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The March
One hundred thousand dispossessed people from rural areas all over India will descend on Delhi in October 2012. Tribal people and small farmers are failed by legal and political systems. Robbed of land, but not their dignity, they will march to demand justice for their cause.
What will happen and why?
The marchers will take non-violent action to claim rights to lands that their families have worked and lived on for generations. When land is stolen for its commercial resources people without political or financial power lose their homes, their livelihoods and their communities.
In 2007 there was a similar 350km march to Delhi by 25,000 tribal and landless people demanding the rights to their land. The government’s response was promising and some positive policies have been put in place. However, progress is very slow. To remind the government of the urgency, Ekta Parishad has started on a year-long tour of India, visiting displaced communities and gathering support for the March for Justice in October 2012. The latest news from the field can be found here.
In 2007 there was a similar 350km march to Delhi by 25,000 tribal and landless people demanding the rights to their land. The government’s response was promising and some positive policies have been put in place. However, progress is very slow. To remind the government of the urgency, Ekta Parishad has started on a year-long tour of India, visiting displaced communities and gathering support for the March for Justice in October 2012. The latest news from the field can be found here.
About Action Village India
Action Village India is a registered charity founded and run by people inspired by their contact with India.We support six local organisations in India all personally known to our members.
These partner organisations work with India’s most marginalised rural communities.The programmes we support are devised and
These partner organisations work with India’s most marginalised rural communities.The programmes we support are devised and
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