Good to see this, Sasi. Dr. Sumangala of Ambedkar University has done some useful research in IPTA songs-just for your information.
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:20 PM, KP Sasi <[email protected]> wrote: > *SONGS OF FREEDOM!* > > A get-together of activist singers took place in Bangalore on Aug.14, 2012 > at UTC, Bangalore.Adivasis from Coorg, Chickamanglore, Budakkattu > Krishikara Sangh Nagarhole, Adivasi Aikya Samithi Wayanad, fisherwomen > from Theeradesa Mahilavedi (Women’s Wing of KSMTF), activists from > anti-nuclear movement of Koodankulam, Students from Salsabeel Green School > -Thrissur, Activists from VIBGYOR, Meghnath and Madhu Mansoori from > Jharkhand, Bhoomi Thaye Balage, Karnataka Vidhyarthi Sanga (KVS), > Sammanita, Tribal Joint Action Forum (Siddi Group) participated and sang > songs related to the contemporary concept of freedom. > > > > Social action all over the world has been shaped and inspired by songs. > Through songs activists informed, inspired, motivated and touched the > hearts of people on various aspects of social reality all over the world, > using minimum words. And in reality, these minimum words could achieve > what large essays and long speeches could not achieve. > > > > During the last few decades in India, a large number of songs have emerged > in the dalit movement, anti-nuclear movement, anti-dam movement, farmers’ > struggles, fisher-folk’s movement, adivasi movement, women’s movement, > movement for the rights over natural resources, child rights movement, > sexuality movement, anti-communal movement, human rights movement, > environment movement , anti-displacement movement and the struggle against > destructive development in general. One thing is clear from this: Songs > unite people. > > Through songs, the activists of today are expressing a different notion of > freedom – much different from the earlier notions of freedom struggle. The > activists today recognize the existence of a neo-colonial exploitation even > today but the struggle which unites them is through multiple resistance > movements on diverse issues. We feel the need to strengthen such songs and > popularize them. > > The event was organized by: > > *Pedestrian Pictures, Department of Women’s Studies (UTC), Visual Search, > Solidarity Youth Movement, Karnataka Janashakthi, ALF, Moving Republic, > Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, PDF, Vishtar, INSAF, Sichrem, National > Adivasi Alliance, New Socialist Alternative, Lesbit and Others* > > > > > -- > 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]. > 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
