Participants of the 3^rd Global Conference of
Peoples' Global Action
Cochabamba, Bolivia, September 16 - 23, 2001
Participants from Asia & Pacific

• Aotearoa Educators (New Zealand)
   
  http://aotearoa.wellington.net.nz
   
• Autonomous Web of Liberation (Melbourne - Austrailia)
   
  AWOL (Autonomous Web of Liberation) was formed primarily to organise against the World Economic Forum's Asia-Pacific Meeting in September 2000 - http://www.s11.org . AWOL - http://www.antimedia.net/awol functions in a non-hierarchical, consensus-based manner. It does not see itself as a single organisation or movement, but rather as a network that facilitates skill-sharing and co-operation. AWOL is comprised of affinity groups and works much like a spokes-council. AWOL is highly fluid and organic and seeks to empower and inspire people to take action in their own communities on their own terms, rather than dictating particular modes of action.
   
  Although we cannot be seen to be the representatives of AWOL due to it's structure, by attending the conference we can act as conduit to link local struggles with the global movement.
   
  Although we are part of the autonomist/anarchist movement our activities and networks are not limited or sectarian - we have wide ranging contacts with other groups primarily because of our respective involvement in grass roots legal and media work.
   
  Activism in Australia often feels quite isolated, and until recently, there was much fragmentation within the movement. However, groups are beginning to recognise common struggle. The organising around s11 forged many links between various campaigns and organisations which have since become much stronger. There is a real sense of convergence and cross pollination. We feel that it is necessary to link in with other groups around the world, to boost morale through increased solidarity. We would especially like to develop links between Australian and Asian activists and campaigns.
   
  We feel that there needs to be more links between indigenous campaigns here and around the world. Although it is offensive to suggest that we could represent any indigenous struggles (we are both white female activists) we do feel that we could pass any contacts we made through our networks at home.
   
  In addition to attending as activists we wish to document the event for the following outlets that we are involved with;
  • The Paper - fortnightly independent free national street press - http://www.thepaper.org.au
  • Access News - weekly radical environmental and social justice news program on Melbourne's community television station - http://www.accessnews.skatv.org.au
  • And of course http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org
  
  Nb - although we wish to document the conference and interview delegates we respect people's right to say no. We would not film any person or event without their express consent and do not wish to be seen just as media - we're here to participate as well and will spend as much time without a camera as with one!
   
• The Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of the Earth
   
  The Greens movement of Georgia is an organisation aiming protect the environment, human and ethnocultural environment According the principles of sustainable development. Our goal is to build ecologically and socially sustainable society and take actions in specific actions.
   
  The Greens movement of Georgia is a member of Friends of the Earth International, largest worldwide democratic environmental organisation. FoE Georgia actively participated in FoEI programs, regarding Climate Change, against International Financial Institution's negative influence on country's economy and environment, Wetlands conservation, and East-West programs.
   
  The Greens Movement of Georgia was established in 1988. Since than it has already 46 local groups all over Georgia. The popular movement without ties with any religious and political parties.
   
  The ecological association of the Greens Movement of Georgia joins the leading scientists and specialists of Georgia working as experts on specific issues.
   
  In 1995 with great efforts of the greens movement of Georgia 3 paragraphs were added in article 37 of the new Constitution of Georgia:
  3. Everyone has right to live in a healthily environment and use natural and cultural surroundings. Everyone his obliged to protect the natural and cultural surroundings.
  4. The State guarantees the protection of nature and the rational use of it to ensure a healthily environment, corresponding to the ecological and economic interests of society, and taking into account their interests of current and future generations.
  5. Individuals have the right to complete, objective and timely information on their working and living conditions.
   
  The Greens Movement of Georgia implements its missions through the conduct of campaigns, practical activities, public awareness rising programmes, media, policy and legislative works and development of ecologically safe technologies.
   
• KASELA PALU GROUP (Papua New Guinea)
   
  A grassroot activity in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea ,which is a least developed country in the Asia Pacific.
   
  The World Bank and IMF are forcing our government to implement many policies which are not relevent to us. Most of the 29 Policy Matrics given to the government will be implemented in the next ten years with no concern for the villagers.
   
