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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Lysa,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this is great, thank you very much. I am going to
circulate it in the listserve for other women to know and get
ideas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In terms of costs, remember we could contribute
some funds in case you need them, so please let me know.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, it would be good to know who else from the
GCAP coalition is taking part in the initiative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In terms of inputs from the other tribunals, I
think it will be possible to send the one from New York which will take place on
15 October. The others are later. And the IFIs meeting in Washington will also
take place later, but if there is anything that we see as relevant from the New
York and Washington mobilisation we can always send them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So. we´ll be in touch. Greetings,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ana</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>ICAE<BR>International Council for Adult Education<BR>General
Secretariat<BR>18 de Julio 2095 apto. 301<BR>C.P. 11200 Montevideo -
Uruguay<BR>Tel/fax: (598-2) 409 7982<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">ana@icae.org.uy</A><BR><A
href="http://www.icae.org.uy">www.icae.org.uy</A> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lysa@wadanatodo.net href="mailto:lysa@wadanatodo.net">Lysa John</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ana@icae.org.uy
href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">Ana Agostino</A> ; <A title=chona@gcap-senca.net
href="mailto:chona@gcap-senca.net">chona ramos</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=ftffacilitationteam@listas.chasque.net
href="mailto:ftffacilitationteam@listas.chasque.net">ftffacilitationteam@listas.chasque.net</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 14, 2007 10:08
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Outline for Women's Tribunal
Against Poverty (India)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Dear Ana & Friends,</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Sorry for being out of the loop for a while. Please find enclosed
the Concept Note for the Women's Tribunal Against Poverty that will be held in
Delhi on Oct 17th, 2007. As discussed with you earlier, we are visualizing
this as a focused advocacy effort to integrate women's agenda and priorities
in the key policies an program of the national government. Several
networks and partners have already shown their interest in collaborating with
this initiative, and we hope that this will take off well. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>If you have any inputs, please send them so that we can
incororpate them at this stage. It wold also be great if the FTF could do a
submission / letter based on the outcomes of the various Tribunals
targeting the WB-IMF meetings which are to be held in Washington starting Oct
17th. Chona has already been involved with the IPT a/g WB-IMF and my have some
thoughts on this? Also Rosa, wrt her location. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Best regards,</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Lysa John, WNTA<BR clear=all></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL AGAINST POVERTY</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">17 October 2007</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> -
</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Delhi</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"></SPAN></B></P>
<DIV
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<P class=LysaFont
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><A
name=why><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>WHY OCTOBER 17?</FONT></SPAN></B></A></P></DIV><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: why"></SPAN>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>17 October, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty, was created twenty
years ago by the initiative of people living in poverty across the world,
North and South, with ordinary citizens acting together to defend human rights
violated by extreme poverty. In 1992, the UN recognized the date as the
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Since its creation, October
17 has been a day for those living in extreme poverty to speak out and for all
citizens to consider how they can contribute to the eradication of extreme
poverty. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"> </P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<P class=LysaFont
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>OBJECTIVES OF THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL AGAINST
POVERTY</FONT></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>The 'Women's Tribunal against Poverty' is being proposed as an
opportunity for grassroots women leaders across the country to come together
and make a strong statement on the ways in which the policies and programs of
the government are being experienced by women who face acute social and
economic discrimination – including Dalits, Denotified & Nomadic Tribes,
Adivasis, Forest Dwellers, Muslim Minorities, Women with Disabilities &
Single Women. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>The Women's Tribunal is founded on the premise that the struggle to end
poverty is powerless without the participation and leadership of women, and
that the government's promise to end Poverty & Social Exclusion cannot be
achieved unless women's agenda are made central to its policies, programs and
budgets, and efforts are made to ensure that women. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<P class=LysaFont
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>STRUCTURE OF THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL AGAINST
POVERTY</FONT></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>The Women's
Tribunal will evaluate the outcomes that have resulted from the initiatives of
national government in the context of Poverty & Social Exclusion. These
outcomes will be reviewed under the themes of: </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>a)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Right to Work & Livelihoods</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>b)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Food Security, Public Services &
Infrastructure</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>c)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Land & Housing</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>d)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Inclusion & Participation</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>Within the above
themes, the Tribunal will aim to draw lessons from what has worked well and
benefited women living at the margins, and what has been flawed or overlooked
in the interventions and approaches of policies and programs that were
implemented in the context of the National Common Minimum Program & the
National Development Goals. </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>Approximately 200
women from across 20 states of India would be part of the presentations,
depositions and discussion that will be held as part of the Women's Tribunal
against Poverty on 17<SUP>th</SUP> October 2007. The proceedings of the
Tribunal would be organized around key themes and questions that are relevant
to the issues of Women and their experiences of Poverty & Social
Exclusion. These include: </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>1.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
size=2>Right to Work & Livelihoods </FONT></B></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>What other policy measures need to be taken
to ensure fair wages and safe working conditions for women working in the
informal sector? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>What are the issues facing the increasing
number of women in the agricultural sector? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Have initiatives like the NREGA & Micro
Credit enabled the guarantee of work and the creation of assets for women?
