in solidarity c s venkiteswaran On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:49 PM, SIO KERALA <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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]> >>>> > >>>> 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