Young women are a very important political group, as citizens in a Democratic Republic. Not always seen as so, but their experiences, opinions, thoughts, actions, initiatives are not only very important for the diverse populations they represent (of different castes, communities, sexualities, religions, mental and physical health, regions, languages, marital status and many other intersectionalities), … Continue reading “Gender, Mental Justice & Citizenship” Residential Training with Young Women of NT-DNT, Adivasi
Sessions with women Domestic Workers on Active Citizenship
We are conducting full day discussions with domestic worker women who are representatives of the multitude of working women of this country. It has really been a privilege to engage on the topics of Democracy, Republic and our responsibility, role, stand that we should take to be active, alert ,aware citizens to protect our democracy … Continue reading Sessions with women Domestic Workers on Active Citizenship
Meeting cum Workshop with men of NT-DNT communities
The still existing traces of an egalitarian culture can still very much be seen in male partners from NT-DNT communities. This was a workshop with mostly youth men from the Gondhali and Nathpanthi Davri Gosavi communities living in a tent community in Ambernath, on mental health, mental justice and connected matters facing them such as … Continue reading Meeting cum Workshop with men of NT-DNT communities
Adivasi families in Kolegaon Get Ration Cards
Over last few months, through our counselling centre at Kolegaon, youth and community leaders have been following up with the Ration office in Dombivali to procure Ration Cards for the village's Adivasi Pada. Unbelievably, our adivasi friends, who are literally some of the oldest residents of the village, do not yet have ration cards or … Continue reading Adivasi families in Kolegaon Get Ration Cards