 13-18 JULY 2008

DANCE DIALOGUES: CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CULTURES, ARTFORMS AND PRACTICES

Β·         Dance Dialogues with internationally renowned cultural thinkers and performers

Β·         Master Classes with leading  dance practitioners and choreographers

Β·         Choreolab conducted by Lloyd Newson and Boi Sakti

Β·         International conference with papers and performances from 23 countries

Β·         Evening performances by Expressions Dance Company, Queensland Ballet and Reeldance (on screen)

Β·         World Dance Alliance Global Assembly

REGISTER NOW ON-LINE

for this significant global gathering of artists, educators and scholars

http://www.ausdance.org.au/outside/global_summit08/wdaAP_summit.html

Associate Professor Cheryl Stock (Dance) PhD
Creative Industries Faculty
Queensland University of Technology
Z2/202, Creative Industries Precinct
Musk Ave
Kelvin Grove Qld 4059
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)7 3138 5904
Tel: + 61 (0) 414 643 423
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Stock,_Cheryl.html

Third Annual GigaNet Symposium.

2 December 2008 - Hyderabad , India .
Hyderabad International Conference Center (HICC).
Call for Papers.

CFP URL on GigaNet website: http://tinyurl.com/ynsuuf

The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is a scholarly community that promotes the development of Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society.

Each year, GigaNet organizes a one-day research symposium in conjunction with the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and in the same premises. After the first two editions in Athens, Greece (October 2006) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 2007), the third GigaNet Annual Symposium will be held on December 2, 2008, in Hyderabad, India, the day before the 3rd IGF meeting. Attendance at the Symposium will be open to all and free of charge. The Symposium will be at the same location as the IGF and registration with the UN as an IGF participant may be necessary to gain entry to the building.

This is a call for papers from scholars interested in presenting an original research paper at the conference.

Submission topics
In addition to papers on methodological aspects of Internet governance-related studies, this year's Symposium particularly encourages submissions on the following themes, which are described in more detail below:
1. Comparing Internet Governance to other Global Governance Domains
2. Networked Governance Theories and the Institutionalization of Internet Governance
3. The Role of NGOs, Social Movements and Civil Society in Internet Governance
4. Year 3 of the UN Internet Governance Forum: Assessing its Structure, Process and Impact
5. Law and Jurisdictions in Internet Governance
6. Copyright Protection, Internet Service Providers and Technical Mechanisms of Control
7. Internationalized Domain Names: Expanding Access or Tower of Babel ?

Submission requirements
Applicants should submit:

1) an abstract of 800-1000 words, in English, of the proposed paper that describes the main research question(s), methods employed, and the paper’s relevance and value to the thematic area; and

2) a one page summary curriculum vitae listing in particular the applicant’s current institutional affiliation(s), advanced degrees, scholarly publications relevant to Internet governance, and web sites, if available.

Submission materials should be emailed directly to the chairperson of the 2008 Program Committee, Dr. Meryem Marzouki, at Meryem.Marzouki@... by no later than July 15, 2008, midnight GMT.

Members of the 2008 program committee will review submissions according to the same criteria. In order to ensure fairness of the evaluation process, submissions that do not conform to the requested format will not be considered.

The Program Committee will notify applicants of its decisions via email by September 15, 2008.

A full paper upon which oral or poster presentation will be based must be delivered to the same address by October 10, 2008, midnight GMT in order for the author(s) to be included in the program.

While GigaNet asserts no copyright to authors’ work, it is expected that the version of the paper presented orally or as poster will be made available for posting on the GigaNet website.

Travel scholarships for a few outstanding accepted papers may be available for scholars who would otherwise be unable to attend. Applicants who are accepted will be informed of these opportunities after September 15.

2008 GigaNet Symposium Program Committee:
- Ana Abreu, Labeurb/Unicamp and Paulista University, Campinas (SP), Brazil
- Slavka Antonova, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
- Meryem Marzouki, LIP6/PolyTIC-CNRS Laboratory, Paris, France (Chair)
- John Mathiason, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse (NY), USA
- Milton Mueller, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, Syracuse (NY), USA
- Max Senges, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Rolf H. Weber, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Important dates:

- 15 July 2008: abstract submission deadline (to be sent to: Meryem.Marzouki@... )
- 15 September 2008: notification to applicants
- 10 October 2008: full papers due
- 15 October 2008: 2008 GigaNet symposium program finalized
- 2 December 2008: 2008 GigaNet symposium, HICC, Hyderabad , India

Topics Description

1. Comparing Internet Governance to other Global Governance Domains

The concept of global governance has flourished in a number of fields: trade, security, environment, development -- as well as Internet. However, most general analyses of global governance ignore global Internet governance. Conversely, very few Internet governance analyses are conducted through comparative frameworks. Submissions are invited to help frame Internet governance in a broader, global governance perspective. What could be learnt from experiences of global governance in other fields? Are there any general instruments and methods of global governance, irrespective of the domain area it addresses? Could some similarities or invariants of a global governance process be identified?

