The document discusses the need for minorities in India to become more politically active and organized. It suggests creating a new political organization called "HHPI" (Hamaara Hamaara Political Initiative) that would represent Hindus, atheists, and other minority groups. The organization would start as a collective body and later develop into a political party that fields candidates. The document outlines plans for the structure, leadership, funding, and activities of the proposed HHPI organization to give minorities a stronger voice in Indian politics.
The document discusses the need for marginalized groups in India to become more politically active and organized. It analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches. It then proposes creating a new political organization called "Hindustaan Hamaara" that would bring together people from various faiths and backgrounds, including Hindus, minorities, atheists, to work towards ensuring constitutional rights and protections for all through political activism, legal interventions, and contesting elections. Detailed plans are discussed for the organization's structure, functional areas, symbols and establishing a framework to effectively mobilize support and resources.
This document discusses creating a new political initiative called Hindustaan Hamaara (India is Ours Too) or HHPI to represent minority groups in India, particularly Muslims. It proposes establishing HHPI as a body that brings together people of various faiths to ensure constitutional safeguards through legal and political means. This would involve creating HHPI, developing it into a political party, supporting allied candidates, and eventually fielding its own candidates to contest elections and have a voice in decision making. It discusses setting up an organizational structure, functional areas, and symbolism for HHPI and raises questions around membership, funding, data resources, and establishing state and district cells to operationalize the initiative.
This document discusses creating a new political initiative called "Hindustaan Hamaara" to represent minorities and ensure their constitutional rights and safeguards are secured. It proposes establishing this body which could later develop into a political party that supports candidates upholding similar values. Questions are raised around including which religious and social groups, excluding potentially destructive elements, securing funding, selecting founding members, and formalizing the organizational structure, membership processes, and information management. The aim is to give minorities a political voice so they are no longer taken for granted.
This document discusses forming a new political organization called "Hindustaan Hamaara" to advocate for minority rights in India. Key points discussed include:
- The need for Muslims and other minorities to be more politically engaged and assert their constitutional rights as Indian citizens.
- Conducting a SWOT analysis to understand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding political organization and participation.
- Developing a structure for the new organization, including main bodies, subcommittees, and functional areas of work.
- Addressing questions around inclusion/exclusion of certain groups, sources of funding, initial leadership, data collection, and formalizing the organizational framework.
The document discusses the history and evolution of blogging. It notes that one of the first bloggers was Isocrates in ancient Greece who used blogs to debate political issues without direct interaction. Blogging allows people to publicly argue and share opinions. The document then discusses how bloggers decide what topics to write about, noting tensions between serving readers' interests versus their own interests or autonomy. It provides tips for organizations looking to engage with bloggers, emphasizing building relationships, adding value, and communicating on bloggers' terms rather than just promoting corporate messages.
Sakura (cherry blossoms) are a symbolic part of Japanese culture signifying transience in life. They are celebrated annually in hanami flower-viewing festivals and were painted on kamikaze planes in WWII. The Japanese language uses honorifics that are important in conversations. Traditional hot pots are enjoyed in winter and bring people together. Kimonos signify status and are worn for special occasions. Manga comics and anime animation grew out of manga and led to devoted fans. Japanese organizations value group harmony over individual needs and decisions are made through consensus. Hofstede's framework shows Japan scores high in masculinity and uncertainty avoidance with a long-term orientation.
A critical review of dominant leadership styles, including representative democracy when based on adversarial approaches to elections. An alternative, non-adversarial electoral method is proposed, learned, practiced and debriefed.
The document discusses the need for marginalized groups in India to become more politically active and organized. It analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches. It then proposes creating a new political organization called "Hindustaan Hamaara" that would bring together people from various faiths and backgrounds, including Hindus, minorities, atheists, to work towards ensuring constitutional rights and protections for all through political activism, legal interventions, and contesting elections. Detailed plans are discussed for the organization's structure, functional areas, symbols and establishing a framework to effectively mobilize support and resources.
