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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>what do you think of the participation of this
colleague from The Gambia in the Indian tribunal?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like your comments before responding to the
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ana</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </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>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mbogeb@yahoo.co.uk href="mailto:mbogeb@yahoo.co.uk">Baturu Mboge</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=gcap-women@lists.apcwomen.org
href="mailto:gcap-women@lists.apcwomen.org">Women for Global Call Against
Poverty</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 17, 2007 12:59 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Gcap-women] Fw: Outline for Women's Tribunal
AgainstPoverty(India)</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hello Yadi,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>That's a great idea...... I remembered when you had the Women's Court
of Shame in The Gambia during the 16 Days of Gender Activism as part of line
activities for the occassion. The forum was covered by the National Radio and so
many people called to thank us because of your association with GCAP- The
Gambia, where you continue to play pivotal role as the gender focal
person.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I concurred very well with you that the trip to India will give you more
exposure to learn and share from your colleagues in that part of the
world.Please pursue it and share the experience with your constituency back
home.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am at the moment focused on schooling but am following keenly all the
correpondence and development on GCAP especially GCAP - women.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks and my regards to all the activists....<BR><BR><B><I>yadi eribo
<yadineribo@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>Dear
Ana,<BR>I have always been interested in this topic and I orgainzed one a
couple of <BR>years ago in The Gamia, I would like to attend the womens
tribunal so as <BR>to learn more. Could you please provide me with information
on how and <BR>where to apply for invitation and any possible fundings to get
there. Thanks<BR>yadi<BR><BR>>From: "Ana Agostino"
<ANA@ICAE.ORG.UY><BR>>Reply-To: Women for Global Call Against Poverty
<BR>><GCAP-WOMEN@LISTS.APCWOMEN.ORG><BR>>To: "GCAP Women"
<GCAP-WOMEN@APCWOMEN.ORG><BR>>Subject: [Gcap-women] Fw: Outline for Women's
Tribunal Against <BR>>Poverty(India)<BR>>Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:29:15
-0300<BR>><BR>>Dear all,<BR>>below is the concept note sent by Lysa
for the Women´s Tribunal in Delhi, <BR>>India.<BR>>Feel free to send
your comments and also to use some of the proposals below <BR>>for
organising your own tribunals in your home countries.<BR>>The tribunal in
Peru has been confirmed for 18 October, the one in Egypt <BR>>will take
place in November. The one in New York is confirmed for 15th <BR>>October
and Rosa will send more information later.<BR>>We look forward to your
comments.<BR>>Greetings,<BR>>Ana<BR>><BR>><BR>>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:
ana@icae.org.uy<BR>>www.icae.org.uy<BR>><BR>>WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL AGAINST
POVERTY<BR>><BR>>17 October 2007 - Delhi<BR>><BR>>WHY OCTOBER
17?<BR>><BR>>17 October, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty, was
created twenty years <BR>>ago by the initiative of people living in poverty
across the world, North <BR>>and South, with ordinary citizens acting
together to defend human rights <BR>>violated by extreme poverty. In 1992,
the UN recognized the date as the <BR>>International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty. Since its creation, <BR>>October 17 has been a day
for those living in extreme poverty to speak out <BR>>and for all citizens
to consider how they can contribute to the eradication <BR>>of extreme
poverty.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>OBJECTIVES OF THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL
AGAINST POVERTY<BR>><BR>>The 'Women's Tribunal against Poverty' is being
proposed as an opportunity <BR>>for grassroots women leaders across the
country to come together and make a <BR>>strong statement on the ways in
which the policies and programs of the <BR>>government are being
experienced by women who face acute social and <BR>>economic discrimination
– including Dalits, Denotified & Nomadic Tribes, <BR>>Adivasis, Forest
Dwellers, Muslim Minorities, Women with Disabilities & <BR>>Single
Women.<BR>><BR>>The Women's Tribunal is founded on the premise that the
struggle to end <BR>>poverty is powerless without the participation and
leadership of women, and <BR>>that the government's promise to end Poverty
& Social Exclusion cannot be <BR>>achieved unless women's agenda are
made central to its policies, programs <BR>>and budgets, and efforts are
made to ensure that women.<BR>><BR>>STRUCTURE OF THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL
AGAINST POVERTY<BR>><BR>>The Women's Tribunal will evaluate the outcomes
that have resulted from the <BR>>initiatives of national government in the
context of Poverty & Social <BR>>Exclusion. These outcomes will be
reviewed under the themes of:<BR>><BR>>a) Right to Work &
Livelihoods<BR>><BR>>b) Food Security, Public Services &
Infrastructure<BR>><BR>>c) Land & Housing<BR>><BR>>d)
Inclusion & Participation<BR>><BR>>Within the above themes, the
Tribunal will aim to draw lessons from what <BR>>has worked well and
benefited women living at the margins, and what has <BR>>been flawed or
overlooked in the interventions and approaches of policies <BR>>and