2. Networked Governance Theories and the Institutionalization of Internet Governance
 
The global policy discourse on Internet governance involves more diverse actors and newly created institutions. There is a need to explore the dynamics of this changing institutionalization process through theoretical and empirical analysis. Recent work explores network forms of organization in political and governance contexts, at national and international levels, most notably with the concept of “transgovernmental networks” to solve sector-specific problems. We call for papers that apply, test and criticize ideas of “networked governance” in the context of global Internet governance. We encourage submissions that analyze collaborative policy-making in related institutions and interactions between them. We are especially interested in papers that critically analyze these forms of governance in terms of fairness and accountability and their relationship to democratic principles. Can presently excluded or minority communities enhance their participation? Beyond the expert discourse and the interplay amongst dedicated stakeholders, can networked governance represent people, rather than just established interests and agencies? What are the available tools and practices to facilitate their participation and deliberation, in terms of discourse, collaboration and decision-making?

3. Role of NGOs, Social Movements and Civil Society in Internet Governance

Important but subtle transformations have occurred in the role and participation of non-governmental and non-business actors in the 6 years since the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). WSIS witnessed a somewhat usual situation, where organized social actors participated from inside the process through structured non-governmental organizations, and social movements exercised some more radical pressure from the outside. Since the creation of the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF), this mode of participation has turned into a “consensus-based cooperation”, where civil society actors are supposed to contribute on equal footing with governments and business actors, in most cases in their individual capacity and rather disconnected from social movements. We seek papers that analyze the evolution of involved social actors and their structuring, especially with regards to the historical evolution of the concept of civil society, and to explore in which ways and to what extent these transformations may be related to the move from government to governance.

4. Year 3 of the UN Internet Governance Forum: Assessing its Structure, Process and Impact

The WSIS created and mandated the IGF to address critical, value-adding global Internet governance functions that cannot be entirely performed by any existing institution. This includes: highlighting emerging issues, assessing the embodiment of WSIS principles, and strengthening the participation of stakeholders in Internet governance mechanisms. Furthermore, the IGF was defined as “multilateral, multi-stakeholder, democratic and transparent” body; it has been structured through a Secretariat, a multi-stakeholder advisory group (MAG), and a special advisory group to the MAG’s chair; and for 3 years, it has been operating as an open discursive space, prepared through open consultation sessions. Submissions are invited to explore whether the IGF has fulfilled its mandate at this step, which difficulties can be identified and how they could be solved. Has the IGF structure, management and advisory mechanisms proven to be adequate and compliant with the WSIS Tunis Agenda requirements? What strengths could be reinforced and weaknesses overcome?

5. Law and Jurisdictions in Internet Governance

The Internet must now be considered a major factor when elaborating regulatory principles to deal with the circulation of content and data and with the protection of the general communications infrastructure. This is not an easy task because of its implications on the respect for universal human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, where States differ widely on their implementation of these international standards, even among coherent regional entities. The task becomes even more complex due to conflicts of competences among overlapping jurisdictions. We seek papers that identify and explore conflicts among national laws and attempts to harmonize them. We also seek papers that explore the relevance to the global Internet of public and private international law currently in force or being considered in ongoing international negotiations. Submissions analyzing the role and positions of various players in these processes are also encouraged.

6. Copyright Protection, Internet Service Providers and Technical Mechanisms of Control

We encourage papers that examine attempts to impose copyright protection on the Internet through the intermediary of Internet service providers. This theme bridges the topics of network neutrality and intellectual property, inspired by recent incidents, such as a Belgian ISP’s order by a court to use deep packet inspection to catch copyright infringement in transit, and Comcast's notorious interference with BitTorrent, which also was probably stimulated in part by copyright protection concerns. Papers can explore the feasibility and “state of the art” of packet inspection and other relevant techniques, analyze copyright industry and ISP industry interactions from a political economy standpoint, or examine appropriate policy responses to new and powerful packet inspection techniques.

