AID Conference: May 29th-31st, 2004 Austin

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Schedule

  May 29th

  May 30th

  May 31st

Speakers

Reading List

 
 


This is the final Schedule at a glance. For a detailed schedule with session descriptions select respective dates - May 29th | May 30 | May 31. Visit the speakers page for bios and reading links.

Saturday, May 29th
Time Session Presenter(s)
08:00am - 09:45am Registration and Breakfast  
09:45am - 10:00am Songs Aravinda, Devashree
10:00am - 10:05am Welcome Chandrika Ramanujam
10:05am - 11:15am

Balaji's Corner:

Balaji Sampath was instrumental in expanding AID in the US and is currently a Jeevan Saathi (AID fellow) in India. He played a key role in developing the Hundred Block Plan spanning 1000 villages in TN and Bihar. Balaji will share his experiences on collaborations with TNSF, growth of AID Chennai, and other upcoming plans.

Balaji Sampath
11:15am - 12:15pm People's movements & AID Gautam and Aravinda
12:15pm - 01:00pm AID Strategy Discussion Kiran Vissa
01:00pm - 02:00pm Lunch
02:00pm - 02:15pm Interconnected Problems & Solutions: An audio visual presentation Srinadh Madhavapeddi & Sunita Mani
02:15pm - 03:40pm Issues Cells Discussion Mokshay, Kalpana
03:40pm - 03:45pm Stretch Break
03:45pm - 04:45pm Parallel Sessions on Issue Cells:  
Adivasi Mokshay Madiman
Bhopal Ryan Bodanyi
Water Chandrika, Samyukta, Shrinaath
Women Vaiyjanthi, Priya
Spirituality Arun Sripati, Amit Basole, Hrishi Shinde, Vivek Gulati
04:45pm - 05:15pm Tea
05:15pm - 07:15pm

Keynote Speech (Public Event): Water - Bringing people together

In the Alwar District of Rajasthan, solving the local water problems became the seed to mobilization of the local community towards self reliance. Rajendra Singh will discuss about his work in Alwar District and the national water policy of India and its impacts in Rajasthan and elsewhere in India.

Rajendra Singh (Tarun Bharat Sangh)
07:15pm - 08:00pm AID Poster Sessions Kavita, Prasanthi
08:00pm - 09:00pm Dinner  
08:30pm - 10:00pm Movie Madhulika
09:00pm - 10:00pm AID Shayari: Read your favourite inspirational poems in any language. Sastry. Priya Ranjan
 
Sunday, May 30th
Time Session Presenter(s)
08:00am - 09:00am Breakfast  
09:00am - 10:00am Connecting to Local Communities: Local Outreach Session Sharmila Rudrappa, Madhulika
10:00am - 10:05am Stretch Break  
10:05am - 11:30am Parallel Workshops:  
Treasury Om
Projects Srividya
Web Suresh Madhu
Your Voice Counts Ani Vaidya
Fund Raising Harish, Srikanth, Satry
11:30am - 12:30pm AID General Body Meeting Kiran Vissa
12:30pm - 01:30pm Lunch  
01:30pm - 02:30pm Parallel Sessions on Regional Cells:  
Gujarat Gautam
North East Tulika
Rajasthan Nishant
Tamil Nadu Gayathri, Govind, Padmapriya
Andhra Pradesh Suresh, Samyukta
02:30pm - 03:20pm Using media for outreach Bob Jensen, Dilip D'souza
03:20pm - 03:30pm Stretch Break  
03:30pm - 05:00pm Parallel Creative Workshops:  
Theater Aravinda
Public Speaking Bob Jensen
Multimedia/ Pamphlets production Balaji
Media Workshop Dilip D'Souza
05:00pm - 05:30pm Tea
05:30pm - 06:30pm Chapter Presentations Kishore
06:30pm - 08:00pm

Keynote Speech (Public Event): Land reforms and their implications in Dalit and Adivasi struggles

Chennaiah has been working on the issues of land appropriation and distribution among landless laborers, release and rehabilitation of bonded labour and negotiation for minimum and equal wages by founding the Andra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union (APVUU). He will talk about the land reforms and the impact of golobalization on agricultural workers and dalits and APVUU s efforts to unite the agricultural workers unions in India.

Chennaiah (APVUU)
08:00pm - 09:00pm Dinner  
09:00pm - 10:30pm Cultural Items presented by various chapters Srikanth
 
Monday, May 31th
Time Session Presenter(s)
08:00am - 08:30am Breakfast  
08:30am - 09:15am Globalization, World Bank and Food Security Shrayas, Chakri
09:15am - 10:15am Peace Session Gautam
10:15am - 11:00am Conference Recap and Steps Going Forward Kiran
11:00am - 01:00pm Fun Event: Scavenger Hunt Gayathri Manikutty
01:00pm - 02:00pm Lunch
02:00pm - Goodbyes and Farewells
 

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