Seminars

আমরা: এক সচেতন প্রয়াস | 31 January, 2024 | 1895

Farmer's Movement: Experience Sharing and Documentary Show, 16 January, 2021

AAMRA organised a program on contemporary farmer's movement of Delhi borders. Our team members stayed there for 7 days. Here is our reports on seminar and documentary show. We also inaugurated our fact-finding reports on Bhatpara and Telinipara communal violence.

Farmer's movement AAMRA Communal Violences

আমরা: এক সচেতন প্রয়াস | 01 March, 2024 | 458

Seminar on Role of the Mediation in Conflict Resolution, IDSK Hall, Kolkata, 22 November, 2022

This seminar explores how a conflict area complicates the situation of the total geo-political zone and the process to overcome it. There is an elaborate preparation to construct communal hatred among the people. Combating such hatred this seminar demands a counter preparation to ensure peace and co-existence. AAMRA model of conflict resolution as working under ‘Peace Centres’, making ‘Peace Volunteers’ and ‘Cultural Activism’ was also discussed.

Conflict Resolution AAMRA Bengal Peace Centre Peace

আমরা: এক সচেতন প্রয়াস | 10 March, 2024 | 757

Seminar on Communalism, Fundamentalism and its expanded territory-Jihad, Conversion and Intolerance, Kolkata,16 May, 2016

On 16 May, 2016 we had organised a seminar on ‘Communalism, Fundamentalism and its expanded territory: Jihad, Conversion and Intolerance’, at Mohabodhi Society Hall, Kolkata. Speakers were Ram Puniyani and Debaprasad Bandopadhyay. We also published ‘Kaliachak Fact-finding Report’ on said day.

communalism aamra ek sachetan prayas jihad conversion intolerance ram puniyani debaprasad bandopadhyay

আমরা: এক সচেতন প্রয়াস | 13 March, 2024 | 633

Seminar on Human Rights and Indian Constitution, Kolkata, 14 September, 2022

AAMRA has already in a process to initiate course/programme/seminar with different colleges/institutions on Constitutional rights and Conflict and Peace study. In this seminar, Mr Mohit Ranadip, prominent psychologist and Mr Subha Protim Roy Chowdhury, Researcher-activist on conflict and peace study, both are the members of Aamra Ek Sachetan Prayas Forum shared their experience on combating communalism. They also elaborated on freedom of religion, right to freedom of speech (Article 19 (1) (a), right to equality (Articles 14-18) and also some important international declaration, covenants. Dr. Suman Nath, Assistant Professor of APJ Abdul Kalam Govt. College coordinated this seminar. Students took part in the interactive session. Their queries were luminous paint and were intelligently delivered.

Peace Conflict resolution AAMRA EK SACHETAN PRAYAS APJ Abdul Kalam Government College

আমরা: এক সচেতন প্রয়াস | 20 March, 2024 | 540

Convention on Tribal Existence and Environmental Protections, Sundarpahari, Godda, Jharkhand, 22 June, 2022

This gathering represented the stirrings of a new Adivasi movement in Jharkhand. Along with other demands, we lauded our voices for, ‘Gram Sabha’ for self-rule according to SPT Act, 1949; 5th Schedule and PESA Act. We also emphasised on the demand, 'Gram Sabha must be given the rights of the protection, conservation and enrichment of Forest'

Gram Sabha AAMRA Environmental Rights Tribal Rights Santal Paragana Tenancy Act

আমরা: এক সচেতন প্রয়াস | 28 July, 2024 | 792

Press Release: Bulldozers vs. Livelihoods: Unmasking the Plight of West Bengal's Street Vendors: 26 July, 2024

Over the past two weeks, we have conducted a joint fact-finding across 12 municipalities and municipal corporations in West Bengal. We spoke to street vendors, common people, and leaders of street vendor unions. We also surveyed evicted vendors in several municipalities.

Eviction Hawker Eviction West Bengal Government