• Koteka Assembly of Tribes (West Papua)
   
• Rainforest Information Centre and various others Description (Australia)
   
  Rainforest Information Centre (R.I.C.) - Campaign to protect and raise awareness about rainforests and other significant ecosystems, both locally and globally. We are a a non-profit, volunteer organisation dedicated to the protection of the Earth's remaining rainforests and the indigenous people who depend on them. The Rainforest Information Centre (RIC) was born out of the successful struggle to save the sub-tropical rainforests of New South Wales, Australia in the early 1980s. Since then we have been involved in campaigns and projects which protect rainforests and at the same time recognise the legitimate development aspirations of rainforest peoples.
  • Projects in Ecuador, Papua New Guinea and India
  • Deep ecology workshops and the dissemination of information on deep ecology
  • Campaigns on gold mining and globalization
  • International rainforest roadshows
  • The website, http://forests.org/ric/
  
   
  Sustainable Futures - An organisation which provides sound and sustainably based environmental planning, design and education advice.
   
  Intentional Communities - Holy Goat Ranch and Bodhi Farm - We aim to live together and support each other in caring for the Earth, personal and spiritual growth and awareness, and working against oppressions.
   
  Deep Change and Gaia Foundation Networks - Activist support; projects and processes to facilitate social and environmental change and connection with the Earth; information dissemination and sharing.
   
  Various locally based North Coast NSW direct action groups such as Youth Environmental Action (Yamba), and Valley Watch (Clarence Valley)
   
• Development Visions-Pakistan
   
  Our mission: To support the process of development underway in Pakistan.
   
  Our Work: We work with development actors including NGOs, CBOs and civil society networks in Pakistan to support them in their mobilization work with communities across the country. We provide Professional Support Services, undertake Public Interest Research and carry out a process of critique under Development Watch in pursuit of our mission. We do not solicit or accept institutional support from any donor agencies to maintain our independence and flexibility. Most of our finances are raised with the help of local struggles that we support with our work.
   
  We do not undertake project implementation. We provide support services to those in Pakistan that do. However, our existing capacity includes expertise on Water and Sanitation, Environmental Protection, Pollution Control, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Hydro-energy dams, Ground Water, Flood Control and River Basin Management. We are trying to enhance our capacity to be able to support development actors in their work on rainwater harvesting as well. We also have capacity to provide professional support services in communications and publication design, photographic illustrations, video productions and in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
   
  We do not campaign directly. Since our work is mostly done in networks and partnerships with other organizations, we do not insist on any set principles. However, since our networking takes place informally and in an organic fashion, we tend to work with those organizations that are progressive in thinking and try to look at solutions to problems outside the matrix of the market as well as within it. We are against privatization of public services and do not work with those who actively campaign for privatization.
   
  We support networks that undertake advocacy work. We have been instrumental in providing support to the advocacy undertakings of GBTI, PNRDP, SAAG and PILER. The range of issues stretched from Resettlement issues in the case of GBTI, Institutional Reforms in the case of PNRDP, TRIPs policy in the case of SAAG and forced labor in the case of PILER.
   
  Our research approach is holistic. We undertake case studies, review literature and employ participatory research methods to underpin our and our partners' mobilization campaigns.
   
  We use the outcomes to inform partners in our various networks and use it to convert them to our way of looking at things and planning for the future. These networks comprise of multiple actors and can bring together enough material and human resources to give teeth to demands for change.
   
  Following major NGOs in Pakistan regularly make use of our support services in their work on water:
  1. Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad. www.sdpi.org
  2. Ghazi-Barotha Taraqiati Idara (GBTI), Attock.
  3. Sungi Development Foundation (SUNGI)
  4. ActionAid-Pakistan, Islamabad.
  5. Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre, Lahore & Karachi (ShirkatGah)
  6. South-Asia Partnership-Pakistan, Lahore (SAP-Pk)
  7. Society for the Conservation and Protection of Environment, Karachi (SCOPE)
  8. Pakistan Institute for Labor Education and Research, Karachi. (PILER)
  9. Alipur Syedan Welfare Association, Narowal
  10. Community Support Concern, Lahore
  
  As our partners, we have the good luck to have many NGOs/CBOs, trade unions and networks. However, we do not have a direct partnership with the government, local, provincial or federal.
   
  Additionally, the following networks in Pakistan rely on DV to provide them with research inputs to underpin their various advocacy engagements with the WB and the Government of Pakistan and others:
  1. The Pakistan Network of Rivers, Dams and People, Pakistan. (PNRDP)
  2. The Sustainable Agriculture Action Group, Pakistan. (SAAG)
  3. PRA Network Pakistan, Islamabad
  
  We are also members of the following networks:
  1. The Pakistan Network of Rivers, Dams and People, Pakistan. (PNRDP)
  2. The Sustainable Agriculture Action Group, Pakistan. (SAAG)
  3. Punjab NGO Federation (PNF), Pakistan
  4. Pakistan Water Policy Partnerhsip (PWPP), Pakistan.
  5. South-Asia Watch on Trade Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Kathmandu, Nepal.
  6. PRA Network Pakistan, Islamabad.
  
