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Activities
Organisation: SHISUK
Activities:
- Citizens’ Dialogue on ‘Food Security of Bangladesh and Agriculture Input Management’
- Art Competition on Food Crisis in Bangladesh
- Debate and discussion program on Global Food Crisis and Bangladesh Perspective among the students and teachers of Southeast University, Dhaka, and civil society representatives
- Press Conference on No Food Day
Venue: Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
Contact Person: Sakiul Millat Morshed
E-mail: ed.shisuk@gmail.com, shisuk@bangla.net
Media Person: Shormila Arefeen
Organisation: The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC)
Activities:
- "Two hours radio live seminar to talk about the rice crisis and food sovereignty. 5 key farmers and three to four resource persons will be invited to attend in the seminar and the listener can call to raise their perception or ideas as well as ask some question to the resource person."
Venue: Cambodia
Country: Cambodia
Website: http://www.cedac.org.kh/
Contact Person: Yang Saing Koma
E-mail: cedac@camnet.com.kh
Media Person: Him Khortiet
Organisation: Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center (PEAC)
Activities:
- Forum on food crisis
Country: China
Contact Person: Sun Jing
E-mail: peac.sj@gmail.com
Media Person: Sun Jing
Organisation: Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
Activities:
- Public Forum on World Foodless Day
- Cultural presentations
- Print out flyers and banners
- Media releases and interviews
Venue: Hong Kong
Country: Hong Kong, China
Website: www.apmigrants.org
Contact Person: Ramon Bultron
E-mail: ahc@hknet.com
Media Person: Aaron Ceradoy
Organisation: Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union (APVVU)
Activities:
- Distribute pamphlets all over the districts
- District wide protest rallies and public meetings in 15 districts
- Press meets on 12 October and also on 17th October
Venue: Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
Website: http://www.apvvu.org
Contact Person: Chennaiah Poguri
E-mail: apvvu98@gmail.com
Media Person: Chennaiah Poguri
Organisation: Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON)
Activities:
- Workshop with government officials, community leaders and farmer’s associations
- Media sensitization through press conferences, testimony sharing etc.
- Meeting with partner organizations and community people
Country: India
Website: http://www.cecoedecon.org
Contact Person: Sharad Joshi
E-mail: sharad_jp1@bsnl.in
Media Person: Mr. Kalyan Singh Kothari
Mobile: 09414047744
Organisation: Institute for Motivating Self-Employment (IMSE)
Activities:
- Mobilisation, raising awareness on WFD
- Book release on the documentation of violations of RTF, focusing on role of MNCs and neo-liberal policies
- Film showing
Country: India
Website: http://www.imse-india.com/
Contact Person: Parama Ukil
E-mail: bipimse@cal.vsnl.net.in
Media Person: Arabinda Mukherjee
Organisation: Society for Rural Education and Development (SRED)
Activities:
- Public Meetings at Perambakkam, Panapakkam,Thiruvelangadu
- Campaign on food crisis
- Village meetings and street play in Sivapuram, Narasingapuram,Thakolam on Special Economic Zone
Venue: Villages in Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Contact Person: Fatima Burnad
E-mail: burnad@md3.vsnl.net.in
Media Person: Agnes Vimala
Organisation: Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA)
Activities:
- Protest and Rally in Jakarta on 16 October 2008 on the theme of Stop Land Monopoly and Violence against the Peasants: Assert Our Rights to Land and Food
Venue: Jakarta
Country: Indonesia
Contact Person: Erpan Faryadi
E-mail: agra_pusat@yahoo.com
Media Person: Erpan Faryadi
Organisation: Gita Pertiwi
Activities:
- Conduct a national discussion together with INFID and INDIES on the role of IFIs policies as the main player to the current food crisis
- Local food competition with women organisation
- Seminar on food crisis
- Exhibition on food crisis
Venue: Solo
Country: Indonesia
Contact Person: Rossana Dewi
E-mail: gita@indo.net.id
Media Person: Nana Suhartana
Organisation: Consumers Union of Japan (CUJ)
Activities:
- Organize a forum: Another World Food Day
Country: Japan
Website: http://www.nishoren.org/en
Contact Person: Michiyo Koketsu
E-mail: koketsu@nishoren.org
Media Person: Michiyo Koketsu
Organisation: Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum (KESSFF)
