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Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
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the iron lady, Irom Chanu Sharmilafont-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"">, a human rights defender who has
been on hunger strike since November 2, 2000 in protest…
Hi Craig,Greetings from Drik India!
There is an interesting book ' The Design of Dissent' published by Rockport Publishers based in Michigan ( www.rockpub.com). The book examines graphic work that focuses on social and political concerns from around…
Harold White Fellowships at Australia
February 8, 2010 from 6pm to 7pm
The National Library of Australia offers annual fellowships to established researchers and writers. Established by the Council of the National Library of Australia in 1983 as the National Library Fellowships, the first Fellows commenced their resear…
Must read type article which critically poses the question " Ethics of vision?".Suvendu Chatterjee http://www.foto8.com/new/online/blog
Does Haiti's Crisis Call for a New Photojournalism?
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Michael David Murphy
21 Jan 2010
Last week’s crisis i…
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Since it's a global call , so African application should also be accepted. Otherwise you can write and check with Lizzy Openshaw at l.openshaw@ishr.ch or at internship@ishr.ch
thank you for this information. But i ask how can someone from africa be part of this opportnity.
thanks.
Peace and Collaborative Development Network ( PCDN ) makes networking work.PCDN at its best a dynamic, creative process that is so efficient that everything to me appears effortless. The hard work , careful planning and management has created PCDN a…
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The Geneva, Switzerland, Office of the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) seeks interns to observe and learn about both the United Nations (UN) hum…
The Durban University of Technology and Art for Humanity is organising a three-day international conference on Art and Social Justice or “the Art of Social Justice.” The 2010 Art and Social Justice Conference (March 21-24 ) will address a range of i…
December 29,2009
Mr. Barack Obama
Honorable President of United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Sub: An appeal to institutionalize ‘ Global Family Day’
Dear Mr. President,
Let the following appeal starts…
2010 International Internship Program at Gwangju, Republic of Korea
October 30, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm
Dear All,
Greetings from the May 18 Memorial Foundation
I would like to request for your help to spread our call for the 2010 International Internship Program. The internship program is our way to inspire young human rights activists to learn from…
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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- My organization has been working for a long time on 'Peace and conflict Resolution' and in fact I have had a lecture presentation on the topic at Nobel Peace Center , Oslo, Norway in Sept., 2008
My organization Drik India has been trying to launch a photography institute where the major subject will be taught ' Peace , conflict resolution and relevance of gandhi in the present context'. And for that I personally seek advice and cooperation from your network.
The following link can also be referred :www.aktive-fredsreiser.no/nyheter_03/2008/gandhi_gjenoppstar.htm
In the last year on the day of Gandhi's birthday from my organization the following article has been posted..
Gandhi's Non-Violence Impacts The World
A proposal by Drik India: ( Excerpts below )
21st century has witnessed wide-spread violence in many countries of the world. No place seems secure. We have as if reached an impasse. In the midst of this scenario the UN General Assembly has declared October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as the International Day of Non-violence. The world has recognized that there are only two alternatives, non-violence and non-existence.
Evolution of non-violence in human beings sounds a natural process but actually it is a conscious process of perseverance, self-reflection and reformation throughout the life, whatever may be the challenges and circumstances. It is an all time valid and doable 'formula' for a peaceful and harmonious co-existence even in the 21st century.
Suvendu Chatterjee/Drik India
2 October,2008
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Photojournalist, Photo editor & curator, Media & ICT Entrepreneur
and Human Rights Activist
Founder and Director
Drik India
In lieu of a CV…
It was the mid seventies. Chemistry was my only food for thought. That was the time when I dreamt of working on ‘suicidal enzymes’ at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
The entire decade of the seventies has witnessed movement against human rights violation both at the national and international level. Perhaps, organic chemistry helped me to come in touch with the organism of human struggle for existence. And…For a full decade I was deeply involved with the Naxalite movement, which was dubbed as the ‘Ultra Leftist’ movement. Later, after being disillusioned & disenchanted from Naxalite politics I realized that, the least that the movement had done for me was to bring me very close to human beings. It was a turning point in my life. First I took up the pen, but soon felt that I needed something more than just the pen to bring out the voice of the common people in whatever small way I can afford. Photography was the immediate choice.