This document discusses creating a new political initiative called Hindustaan Hamaara (India is Ours Too) or HHPI to represent minority groups in India, particularly Muslims. It proposes establishing HHPI as a body that brings together people of various faiths to ensure constitutional safeguards through legal and political means. This would involve creating HHPI, developing it into a political party, supporting allied candidates, and eventually fielding its own candidates to contest elections and have a voice in decision making. It discusses setting up an organizational structure, functional areas, and symbolism for HHPI and raises questions around membership, funding, data resources, and establishing state and district cells to operationalize the initiative.
This document discusses creating a new political initiative called "Hindustaan Hamaara" to represent minorities and ensure their constitutional rights and safeguards are secured. It proposes establishing this body which could later develop into a political party that supports candidates upholding similar values. Questions are raised around including which religious and social groups, excluding potentially destructive elements, securing funding, selecting founding members, and formalizing the organizational structure, membership processes, and information management. The aim is to give minorities a political voice so they are no longer taken for granted.
This document discusses forming a new political organization called "Hindustaan Hamaara" to advocate for minority rights in India. Key points discussed include:
- The need for Muslims and other minorities to be more politically engaged and assert their constitutional rights as Indian citizens.
- Conducting a SWOT analysis to understand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding political organization and participation.
- Developing a structure for the new organization, including main bodies, subcommittees, and functional areas of work.
- Addressing questions around inclusion/exclusion of certain groups, sources of funding, initial leadership, data collection, and formalizing the organizational framework.
The document discusses the history and evolution of blogging. It notes that one of the first bloggers was Isocrates in ancient Greece who used blogs to debate political issues without direct interaction. Blogging allows people to publicly argue and share opinions. The document then discusses how bloggers decide what topics to write about, noting tensions between serving readers' interests versus their own interests or autonomy. It provides tips for organizations looking to engage with bloggers, emphasizing building relationships, adding value, and communicating on bloggers' terms rather than just promoting corporate messages.
Sakura (cherry blossoms) are a symbolic part of Japanese culture signifying transience in life. They are celebrated annually in hanami flower-viewing festivals and were painted on kamikaze planes in WWII. The Japanese language uses honorifics that are important in conversations. Traditional hot pots are enjoyed in winter and bring people together. Kimonos signify status and are worn for special occasions. Manga comics and anime animation grew out of manga and led to devoted fans. Japanese organizations value group harmony over individual needs and decisions are made through consensus. Hofstede's framework shows Japan scores high in masculinity and uncertainty avoidance with a long-term orientation.
A critical review of dominant leadership styles, including representative democracy when based on adversarial approaches to elections. An alternative, non-adversarial electoral method is proposed, learned, practiced and debriefed.
This chapter discusses developing relationships with people from other cultures. It explains that there are generally three phases in developing cross-cultural relationships: initial acquaintance, developing friendship, and growing intimacy. Each phase presents barriers that must be overcome such as stereotypes. The chapter also examines relationship styles in individualist cultures like America versus more collective cultures. Overall, developing deep intercultural relationships requires intentionality, understanding differences, and adapting to local relationship norms.
Here are some key points that could be discussed:
- Hofstede's model provides a useful framework for analyzing and comparing cultural differences, but it also has limitations since cultures are complex and not fully defined by these dimensions.
- People's experiences and perspectives are shaped by their cultural background, so seeing issues through another cultural lens aided by models like Hofstede's can foster cross-cultural understanding.
- However, models also risk overgeneralizing or oversimplifying cultures. Individual experiences within a culture can vary widely.
- Overall, Hofstede's dimensions seem most helpful when used as a starting point for discussion rather than a definitive analysis, and with an understanding of both their benefits and limitations
Future of Diversity and Inclusion 4 Next Practices (HRAM 2015)Joe Gerstandt
This document discusses concepts related to diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias. It begins with definitions of key terms like stereotyping, unconscious bias, and the dual-system model of thinking. It then discusses how bias can influence decisions and behaviors without awareness through automatic mental associations. The document advocates giving organizations an accurate understanding of human behavior and looking for ways to mitigate bias in important decisions. Overall, it provides an overview of research on unconscious bias and promotes inclusion practices.