Activities:
- Small Scale Farmers exhibition to share best practices and strategies for food security and food sovereignty
- Speeches on the efforts of Small Scale Farmers to address food security issues
- Dissemination of food sovereignty literature materials to enlighten farmers on the issues of food security and food sovereignty
Country: Kenya
Contact Person: Moses Shaha, Vincent Omondi
E-mail: kessffokenya@yahoo.com
Media Person: Vincent Omondi
Organisation: Tenaganita
Activities:
- Forum on Biofuel, Food Sovereignty and Sustainablity
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Website: http://www.tenaganita.net
Contact Person: Steven Ng
E-mail: steven.tenaganita@gmail.com
Media Person: Steven Ng
Organisation: Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD)
Activities:
- Information session for journalists
- Press conference
- Photo contest among journalists for WFD
Country: Mongolia
Website: http://www.owc.org.mn/chrd
Contact Person: Urantsooj Gombosuren
E-mail: chrd@mongolnet.mn
Media Person: Urantsooj Gombosuren
Organisation: All Nepal Peasants' Federation (ANPFa)
Activities:
- Mass mobilization on 16 Oct
- Workshop on Food Crisis and World Foodless Day
Venue: Nepal
Country: Nepal
Website: http://www.anpfa.org.np
Contact Person: Balram Banskota
E-mail: anpfa@anpfa.org.np
Media Person: Dr Keshab
Organisation: All Nepal Women Association (ANWA)
Activities:
- Participate in the rally organised by Right to Food Network on 16th October 2008
- Organise a program with women leaders and women CA members on 18th October 2008
Country: Nepal
Contact Person: Sabitra Bhusal
E-mail: anwa@anwa.org.np
Media Person: Sabitra Bhusal
Organisation: Lok Sanjh Foundation
Activities:
- Pakistan Dehqan Assembly
- Zonal Dehqan Assembly
Venue: Central Punjab, Northern Punjab, Southern Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Website: http://www.loksanjh.org
Contact Person: Muhammad Asim
E-mail: kisan.dharti@yahoo.com
Media Person: Saiffurrehman
Organisation: Roots For Equity
Activities:
- Press conference in Hyderabad, Sindh
- Demonstartion by small and landless farmers (including women) in Hyderabad
- Demonstration by small and landless farmers in NWFP
Venue: Hyderabad, NWFP
Country: Pakistan
Contact Person: Azra Sayeed
E-mail: sayeed_azra@hotmail.com, roots@super.net.pk
Media Person: Wali Haider
Organisation: Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)
Activities:
- Rally in front of the Department of Agriculture (DA)
- Dialogue with the DA Secreatry and National Food Authority Administrator
- Picket at the National Food Authority Warehouse
- Interviews and Media Releases
Venue: Quezon City
Country: Philippines
Website: http://www.geocities.com/kmp_ph
Contact Person: Rhoda Gueta
E-mail: roda_g04@yahoo.com
Media Person: Roy Morilla
Organisation: Vikalpani
Activities:
- Workshop on food crisis
- Meetings with opinion makers and leaders on the improvement of food policy
- Local food exhibition of new food products made from rice
Country: Sri Lanka
Contact Person: Chandrawathie Hewagallage
E-mail: vikalpani@sltnet.lk
Media Person: Chandrawathie Hewagallage
Organisation: Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (Pelum) Uganda
Activities:
- Radio talk show in the districts
- Fact finding and simplifying information related to the current food crisis in Uganda
- Printing and dissemination of the posters
Venue: Tororo District, Eastern Uganda
Country: Uganda
Website: http://www.pelumrd.org
Contact Person: Stella Lutalo
E-mail: pelumuganda@utlonline.co.ug
Media Person: Nancy Mugimba
Organisation: World Hunger Year (WHY) and Pesticide Action Network North America (PAN NA)
Activities:
- Forum: Step up to the Plate, Ending the Food Crisis
Country: United States of America
Website: http://www.worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/call_to_action.asp
Contact Person: Tim Ogborn /Kathryn Gilje
E-mail: kathryn@panna.org
Media Person: Tim Ogborn /Kathryn Gilje
Organisation: Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED)
Activities:
- Organise a day of propaganda about World Foodless Day on October 13 in Nam Dinh province, Yen disctrict
- Group discussions and meetings on food crisis
- Translation of articles to Vietnamese and were sent to 19 NGOs, 4 newspapers and Radio the "Voice of Vietnam", along with other official document of CGFED
- Media activities
Country: Vietnam
Contact Person: Pham Kim Ngoc
E-mail: cgfed@hn.vnn.vn
Media Person: Ms.Pham Huong Thao