7. Internationalized Domain Names: Expanding Access or Tower of Babel ?

We encourage papers on the economic, cultural and compatibility issues raised by the migration to a new standard for Internet domain names that allows them to reflect non-Roman scripts such as Chinese or Cyrillic. Internationalized domain names (IDNs) have a double-edged effect: they widen access for non-English or ASCII readers by making domain names easier to use, but they also introduce compatibility problems among people communicating across language boundaries, as one party may not know how to read or input the address of the other party. There are also interesting questions of competition policy, as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must decide whether to give new generic top level domains (TLDs) in IDN scripts to incumbents operating ASCII TLDs with similar meanings, or to new competitors. Issues of consumer confusion and cross-linguistic disputes can also arise.

_____________
Gurumurthy K
IT for Change, Bangalore
Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
www.ITforChange.net | Ph: 91 80 2665 4134 / 2653 6890 | Cell: 91 98454 37730 

Two exciting training programmes to pick up skills on qualitative
research in social sciences, particularly for development contexts,
are on offer for South Asian academics and development workers:

1) Qualitative Inquiry (Part I): Designing and collecting data (June
24-27, 2008)

2) Qualitative Inquiry (Part II): Analysing data using software and
writing report
(16-18 September 2008)

Both training programmes are organised in workshop modules with an
emphasis on skill-enhancement and hands-on learning. There will be
opportunity to interact with experienced researchers on issues of
personal research.

First come, first served, and limited seats!

More details at:
http://www.irma.ac.in/pdf/mdp_cal_pdf/13.pdf


Research Methods Team
IRMA

Apart from our monthly third saturday screening at our workplace, this April we
are organising two evenings of screenings at India Habitat Centre ...we look
forward your confirmations and attendance!

19th April, 5.15 pm at Kriti team workplace:
Waters of Despair
by Srijan (30 mins/ English)

29th and 30th April, 6.30 - 9 pm @ Amaltas, India Habitat Centre
Birth in the Squatting Position
Produced by Polymorph Films in association
with MoysA(C)s and Claudio Paciornik, 1979 (10 mins, Brazil)
The Business of Being Born
by Abby Epstein (83 mins, USA)
Birth Day
by Naoli Vinaver (10 mins, Mexico)

Born at Home
by Sameera Jain (60 mins, India)
*The Child Birth films at IHC are not open for under 18s!

Call 26033088/ 26027845 or email space.kriti@...
for your confirmation and more details!








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Workshop on Understanding Corporate Responsibility
CR Essentials
Chennai Date April 24-25,2008
Venue: Dakshina Chitra,East Coast Road Muttukadu Chennai Pin : 600 118
Ph 044 – 27472603, 044 – 27472783

The Third CR Essentials Workshop on Understanding Corporate
Resonsibility is being organized in Chennai at Dakshina Chitra on
April 24-25,2008. The Workshop is being organized jointly by CRBiz and
Ma Foi Foundation.
The course will highlight the benefits of engaging with social and
environmental issues, involving staff and other stakeholders.
Participants will be guided through the fundamentals of CSR, examining
the development of Corporate Social Responsibility in  India. Using
case studies and practical examples participants will be provided an
understanding of the basics of CSR.
The programme will help participants to increase their awareness of
the CSR and its various components. They will also learn how to design
their programmes keeping in mind the interests of the company's
stakeholders, including employees and local communities and enable
them to make value added contributions towards building the company's
brand image and reputation.


CRBiz, India's first, and so far only
print publication of CSR, has already  organized two, two day
workshops in New
Delhi and Hyderabad. Almost 40 participants from Corporate Houses,
NGOs and students attended each of these workshops. Among the business
houses represented were Xansa India, CSC, Jindal Steel, Avera T & D,
Jubilant, Flex, IOC, ONGC, NMDC, Stayam Foundation, Byrraju
Foundation, Dr Reddy's Foundation, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam,, Population
Services International, Alpha Foundation etc.
Speakers at these workshops included Dr Vikas Goswami, Lead CSR
Microsoft, Niranjan Khatri, ITC Welcomgroup, Dr K.Vijaya Lakshmi,
Development Alternative,
Anshu Gupta, GOONJ, Dr Uddesh Kohli, Senior Aviser Global Compact,
Mathew Cherian, Executive Director, HelpAge India, Rati Misra,
Resource Alliance., Dr Balaji Utla, Satyam, Ms Survana Gandham,
Oikcredit, Dr Mazher Hussain, Cova etc

Attached are details regarding the workshop at Chennai and
the Registration form. The workshop is targeting mid level management
personnel, SMEs, NGOs and students who are usually left out of
workshop organized by the larger business associations. The idea is to
spread the message about CSR among all levels for better
implementation.

