RIGHT TO FOOD CAMPAIGN ANNUAL CONVENTION
6th- 8th APRIL 2007,
BODHGAYA

The third Annual Convention of the Right to Food Convention shall be held from 6th to 8th April 2007 in Bodhgaya, Bihar. Organisations committed to the right to food and work are expected to join from all over the country. The main purpose of this convention is to share experiences of grassroots action for the right to food/work, review the developments since the last convention and to plan future activities. This is also an opportunity to address the organisational issues that arise in building coordinated action for the right to food and work.

This will be an action-oriented event, with plenty of discussion groups, training workshops, cultural activities, and more. It is a unique chance for persons working on the right to food to meet like-minded people from all over India and learn from each other. Potential issues for discussion include the various food and work schemes such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Public Distribution System, Integrated Child Development Services, Mid-Day Meals. And issues such as land rights, land acquisitions, and forest rights among others.

This is the third convention of the Campaign. The last 2 conventions were held in Bhopal (2004) and Kolkata (2005). This convention is facilitated by several country-wide networks such as the, Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS), Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), National Campaign Committee for Rural Workers (NCCRW), National Conference of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR), National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) and the Right to Food Former Support Group.

The convention is being organised on a shoestring budget. All participants are expected to bear their own travel costs, and may be asked to contribute to subsistence costs, if necessary. Other costs will be met through voluntary donations with no strings attached.

If you wish to participate, please send a line to righttofood@gmail.com or call us at 011-43501335.
Further details shall be circulated through the updates as well as posted on the website www.righttofoodindia.org .