Posts : civic activism

Civic Action Workshop

Rithesh - 26-OCT-2013

 

Freedom park power brake-fast Event - RWAs and Apartments

psaram42 - 8-FEB-2013

Kalpana Kar a member of Bangalore Agenda Task Force [BATF] of the Karnataka Government was in charge of the power break fast meet to day.

Blogathon

Nisha Thompson - 8-FEB-2011

Hi Everyone,

We are trying to resurrect the idea of a Praja blogathon for later this year.  I created this Wiki to pull together supporters and ideas so we can get the ball rolling.

Next steps:

Pick a weekend some time in July. 

Please add as you see fit!

-Nisha

Using Social Media for Mobilisation

murali772 - 18-JUN-2009

For some time now, blogs, facebook  and other forms of social media have been used extensively for rallying people around an issue or a cause. However, what makes some of these campaigns more successful than others? Does the workability of social media for mobilisation depend on the manner in which information is designed and/or disseminated?
 

Doctor saves two 200+ yr old uprooted trees...

Ravi_D - 29-APR-2009

Cardiologist Dr Ramana Rao spent around a lakh to save two 200yr plus old peepal trees uprooted on Tumkur Road.

See this report in DH: Doctor Injects life into trees.

Janaagraha's awareness program - why not online?

silkboard - 8-JAN-2009

Yet another email from Janaagraha announcing their Citizen Awareness Program (CAP) set me thinking about them. What if Janaagraha were to convert their CAP from classroom sessions to online webinars? Think an interactive website where citizens learn the art of participation themselves, on their own time, and at their own pace.

Day-long protest condemning murder of Mr A T Babu, NAPM state convener

murali772 - 23-JUL-2008

National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) condemns murder of its Karnataka state convenor

Day-long protest organised in front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Bangalore on Thursday (24th July) from 10.30 a.m. onwards

Kanthi Kannan: Queen of footpaths

mcadambi - 18-MAY-2008

Shri Gurcharan Das writes on how successfully Kanthi Kannan of Hyderabad has campaigned for better footpaths:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Columnists/Gurcharan_Das_A_right_to_walk_/articleshow/3049966.cms