The Organisers: CRBiz is the media wing of the Global Gandhian
Trusteeship & Corporate Responsibility Foundation, a registered Trust.
It is presently the  only print publication on Corporate
Responsibility in India and Asia.  CRBiz is a not for profit social
enterprise. In addition to the publication the Foundation is actively
involved in increasing awareness about Corporate Responsibility
through workshops and seminars. Two  well attended CR Essential
workshops have been organised in New Delhi (October 2007) and
Hyderabad (January 2008)

Set up in July 2006 the Ma Foi Foundation, the CSR wing of India's
largest HR services provider, Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd. helps
disadvantaged communities achieve economic independence by building an
integrated support system that provides education, training and
entrepreneurial mentoring by partnering with community based
organisations and corporates.It undertakes community welfare
programmes through Sornammal Education Trust (SET) and Confederation
of Indian Organisations of Service & Advocacy (CIOSA)  a network of
Voluntary Organisations, corporates and volunteers.
Why You Cannot Afford to Miss This Event CSR is not just about
building schools or poviding scholarships. It is about doing business
that companies do not regard as being an obligation. CSR is an
extension of efforts to foster strong corporate governance. It is
about ensuring sustainability of business. This event aims to equip
the  participants with proven strategies to maximise returns on the
company's social investments through ethical business practices and to
enhance the company's bottom line.


Content

   Registration
   Inaugural Session
First Session
  Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility in India
Speaker: Ramasubramanian, Samanvaya
  Second Session
Corporate Responsibility: What is it ?
The How of CR, Measuring Impact
Speaker: Suresh Kr Pramar, Editor CRBiz
  Third Session
Reaping the Benefits of CSR by Making
the Right Social Investments
    Fourth Session
Building NGO Accountability
    Fifth Session
Managing CSR Along Supply Chains
Speaker: Suresh Kr Pramar, Editor, CRBiz
  11.30-12.45 Sixth Session
Engaging the Environment:
Its Relationship with the Bottom Line
  Seventh Session
The importance of Socially Responsible Investment
   Eighth Session
Corporate-NGO Partnership:

04-00-05.30  Round Table on Workshop/ Networking/
Winding Up/High Tea
Faculty: The programme has been designed by experienced trainers with
several years experience in Corporate Responsibility. It will be
conducted by practicing CR personnel working with well known national
and transnational corporates in India.

Cost and Registration:The cost of the course per participant is Rs
4,500 for  corporates, Corporate sponsored Foundations and Funding
Agencies, Rs 3,000 for SMEs, and NGOs and Rs 1,500 for MBA, post
graduate and research Students and Rs 1,000 for under graduate
students.  No refund will be allowed on cancellations made after April
10, 2008 Full fees should accompany the registration form
  Cheques should be made out favouring CRBiz The fee includes morning
and afternoon refreshments, Lunch, and conference material/
stationary. The fee does not include accommodation and transport.
Dakshina Chitra has residential rooms and domintory accommodation: Rs
900 for AC Rooms, Rs 600 for Non AC and Rs 150 per bed in the
dominatory. Booking should be done directly with them.
Applications for Registration should be sent by April 15, 2008 to
Suresh Kr Pramar, Editor, CRBiz, 3 A Nilgiri 3, Sector 34, Noida
Phone; 9213133042
Email: suresh.pramar@gmailcom; shashikala.crbiz@...








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  Chennai,April24-25,2008
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S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
In collaboration with
Resource Alliance,U.K.

  commences

the 4th   Training Program in Resource Mobilisation & Management
CPRMM (2008)
This program aims at building capabilities of individuals/
organisation in the domain of Fund Raising & Resource Management.

Introduction

The number of organisations seeking to mobilise resources & raise
funds has grown rapidly in the last few years.
International donors, private foundations and international NGOs have
all been decentralising their operations and there have been dramatic
shifts in thematic and geographic focus for aids.
There is a huge shortage of professionally trained resource management
and resource mobilisation personnel.
S P Jain Institute of Management & Research and Resource Alliance,
U.K., has stepped in to fill this gap.

SPJIMR- Center for DOCC

The Centre for Development of Corporate Citizenship (DOCC) has been
established in the year 2001 based on SPJIMR's philosophy of "Value
based growth" and "Influencing practice". Through DOCC we aspire to
create a movement to:
·        Build the managerial potential of the institute's
participants and faculty to make them sensitive to Indian ethos and
culture.
·        Act as a medium to create a network of ngo's and the
corporate sector for sustained and enhanced impact of development
processes on society.

Resource Alliance, U.K.

