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A Statement by the Vikalp Sangam Core Group
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Maharashtra Protected Area Update, April 2021, No: 5 (Marathi)
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New: Extraordinary Work of ‘Ordinary’ People: Seeding Hope, Women’s Collectives Create Pathways for Change: Volume 4
Vikalp Sangam is out with Volume 4 of Extraordinary Work of ‘Ordinary’ People: Seeding Hope, Women’s Collectives Create Pathways for Change
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“Voices for Vedanthangal” featured in an article in the Chennai City paper of The New Indian Express
| One of the films commissioned through the Vikalp Sangam process, “Voices for Vedanthangal” was featured in an article in the Chennai City paper of The New Indian Express. For those who may have missed the film, please click here. (This film was part of the Duleep Mathai project where all the activities involved youth or youth-led projects). |
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Special Edition: 150th Protected Area Update is here!
Our beloved Protected Area Update has completed its 150th issue!
Big shout out to Pankaj Sekhsaria and his team for their consistent effort for bringing to us stories related to Protected Areas from all across India.
To read the Special Edition please click here
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New: Extraordinary Work of ‘Ordinary’ People: Youth Stories of Hope, Resilience and Collective Dreaming: Volume 5
Vikalp Sangam is out with Volume 5 of Extraordinary Work of ‘Ordinary’ People: Youth Stories of Hope, Resilience and Collective Dreaming
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Good news! Two Children’s Books in Big Little Book Art Exhibition
| Our children’s publication “People and Wildlife” was featured in the Ethnicity category of the Diversity Section of the book art exhibition of Parag Initiative’s Big Little Book Award. Also, 6-year old Lola from Mumbai created a beautiful art work based on our publication “The Miracle on Sunderbaag Street” in the Children’s Art Wall of the exhibition. The exhibition includes art by BLBA winner illustrators, budding illustrators and children. It also gives a peep into some picture books addressing diversity that many publishers have been working on for years. 1. Child Art based on The Miracle on Sunderbaag Street: https://www.paragreads.in/parag-nurtures/big-little-bookart-exhibtion-childrens-art-wall/ 2. People and Wildlife figures in the Ethnicity category of the Diversity Section where different categories are mentioned (like Disability, gender etc): https://www.paragreads.in/parag-nurtures/big-little-bookart-exhibtion-diversity-wall/ |
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Voices from the earth: FEMINIST ECOLOGIES
Articles published in REVISTA LÜVO
Editorial by Ashish Kothari
A Conversation on India with Ashish Kothari
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Extraordinary Work of ‘Ordinary’ People: Beyond Pandemics and Lockdowns: Pandemic Resilience in the Western Himalayas: Volume 3
Stories from Himalayas about work of people beyond pandemic and lockdowns! New Booklet on ‘Extraordinary Work of ‘Ordinary’ People: Beyond Pandemics and Lockdowns: Pandemic Resilience in the Western Himalayas: Volume 3’ is out.
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Sandhani – Transformation amongst handloom weavers of Kachchh, India: series of six films in two languages
This is a series of six films (in two languages) made during an intensive two year research project. The study, called Sandhani, was conducted by Khamir (a craft resource centre in Bhuj), Kalpavriksh (environmental action group in Pune), and the Kachchh vankars (weavers). It looked at the multiple dimensions of transformation taking place in the livelihoods of the weaving community, linked to an overall revival of the craft from a time when it was in sharp decline. These films have been made as a participatory process by the young community members facilitated by Khamir, Kalpavriksh and Drishti (media and communication organisation in Ahmedabad). The six films are available in two languages – English and Gujarati (one in Hindi), through the following links:
Research project film:
Weaving a story વણાટની વાર્તા : English: https://youtu.be/tLgxRS-qJOI Hindi: https://youtu.be/4fTeA8GlEqc
Women: Broadening horizons for women મહિલાઓ માટે ઉઘડતી ક્ષિતિજો: English: https://youtu.be/hj5uX–csiI Gujarati: https://youtu.be/C4q8wWdPIHY
Economics: Weaving: Towards Economic freedom વણાટ: આર્થિક સ્વતંત્રતા તરફ English: https://youtu.be/OvAb1tv7piM Gujarati: https://youtu.be/LrqN7p0dH28
History: Weaving history વણાટની ઈતિહાસ કથા English: https://youtu.be/8P2x-HcG5Hc Gujarati: https://youtu.be/KtDwl3iNdLo
Ecology: Weaving and environment વણાટ અને પર્યાવરણ English: https://youtu.be/8-lNOifV91I Gujarati: https://youtu.be/5CcrlqCVthk
Youth: New initiatives, new directions નવી પહેલ, નવી દિશાઓ English: https://youtu.be/uaxwaqrEB5s Gujarati: https://youtu.be/OeH10aGdNcE
The research project was part of ACKnowl-EJ, an international process analyzing the transformative potential of community responses to extractivism and alternatives born from resistance, supported by International Science Council. For further information about the project, contact – [email protected]
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