The Anna agitation is directed by the kind of ‘civil societ
y’ representatives and limited agenda characteristic of the current neoliberal version of social activism, but it reflects a much wider popular anger and the desire for a democratic transformation which the left must seize the opportunity to build upon.
Dipankar Bhattacharya Read the rest of this entry »
‘So, what do all of us do, who’re worried about the RSS riding piggyback on 
Anna and attempting to give a fascist direction to this movement? Do we have the luxury to play it safe, retreat to the library, analyze the movement from a high pedestal and making dark doomsday predictions so that we can say ‘I told you so’ later? Read the rest of this entry »
Praful Bidwai
Thousands of poor people thronged Ramlila Maidan, and dabbawalas joined the protests in Mumbai.Yet it bears recalling that the original campaign, launched in April, was Facebook- and Twitter-driven. Read the rest of this entry »
Naeem Malik
International NGO Action Aid appeared to be campaigning vigorously against Vedanta only to apparently change course from time to time: on August 14th 2010, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility project ‘Partners in Change’ it was part of a jury which awarded Vedanta the “Best Community Development” for its ‘good work’ around the Lanjigarh refinery at Niyamgiri hills, as advertised proudly on Vedanta’s website (accessed 25/7/11). Read the rest of this entry »
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE Wednesday 3.00 pm, 27 July
STOP THESE PROFITS FROM DEATH AND DESTRUCTION!
STOP THE AGM!
FOIL VEDANTA! STOP THIS KILLER CORPORATE!
Stop the AGM: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE Wednesday 3.00 pm, 27 July
Corporate murder, environmental crimes:
Vedanta plc, DfID and the Indian State
PUBLIC MEETING AND FILM SCREENING
Saturday, 17 October 2009, 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Rm 302 Clement House, London School of Economics, The Aldwych, London WC2
(Map of LSE at http://www2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/findingYourWayAroundLSE.aspx)
VIGIL FOR THE RELEASE OF DR BINAYAK SEN
1.00pm -3.00pm, Tuesday 13 May 2008
Indian High Commission, The Aldwych, London WC1(nearest tube: Holborn)
Dr Binayak Sen is a renowned paediatrician and human rights activist who has been working with the poorest people in Chhattisgarh state in central India for the last 25 years. On 14 May 2007, Dr Sen was arrested on trumped-up charges and has been imprisoned without trial ever since. As a doctor,
Binayak Sen is widely respected for his unshakeable commitment to providing health care to poor adivasi or ‘tribal’ communities. He was instrumental in setting up the cooperative Shaheed hospital for mine workers in Dalli Rajhara, and has campaigned tirelessly against violations of the human rights of the poor.On 21 April this year, he was awarded the prestigious Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights in recognition of his work as a public health activist and defender of human rights. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 3
STATEMENT ON THE NANDIGRAM ATROCITIES BY SOUTH ASIA SOLIDARITY GROUP
19 March 2007
“Bodies were scattered all over the paddy fields smeared with blood. The injured were screaming for help, and policemen kept kicking them.” – Ehsan, resident of Bhangabhera village at Nandigram (Hindustan Times, March 15) “It was like a war. I don’t know where my family members are.” – Saber, another villager (Hindustan Times, March 15)
Women protesting against the seizure of their land for a Special Economic Zone in Singur, West Bengal, India Read the rest of this entry »