p m salih president sio kerala zone On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:08 PM, jenny rowena <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 >>> > 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