Launching a new scholarly press involves a number of considerations; many of the decisions to be made involve tradeoffs and ethical considerations. Framing the discussion is the balance between “profitability” and scholarly contribution. Questions of funding sources, recruiting staff, developing editorial and business strategy, creating an advisory board, and evaluating new projects and authors contain ethical choices. Ethical climates vary; the right climate in the organization and fit between alliance partners are key. Deviance in its positive sense can be a source of innovation and creativity. Stories can be used to connect with our readers; stories are also useful in organizations to impart ethics and purposeful direction to organizations. The quest is to change the way we publish—thinking digitally from the beginning of the process, pursuing diverse funding sources, innovating in dissemination and marketing.
This document provides an overview of Module 2 of a migrant community mediation course. The module focuses on developing leadership and advocacy skills to build strong, positive, and equitable communities. It discusses community leadership characteristics, advocacy skills, understanding communities and power structures, and developing empathy. The key goals of the module are to learn about community leadership, advocacy skills, what makes a strong community, and how to advocate for and lead communities in a positive direction.
This document discusses identifying stakeholders and partners for a mediation project. It defines a stakeholder as anyone with a vested interest in or ability to affect a project. It instructs the reader to make a list of all individuals, groups, companies, and institutions connected to their mediation project. It also discusses target groups that will benefit from the project and potential partners to work with.
This document discusses the importance of building trust in intercultural relationships. It notes that trust is a critical element for effective ministry and opens opportunities for spiritual work. The document explores factors that affect relationship and trust building between cultures, such as worldviews, arrogance, deference, speech, behaviors, and attitudes. It provides strategies for establishing trust, including behaviors like listening, observing, and showing humility. Trust is seen as especially important since cultural misunderstandings can unintentionally damage trust.
New World Foundation describes its grantmaking strategy and offers advice to funding colleagues on how to work towards social justice by supporting community work.
This document discusses the concept of sense of community and provides tips for facilitating intercultural communication. It defines sense of community as having four factors: membership, influence, fulfilment of needs, and shared emotional connection. It also provides McMillan and Chavis' definition of sense of community as a feeling of belonging, mattering to others, needs being met through commitment. The document then describes an exercise where community members map their community and discuss its state. It provides tips for overcoming language barriers in intercultural communication, such as using clarity, knowledge, non-verbal cues, support, and patience. Finally, it discusses how children can act as cultural mediators for immigrant families.
Professor Geert Hofstede is a Dutch psychologist known for developing a model of national culture dimensions based on extensive research. His research identified six dimensions along which national cultures can be analyzed: power distance, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, uncertainty avoidance, pragmatic vs normative, and indulgence vs restraint. The findings of Hofstede's research are widely used in psychology and management studies to understand cultural differences between societies.
This document provides an overview of a media studies lesson on collective identity. It includes topics like key theorists and theories of identity, historical contexts of identity, and representations of teenagers in film. Students are introduced to concepts like subcultures, youth identity construction, and how identity is represented in the media. The lesson discusses theorists like David Buckingham, Henry Giroux, and Antonio Gramsci and their perspectives on issues like cultural hegemony, youth as an "empty category", and media influences on identity. Students are given tasks to research youth subcultures and analyze media representations of youth identity.
Geert Hofstede and Richard R Gesteland model on south african cultureJASTINDER PAL SINGH
South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa, bordered by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is a diverse country with many different peoples, climates, and landscapes, earning it the nickname of "Rainbow Nation." The document then provides some key facts about South Africa's population, land area, capital cities, ethnic groups, languages, religions, industries, and other statistics.
What did you say? interculture communication [HICSS 45 2012-01-04Frederick Zarndt
The document discusses the importance of effective communication in global projects due to cultural and language barriers. It provides several studies that found "language, communication, or culture" barriers and poor communications were among the top causes of project failures in global software development and outsourcing projects. Developing cultural understanding and improving communication skills are important factors for maintaining trust and success in global collaborations.