programs that were implemented in the context of the National Common
<BR>>Minimum Program & the National Development
Goals.<BR>><BR>>Approximately 200 women from across 20 states of India
would be part of the <BR>>presentations, depositions and discussion that
will be held as part of the <BR>>Women's Tribunal against Poverty on 17th
October 2007. The proceedings of <BR>>the Tribunal would be organized
around key themes and questions that are <BR>>relevant to the issues of
Women and their experiences of Poverty & Social <BR>>Exclusion. These
include:<BR>><BR>>1. Right to Work & Livelihoods<BR>><BR>>§
What other policy measures need to be taken to ensure fair wages <BR>>and
safe working conditions for women working in the informal
sector?<BR>><BR>>§ What are the issues facing the increasing number of
women in the <BR>>agricultural sector?<BR>><BR>>§ Have initiatives
like the NREGA & Micro Credit enabled the <BR>>guarantee of work and
the creation of assets for women?<BR>><BR>>§ What needs to be done to
emphasize and adequately recognize the <BR>>unpaid productive &
reproductive work of women?<BR>><BR>>2. Food Security, Public Services
& Infrastructure<BR>><BR>>§ Has women's access to food security
(across life cycles) been <BR>>enhanced through programs such as the PDS
and ICDS?<BR>><BR>>§ How are women integrated in programs for health
& education such <BR>>as the NRHM & Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan?<BR>><BR>>§ Are women's needs and priorities integrated in the
planning and <BR>>development of public infrastructure through programs
such as the Bharat <BR>>Nirman and JNNURM?<BR>><BR>>3. Land &
Housing<BR>><BR>>§ Has women's access to land increased as a result of
initiatives <BR>>such as the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and the amendments to
the Hindu <BR>>Succession Act?<BR>><BR>>§ What policy measures need
to be emphasized to ensure their right <BR>>to housing and ability to own
land?<BR>><BR>>§ What challenges are being faced by women in relation to
new <BR>>developments under the SEZ Act & Mining Policy / Permit
amendments?<BR>><BR>>4. Inclusion &
Participation<BR>><BR>><BR>>§ What opportunities have been created
for women's <BR>>self-determination, leadership and direct participation in
governance? How <BR>>is poverty mitigated or emphasized due to the lack of
access to decision <BR>>making and governance?<BR>><BR>>§ How have
women's opportunities for participation and political <BR>>empowerment
helped to deal with conflict, violence & discrimination and
<BR>>influence the priorities of the
community?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>OUTCOMES OF THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL
AGAINST POVERTY<BR>><BR>>Women's Charter against Poverty & Social
Exlcusion<BR>><BR>>The Women's Tribunal against Poverty aims to
consolidate the experiences <BR>>across at least 10 states of India in
relation to the advantages & <BR>>disadvantages experienced by women in
relation to existing policies & <BR>>programs, and strengthen the
policy agenda required to enable their access <BR>>to and control over
their entitlements. These outcomes would be compiled to <BR>>form a
'Women's Charter against Poverty' which would include:<BR>><BR>>a)
Policy Agenda Setting Papers<BR>><BR>>Relevant groups would be involved
to define the sub-themes of the Women's <BR>>Tribunal against Poverty
through Policy Agenda Setting Papers, based on the <BR>>experiences and
demands of their work and struggles. These Papers would <BR>>define the key
policy demands that need to be taken forward in order to <BR>>address the
gender dimensions of poverty, and enable women to lead efforts <BR>>for
social change and empowerment.<BR>><BR>>b) Testimonies of Women across
Marginalized Groups<BR>><BR>>Key movements and networks would be
involved to identify women whose <BR>>testimonies would serve to highlight
the experiences of the most vulnerable <BR>>social groups in the country.
These depositions would be recorded and form <BR>>an important basis for
the Verdict of the Women's Tribunal against Poverty.<BR>><BR>>c)
"Imperatives to End Poverty & Social Exclusion"<BR>><BR>>A Jury
comprising of women leaders from different fields representing <BR>>Social
Development, Arts & Culture, Academics, Students & Youth, Mass Media
<BR>>and Politics – will be identified to receive and represent the
testimonies <BR>>that are presented in the Women's Tribunal against
Poverty. The key <BR>>findings and conclusions of the Jury would be form of
the Verdict of the <BR>>Women's Tribunal against Poverty. The Verdict would
also identify the <BR>>"Imperatives to End Poverty & Social Exclusion"
that the government must <BR>>emphasize and implement based on the demands
and experiences that have <BR>>emerged from the
Tribunal.<BR>><BR>>The 'Women's Charter Against Poverty & Social
Exclusion' would be released <BR>>to public and the media at the end of the
Tribunal, and disseminated to the <BR>>policy makers / policy making groups
as an outcome of the event. We will <BR>>aim for a delegation to a key
public representative to present the outcomes <BR>>of the Women's Tribunal
against Poverty, ideally with the President of <BR>>India – as this is also
the first time in the history of the nation that a <BR>>woman holds this
position. We would also explore other alternatives such as <BR>>meeting a
relevant Minister of State or a Parliamentary Committee. A <BR>>solidarity
/ public action – such as in collaboration with the ongoing <BR>>Janadesh
2007 – too would be explored as part of the culmination of the
<BR>>Tribunal.<BR>><BR>><BR>>--<BR>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR>>Wada-Na-Todo-Abhiyan
National 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:
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