   
  We also coordinate a partnership of Pakistani NGOs for the purpose called the Pakistan Water Policy Partnerhsip. We are currently focussed on the institutional reforms going on in the Indus Basin Irrigation System. Our research work is basically geared to put together a case against the ongoing policy for a "World Bank Panel Inspection" process. These reforms purport to change the system from a supply one to a demand led one which is a euphamism for privatization of the system.
   
• Jan Madhyam (People's Media) (India)
  " An independent communication initiative for peoples' action"
   
  At Jan Madhyam our effort is to advance a language in documentary filmmaking that brings 'unheard voices' to the center of wider concerns; our attempt is to facilitate the sharing of experiences, insights and expressions that have emerged from the struggle for a democratic, just and transparent society - with a view to change the course of history.
   
  With technology becoming cheaper and accessible, its control -in the hands of the privileged few, is gradually losing ground. First video and now digital technology has helped filmmaking break some of the traditional barriers and distance between the subject and the filmmaker.
   
  Yet unfortunately, crucial information and knowledge remain divorced from the daily lives of a majority of the world's peoples. The print and electronic media do cover a vast canvas but remain divorced from issues that concern common people.
   
  In the world's largest democracy, the role of the state continues to remain hostile and rigid. Growing control of market forces and penetration of Trans National Corporations in all critical sectors is affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions. Policies about India's resources and people are made keeping the interest of the state and corporations. Environmental and human right concerns are overtly violated. The crusade against inhumane policies of governance and the plundering by multi-national corporations must be voiced, shared and strengthened. Jan Madhyam sees itself as a modest catalyst.
   
  The struggle in the interior villages of Santhal homeland in the Subernarekha basin of Bihar, the long-drawn heroic effort of the industrial workers in the Chattisgarh region in Central India, the women's movement for literacy and empowerment in North Bihar, the battle for peace by the Burmese students in exile, the lives of handpulled rickshaw-pullers in the scenic hill station on the foothills of Himalayas, the decade and a half long struggle by tribal & dalit farmers against the destructive model of development in the Narmada valley or the marvelous campaign for the right to information, transparency and accountability in rural Rajasthan, the grit of the homeless living on the streets of the capital ... over the past decade Jan Madhyam has single- mindedly documented a magnificent slice of this socio-political history that often gets distorted or buried - finds little mention in popular media, rarely surfaces in the debates in parliament or in the judgments given by the highest courts of the land.
   
  Jan Madhyam has journeyed, engaged and survived the tide and aspires to persist with vigor.
   
  Other activities:
   
  Jan Madhyam was the key organizer of a major event in the Narmada Valley in central India. A symbolic and significant initiative to support the ongoing struggle by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) (Movement to Save the River Narmada) against large scale development projects destroying the tribal and indigenous people and the environment held in August 1999 "Rally for the Valley" under the banner 'Free the Narmada Campaign'. More than 400 people from across the world took part in this event.
  • Screening films on the issue of displacement and uprootment in the Narmada Valley with the coming of some of the large dams (the river valley is slated for submergence, this monsoon (2001) due to the Sardar Sarovar Project). The film "Kaise Jeebo Re!" (How Do I Survive, My Friend!) is instrumental in mobilization support against Large Dam Project in Central India.
  • The battle against nuclear weaponization has gained momentum after India overtly went nuclear, in May 1998, with artists performing plays from epic mythology in classical dance form, experimentation with film and story-telling and distribution of written material. This has been one of the most fascinating experiments, as an effort to combat the lack of nuclear literacy in India.
  • Taking films on other themes, such as communalism, casteism, trade union and labour movements, globalization, patent and intellectual property rights, environmental and human rights issues; to various activist groups and non-governmental organizations.
  • Training of community groups in the audio-visual medium - to make documentary films accessible. To facilitate local groups and communities to make films concerning their own lives.
  
  Jan Madhyam has produced the following documentaries since 1991:
   
  "Right To Information" A film on Corruption in Rural Development Works and ways of combating it. Award: Silver Conch, Mumbai International Film Festival 2000, India. May 1999. 33 minutes. English/Hindi (Digital)
   
  "Main Nai Manga" {We Do Not Ask!} a spot on the Right to Information as a basic need. Screened at Expo 2000, Hanover, Germany. March 1999 3.5 minutes. English (Digital)
   
  "Kaise Jeebo Re!" {How Do I Survive, My friend!} is a feature length documentary. A story of uprootment, of survival, of struggle and of human-dignity of a people living in the Narmada valley who continue to struggle against large dam projects. May 1997,80 minutes. English & Hindi (Beta) Excellence Award at Earth Vision, Tokyo, Japan, Videolympiade Award 1998, Cape Town, South Africa, IDFA 1997, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Chingari Madison, USA 1997, Prakriti 1998 Hydrabad, India, YIDFF 1999 Yamagata, Japan.
   