This document defines key concepts related to social groups and societies. It discusses that a social group requires membership, interaction, and a shared identity or sense of belonging. It also defines primary groups as small, intimate groups like families, secondary groups as more formal and task-oriented like coworkers, and reference groups that individuals compare themselves to. The document also covers in-groups that individuals feel closeness to and out-groups they distinguish themselves from, as well as concepts like conformity, leadership styles, and problems like groupthink that can arise in groups.
The document introduces Module 1 of a Migrant Community Mediation course. It discusses what a migrant community mediator is and their role in providing peer support. It highlights the challenges refugees and migrants face with language, family, community and settlement. It also discusses the importance of understanding diversity, equality and inclusion. The module aims to empower teachers, community educators and migrants by providing knowledge and strategies for community mediation and active inclusion.
This document provides an overview of the first week of a journalism class. It includes introductions from the instructor and information about textbooks. It discusses the purposes of journalism such as building community and acting as a watchdog. It notes challenges facing journalism like fragmented audiences and disrupted economic models. It outlines theories like the interlocking public. It also summarizes elements of journalism such as verifying information and maintaining independence. Finally, it provides direction for upcoming class activities like presentations and establishing blogs.
The document outlines three main sociological theories - structural functionalism, social conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism - and provides examples of how each would analyze various social phenomena like college education, banned books, expensive weddings, Pokémon Go, Facebook, baby names, and presidential debates. Structural functionalism focuses on how social institutions serve societal needs, conflict theory examines social inequalities and power struggles, and symbolic interactionism analyzes shared meanings between individuals.
This document discusses forming a new political organization called "Hindustaan Hamaara" to advocate for minority rights in India. Key points discussed include:
- The need for Muslims and other minorities to be more politically engaged and assert their constitutional rights as Indian citizens.
- Conducting a SWOT analysis to understand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding political organization and participation.
- Developing the organizational structure, leadership, funding sources, and strategic approach for the new political initiative over a 10 year timeframe.
- Addressing questions around membership, exclusions, accommodating existing political groups, selecting founding members, and operationalizing the organization.
The document discusses establishing a new political initiative called Hindustaan Hamaara to strengthen secularism in India. It proposes creating a unified organization with representatives from different religious communities to assert secular values through political and legal means. A strategic plan is outlined that involves setting up organizational structures, contesting elections over time, and ensuring secular voices influence policy decisions to uphold the constitution. The goal is to consolidate secularism as a basic feature of India's identity by bringing diverse groups together for progressive change through this new political platform.
This chapter discusses developing relationships with people from other cultures. It explains that there are generally three phases in developing cross-cultural relationships: initial acquaintance, developing friendship, and growing intimacy. Each phase presents barriers that must be overcome such as stereotypes. The chapter also examines relationship styles in individualist cultures like America versus more collective cultures. Overall, developing deep intercultural relationships requires intentionality, understanding differences, and adapting to local relationship norms.
Here are some key points that could be discussed:
- Hofstede's model provides a useful framework for analyzing and comparing cultural differences, but it also has limitations since cultures are complex and not fully defined by these dimensions.
- People's experiences and perspectives are shaped by their cultural background, so seeing issues through another cultural lens aided by models like Hofstede's can foster cross-cultural understanding.
- However, models also risk overgeneralizing or oversimplifying cultures. Individual experiences within a culture can vary widely.
- Overall, Hofstede's dimensions seem most helpful when used as a starting point for discussion rather than a definitive analysis, and with an understanding of both their benefits and limitations
Future of Diversity and Inclusion 4 Next Practices (HRAM 2015)Joe Gerstandt
This document discusses concepts related to diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias. It begins with definitions of key terms like stereotyping, unconscious bias, and the dual-system model of thinking. It then discusses how bias can influence decisions and behaviors without awareness through automatic mental associations. The document advocates giving organizations an accurate understanding of human behavior and looking for ways to mitigate bias in important decisions. Overall, it provides an overview of research on unconscious bias and promotes inclusion practices.