</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>What needs to be done to emphasize and
adequately recognize the unpaid productive & reproductive work of women?
</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.25in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=2>2.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Food Security, Public
Services & Infrastructure</FONT></B></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Has women's access to food security (across
life cycles) been enhanced through programs such as the PDS and ICDS?
</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>How are women integrated in programs for
health & education such as the NRHM & Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?
</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Are women's needs and priorities integrated
in the planning and development of public infrastructure through programs such
as the Bharat Nirman and JNNURM? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>3.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
size=2>Land & Housing</FONT></B> </P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>Has women's access to land increased as a
result of initiatives such as the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and the amendments
to the Hindu Succession Act? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>What policy measures need to be emphasized
to ensure their right to housing and ability to own land? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>What challenges are being faced by women in
relation to new developments under the SEZ Act & Mining Policy / Permit
amendments? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>4.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
size=2>Inclusion & Participation </FONT></B></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT
size=2></FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>What opportunities have been created for
women's self-determination, leadership and direct participation in governance?
How is poverty mitigated or emphasized due to the lack of access to decision
making and governance? </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont
style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>§</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=2>How have women's opportunities for
participation and political empowerment helped to deal with conflict, violence
& discrimination and influence the priorities of the community?
</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt 0.25in"><FONT
size=2></FONT> </P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt">
<P class=LysaFont
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: yellow; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>OUTCOMES OF THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL AGAINST
POVERTY</FONT></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=2>Women's Charter against
Poverty & Social Exlcusion</FONT></B></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>The Women's
Tribunal against Poverty aims to consolidate the experiences across at least
10 states of India in relation to the advantages & disadvantages
experienced by women in relation to existing policies & programs, and
strengthen the policy agenda required to enable their access to and control
over their entitlements. These outcomes would be compiled to form a 'Women's
Charter against Poverty' which would include: </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=2>a)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Policy </SPAN>Agenda Setting
Papers</FONT></I></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>Relevant groups
would be involved to define the sub-themes of the Women's Tribunal against
Poverty through Policy Agenda Setting Papers, based on the experiences and
demands of their work and struggles. These Papers would define the key policy
demands that need to be taken forward in order to address the gender
dimensions of poverty, and enable women to lead efforts for social change and
empowerment. </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=2>b)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Testimonies of Women across
Marginalized Groups</FONT></I></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>Key movements and
networks would be involved to identify women whose testimonies would serve to
highlight the experiences of the most vulnerable social groups in the country.
These depositions would be recorded and form an important basis for the
Verdict of the Women's Tribunal against Poverty. </FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=2>c)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Imperatives to End Poverty
& Social Exclusion"</FONT></I></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>A Jury comprising
of women leaders from different fields representing Social Development, Arts
& Culture, Academics, Students & Youth, Mass Media and Politics – will
be identified to receive and represent the testimonies that are presented in
the Women's Tribunal against Poverty. The key findings and conclusions of the
Jury would be form of the Verdict of the Women's Tribunal against Poverty.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Verdict would also identify
the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">"Imperatives to End Poverty &
Social Exclusion"</I> that the government must emphasize and implement based
on the demands and experiences that have emerged from the Tribunal.
</FONT></P>
<P class=LysaFont style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 6pt"><FONT size=2>The <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">'Women's Charter Against Poverty &
Social Exclusion'</B> would be released to public and the media at the end of
the Tribunal, and disseminated to the policy makers / policy making groups as
an outcome of the event. We will aim for a delegation to a key public
representative to present the outcomes of the Women's Tribunal against
Poverty, ideally with the President of India – as this is also the first time
in the history of the nation that a woman holds this position. We would also
explore other alternatives such as meeting a relevant Minister of State or a
Parliamentary Committee. A solidarity / public action – such as in
collaboration with the ongoing Janadesh 2007 – too would be explored as part
of the culmination of the Tribunal. </FONT></P><BR>--
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Secretariat<BR>C-1/E, Second Floor, Green Park Extension<BR>Behind Yusuf Sarai
Gurudwara, New Delhi 110 016 INDIA<BR>Tel: 91-11-46082371 to 74 / Fax:
91-11-46082372 <BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:info@wadanatodo.net">info@wadanatodo.net</A> / Web: <A
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