The Resource Alliance is an international network, whose mission is to
build the fundraising and local resource mobilisation capacity of the
voluntary sector worldwide. Resource Alliance is a UK registered
charity and has 501c3 status in the US. Resource Alliance's vision is
of a strong voluntary sector throughout the world, working to the
highest ethical standards of accountability and stewardship.

Program Objectives :

The specific objectives of the program are:
· To provide a quality program of training in Resource Mobilization
and Management.
· To provide systematic, sustained and professional input that is
accessible, yet affordable and internationally recognized.
· To provide value to all stakeholders - participants, sponsoring
organizations, SPJIMR, Resource Alliance, U.K. and society and
community at large.

Program Output :

By the end of the program, the participant will be able to:

· Establish and communicate a case for support for their organization
· Plan, budget, implement and analyse a resource mobilisation activity
· Manage themselves effectively and create productive working
relationships with others
· Identify the resourcing requirements of their organisation and
establish appropriate strategies for meeting these needs

Pedagogy  :

This training has been designed as a participatory programme that
would build-upon the experiential learning of participants. The
pedagogy focuses on interactive group learning and aims both at
knowledge development and skill upgradation through peer learning.
Case Studies, readings and reflection are an important component of
the programme.

Course Structure and Content :

The course will cover the following topics:

· Role and relationships of state, business and voluntary sector
· Public policy environment within which non-profits operate
· Main sources of non-profit funding and support
· Donor motivations and trends in giving – including individual
philanthropy and faith based giving
· The basic principles of fundraising – the fundraising cycle
· Relationship between organizational mission and plans and the
fundraising function
· Ethics, accountability and transparency
· Relationship between organisational communications and resource
mobilisation – image, visibility, credibility
· Principles of good communication
· How to effectively communicate what the non-profit does and needs
using a range of techniques including print, telephone, face to face,
and email/web.
· Working with the mass media
· Donor prospecting and research
· Basic introduction to databases
· Fundraising techniques – including face to face, mail, internet,
events, corporate partnerships, grant seeking, and working with
government agencies
· Mobilising and working with volunteer support
· Generating revenue through business type activities
· Planning, budgeting, implementing and analysing resource
mobilisation activities
· Strategic planning, including financial planning, monitoring and evaluation
· Managing self (self-awareness, time management, stress management)
and others (suppliers, volunteers, staff)

Program Duration:

The program will be modeled on " The work place as a laboratory".
Classroom sessions will be held at SPJIMR campus –twice a week for a
period of four months.
Friday Evening - 3 hours (5-8 pm)
Saturday Full Day - 6 hours (10am –4pm)
Total contact hours:  108 hours
No of days = 24 days
Duration = 4 months
There will be one-week gap after the completion of each module for
home based assignments.
Learning from classroom sessions will be implemented and practiced in
the work place as a continuous experiential learning process.

Eligibility:

This Program is meant for staff, volunteers and individuals from any
nationality, involved in Fund Raising & Resource Management activities
in the social sector.

· Bachelor's Degree in any discipline
· Experience of either 2years fulltime, or 3 years as a volunteer in
social sector.
· Basic Computer literacy
· Fluency in the English language
· Good Communication Skills

Fee Structure:

  The fee for the 4-month training program is Rs 15000. The fee is
inclusive of the following:
· Admission
· Tuition fee
· Course Material
· Textbook
· Presentation Handout
· Reference material
· Case study copies
· Lunch on Saturdays during the contact.
· Library membership fee for four months
· Examination Fees

Resource Person:

SPJIMR faculty, experts in Fund Raising from NGOs and visiting
international faculty.

Application Process:

Application Forms will be available at SPJIMR Centre for DOCC, Bhavans
College Campus, Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri(W), Mumbai - 400
058 .Tel no: 2623 0396/2401/7454,Ext: 465,mcrmm@....

Application forms can also be downloaded from
http://spjimr.org/cprmm/registration.asp


For Further details
Contact: Ms Nirja Mattoo,Chairperson-DOCC,SPJIMR , Ext 460

Ms Shaoli Chakravorty- Coordinator-DOCC, SPJIMR , Ext 465

Please go to the following link for further details.
http://spjimr.org/cprmm/cprmm_home.asp

Dear All,

Some members of the group may be interested in the blog below on a
strategy - a strategy of `Subversive Rationalization' - to pull
Africa toward respect for basic human rights, including religious
freedom rights, and toward some form of distinctive modernity. Any
comment?

