Webinar 23: RETHINKING TOURISM

Date & Time: July 31, 2020 (Friday), 11 am to 01 pm (IST) 

जूम मीटिंग आईडी / Zoom Meeting ID: 944 5141 9128       पासवर्ड / Password: 554167

ज़ूम एप्प पर इस चर्चा का हिन्दी में अनुवाद उपलब्ध रहेगा।

फेसबुक लाइव / Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/centerforfinancialaccountability/

Speakers:

Malika Virdi, Sarpanch, Sarmoli-Jainti Van Panchayat, Munsiyari, Uttarakhand

V. Ushakumari, President, Vythiri Grama Panchayat, Kerala

Joyatri Ray, EQUATIONS

Moderator: 

Nayana Udayashankar, EQUATIONS

  For registration (if you haven't done already for the current webinar series) and more details, please visit https://www.cenfa.org/RTF  

Links of the recordings of previous webinars:

1. Inaugural session: TM Thomas Isaac (Minister of Finance, Kerala); Aruna Roy (Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan); Prabhat Patnaik (Professor Emeritus, JNU) & Vandana Shiva (Navdanya), moderated by Leo Saldanha (Environment Support Group). 

2. Towards A Transformative Political Economy: Medha Patkar (Narmada Bachao Andolan / NAPM); M.G. Devasahayam (Former Civil Servant / People First); Aseem Shrivastava (Economist) and Ashish Kothari (Vikalp Sangam / Kalpavriksh), moderated by Shalmali Guttal (Focus on the Global South).

3. Asserting Livelihood with Dignity-1: Jal, Jangal, Jameen: Jesuretinam (National Fishworkers Forum), Dr Sagari Ramdas (Food Sovereignty Alliance), Roma (All India Union of Forest Working People) and Elango Rangasamy (Kuthambakkam), moderated by Vijayan MJ (PIPFPD). 

4. Re-Visioning Traditional Knowledge, Artisanal Livelihood and Practices: Ambika Das, Omon Mahila Sangathan; Kamesh Salam, South Asia Bamboo Foundation; Mohan Rao, National Federation of Handlooms & Handicrafts, moderated by Aashima Subberwal, Programme for Social Action.

5. Labour Rights and Future of Collective Bargaining: Amarjeet Kaur, All India Trade Union Congress; D Thankappan, New Trade Union Initiative; Vinay K. Sreenivasa, Alternative Law Forum, moderated by Lokesh, Centre for Education & Communication. 

6. Re-visioning India's Unorganised Sector: Sujata Mody, New Trade Union Initiative; Tanveer Pasha, Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association; Geeta Menon, Stree Jagruti Samiti; moderated by Prof Archana Prasad, Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, JNU.

7. Frontline Workers: Claims, Reality and Future: Bezwada Wilson, Safai Karamchari Andolan; Lakshmi Narayanan, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat; Rince Joseph, United Nurses Association; Veena Gupta, ASHA Karamchari Union, CITU; moderated by Bhargavi S. Rao, Environment Support Group / Centre for Financial Accountability

8. Asserting Livelihood with Dignity-3: Urban Livelihoods: Ritu Dewan, retd Director, Dept of Economics, Mumbai University; Anita Das, National Women Hawkers Federation; S.M. Vijayanand, former Chief Secretary, Govt of Kerala; moderated by K.T. Suresh, Action Aid India

9. Employment Guarantee and the Role of State: Annie Raja, People's Action for Employment Guarantee / NFIW; Nikhil Dey, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan; Kamlesh Uraon, MNREGA Workers / NREGA Watch, Jharkhand; Radha Devi, MNREGA Worker / Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan; Amit Basole, Centre for Sustainable Employment; moderated by Rajendran Narayanan, Azim Premji University

10. The Future of Banking and Finance in India: Prof. K N Harilal, Member, Kerala State Planning Board; Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University; J Johnsily Bai, Mahalir Association for Literacy Awareness & Rights; Priya Dharshini, Centre for Financial Accountability; moderated by D. Thomas Franco, former General Secretary, All India Bank Officers' Confederation

11. Digital Economy: Outliers of the Future?: Usha Ramanathan, Legal Expert; Benston John, St Stephen's College; Parminder Jeet Singh, IT for Change; Chatar Singh & Vineet Bhambhu, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan; moderated by Anivar Aravind, Indic Project. 

12. Envisioning an Accountable & Transparent Public Banking System: Devidas Tujlapurkar, All India Bank Employees Association; Anjali Bhardwaj, National Campaign for People's Right to Information; Yogesh Sapkale, MoneyLife Foundation; Joe Athialy, Centre for Financial Accountability; moderated by Priya Dharshini, Centre for Financial Accountability

13. COVID as a Cover for Enhanced International Finance?: Sreedhar Ramamurti, Environics Trust / NGO Forum on ADB; Maju Varghese, Centre for Financial Accountability; Anuradha Munshi, Centre for Financial Accountability; moderated by Sanjay M.G., National Alliance of Peoples' Movements

14. Urban Sustainability: Practice, Challenges and Way Forward: Prof Geetam Tiwari, IIT Delhi; Nishant, People's Resource Centre; Raju Bhise, YUVA / Right to Cities Campaign; moderated by Madhuresh Kumar, NAPM / Resistance Studies Initiative, UMASS. 

15. Unfiltered Narratives: Struggle to Reclaim Indigenous Communities Rights over Resources: Agnes Kharshiig, Civil Society Women's Organisation; Niranta Gohain, Environmentalist / Eco-tourism entrepreneur; Deme Oram, mines, mineral & People; Indu Netam, Adivasi Jan Adhikar Manch; Pranab Doley, Jeepal Krishak Shramik Sangha; moderated by Saswati Swetlana, Environics Trust / Mineral Inheritors Rights Association. 

16. Re-Imagining Education for Equitable Democratic and Inclusive Society: Prof R Govinda, former Vice-Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration; Aishe Ghosh, President, Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union; Ambarish Rai, National Convenor, All India Right to Education Forum; moderated by Annie Namala, Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion / Wada Na Todo Abhiyan