friends from now on anyone who wants can sign this online petition http://www.petitiononline.com/lekha/petition.html
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > I endorse. > > In solidarity, > > Sukla Sen > EKTA (Committee for Communal Amity), Mumbai > > 2010/1/25 Anil Tharayath Varghese <[email protected]> > > Dear friends >> >> endorsements received so far >> >> 1. K Sachidanandan, Writer >> 2. T T Sreekumar, Asst Professor, National University of >> Singapore >> 3. J Devika, CSDS, Trivandrum >> 4. Mohammed Shihab , General Secretary, SIO, Kerala >> 5. P I Naushad, Secretary, Solidarity, Youth Movement, Kerala >> 6. K Sunilkumar, Convenor, Nava Janadipathya Prasthanam, Kerala >> 7. M B Manoj, Poet and Political Activist, Kottayam, Kerala >> 8. P Mujiburrahman, President, Solidarity Youth Movement, Kerala >> 9. Rekha Raj, Panchami, Dalit Feminist Network, Kerala >> 10. A Vasu, Activist, Kerala >> 11. Sunder Raj. Environment Activist, Malappuram, Kerala >> 12. Shamshad Hussain, Senior Lecturer, Kaladi University, Kerala >> 13. Babu Bharadwaj , Writer, Kerala >> 14. K M Salim Kumar, Dalit Intellectual Activist, Kerala >> 15. Adv. Shaji Joseph, Kerala >> 16. K P Salwa, Writer and Activist, Kerala >> 17. K P Sethunad, Journalist, Kerala >> 18. K V Shaji, Right to Information Collective, Malappuram, Kerala >> 19. K K Kochu, Dalit Intellectual Activist, Kerala >> 20. Sunny M Kappikad, Dalit Intellectual Activist, Kerala >> 21. Madhuresh, NAPM, Delhi >> 22. Saswati Swetlena, NCAS, Delhi >> 23. Joe Athially, Delhi Solidarity group >> 24. Karthik Navayan, Advocate, Hyderabad >> 25. Jyotiraj, REDS, Karnataka >> 26. Pradeep Esteves, Coordinator CERI – Karnataka >> 27. Edwin - OPEN SPACE Bangalore >> 28. Anita Cherian, OPEN SPACE Bangalore >> 29. Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar - Professor - UTC Bangalore >> 30. Vijayan M J, Delhi Forum, Delhi >> 31. Benny Kuruvilla, Focus on Global South, Delhi >> 32. Kavita Krishnan, All India Progressive Women's Association >> (AIPWA) >> 33. Bobby Kunju, Human Rights Activist, Delhi >> 34. Bijulal, ISI, Delhi >> 35. Pardeep Singh Attri, Insight Foundation, Bombay >> 36. Jenson Joseph, Research Scholar, University of Hyderabad >> 37. Reshma Bharadwaj: Research Scholar, Bergen University, Norway >> 38. C R Neelakandan, Writer >> 39. P Geetha., Writer >> 40. J Raghu, Writer, Kerala >> 41. Dileep Raj, Resident Editor Penguin India, Ernakulam >> 42. K P Selwa, Writer, Former President, Girls Islamic >> Organization, Kerala >> 43. Abdul Salim, Samvedana Vedi, Kerala >> 44. Thaha Madai, Writer >> 45. Ubaid Rehman , Studentdom webportal, Kerala >> 46. N P Ashley, Writer, Hyderabad >> 47. Philip Vinod Peacock, Lecturer, Bishop's College, Kolkata >> >> On Jan 25, 2:30 pm, jenny rowena <[email protected]> wrote: >> > sorry there was a change in the third demand which is now : forgot to >> > inform this forum >> > >> > Take stringent actions against the CITU workers and police >> officers >> > on duty under the SC/ST Atrocities act, for inflicting violence on >> > Chithralekha. >> > >> > On 1/25/10, Karthik Navayan <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > I endorse, and demand to book the culprits under SC ST (POA), as the >> > > chithraleka's status as a Schedule Caste is the reason for the to >> torture on >> > > her >> > >> > > Karthik >> > >> > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Anil Tharayath Varghese < >> > > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> Madhuresh NAPM >> > >> Saswati Swetlena NCAS >> > >> > >> On Jan 25, 12:56 pm, geedha geedha <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I endorse >> > >> > geedha >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > >> > From: Kavita Krishnan <[email protected]> >> > >> > Date: Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM >> > >> > Subject: Re: [GreenYouth] Urgently Endorse : Petition for >> Chithralekha >> > >> > To: [email protected] >> > >> > >> > Cc: [email protected] >> > >> > >> > I endorse. Kavita Krishnan, All India Progressive Women's >> Association >> > >> > (AIPWA) >> > >> > >> > 2010/1/25 jenny rowena <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > > We a group of concerned academicians and activists belonging to >> the >> > >> Kerala >> > >> > > Feminist Network have come to know that Chithralekha, a Dalit >> woman >> > >> > > who >> > >> is >> > >> > > making a living as an auto driver, has been harassed by the CITU >> and >> > >> the >> > >> > > police in Payyanur, Kannur District, Kerala, on 20th January >> 2010. It >> > >> is >> > >> > > also extremely disconcerting to note that while the general >> apathy of >> > >> the >> > >> > > police continue, the trade unions of the CPI (M) has resorted to >> other >> > >> ways >> > >> > > of demoralizing the struggle of a woman for just and equal, >> civil, >> > >> political >> > >> > > and human rights. >> > >> > >> > > *BACKGROUND* >> > >> > >> > > Chithralekha, a Dalit woman, from Payyanur in Kannur, Kerala, was >> one >> > >> of >> > >> > > the first woman auto drivers to enter a workplace dominated by >> men >> > >> > > from >> > >> > > higher castes. Right from the beginning there was a strong >> resistance >> > >> to her >> > >> > > and there was a three month delay in giving her a membership of >> the >> > >> union. >> > >> > > Later, when she went on to become an efficient and extremely >> popular >> > >> auto >> > >> > > rickshaw driver, the resistance against her took a violent turn. >> Soon >> > >> she >> > >> > > was subject to many acts of workplace harassment by her fellow >> auto >> > >> drivers. >> > >> > > On one occasion, the hood of her auto was torn off, she was >> called >> > >> > > derogatory caste names, and a fellow driver even