Jacques L. Hamel
jachamel@...
http://jachamel.googlepages.com



"The world we have created is the product of our thinking. It cannot
be changed without changing our thinking" Albert Einstein

"Science is a way of thinking much more than a body of knowledge"
Carl Sagan


The objective of this blog is to share ideas on a strategy - a
STRATEGY OF SUBVERSIVE RATIONALIZATION - for uncovering modernity in
Africa. The strategy emphasizes the internalization of the scientific
method and rational modes of thinking as well as the assimilation of
crucial scientific knowledge, as the epistemological foundation of
any kind of modernity.  It also stresses the necessity of renovating
conformist, traditionalist or totalizing belief and knowledge
systems, worldviews and cultures, that stand in the way to essential
changes on the road to modernity - a mega-project of autonomization,
individuation, rationalization, demystification and feminization
processes (less patriarchal forms).  Modernity is also a project of
democratization, liberalization, secularization, trans-
nationalization, systematization, technocratization and humanization
processes.

The strategy relies on scientific knowledge, which offers only
incomplete and patchy theories of the real but nonetheless possibly
the best models of reality, for reordering and reconstructing the
African reality and for engaging it with up to date, robust and
economically efficient technical know-how. More generally, it relies
on calculative thinking and on the scientific tradition as the most
viable civilizational horizon of a budding region, whose tortuous and
uncertain transition to modernity may necessitate an imaginative
strand of thinking and a complementary strategy.  Triumphant techno-
scientific dogmas need not lead inevitably to the devastation,
excesses and wastefulness of post-industrial consumerist cultures.
They need not to be a model for an African modernity, which can avoid
being exceedingly obsessed, enframed or ordered by technology.

Humans, knowledge and technology are co-emerging, co-evolutive and
mutually co-constitutive of each other. And as soon as we are born we
enter into a corrupted reality: corrupted by ancient customary
thinking, viewpoints and taboos; corrupted by ancestors' tyrannies,
norms and ideals; corrupted by the veiling visions of pre-
contemporary cosmologies, revelations and prophecies; corrupted by
inherited alien religious canons and credos – including those of
Constantinian Christianity and Imperial Islam, which from a
scientific perspective can be assimilated to blind lotteries
(confirmed by statistics) of self-confirming systems of medieval
prejudices; corrupted by lies, mis-information and deceptions;
corrupted by spirits, divinities and other similar cultural
paradigms; and, more universally, corrupted by conventional modes of
thinking, knowing, understanding and being.

The strategy of Subversive Rationalization aims at
freeing, `uncorrupting' or modernizing mentalities and mindscapes,
thus opening the way to the emergence of some brand of original
modernity on the African continent, going further than the simple
ownership and display of modernity's most visible technological
signs.  It aims at reforming the technological code with key
technologies: of the self, of sign, of freedom, of change, of
creativity, of power and of truth. These technologies are fundamental
for guiding the `rebirth' of the self, or for cultivating
the `reborn' Afro-self as a more modern self; for enlarging the
freedom necessary for the required societal transformations; for
evolving effective technological symbols and meanings, such as those
of a generous and mobilizing vision of a modern Africa; for designing
and manufacturing appropriate material artefacts; for innovating in
processes of change, including technologically-induced socio-cultural
change; for reordering power configurations; and for uncovering,
producing or reconstructing truth – an essential technology in a sea
of lies, half-truths, self-delusions, clichιs, cock-and-bull stories,
and an important constitutive element of modernity.

If `ideas shape the course of history' (Keynes) or if `imagination
shapes history' (Napoleon) then access to modernity entails going
past inflationary rhetorical discourse, utopian dreams and ceremonial
entertainments.  It requires subversive ideas and actions and a
methodology that can engineer radical and terribly complex
adjustments in the intricate inner working of African communities.
It calls for critical thinking, dialogue, self-examination, `self-
exorcism' and outright `war' against the conservative supremacy of
the status quo and the authority structures that maintain it.  This
cannot be achieved through somewhat academic, elitist and
reductionist policies.  The basic choice facing the region is between
customary religio-mythic, idolatrous or astonishingly over-religious
rules established on pre-modern methods, on the one hand, and
enlightening development regimes substantiated by controlled
experiences, on the other hand.

The relative bottom position of most African countries in the techno-
scientific global order is beyond dispute and current STI strategies
may leave half the region as deprived as ever, blown by the fierce
winds of technologization and globalization, locked into scientific
and technical dependency and unable to meet key MDGs.  In these
circumstances, a strategy of Subversive Rationalization may be
helpful for putting in place new foundational power-knowledge
frameworks and configurations, and for improving the African
condition.