  "Should I be born into this land?" a film on the practice of untouchability and caste oppression. 1997, 30 minutes. English (U-matic) (with LBSNAA)

 
"God Made Us Thus", is a film on the social constructs and values of the officer trainees of the Administrative Academy. 1996. 31 minutes. English (U-matic) (with LBSNAA)
 
"Kuch Theharte Kadam", {Faltering steps} a film on Women's participation in Panchayati Raj in rural Madhya Pradesh, after the 74th Constitutional Amendment granting reservation for women in local self-government. 1995. 28 minutes. Hindi & English (U-matic) (with LBSNAA)
 
"A Nation in Exile", is a film on the Tibetan children in exile, living in foster-homes. 1994. 17 minutes. English (U-matic) (with LBSNAA)
 
Unheard Voices: "The Rickshaw Pullers of Mussoorie", a film on the inhuman practice of handpulled rickshaw. 1994. 28 minutes. Hindi & English (U-matic) (with LBSNAA)
 
"Dumka Ki Ek Kahani", {A story of Dumka} a film on the innovative rural initiative in a Santhal Tribal district of South Bihar. 1994. 36 minutes. Hindi (U-matic)
 
"Joy of Learning", is a spot on learning as part of living. 1993. 50 seconds. (Beta)
 
"Devdasi", on the age old religious practice of dedicating young girls to Goddess Yellamma and forcing them into prostitution; their journey from temples to brothel houses. 1993. 25 minutes. Hindi & English (U-matic) a television program.
 
"Angan Manch", {Forum in the courtyard}, is a film on women's participation in the literacy movement for self-empowerment in the interior villages of South Bihar. 1992. 28 minutes. English & Hindi (U-matic)
 
"Battle for Peace", a film on the Burmese students in exile in India made with them. Aug 1992. 30 minutes. English (U-matic)
 
"Manibeli", a film on the police repression and people's struggle in the 1st village of Maharashtra State to be submerged by the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam: Manibeli. 1992. 43 minutes. Hindi (U-matic).
 

• COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS (CPDR) (India)
   
  The Committee for protection of Democratic Rights is a Human Rights Organisation based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. This organisation primarily is an organisation of individuals who are committed to the rights and dignity of every individual. The main charter of the CPDR is that India has not achieved true liberation and that basic issues of caste, class and gender remain to be addressed. Fifty years of independence after the colonial British left, India has seen no significant change. Hence the belief is to support all mass movements geared towards a genuine peoples democracy.
   
  The CPDR was born out of the ideology of the radical left in India. The radical left has been part of the Indian masses right since early 20th Century. As of now the organisation focuses on State Repression on the Radical left Movement in Contemporary India. Towards this, the CPDR operates from Mumbai but works in collaboration with other larger Radical Left Human rights groups like the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC), PUDR and APDR, Calcutta. The collaborations of people in CPDR extends to other radical students' and women's groups. But here it has to be emphasised that CPDR is anti- Capitalist and anti-imperialist. Marxist philosophy is central to its existence.
   
  We, at CPDR believe that the neo-liberal policies have ravaged India. The Workers, peasants are in a precarious state. As a result of this, there is not only a huge organised radical left guerilla group in India (which incidentally occupies a huge geographical area) but this has resulted in severe state repression over the masses. CPDR has itself in its Fact Finding Reports documented severe state repression in Kashmir, Telangana (Andhra Pradesh State), Bhivandi (Maharashtra state), Raichur (Karnataka state) et al. The need is to highlight and fight the same. The need is also to report to the world as to what is happening in India with special reference to the Radical Left Movement in India and the severe repression it faces.
   
  The Representative that CPDR is sending to the Cochabamba Conference would like to present a paper on the present state in India (Caste/Class/Gender), with a special reference to the contemporary Radical Left Movement in India.
   