Launching a new scholarly press involves a number of considerations; many of the decisions to be made involve tradeoffs and ethical considerations. Framing the discussion is the balance between “profitability” and scholarly contribution. Questions of funding sources, recruiting staff, developing editorial and business strategy, creating an advisory board, and evaluating new projects and authors contain ethical choices. Ethical climates vary; the right climate in the organization and fit between alliance partners are key. Deviance in its positive sense can be a source of innovation and creativity. Stories can be used to connect with our readers; stories are also useful in organizations to impart ethics and purposeful direction to organizations. The quest is to change the way we publish—thinking digitally from the beginning of the process, pursuing diverse funding sources, innovating in dissemination and marketing.
This document provides an overview of Module 2 of a migrant community mediation course. The module focuses on developing leadership and advocacy skills to build strong, positive, and equitable communities. It discusses community leadership characteristics, advocacy skills, understanding communities and power structures, and developing empathy. The key goals of the module are to learn about community leadership, advocacy skills, what makes a strong community, and how to advocate for and lead communities in a positive direction.
This document discusses identifying stakeholders and partners for a mediation project. It defines a stakeholder as anyone with a vested interest in or ability to affect a project. It instructs the reader to make a list of all individuals, groups, companies, and institutions connected to their mediation project. It also discusses target groups that will benefit from the project and potential partners to work with.
This document discusses the importance of building trust in intercultural relationships. It notes that trust is a critical element for effective ministry and opens opportunities for spiritual work. The document explores factors that affect relationship and trust building between cultures, such as worldviews, arrogance, deference, speech, behaviors, and attitudes. It provides strategies for establishing trust, including behaviors like listening, observing, and showing humility. Trust is seen as especially important since cultural misunderstandings can unintentionally damage trust.
New World Foundation describes its grantmaking strategy and offers advice to funding colleagues on how to work towards social justice by supporting community work.
This document discusses the concept of sense of community and provides tips for facilitating intercultural communication. It defines sense of community as having four factors: membership, influence, fulfilment of needs, and shared emotional connection. It also provides McMillan and Chavis' definition of sense of community as a feeling of belonging, mattering to others, needs being met through commitment. The document then describes an exercise where community members map their community and discuss its state. It provides tips for overcoming language barriers in intercultural communication, such as using clarity, knowledge, non-verbal cues, support, and patience. Finally, it discusses how children can act as cultural mediators for immigrant families.
Professor Geert Hofstede is a Dutch psychologist known for developing a model of national culture dimensions based on extensive research. His research identified six dimensions along which national cultures can be analyzed: power distance, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, uncertainty avoidance, pragmatic vs normative, and indulgence vs restraint. The findings of Hofstede's research are widely used in psychology and management studies to understand cultural differences between societies.
This document provides an overview of a media studies lesson on collective identity. It includes topics like key theorists and theories of identity, historical contexts of identity, and representations of teenagers in film. Students are introduced to concepts like subcultures, youth identity construction, and how identity is represented in the media. The lesson discusses theorists like David Buckingham, Henry Giroux, and Antonio Gramsci and their perspectives on issues like cultural hegemony, youth as an "empty category", and media influences on identity. Students are given tasks to research youth subcultures and analyze media representations of youth identity.
Geert Hofstede and Richard R Gesteland model on south african cultureJASTINDER PAL SINGH
South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa, bordered by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is a diverse country with many different peoples, climates, and landscapes, earning it the nickname of "Rainbow Nation." The document then provides some key facts about South Africa's population, land area, capital cities, ethnic groups, languages, religions, industries, and other statistics.
What did you say? interculture communication [HICSS 45 2012-01-04Frederick Zarndt
The document discusses the importance of effective communication in global projects due to cultural and language barriers. It provides several studies that found "language, communication, or culture" barriers and poor communications were among the top causes of project failures in global software development and outsourcing projects. Developing cultural understanding and improving communication skills are important factors for maintaining trust and success in global collaborations.
This document defines key concepts related to social groups and societies. It discusses that a social group requires membership, interaction, and a shared identity or sense of belonging. It also defines primary groups as small, intimate groups like families, secondary groups as more formal and task-oriented like coworkers, and reference groups that individuals compare themselves to. The document also covers in-groups that individuals feel closeness to and out-groups they distinguish themselves from, as well as concepts like conformity, leadership styles, and problems like groupthink that can arise in groups.
