HU Meeting Minutes, ESG, Sat Oct 18, 3:30 pm.
HU Meeting Minutes, ESG, Sat Oct 18, 3:30 pm.
Attendees, about 15. Do not have the list of attendees with me.
- There was agreement that a multi-pronged approach is necessary in the
short term to stop the road widening project, which is continuing
unabated in spite of the HC appointed committee.
- Approaches that will be considered in the short term include engagement
with officials, petitions to the committee, and a public event like a
walk, or Human Chain. More detail follows.
- HU members should draft and submit representations to the committee,
seeking permission to participate. For this, members should be
prepared with material in case they actually invite you. Das's slides
are a good starting point. Das has also posted a representation that
he has submitted to the committee on this list a few weeks ago. You
can use that as a template. The representation must be submitted to
Suresh, the convenor of the committee. IMPORTANT: Remember to get an
acknowledgement! Ask Das for details re. where and how to submit.
- We should individually, actively start educating groups and people we
interact with in order to build a larger body of opinion.
- ESG will try to get appointements with relevant bureaucrats and
politicians. Expect an update mid week.
- HU members will try to make themselves available for mid week meetings
with officials.
- All HU members must actively start preparing for a public event in
early/mid-Nov. Expect a mid-week confirmation (go / no go) about this
event via email.
1. Potential name: Namma Raste, Namma Uru.
2. Focus: all aspects of road widening.
3. Type of event: walk or human chain
4. Location etc: details TBD mid week.
5. Publicity methods / target groups:
- Engagement with walkers at Lalbagh, Sankey Tank, etc.
- Distribute flyer
- Interviews on radio channels
- Newspaper item
- Trader communities (e.g. Infantry Road)
- Flyer must be simple - each of us can create one now and start
publicity work as soon as mid week by printing out the material from
the ipetition. Needs translation into Kannada.
Attendees, about 15. Do not have the list of attendees with me.
- There was agreement that a multi-pronged approach is necessary in the
short term to stop the road widening project, which is continuing
unabated in spite of the HC appointed committee.
- Approaches that will be considered in the short term include engagement
with officials, petitions to the committee, and a public event like a
walk, or Human Chain. More detail follows.
- HU members should draft and submit representations to the committee,
seeking permission to participate. For this, members should be
prepared with material in case they actually invite you. Das's slides
are a good starting point. Das has also posted a representation that
he has submitted to the committee on this list a few weeks ago. You
can use that as a template. The representation must be submitted to
Suresh, the convenor of the committee. IMPORTANT: Remember to get an
acknowledgement! Ask Das for details re. where and how to submit.
- We should individually, actively start educating groups and people we
interact with in order to build a larger body of opinion.
- ESG will try to get appointements with relevant bureaucrats and
politicians. Expect an update mid week.
- HU members will try to make themselves available for mid week meetings
with officials.
- All HU members must actively start preparing for a public event in
early/mid-Nov. Expect a mid-week confirmation (go / no go) about this
event via email.
1. Potential name: Namma Raste, Namma Uru.
2. Focus: all aspects of road widening.
3. Type of event: walk or human chain
4. Location etc: details TBD mid week.
5. Publicity methods / target groups:
- Engagement with walkers at Lalbagh, Sankey Tank, etc.
- Distribute flyer
- Interviews on radio channels
- Newspaper item
- Trader communities (e.g. Infantry Road)
- Flyer must be simple - each of us can create one now and start
publicity work as soon as mid week by printing out the material from
the ipetition. Needs translation into Kannada.
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