• Yayasan Duta Awam (YDA) (Indonesia)
   
  Yayasan Duta Awam (YDA), a Non-Governmental Organization that work in the area of farmer advocacy issues in Indonesia. We also work in the platform of confronting globalization. In Indonesia, YDA is currently advocating reform for several World Bank projects: Integrated Swamp Development Project (ISDP), Nusa Tenggara Agricultural Area Development Project (NTAADP), Bengkulu Regional Development Project (BRDP) and Water Resources Adjustment Loan. Since YDA was founded in 1996, YDA has continuously conducted advocacy activities based on participatory research, public policy analysis and press support toward agricultural policy reform, including the analysis and information dissemination of any agricultural regulation under WTO, AFTA, APEC schemes.
   
   
  Organizational Background
   
  Yayasan Duta Awam is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Indonesia which focuses its activities to advocate farmers' problems. YDA was established in 1996 by some NGO activists and journalists.
   
  Since its inception, YDA has proven that advocacy which is based on participatory research -carried out- by the subject experiencing the problem has a very good basis. It could happen because they know the most of the problem and its dynamics, therefore if they do the research themselves they will certainly be able to develop the basis for advocacy.
   
  Our experience with ISDP farmers (Integrated Swamps Development project, a government project funded by loan from World Bank) and KUT (micro credit for farmers) is quite interesting, where successfully encourage farmers to articulate their ideas and criticize the impact of the project in their communities. It was indeed very valuable experience that can now be applied in other regions, of course with necessary modification as the culture and tradition of each regions are different. The advocacy method itself that we have been conducted consist of a series of dialogue forums which ended in a decision for changes in both policy and implementation of the project.
   
  Beside that, at this time YDA are in the middle of the beginning stages for another World Bank projects as Nusa Tenggara Agricultural Area Development Project, Bengkulu Regional Development Project and Water Resource Sector Adjustment Loan, Agricultural Credit (like Corporate Farming) and Genetically Modified Seed. Also, YDA prepare for participatory monitoring for Community Empowerment for Rural Development, funded by Asian Development Bank.
   
  In our implementation activities, we have the structure that consists of Board of Directors and Executive Bodies that lead by Nila Ardhianie who has been working in farmer advocacy issues in Indonesia for more than ten years. The other structures in executive bodies are Program Manager, Research and Training Division, Media and Information Division, Advocacy Action Division, with support from Finance and Administration Division.
   
• North Sumatra Peasant Union (already as national contact list of PGA) (Indonesia)
   
• SEWA (Nepal)
   
  SEWA Nepal is a national advocacy NGO dedicated to the cause of socio-economic upliftment of women and children in Nepal. SEWA Nepal is member based organization. It has elected central executive board and district committees. It is organized based on non-profit and social welfare basis. At present, SEWA Nepal has five departments:
  1. Women's Empowerment Division
  2. Child and Girl Child rights
  3. Non-formal Education
  4. Consumer Awareness Programme
  5. Legal and human rights education
  
  SEWA Nepal works through national like minded organization's network and through international network. SEWA Nepal is member organization of FIAN International and Consumers International.
   
  SEWA Nepal believes that social and economic justice is must along with political rights. SEWA Nepal is against the economic restructuring programme of IMF and World bank and it is against WTO, a tool of developed countries to control every things even national sovereignty of developing countries. We are in favour of new economic and social order which is based on social and economic justice and with national identity and without outside interference.
   
  SEWA Nepal has participated in many UN conferences such as Beijing Conference, Copenhagen Social Summit, Habitat II, UNCTAD X etc.
   
  SEWA Nepal believes that this Third International Conference of PGA is in right time when developing countries are loosing not only their economic position but also their national sovereignty. This Conference must be a forum which is against all kind of exploitation.
   
  SEWA Nepal came to contact with PGA even at the time of its 1st conference held in Geneva an we tried to come to participate in that conference but due to financial condition it was not possible. We could not participate even in 2nd conference which was held in India. But this time we are very much like to participate in the conference and want to contribute our position.
   
• NISHANT NATYA MANCH (India)
   
  Nishant Natya Manch* ( Nishant in Hindi means 'end of darkness', Natya Manch stands for Theater Forum) is an extremely active street theatre group from India. This group of about 100 committed activists performs in Hindi, Urdu, Haryanvi, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Punjabi and Telugu-the languages spoken by the downtrodden of this region. Nishant and its members are deeply committed against issues such as de-gradation of women, de-humanization, caste subjugtion, communalism, intolerance, war hysteria, atomic bombs, multinationals, corruption, loot, and repression. In addition, Nishant also publishes low priced literature on issues relevant to the current social and political events in present day India and the world for circulation among its audiences. Nishant also has a series if audiocassettes of its songs titled as 'Songs of Liberation'.
   