So, that was the initial quest to start off on a photographic career. Another decade of hopping from one news media house to another followed. Soon I understood that photography at least in our part of the world is not appreciated as is painting. The news media use the photographers as illustrators or evidential instruments. In most cases, just as a nurse who is vital to a hospital, so is a photographer to a media house.**
Naturally, the search for an alternative path brought back the days of revolution in me.
While on an assignment I went to Bangladesh in 1996 to cover the country’s 25 years of Independence I came in touch with the award winning media agency Drik .Drik is a Sanskrit word means ‘vision’ and getting acquainted with Drik helped me to change my vision.
On coming back to India, I found myself busy in experimenting and formulating a movement on photography in search of an alternative path for photography and photographers in my own country. So followed the efforts to bring the exhibition of World Press Photo to Calcutta or organizing international workshop on photography in the country. And thus was born Drik India, the first overseas branch of the award winning media agency, Drik, Bangladesh so as to reflect the alternative voice through photography.
Personally, the regular assignments for national and international magazines or curating photography exhibitions were not enough. The food for an alternative thought & practice on photography could only by gathered through a combined effort of many. And what could better than the expansion of Drik!
The irresistible vibrancy has led us forward…
** Since I started Drik in India ( 2002 ) the scenario has been changing in the photography world in the country.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- India and South Asian countries
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- Shuttles in between India and USA ; Officially permamnent residence of USA but spend most of the time in India/South Asia apart from traveling
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Director, Drik India
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://www.drikindia.net ( under construction) www.drik.net
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Culture, Democratization, Development, Dialogue, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Information and Communication Technology, Media, Peacekeeping, Social Entreprenuership
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Advocacy, Budgeting, Capacity Building, Communication, Evaluation, Fundraising, Information Technology, Monitoring, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- Major lecture presentations:
• On Visual Literacy ‘ Making Child Rights Visible & Challenging the Literates’ in Dhaka
( 2nd Chobi Mela, International Festival of Photography, 2004 ) , Calcutta ( 2004 ) and
Delhi ( 2005 ) .
• Faces of HIV/AIDS: International AIDS Conference in Geneva ( 1998 ) , AIDS Conference in Kampala, Uganda ( 2005 ), Calcutta ( 2005 ) ,Delhi ( 2005 ) and Bangalore, India ( 2007 )
• The present trends of Indian photojournalism in Cyber age : Calcutta ( 2001 ) and
3rd Chobi Mela, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2004
• Copyright Act & intellectual property of photographers in the present context of
India : Calcutta, 2006
• Politics of Images: Dhaka (2006), University of Washington, DC, USA (2006),
UArts, Philadelphia , USA ( 2005 );Tokyo, Japan (2007 ) and at Sinopictures Agency in
Berlin, 2008
• Communicative Photography –beyond the daily assignments : Drik’s Experience at Uarts,
Philadelphia; 2006, Hanoi, Vietnam in 2007, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2007; Milan, Italy; 2008
• River Ganges and pollution of religion: Calcutta, 2002
• ‘Beyond the Icon of Grieving Mother’ – the model role of women in conflicting parts of north east India in Imphal, Manipur; 2006, Guawahati, Assam;2006 and Delhi in 2007
• ‘New Media Initiatives, Communication and Networking: What makes it works?’ in Kampala, Uganda (2005),Colombo, Sri Lanka ( 2006), Kathmandu, Nepal ( 2007 ), Hanoi, Vietnam ( 2007) ; Oslo , Norway ( 2007); Tokyo, Japan ( 2007) and Copenhagen, Denmark ( 2008 )
• ‘Relevance of Networking in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution’ in Risor and Oslo , Norway, 2008
• ‘Democratic Image, Photography and Glabalisation ‘ , Manchester, UK in 2007, Mumbai in 2008.
