Latest News Update: Jan 9, 2010

Saturday, January 9, 2010

[ZESTCaste] situation of Dalit students in corporate colleges

*Jaibheem all*

*Friends in and around Hyderabad on 16th January Saturday, are invited to be
present in an important gathering to discuss the "situation of Dalit
students in corporate colleges" and screening of Merit Interrupted a
Documentary
film on the situation of Self Management social welfare Hostels. *

*Organised by National Dalit Forum*

*Date: 16 January 2010 Saturday*

*Time: 5:30 PM*

*Place: Mini Hall, Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Baghlingampally, Hyderabad.*

*Programme Schedule*

*5:30 to 6pm Tea and Snacks*

*6 to 6:15pm Introduction of participants*

*6:15 to 6:30 Introduction about the gathering by B.Karthik Navayan
Programme Officer National Dalit Forum*

*6:30 to 6:45 Briefing on the Situation of the Dalit students in
Corporate collages by Gogu Shyamala, Dalit Women Writer*

*6:45 to 7pm Way forward - moderated by Suneetha, Programme Officer,
National Dalit forum*

*7 to 8pm open to all: sharing of opinions on the future course
of action and concluding*

*8 to 8:40pm screening of Merit interrupted, documentary film*

*8to 9:10pm open to all: sharing of opinions on the film *

*9:10 to 9:20 concluding remarks by Shyamala, Suneetha, Karthik*

*9:20 to 9:30 Vote of thanks by O.Anil, Programme associate,
National Dalit forum*

* *

*Please come without fail, and inform others also*

*Confirm your participation to Anil on 9989675799 or write to **
ndforum2003@yahoo.com* <ndforum2003@yahoo.com>

* *

*Regards*

*B. Karthik Navayan*

*Programme Officer*

*National Dalit Forum*

*www.nationaldalitforum.org* <http://www.nationaldalitforum.org/>

* *

--
B.Karthik Navayan,
Advocate,
H.No. 21-7-761,
Opp.High Court Post Office,
Gansi Bazar, Hyderabad,
PIN-500002, AP.
Cell:09346677007,Email:navayan@gmail.com <Email%3Anavayan@gmail.com>
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[ZESTCaste] Dalit, BC, minority interests cannot be realised by feudal leadership: Ilaiah

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/09/stories/2010010961020800.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Dalit, BC, minority interests cannot be realised by feudal leadership: Ilaiah

Special Correspondent

Weaker sections might end up more oppressed in Telangana dominated by
upper castes

Agitations creating distress for poor while the rich leading them are
least affected

HYDERABAD: Noted intellectual Kancha Ilaiah has cautioned Dalits, BCs
and minorities not to have illusions that their social, political,
economic and educational aspirations would be realised in separate
Telangana if the present political Joint Action Committee was at the
helm.

Distant possibility

Speaking at a seminar on 'Telangana State - social justice' here on
Thursday, Prof. Ilaiah said that the political JAC was dominated by
upper caste feudal lords to protect their vested interests and weaker
sections might end up more oppressed in such Telangana State than
under Andhra capitalists.

Noting that the latest developments in New Delhi did not hold out any
possibility for formation of Telangana in the near future, Prof.
Ilaiah said even if the State was delayed by 20 years, only leadership
of Dalits, BCs and minorities forming majority population alone would
pave way for democratic and social Telangana.

He said it was important to provide downtrodden with access to free
and compulsory quality English medium education from KG to 12th class,
help them become officers, Ministers with knowledge and wisdom to make
independent decisions.

'Instigating people'

Likening K. Chandrasekhar Rao's TRS to Maharashtra's Shiva Sena, he
said he was instigating people of one region against another.

Plea to students

Urging students not to resort to bus, rail roko and suicides, he said
it only created distress for the poor while the rich leading the
movement were least affected.

Other speakers like I. Bhimrao, M. Lakshmaiah, K. Krishna, Prof.
Komranna, Prof. D. Vinod Kumar emphasised that Dalits should lead the
movement unitedly for Telangana to get back their land, resources,
rights for education, employment and political power from upper
castes.

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[ZESTCaste] USA: Can positive affirmations change anything?

http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_007192225.html

Published: January 07, 2010 06:21 pm

Can positive affirmations change anything?

Voices of Faith
McClatchy-Tribune News Service

'As we think, so we become'

Lama Chuck Stanford, Rime Buddhist Center & Monastery: From the
Buddhist perspective, all we can work on is our own mind. So, a
positive attitude will definitely help us deal with the world in more
effective and compassionate ways. The Buddha said 2,500 years ago,
"The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed.
The deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character. So
watch the thought and its ways with care; let it spring from love.
Born out of concern for all beings .... The shadow follows the body
and never leaves it. In the same way, as we think, so we become."

If we examine our mind, we can see that all of our actions, by body,
speech and mind, begin first as a thought. And where do thoughts come
from? They don't arise from nothing. Thoughts manifest as a result of
past causes and conditions. Therefore, in Buddhism we often recite
supplications or aspirations to remind us of the positive or virtuous
mind states that we hope to actualize.

As part of our daily practice, we recite a type of positive
affirmation known as the Four Immeasurables, which are, "May all
beings be endowed with happiness; may all beings be free from
suffering; may all beings never be separated from happiness; may all
beings abide in equanimity, undisturbed by the eight worldly
concerns." So, positive affirmations are powerful ways of reminding
ourselves of how we want to live our lives.

Affirmative truth can halt unjust practice

Pastor Raymond Davis Jr., Greater Corinthian Church of the Christ:
There are positive assertions made that resulted in notable change.

Affirmations of truth have been made down through the ages that have
impacted individuals, social, political and religious circumstances
resulting in change.

But of particular interest are assertions about religions. Religious
affirmations, statements, assertions and declarations should be in
respect of boundaries that have been in existence biblically and
theologically from the time of "In the beginning." There is this side
circumstance in every religious assertion made that falls under
side-bar scrutiny. This side-bar circumstance upholds whatever
statements are made. For example, "Jesus is the Christ" of God (1st
John 5:1). This affirmation is set in history as foundational based on
the Gospel of Salvation.

"All Men are Created Equal" is a perpetual thread of affirmative truth
based on the biblical discourse of Genesis 1:26, 27. The Civil Rights
Movement of the 1960s and the affirmative action programs are an
outgrowth of this doctrine. The purpose of such programs is to effect
change, to bring about the demise of unjust practices that are yet
beholden to the past.

In particular, the more basis of foundation for religious assertions,
the more they are able to effect change. These statements, given a
biblical history, are established in the affirmative and produce
change.

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