  Nishant started its cultural journey in 1971 with the object of taking the dreams of justice and equality of martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Ashfaqullah, Chandershekhar Azad, Udham Singh, Bibi Gulab Kaur and Ramprasad Bismil (these martyrs laid down their lives while opposing the British rule in India) through songs and street plays to the common people who were cheated of freedom by the ruling classes; the Brown Sahibs who replaced the British Masters.
   
  Nishant has to its credit more than 50 plays and hundreds of songs. Some of the plays on women, communalism, multinationals, imperialism, corruption, war hysteria and de-humanization have been performed more than 3000 times. Nishant also helps the upcoming committed theatre activists specially those who are concerned about women issues, religious fanaticism, peace and so called Globalization, through training and cultural inter- action. Nishant is known for its quick cultural intervention at any place where it is needed. Often more than one team is out performing in India or countries of the sub-continent.
   
  Nishant neither takes up commercial assignments nor accepts governmental, foreign or corporate funding. We depend solely on our audiences who have never failed us. In the month of March 2001, we undertook a 500 kms long march in and around Delhi against globalization with human and motored tableaux, street Theatre performances, depicting the loot and dehumanization caused by imperialism.
   
  Let'us join together to culturally intervene through struggles and creativity in order to make this world humane and devoid of exploitation!
   
• AWAMI COMMITTEE PAKISTAN
   
  AWAMI (PEOPLE) COMMITTEE has been formed by 18 activist which were belonged from a progressive moment. This group has been working since 10 years for the empowerment of people. They were working for progressive Revolution. This group was the part of a National level group the name was PROLETARIA.
   
  After a long struggle we evaluate our areas situation and find that our areas people's first problem is food, basic needs of life and other thing. You know this area name is South Punjab is very poorest area of Pakistan have 44% poverty of whole population. 67% population of this area's people are living under the poverty line. This is one side picture of our areas and people, now We will describe second side picture of our area's people.
   
  Our people have two side exploitation.
  One is national exploitation and Second is international exploitation. National exploitation mean that our area biggest production area of Cotton, Mango, Wegitable, Wheat, Orange, Oil and many other things. Country is exporting these thing to other area of Our country and also out of country and getting big resources from the export of these thing. We have first right on these income but Govt. of Pakistan is not utilizing these resources for the Development of our people and area. On other side International companies, IMF and WORLD BANK is also share holder of our exploiting. From these two institution exploitation has very big detail which we can not write here in small page. Many international companies also looting our resources. Our area is agriculture biased area and these companies are buying our product on very low prices and selling their Agro use thing at very high rates. Due to these two big issues we also have human rights issue in our area, especially women have to much problems and issues.
   
  Due to these issues our organization has three type of objections. We can say that we have three component of our objectives.
   
  OBJECTIVES.
  1. Direct Development activities.
     Under this objective our organization is running some educational, health education and poverty eradication programs in very poorest areas. Where life of people area in very strange situation and near to death. Where whole family have only 40 to 45 $ assets. They don't have any income and live for two and three days with out any bread or food. Due to this position we are running some developmental programs for the survival of these people. But understand that we are not running these program with the money of any Donors or international organization. We are running these program from only our local resources which we are getting from our income generating program in other areas where people can afford some resources.
  2. Awareness and people empowerment Activities.
     Under this objective we are running some motivational and awareness building programs. Before this organization our group were working only political focus activities. Through these activities we were preparing to people for revolution but after long struggle we did not find any positive results.
      
     Along this at that time USSR Collapse was happen and most of political activist fall in isolation and sad feelings. We loose our people power due to collapse in our country also. In that ten years most of people moments destroyed it-self because they thing that after the USSR collapse there is no way to get relief or revolution. After ten years now people got some oxygen again for activities. At current time this is very first phase where most of activist are building awareness in people about their rights and power. But we can not start direct action moment at this time. Due to these reason AWAMI COMMITTEE has been running some awareness building activities in South Punjab. We are building awareness about the IMF, WORLD BANK and other INTERNATIONAL companies exploitation. For the achievement of this objective we had organize AWAMI CARAVAN in 28 cities of our area and this CARAVAN has speak with more than 50 big meeting at community level. We have also organized 35 meeting against the WTO in rural areas and inform to people dangerous negative points of WTO. Through these meeting we got very positive impression from people and they affiliated with our organization in big quantity. Along these activities, We also organizing labor through trade union activities. In nearest May Day of 2001, organized 10 big session of labor in industrial areas. But Govt. has not given permission for rallies, make violation on labor leaders and also on our organization. Police has arrested more than 120 people only from our areas and still 200 people have get lost. We are worried about them. 15 activist and leaders have arrested from our organization. Mr. ASIF RASEED was also among the arrested people. Govt. makes violation on him and release him after three days. He is injured and disturbed to much. We have also organized demonstration against the IMF/WORLD BANK at different dates and oceans.
  3. Third type of Activities on Human Rights.
     Through this we are organized human rights education programs for citizen and women. Because in our area this is very big issue at comminutes level and people are killing each other due to only some differences. Some religious groups are also killing to other groups. Women are getting threat from male in rural and tribal areas. We have also very dangerous issues, which is interfaith killing. Before only some years in our area some extremist Muslim groups had destroyed whole village of Christian people. They fired more than three houses. This situation is not has been finished, there are some contradiction between the people. So this issue have to work for the overcome. In human right educational program we educate to people for Interfaith Harmony.
      
