All of us at HAQ: Centre for Child Rights deeply regret the sad demise of Minu Jose. Though we do not know her personally, we are sure that in this shrinking world of activists, we will all miss her.
Bharti Ali and Enakshi Ganguly Thukral ----- Original Message ----- From: Anivar Aravind To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 3:32 PM Subject: {greenyouth} Minu Jose. 1975-2007.(fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Apr 20, 2007 1:48 PM Minu Jose. 1975-2007. Friend, colleague, activist, lawyer, Bombayite. Minu passed away in Bombay on 19 April 2007. She was 31. She died of complications arising out of a swimming accident in Lonavala on 15 April. Minu died in the city she loved, she was a fighter for Bombay. Name a public interest issue in the city and she would be involved. Rallies against the slum demolitions; the litigation to re-open the dance bars, sale of mill lands to the builders lobby and; the right to affordable housing. Minu was deeply committed to social, economic and political justice. But she brought a healthy irreverence and youthful exuberance to activism. She was a warm, generous and lovely person with a deliciously wicked sense of humor. Her wide circle of friends from different walks of life is a tribute to the beautiful person she was. At Focus on the Global South, she devoted much of her time on demystifying the National Urban Renewal Mission (NURM). She saw the new model of urban development promoted by the NURM as exclusionary, aimed at private profit, undermining democracy and argued for its outright rejection. For an article by her on NURM see 'World Class Cities - for whom and at what cost?' http://www.focusweb.org/india/content/view/841/29/ She was also working on building a credible coalition to keep water under public control and oppose the privatisation move fronted by the World Bank. She was the driving force behind 'Mumbai Paani', a coalition of individuals and groups to keep water under democratic control. For a campaign note drafted by her see 'What's Happening To Your Water In K-East Ward-Mumbai?' http://www.focusweb.org/india/content/view/856/ Previously she was with the India Centre for Human Rights and the Law (ICHRL), where she was Managing Editor of Combat Law, a magazine on public interest and the law. We'll miss her lovely smile and the energetic hello with which she greeted everyone in the office. She loved her music and often listened to it while she hit the keys on her laptop. She was the only person we know who could read a document, type, listen to music and sing along, all at the same time. The Focus office will be very lonely without her. Minu: we will miss you. In sadness, Afsar Jafri, Ashish More, Benny Kuruvilla, Meena Menon, Nilesh More, Shalmali Guttal Sonila Shetty, Susanna Barria, Varsha Berry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.9/773 - Release Date: 22-Apr-07 8:18 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