The African problematic of low exploitation of science and technology
is well known in details and is often understood as the main reason
behind the region's poor socio-economic performance. In this low
techno-scientific environment, attempts to give substance to the idea
of an African Renaissance and comparable initiatives, such as
Nyerre's Ujamaa, Mobutu's Authenticitι, Sengor's Nιgritude, Nkruma's
Conciencism, Kenyata's Harambee, Wade's Omega, Bouteflika's Ennahda
Movement, Mbeki's `Call to Rebellion' (1998) - let alone the vision
of the Commission for Africa and other similar initiatives - have
mostly been successful at developing, justifying and communicating
specific ideas of modernization.  But they also all have been
failures because they have not only under-estimated the colossal
effort required for achieving the necessary makeovers but they also
ignored the most important changes to bring about: the painful
modernization of the mythological landscape, including pre-modern
Abrahamic, Shamanic and Animist mythologies. That means a shift
toward scientific ways of observing, questioning, analyzing and
knowing or toward science as the latest myth or the new religion of
the time that can propel the continent into some kind of modernity.

Rationalization refers to a maturation process guided by the
scientific method and by instrumental reason, more than by fairy tale
legacies, superstitions, revealed or divine knowledge, as
historically envisioned by prominent Enlightenment philosophers and
scientists of the 16th and 17th centuries. This rationalization
enables better control and more accurate calculation of means to
achieve precise ends, resulting in superior technological or
technical effectiveness and flexibility, and in greater industrial
advance.  Modernizing nations are more ideologically open or keener
to mathematize and channel the forces of nature for their own
benefit. And they are more oriented toward the corrosion of doubt  -
believing in things that can be empirically supported -- and toward
improving lives in this world (rather than in the after-life).  In
these mindsets, there are no place for Jonas-in-the-whale type of
spellbound stories, amazing archangels, absurd limbos, far-fetched
miracles, occult forces and providential intrusions. Reality is what
is perceived through technological means. This results in developing
societies being progressively subverted into essentially
more `advanced', enlightened or disenchanted ones.

Subversion refers to a process of overthrowing or overturning systems
of principles and convictions as well as forms of dominance, control
and power that are incompatible with or are not sustained by
instrumental rationality and renovation processes.  These processes
result in the uprooting of totalizing, oppressive or terror
structures that obstruct the way to modern manners of grasping
reality - from terrorizing gods and demons, authoritative
governments, phallocratic ecclesiasts, polygamous masters, mystifying
medicine men to cloistered women, domestic slaves, mutilated girls
and abducted brides. A strategy of Subversive Rationalization,
therefore, means clearing the way toward more pragmatic, empirical
and mechanical worldviews and at critically challenging pre-modern
systems from un-enabling governance structures, including commanding
husbands, as well as from constraining cosmological and ideological
formations, whether home-grown or alien.

The strategy of Subversive Rationalization intends to probe the
knowledge-power–technology gaps with modern / scientific modes of
perceiving.  Filling this gap necessitates not only acquiring new
types of information, such as scientific, technical and business, but
also abandoning some habitual or pre-scientific types of knowledge
that stands in the way to progress and modernity. As much endeavour
may be required to unlearn or deconstruct a pre-modern reality
acquired through acculturation and socialization, than to learn new
scientific and technical knowledge and a new version of reality.

Scientific proficiency is by far the trickiest to achieve since it
often comes in conflict with long-established traditional knowledge
edifices, which may not be seriously altered without social and
political struggles. Undeniably, pre-modern spiritual constructions,
including those originating from the Middle-East and ancient Arabia,
tend to mesmerize, domesticate or subjugate African societies,
leaving little room for true scientific ways of viewing, judging,
behaving, existing and living.  These scientific ways must gain
ground over non-scientific ways.

In a strategy of Subversive Rationalization, medieval faith-based
representations, infrastructures and institutions, such as the
institution of Heaven / Hell – amongst the most powerful
establishment regulating the lives of Africans – are superseded or
supplanted by new thinking, unleashing the power of efficient
systems, such as successful innovation systems. Indeed, Evangelical
and Qur'anic models, although of relatively recent human
construction, may lack decisive values for accessing modernity, such
as democratic governance; the complete utilization of feminine
talents and aptitudes; affection and care for nature; a concern for
the future; superiority of scientific methods and hypotheses
over `gaseous' or prophetic knowledge; a strong focus on life before
death and a less fatalistic attitude toward the lifeworld and
poverty – all indispensable preconditions for uncovering modernity.
In many circumstances mytho-religious texts and documents - promoted
by a pervasive and expanding physical and human infrastructure (not
exactly a hotspring of fresh worldviews) - may constitute a virtual
owner's manual for one's life.  This is especially so for Africans-of-
one-book, which under certain conditions may not be conducive to
paradigmatic innovation. Only techno-scientific knowledge can sustain
the deep transformations to modernity.