tried to run her >> over >> > >> with >> > >> > > his vehicle. Chithralekha protested against this, lodging >> complaints >> > >> with >> > >> > > the police and even managing to get one of the workers arrested >> with >> > >> the >> > >> > > help of a local Dalit activist. In the course of her protest, she >> also >> > >> > > brought to light the fact that her district and locality still >> > >> practiced >> > >> > > untouchability, albeit in modern forms. Once the issue went >> outside >> > >> > > the >> > >> > > purview of the local auto stand, the CITU and the local CPI (M) >> goons >> > >> > > adopted a new tactic and started tarnishing her image with wide >> spread >> > >> > > poster campaigns. Through these posters, Chithralekha was branded >> as a >> > >> > > sexually loose woman, a woman who drinks, whose mother was a sex >> > >> worker, who >> > >> > > talks like a man, who does not listen and who does not know how >> to >> > >> behave. >> > >> > > With such a campaign, Chithralekha lost all support in the >> locality. >> > >> > >> > > On December 30th, 2005, they burned down her auto, depriving her >> of >> > >> > > her >> > >> > > only source of livelihood. However, Chithralekha continued with >> her >> > >> struggle >> > >> > > and managed to procure a new auto through her association with >> various >> > >> > > Dalit, Feminists and Citizen’s initiatives in June 2008. >> Chithralekha >> > >> had >> > >> > > been slowly trying to get on with her life, though she and her >> husband >> > >> were >> > >> > > often being attacked in various ways by the local CITU. It was at >> this >> > >> point >> > >> > > that the current incident occurred. >> > >> > >> > > * * >> > >> > >> > > *THE CURRENT INCIDENT* >> > >> > >> > > On the morning of 20th January 2010, Chithralekha (along with her >> > >> husband >> > >> > > Shreeshanth) who was about to park her auto rickshaw in front of >> a >> > >> medical >> > >> > > shop, was asked to move her vehicle from the parking spot by one >> Mr >> > >> > > Ramachandran who is an office bearer of the CITU auto rickshaw >> Union >> > >> > > in >> > >> > > Payyanur. When Chithralekha protested, an altercation followed >> between >> > >> them >> > >> > > and the CITU workers started beating her up. Soon, a police jeep >> > >> arrived and >> > >> > > bundled the couple into the vehicle. They were taken to the >> police >> > >> station >> > >> > > and severely beaten up. Later she was allowed to go without even >> > >> registering >> > >> > > a case!! She has visible wounds all over her body and has had to >> go to >> > >> the >> > >> > > hospital twice after the incident. Moreover, she is unable to >> move out >> > >> of >> > >> > > her house or drive her auto as she is afraid of further violence. >> > >> Shockingly >> > >> > > there is very little media coverage of this issue and no local >> support >> > >> > > available to her in defending against the attack. >> > >> > >> > > In this context, we strongly demand the State Government to: >> > >> > >> > > * * >> > >> > >> > > Ø *Take immediate steps to ensure the fundamental rights of >> > >> > > Chithralekha to be able to work and live in her own native place, >> free >> > >> of >> > >> > > mental and physical torture. * >> > >> > >> > > * * >> > >> > >> > > Ø *Implement the provisions of the Vishakha Guidelines on >> Sexual >> > >> > > Harassment at the Workplace for Chithralekha, an auto rickshaw >> > >> > > driver.* >> > >> > >> > > * * >> > >> > >> > > * * >> > >> > >> > > Ø *Take stringent actions against the CITU workers and >> police >> > >> > > officers on duty who inflicted violence on Chithralekha during >> the >> > >> incident. >> > >> > > * >> > >> > >> > > * * >> > >> > >> > > Ø *Constitute an Independent Judicial Commission to conduct >> > >> thorough >> > >> > > investigation into the whole issue* >> > >> > >> > > Chithralekha Solidarity, >> > >> > >> > > Kerala Feminist Network >> > >> > >> > > -- >> > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google >> > >> Groups >> > >> > > "Green Youth Movement" group. >> > >> > > To post to this group, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> > > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> > >> > >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > >> > > . >> > >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > >> > Groups >> > >> > "Green Youth Movement" group. >> > >> > To post to this group, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> > >> > >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > >> > . >> > >> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// >> > >> groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > geedha >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > >> "Green Youth Movement" group. >> > >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> > >> > >> . >> > >> For more options, visit this group at >> > >>http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >> > >> > > -- >> > > B.Karthik Navayan, >> > > Advocate, >> > > H.No. 21-7-761, >> > > Opp.High Court Post Office, >> > > Gansi Bazar, Hyderabad, >> > > PIN-500002, AP. >> > > Cell:09346677007,Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]>< >> email%[email protected] <email%[email protected]>> >> > >http://sites.google.com/site/karthiknavayan/home >> > >http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=10379805095932756525 >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "Green Youth Movement" group. >> > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Green Youth Movement" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >> >> > > > -- > Peace Is Doable > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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