Fwd: [PMARC] World Dignity Day - International Day of Socially Excluded - the SC/ST/OBCs/Muslims and other Minorities by NACDOR

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From: nacdor <nacdor@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:16 PM
Subject: [PMARC] World Dignity Day - International Day of Socially Excluded - the SC/ST/OBCs/Muslims and other Minorities by NACDOR
To: Dalits Media Watch <PMARC@dgroups.org>

29/11/2010

Dear Brothers and Sisters (with a request to kindly give this a wider publicity),

Jai Bheem!

We invite you to

WORLD DIGNITY DAY – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOCIALLY EXCLUDED

ON 5^TH DECEMBER, 2010 AT 10.00 AM, when

THOUSANDS OF DALITS AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED WILL MARCH FROM

RAMLILA MAIDAN GROUNDS TO PARLIAMENT IN NEW DELHI

AS DALIT DIGNITY MARCH

HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHTS AND DEMANDS OF THE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED

AND SHALL ASSEMBLE AT THE PARLIAMENT

AS

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED

National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR) invites you to join the Dignity March on 5^th December,2010, at 10 AM, from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament. Led by the Dalits, the socially excluded from all over India come together on 5^th December annually in Delhi to submit a charter of demands highlighting their plights, issues and concerns to the Parliament and the Prime Minister of the country. This year, apart from the other issues of concern to the socially excluded, the Dignity March will also highlight issues related to improvements in MNREGA, Food Security and Child Rights and it would submit its charter of demands to the Prime Minister and ten ministries of the central government.

NACDOR is the acclaimed National Platform of Dalit Organisations of more than 1200 organisations spread all over India.

The Dignity March will highlight various demands of the socially excluded such as separate electorate for Dalits, Employment Guarantee Act for the Urban Poor, Increase in the number of days under NREGA from 100 to 200- at least in the distress districts, Reservation in private sector, Making private sector accountable for the largesse offered to them by the government, institutionalize mechanisms to ensure that the CSR efforts of PSUs reach the Dalits, land reforms giving access to Dalit families on land, Redefining the poverty line to include all Dalit families as BPL, proper implementation of Prevention of atrocities act, quality basic services (education, health, drinking water, sanitation, housing, electricity) to all Dalit population, implementation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Special Component Plans and end of all displacements and evictions of the Dalits from villages, slums and habitations.

Thousands of Dalits men and women will stay at Ramlila Maidan Grounds in New Delhi.

Other associated events being organised are :

4 December 2010 from 10 AM to 5.30 PM, Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

Consultation on Dignity and Inclusive Development (highlighting reforms in the police administration system to provide speedy justice to Dalits and expectations from the Approach to the next 5 Year Plan.

4 December 2010 from 2 PM to 5.30 PM, Ramlila Grounds, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi

Consultation on "Empowerment of Dalit Women" at Ramlila Maidan Grounds

4 December 2010 from 2 PM to 5.30 PM, Ramlila Grounds, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi

Consultation on "Youth Development issues among Dalit Youth" at Ramlila Maidan, on 4^th December, 2 PM to 5 PM

4 December 2010 from 6.30 PM to 7.00 PM, Ramlila Grounds, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi

1000 lights for Dignity dedicated to late Shri Bhagwan Das, noted Dalit rights activist, at Ramlila Grounds

4 December 2010 from 7.30 PM to 9.30 PM, Ramlila Grounds, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi

Cultural evening with Dalit singers, at Ramlila Maidan, on 4^th December, 7.30 PM – 9.30 PM

5 December 2010 at 10 AM

Dalit Dignity March to the Parliament begins at Ramilal Grounds, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi

6 December 2010 from 7.30 AM to 10.30 AM, at the Statue of Baba Saheb Dr. Ambedkar in the Parliament.

On 6^th December, the 54^rd Parinirvan Divas (the Death Anniversary) of Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the participants will pay their homage to him at the statue inside the Parliament.

Different delegations will go to different ministries to submit the charter of demands.

You are requested to join in the events.

For any further information, write to nacdor@gmail.com or contact 011-27442744,

Ashok Bharti

Chairperson

National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR)

Mobile: 9810918008.

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National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR)
M-3/22, Model Town-III, Delhi 110009 INDIA
Telephone: +91-11-27419002 Fax: +91-11-27442744
website: www.nacdor.org
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