• Corporate Social Responsibility and New Media initiative : Mumbai, 2009
• ‘Role of Media in relief and disaster management’ at International Aids and Trade Conference , Washington DC, USA 9-10 July, 2009
Apart from the lecture presentations attended and moderated numerous seminars, lecture sessions in different parts of the world.
Major article written: ‘ Fair Trade in Photographic practices and Majority World ‘ in 2009
Major interview taken on photography:
Doordarshan, Calcutta ,1999; National Television, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006
Fotofile magazine , New York in 2005 , Days Japan magazine in 2007 , Radio in
Manchester , 2007 and NHK TV, Tokyo, 2007.
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An appeal to institutionalize ‘ Global Family Day’
December 29,2009
Mr. Barack Obama
Honorable President of United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Sub: An appeal to institutionalize ‘ Global Family Day’
Dear Mr. President,
Let the following appeal starts quoting Gandhi "The world will live in peace, only when the individuals composing it make up their minds to do so".
The above mentioned conviction of the nonviolent preacher endorses/precedes the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO "Since wars beg… Continue
Mr. Barack Obama
Honorable President of United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Sub: An appeal to institutionalize ‘ Global Family Day’
Dear Mr. President,
Let the following appeal starts quoting Gandhi "The world will live in peace, only when the individuals composing it make up their minds to do so".
The above mentioned conviction of the nonviolent preacher endorses/precedes the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO "Since wars beg… Continue
Posted on December 29, 2009 at 4:32pm —
Education
Royal Roads University
Location
Victoria, BC, Canada
Department
Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences
Description
Royal Roads University (RRU) is a public university in Canada created to solely address the needs of the global workplace through applied and professional programmes. RRU offers programmes that provide education based on the needs, schedules and lifestyles of learners and the demands of the global marketplace. All programmes at RRU make extensive use of team-based learning to prov… Continue
Location
Victoria, BC, Canada
Department
Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences
Description
Royal Roads University (RRU) is a public university in Canada created to solely address the needs of the global workplace through applied and professional programmes. RRU offers programmes that provide education based on the needs, schedules and lifestyles of learners and the demands of the global marketplace. All programmes at RRU make extensive use of team-based learning to prov… Continue
Posted on August 22, 2009 at 2:26am —
Education
University for Peace
Location
Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
Description
The University for Peace has its headquarters in Costa Rica, located 30 kms southwest of San Jose, within a natural reserve composed by a secondary forest and the last remnant of primary forest (1.200 ha) in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. The University for Peace's concern for, and commitment toward, global peace and security has led it to share its campus with some international entities focused on related issues. Affiliate… Continue
Location
Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
Description
The University for Peace has its headquarters in Costa Rica, located 30 kms southwest of San Jose, within a natural reserve composed by a secondary forest and the last remnant of primary forest (1.200 ha) in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. The University for Peace's concern for, and commitment toward, global peace and security has led it to share its campus with some international entities focused on related issues. Affiliate… Continue
Posted on August 22, 2009 at 2:24am —
Education
Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Location
New Delhi, India
Department
Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Description
The Centre was launched in 2004, as a centre for peace and conflict resolution at Jamia Millia Islamia University. While the chief focus of the Centre is comparative and contemporary studies, it also aims to fill a gap it finds in Indian academic life - the lack of serious and purposeful analysis of types and sources of conflict in the… Continue
Location
New Delhi, India
Department
Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Description
The Centre was launched in 2004, as a centre for peace and conflict resolution at Jamia Millia Islamia University. While the chief focus of the Centre is comparative and contemporary studies, it also aims to fill a gap it finds in Indian academic life - the lack of serious and purposeful analysis of types and sources of conflict in the… Continue
Posted on August 22, 2009 at 2:21am —
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