[Reader-list] Invitation to a dialogue on People's Knowledge Movement

[Avinash Jha]

Jibesh, could you please post it to Sarai list and any other list you  
think relevant. And, please contribute to the dialogue. Critical  
voices are welcome. Check the call for participation. You could  
respond to that. First week of contributions (12th to 21st) will have  
several articulations of lokavidya which needs to be debated.

avinash


Lokavidya Jan Andolan

- Invitation to a dialogue on People's Knowledge Movement

Dear friends

In preparation for the First International Conference of Lokavidya Jan  
Andolan to be held in Varanasi on 12-14 November, 2011, we invite you  
to participate and contribute to an online dialogue at http://lokavidyajanandolan.blogspot.com/ 
.

You could see the call for participation for the conference here (in 9  
languages): http://lokavidyajanandolan.blogspot.com/2011/06/call-for-participation-lokavidya-jan.html

The idea of Lokavidya or People's Knowledge has been around for a  
while. You could look up various kinds of material on the Vidya Ashram  
website (www.vidyaashram.org) to get a glimpse of the development of  
this idea. Lokavidya is the knowledge in society, based on which a  
majority of people all over the world lead their lives. This knowledge  
has not been recognized, and when recognized has been subject to  
exploitation.

The need is now being felt for a political movement, for a space,  
where people can mobilize on the basis of their knowledge. Lokavidya  
Jan Andolan aspires to contribute to such a movement. We wish to have  
an open dialogue where the basis, potential and strategies of such a  
movement can be openly debated. We would like you to participate in  
this dialogue with your insights and critique.

You could simply go to the blog site http://lokavidyajanandolan.blogspot.com/ 
  to read posts and comments and add your own. Or you could subscribe  
to the contents by entering your email above 'Subscribe' button. In  
order to contribute you would have to login using your gmail user name  
and password and then use the option of 'New Post'.

In case of any difficulty, please contact Avinash  
(kalisaroj at gmail.com) or Surendran (k.k.surendran at gmail.com)

The dialogue begins on 12th July and will last for about 10 weeks.

Avinash Jha
for Vidya Ashram

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