Over 500 delegates from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan and other parts of the country, representing people’s movements, trade unions and Civil Society Organisations came together at the Inaugural program at We20: Peoples’ Summit on G20 today in New Delhi. The Summit saw participation from Teesta Setalvad, Medha Patkar, Jayati Ghosh, Manoj Jha, Harsh Mander, Arun Kumar, Brinda Karat, Hannan Mollah, Rajeev Gowda among others.
In the run-up to the 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held in New Delhi in early September, a host of people’s movements, trade unions, civil society organisations, and concerned citizens are coming together at the We20: Peoples’ Summit on G20, on August 18-20 in New Delhi.
Join us for a Peoples’ Summit on G20 in Delhi! Witness people’s movements, trade unions, civil society organisations & concerned citizens coming together to deliberate upon key issues such as Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Just Energy Transition, International Trade, Banking, Labour, Shrinking Democratic Spaces, Rising Inequality and more! New Delhi | August 18, 19, 20
Download the Program schedule in English and Hindi . Inaugural Session on August 18, 2023, 2 PM onwards. Venue: Fr. Stan Swamy Auditorium (3rd Floor), HKS Surjeet Bhawan
India’s G20 Presidency is occurring at a crucial moment in the history of the world economy; as such it is important to ask what India’s role would be sitting on this high table. This compendium brings together diverse voices that are not afraid of asking difficult questions, or presenting analyses that diverge from the mainstream narratives and attempt to provide a much needed grounded analysis of the G20 framework.
Working groups comprising of experts, academics, practitioners and activists in various fields have been contributing to the debates around G20, bringing in people's perspectives from the margins. Here we present the papers written by these working groups. Please click on the concerned topic to view and download the position papers.
At the press conference organized by the Concerned Citizens of India at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, the release of the public hearing report shed light on the harrowing experiences of forced evictions across India in preparation for the G20 summit. The report was addressed by Senior Journalist Pamela Philipose, Human Rights Activist Harsh Mander, Former Deputy Mayor of Shimla Tikender Panwar and community leaders Shakeel Abdul and Akbar.
𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝟮𝟬 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 | 𝟏𝟏 𝐚𝐦 | 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛, 𝐀𝐁-𝟏𝟗, 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐝, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐲, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞 Join us for the report release event of the ‘Report of the Public Hearing on The Forced Evictions Across India and …
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विभिन्न क्षेत्रों से संगठनों के एक समूह के द्वारा आयोजित की गई इस जन सुनवाई ने एक अवसर प्रदान किया जहां विभिन्न निष्कासितों - किसानों, सड़क विक्रेताओं, कचरा चुनने वालों, बस्तियों के निवासियों - के साक्ष्य सुनने का मौका मिला, साथ ही वकीलों और कार्यकर्ताओं को भी विचार रखने का मौका मिला। इस जन सुनवाई ने चमकीली सौंदर्यिक भव्यता के पीछे छिपी कठोरता की दास्तान को उजागर किया।
Every time large-scale evictions and displacements take place, it has led to some conversations, protest actions, legal battles and policy discussions, yet nothing seems to change and the bulldozers return with renewed vigour as the next such mega event takes place.
Working Group on IFIs 