The document introduces Module 1 of a Migrant Community Mediation course. It discusses what a migrant community mediator is and their role in providing peer support. It highlights the challenges refugees and migrants face with language, family, community and settlement. It also discusses the importance of understanding diversity, equality and inclusion. The module aims to empower teachers, community educators and migrants by providing knowledge and strategies for community mediation and active inclusion.
This document provides an overview of the first week of a journalism class. It includes introductions from the instructor and information about textbooks. It discusses the purposes of journalism such as building community and acting as a watchdog. It notes challenges facing journalism like fragmented audiences and disrupted economic models. It outlines theories like the interlocking public. It also summarizes elements of journalism such as verifying information and maintaining independence. Finally, it provides direction for upcoming class activities like presentations and establishing blogs.
The document outlines three main sociological theories - structural functionalism, social conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism - and provides examples of how each would analyze various social phenomena like college education, banned books, expensive weddings, Pokémon Go, Facebook, baby names, and presidential debates. Structural functionalism focuses on how social institutions serve societal needs, conflict theory examines social inequalities and power struggles, and symbolic interactionism analyzes shared meanings between individuals.
This document discusses forming a new political organization called "Hindustaan Hamaara" to advocate for minority rights in India. Key points discussed include:
- The need for Muslims and other minorities to be more politically engaged and assert their constitutional rights as Indian citizens.
- Conducting a SWOT analysis to understand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding political organization and participation.
- Developing the organizational structure, leadership, funding sources, and strategic approach for the new political initiative over a 10 year timeframe.
- Addressing questions around membership, exclusions, accommodating existing political groups, selecting founding members, and operationalizing the organization.
The document discusses establishing a new political initiative called Hindustaan Hamaara to strengthen secularism in India. It proposes creating a unified organization with representatives from different religious communities to assert secular values through political and legal means. A strategic plan is outlined that involves setting up organizational structures, contesting elections over time, and ensuring secular voices influence policy decisions to uphold the constitution. The goal is to consolidate secularism as a basic feature of India's identity by bringing diverse groups together for progressive change through this new political platform.
This document outlines a session on using social media to build coalitions and respond to racism on campus. The session aims to:
1) Share experiences of racism and oppression, consider social identities' influence on activism, and explore power dynamics in social justice movements.
2) Provide an overview of social media tools and how to engage them to build community and respond to oppression.
3) Develop strategies for meaningful engagement and accountability in social media activism.
This document discusses citizenship and civic participation. It begins by defining three types of citizens: rights-based citizens who ensure government protects rights, community-based citizens who ensure all rights are protected, and action-based citizens who help their community meet diverse needs. Students are asked which type they are and if they are a mix. The document then discusses how values and ideologies influence civic views and actions. Students consider issues they feel passionate about and ways to take political action, such as voting, petitioning, or protesting. Effective protest is defined as having many participants, disrupting everyday life, and personal sacrifice. Digital tools for protest are also discussed. The reading assignment is to read about the role of the citizen from the
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Understanding Identity, Intersectionality, Privileges, and Our Role in Commun...Bonner Foundation
This session is intended for participants to critically reflect on different aspects of their identity (race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religious/spiritual affiliation etc.) and the ways in which these aspects intersect with one another. It provides a safe space to recognize areas of vulnerability as well as privileges, and engage in collective meaning-making of these experiences. The session also includes a discussion around historical policies and social contexts, which reflect structural forms of prejudice. At the end, participants share their perspectives on being cognizant of one’s power and privileges and structural forms of prejudice, while working with communities (especially marginalized populations).
The document discusses strategies for nonprofit organizations to better engage high net worth donors from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, noting that these donors seek authentic relationships, representation in organizations, and a focus on transformative social change rather than individual wins. It provides recommendations for modifying donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship practices to be more inclusive and community-centered.
In a day long workshop at Bromley-by-Bow Centre Simon Duffy worked with a range of community activists to explore whether a pro-community welfare state was possible - and if so under what conditions. Lively discussions and important ideas emerged - although we may have to do a little more work before declaring success. Thanks to Power to Change for supporting this event.