     In the last we will say that these issues are exist in our areas and we don't over look on these. We can't run only political activities. Because one side our people are dying so we have to work for their survival and other side Govt. and IMF/WORLD BANK has exploiting us so we have to work on awareness building about their exploitation. Thirdly we are facing human rights issues in the response of these issues we have to work for human rights issues, women rights issues and also Interfaith Harmony.
      
     But ultimately we are working for the empowerment of people. This is our long term goal but we can't get this very important objective through short way. Now people are getting membership of our organization for political empowerment after the rehabilitation from USSR Collapse. Now people are getting believing on their power.
  4. Structure, experiences
     Our organization has origin by the political activist people and only members have to elect the office bearer. We have general body and than Governing body.
  
  About experience, we are working since 12 years through AWAMI COMMITTEE and before this we were working in leftist moment, the name we have mention before.
   
• Youth center for Sustainable Future (Tajikistan)
   
  Youth center for Sustainable Future was created by the students and pupils of high schools in 1999. The main purpose is to build democracy through sustainability. The next step of our activities is to protect the Environment and to help for the orphans. The skilled members of our center hold seminars about environment and the prevention of usage the drugs and alcohol in high schools every week.
  The volunteers or the young helpers provide them with food , help them to clean up the territories and perform the various interesting concerts and dramas for orphans. Besides some of us support pre-aged school children with English language.
  Our center is so young and not so open yet. Some helps we get from Non-Govermental Organization Tajik Social Ecological Union. This organization is also involved in Environmental issues.
   
• SAVE THE NATURE MOVEMENT (Environmentle Youth Organisation) (Pakistan)
   
  Objectives: It is a Youth Organisation which is working for the freedom of expression, Anti Globalisation and Anti Capitalism in the world. It's a grassroot NGO has much impact on Pakistan Politics. We have participated in many international conferences for the advocacy of our cause in Pakistan and others countries. We Participated in WSSD Denmark in NGO Forum and raised voice against Globalisation.
   
  Structure: It is nationwide NGO. It has offices all over the Pakistan.. It is affiliated with many International NGO like .. World Congress of Youth, Green Party, Human Right international, There is one President. Executive committee. Which is responsible for all the policies and action.
   
  Experiences: We have work a lot in |Pakistan in ani Capitalism and anti Globalisation. We actively participated in NGO Forum 95 at Denmark and raise concern on Globalisation and capitalism. We have much confrontation with government on such issue..
   
• Bangladesh Kisani Shaba. (Bangladesh)
   
  Above description is also valid for Kishani because both organizations are working together. The only difference is that Bangladesh Kishani is founded in 1990 and it has separate 14 - point charter of demands that is for only women and it is organizing the female part of farmer's community.
   
• Bangladesh Krishok Federation.
   
  Bangladesh Krishok Federation is a nation wide and grass root-based people's organization. It has been working among the peasant community since its inception in 1976. It(s main objective is to emancipate the farmers socially, economically and politically. That's why it is completely a movement oriented organization and it's entire activities are directed from the political point of view but is not affiliated in any existing political in the country. However, it has a good relation with other professional organizations that have precise philosophical base in the activities. Besides, it has six associate organizations that are working in the different sectors. The associate organizations are Bangladesh Kishani Sabha (Bangladesh Peasant Women Association) Bangladesh Adivasi Samity (Bangladesh Indigenous People Association) Bangladesh Floating Labourer's Union, Bangladesh Floating Women Labourer's Union, Bangladesh Rural Intellectual's Front and Gavachhaya Sanskritic Kendra (A cultural organization). Among different specific objectives, the establishment of land rights of poor landless men and women is one of the most important things. This issue is related to the land reform activities of the country. Actually, it is a movement whereby access to the land for the rural poor people are ensured. This movement is well-known in the country as land occupation movement.
   