Subversive Rationalization requires pushing back fabulous or pre-
scientific beliefs formations in order to clear a space or a pathway
for more scientific views and practices. The central tussle is being
played between various categories of knowledge - from scientifically
founded to unfounded. This could be the crucible where a meaningful
African modernity could emerge, through a redefinition of cultural,
social, economic, ideological, mythological and political
relationships with science and technology.

Technology is more than a tool or an instrument at our disposal. It
is also an organizing activity in which humans themselves are
organized. The more technologies evolve and become ubiquitous the
more humans are themselves transformed into resources, raw material,
system components, toys, cogs and devices (if not sex organs) and
optimized for the sake of system efficiency – the essence of
technology. The outcome is easier and more secure and prosperous ways
of life, but dominated and regulated by the rigorous disciplinary
order of technical systems.  In this framework, the African youth
struggles to become `efficient' resource in the global job market,
while technology mainly reveals Africa as collection of folkloric
curiosities, and an immense fuel station coveted for powering the
global technological engine.

A techno-scientific renewal through a strategy of Subversive
Rationalization could be helpful in promoting Pan-African integration
and in responding to the special needs of the region. It could be
supportive in revitalizing, refreshing, unifying and integrating
knowledge systems in African territories.  These systems are greatly
fractured, compartmented, `medievalized' and largely unscientifically
founded (Muslim / Christian division and exclusive possession),
balkanized (by six colonizing powers), fragmented (+ 1000 idioms and
worldviews), and mythologized (with indigenous and foreign
superstitions). Knowledge is also sometimes monopolized (non-sharing
knowledge practices and ethos), atomized (not part of advanced
international knowledge networks), decontextualized (uprooted,
transplanted from the technologically-advanced areas), unused or
underused (scientists as taxi drivers), misappropriated (by power
hungry sources), under or mis-professionalized (shamanic knowledge),
misapplied (ecocidal), misinterpreted or ignored (disregarding
scientific revolutions).  African knowledge is also somewhat being
eroded (extinct or dying knowledge), canned (ready-made shipped in a
pre-packaged fashion), drained (brains seeking greener pasture),
rarely rented (against royalty payments) and always plagued with
Western and phallo-centricity.  A strategy of Subversive
Rationalization would provide an enhanced ordering of knowledge and
reality.

Current science, technology, innovation and knowledge policy
approaches remain hopelessly naοve and basically adjunct to the
actual working of knowledge economies. They do not address the issues
specifically related to a region a bit `stained' with pre-modern
habits of mind, languages and views of the universe and life. They do
not put enough emphasis on the structural-constitutional issues that
have stabilized many African spaces into pre-modern technological
ways of life (with some growing islands of imitative modernization).
These spaces can graduate into some sort of modernity through a more
intensive, rational, unfettered and popular use of avant-garde
science, technology and knowledge and with the requisite mental or
intellectual costumes of modern times.

Free-thinkers, scientists, policymakers and stakeholders could be
influential in contextualizing and supporting a strategy of
Subversive Rationalization in the African region. In line and in full
support of NEPAD, they could commit themselves to building
competences for acquiring and incorporating vital techno-scientific
knowledge in strategic areas and to encouraging and utilizing science
as a way of thinking, which fortunately or unfortunately, is highly
injurious and detrimental to time-honoured traditional or pre-modern
myths, prejudices, doctrines, tenets, precepts, credos, faiths or
fantasies.

A strategy of Subversive Rationalization could entrust opinion makers
and the scientific and entrepreneurial communities to sound courses
of action such as strengthening capacities for converting or
revamping existing traditional knowledge systems, including faith-
based systems, and for restructuring or recreating reality. These
could include Africanizing, decolonizing, indigenizing, liberating,
re-cosmologizing, re-mythologizing, re-charlatanizing, re-
prophetizing, re-sacralizing and re-deifying processes for a
different African adventure, driven by thriving methodical ways of
thinking and scientific practices.
.
In summary the strategy of Subversive Rationalization uses the power
of scientific thought to launch a counter hegemonic offensive for
subverting disabling traditional and repressive knowledge-power
orders that stand in the way to a new realism, or to the rejuvenation
and reconstruction of reality. The strategy may be valuable for
bringing about a post-totemic, post-enchanted, post-Abrahamic, post-
phallocratic, post-colonial and post-fragmented regional space and in
moving Africa forward into a distinctive, creative, secular and
authentic form of modernity.

Details regarding the strategy can be found in a draft website -
http://jachamel.googlepages.com  - (600 pages).

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