Programme for the advocacy workshop on the theme

Globalisation, State Policies and Human Rights

at

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Dr. H L Roy Building, Jadavpur University Campus

Kolkata 700 032

April 9 2005, Saturday

4:00 – 4:10 pm        Welcome address by Pradip Kumar Bose, Calcutta Research Group

4:00 – 4:15 pm        Introduction to the workshop theme, Madhuresh Kumar, Calcutta Research Group

4:1 – 4:45 pm          Keynote Address by Sushil Khanna, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata

4:45 – 5:00 pm        Tea Break

Panel 1:                 5:00 – 6:30 pm

Agriculture, Employment and Sustainable Livelihood

Chair: Ratan Khasnabis, Calcutta University

     Jasveen Ahluwalia, International Foundation for Election Systems, Jaipur              

     Bimal Kumar Pingua, Human Endeavour for the Advancement of Rural Tribes, Ranchi

     Swapan Ganguly, Paschim Bengal Khet Mazdoor Sangh, Kolkata

     Gagan Shyam, Judav, Ranchi

April 10 2005, Sunday

Panel 2:                 9:30 – 11:30 am

Development, Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation       

Chair: Paula Banerjee, Calcutta Research Group

Asha Hans, Utkal University, Orissa

Sebastian Rodrigues, Nature Environment Society and Transformations, Goa          

Gautam Sen, Mazdoor Mukti, Kolkata

Geeta Bharali, North Eastern Social Research Centre, Guwahati

Naveen Chander, Delhi University 

Tea Break               11:30 – 11:45 am

Panel 3:                 11:45 – 1:15 pm

Environment and Sustainable Development                        

Chair: Samir Kumar Das, Calcutta Research Group        

A K Ghose, Centre of Environment and Development, Kolkata

Mohit Roy, Vasundhara, Kolkata             

            Kalyan Rudra, Sri Chatainya College, Calcutta University

Lunch Break            1:15 – 2:15 pm

Panel 4:                 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Education, Information, Development and Governance                 

Chair: Asha Hans, Utkal University, Orissa

Malini Bhattacharya, Jadavpur University, Kolkata        

Raghav Chattopadhyay, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata      

Prabhat Jha, Ankur, Delhi                     

Sujato Bhadra, Association for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal

Pranab Jyoti Neog, Xavier Foundation, Guwahati

Tea Break               4:15pm – 4:30 pm

Concluding discussion on developing an ‘Educational Programme on Globalisation and Sustainability of Rights”                            4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Chair : Subhas Ranjan Chakrabarty,  Calcutta Research Group

Vote of Thanks        Sabyasachi Basu Raychaudhury, Calcutta Research Group