  Through this movement the organization has already taken over 70,000 acres of fallow land all over the country. Out of them, 60,000 acres are situated in the southern coastal belt of the country. More than 100,000 people have so far been rehabilitated in this occupied land. This movement is still going on. In the far southern part near the bay of Bengal, the landless people are being organized under Bangladesh Krishok Federation to take over the new Khasland (Fallow land). Moreover, the organization is fighting for the fair price for the agricultural products, reduction of the price of industrial commodities, exemption of agricultural loan, withdrawal of certificate cases against farmers. It is also fighting against the World Bank/IMF, WTO, capitalist globalization, commercial bourgeoisie and bureaucracy. It also focuses on the women issue, environment issue and the question of genetically modified seed.
   
• Bangladesh People's Solidarity Centre (BPSC) (Bangladesh)
   
  The Bangladesh People's Solidarity (BPSC) was founded in 1987 as an international campaign- and solidarity centre, working in support of political grassroots' organisations in Bangladesh. BPSC all through has been primarily oriented towards politically independent mass organisations, but has also worked alongside trade union-type organisations which are allied to marxist and other progressive political parties.
   
  Since the majority of the oppressed in Bangladesh live in the countryside and for their survival depend on work in the agricultural sector, we have in our publicity work primarily highlighted the struggles of organisations representing landless peasant women and men. A second key focus of attention for us has been the readymade garments' sector, which is the country's main industrial sector, and the sector where conditions of exploitation for the (overwhelmingly female) workforce are particularly severe.
   
  Both historically and in Bangladesh's contemporary context, peasant women played and do play a very militant role in struggles for access to economic resources. A powerful example are the land occupations carried out in the nineties in the South. Settlements built in lowlying coastal and riverine areas which are defended by autonomous women's defense groups. BPSC's propagates peasant women's direct resistance internationally.
   
  Throughout its 14 years of existence, BPSC has actively participated in campaigns around ongoing issues, including the European Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), the worldwide campaign against genetically engineered food and against the patenting of forms of life, campaigns and struggles against the WTO/WB/IMF, etc. As the organisation's main office is based in Amsterdam, BPSC has helped launch several of the mentioned campaigns inthe netherlands, together with other social organisations/ groups.
   
  Lastly, BPSC has also helped to initiated and carry to success the campaign against the World Bank coordinated Flood Action Plan (FAP), a huge embankment scheme which aimed both at 'protection' of the rural population against river flooding and at 'modernisation' of agriculture. The World Bank and other imperialist institutions/countries were forced to cancel a major part of the planned FAP-investments under the pressure of our incessant campaigning from 1991 through 1997.
   
  BPSC has promoted the participation of militant organisations from Bangladesh in People's Global Action (PGA), ever from the first Conference held by PGA in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1998.
   
• GEFONT (Nepal)
   
  Organization: General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT-Nepal) - The largest national trade union center in Nepal - An umbrella organization of 15 national federations of Nepal having the membership 310,000 workers both from formal and informal sectors of work covering industry, services and agriculture
   
  Brief description of objectives and Field of Action of GEFONT:
  • To build awareness in working class on rights & responsibilities
  • To strengthen unified pro worker trade unionism
  • To eliminate feudal productive relations
  • To strengthen the role of working class in social movement
  • To be active for international solidarity
  
  Field of action:
  • Industry, Services and Agriculture Unionization, Workers Education, Collective Bargaining, Child Labour, Bonded labour, Gender issue, Policy intervention, OSH, Migrant Workers, Research etc.
  
  Coverage:
  • General Manufacturing, Carpet Weaving, Readymade Garments, Textile, Jute, Transport, Trekking-Travel-Rafting, Hotel & Catering, Chemical & Iron, Food & Beverage, tea plantation, Auto Mechanics, Construction, Garbage Cleaning, Agriculture, Press, Rickshaw pullers etc.
  
   
• ***PGA Asia Support Group with Focus on East Asia and Southeast Asia region
   ***THE PGA ASIA SUPPORT GROUP AS I UNDERSTAND, WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING THE ASIA CONVENOR IN EXPANDING AND CONSOLIDATING LINKS AND NETWORKS IN THE ASIA REGION. MY PRIMARY ROLE IS TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE GROUP IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFULLY, RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES LEADING TO THE COCHABAMBA CONFERENCE.
   
• MONLAR - MOVEMENT FOR NATIONAL LAND AND AGRICULTUREL REFORM (Sri Lanka)
   
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