This document discusses approaches to local governance, including traditional and collaborative models. It outlines challenges facing local governments like complex issues and lack of trust. Collaborative governance aims to involve citizens, officials, and organizations in addressing community problems through dialogue. This helps address "wicked" problems with no clear solutions by gaining diverse perspectives. The document provides principles of public engagement, deliberation, and civility to help communities solve issues through respectful collaboration.
The summary provides a brief overview of the history and origins of tap dancing:
1) Tap dancing originated in the United States as a fusion of different ethnic dance styles such as African tribal dances, Scottish dances, Irish clog dances, and English jigs.
2) It is believed that African slaves and Irish servants observed and combined each other's dances on plantations, laying the foundations for tap dancing.
3) Tap dancing has evolved over time, incorporating influences from various styles and updating the dance form. It involves wearing special shoes with metal plates that are struck against the floor for percussion.
This document provides guidance on building a successful political movement through community organizing and strategic campaign planning. It discusses developing organizational goals and criteria for strategic campaigns, understanding the political landscape, identifying targets of influence, effective messaging, and developing a public narrative to recruit members and call them to action. The public narrative should link one's own story, the shared story of the community, and the urgent challenge now facing the community to invite people to join the movement.
Democracy requires an informed citizenry that can critically analyze information from diverse sources. News media organizations are inherently biased due to business pressures and the viewpoints of owners, editors, and journalists. Bias can manifest through omission of facts, word choices, selective use of sources, and other techniques. Readers must read multiple sources, identify viewpoints, check facts, and consider what is left out to reconstruct an accurate understanding of issues. Critical thinking questions can help identify bias, agenda, techniques used to attract attention, and determine the purpose and intended effects of a message.
This document discusses the political frame for analyzing organizations. It covers four key topics:
1. The political frame views organizations as coalitions among competing interest groups that must negotiate for scarce resources. Power and conflict are central aspects.
2. There are various sources of power in the political frame, including formal authority, control over resources and information, and informal networks and alliances.
3. Developing a political map involves identifying key influencers, communication channels, opportunities for mobilization, and anticipating others' strategies.
4. Building coalitions is important for achieving goals, which may require developing relationships with opponents through communication and negotiation.
1.10.23 Intro to Course--Defining Key Terms and Asking Key Questions.pptxMaryPotorti1
This document provides an overview of the objectives and frameworks for a course on the Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S. It discusses how historians, sociologists, and political scientists study social movements. Key questions about social movements are outlined related to their emergence, tactics, participation, and functions. The document distinguishes between primary and secondary sources and factors for evaluating sources. An example police report on George Floyd's death is analyzed. Frameworks for understanding goals, strategies, and tactics of social movements are introduced.
Politics and Coaching - David ClutterbuckCoacharya
This document discusses political dilemmas faced by politicians and business leaders. It explores how their mental models differ from others and whether corporate politics is similar to government politics. It examines the role of coaches in helping leaders make ethical decisions while navigating expediency. It also discusses developing political awareness and authenticity. Key points addressed include managing political situations, developing authentic leadership, and questions coaches can ask clients to thoughtfully navigate politics.
The document discusses three external factors that have impacted Walmart over the last four years: the company's history growing from a single store in 1962 to becoming the world's largest retailer through expansion across the US; lawsuits against Walmart for alleged sexual discrimination against female employees; and the effects of foreign currency conversion on the company's international operations given its presence in over 20 other countries.
This document summarizes a presentation on facilitating social justice dialogues. It discusses assumptions like the influence of identities and privilege on dialogue. It provides tips for facilitation, including validating all perspectives, acknowledging multiple truths, managing time well, and asking questions. Resources are shared for further learning, and participants are encouraged to reflect on their own socialization and how it relates to taking up space in discussions.
A workshop exploring how to design individualised and community-focused support for older people. Developed in partnership with ACH Group and delivered in Adelaide on 4th December 2014.
Obstacles to women's political empowerment include persistent gender stereotypes and institutional barriers. Stereotypes view women as unsuitable leaders or demand they excel at everything like a "wonder woman". Institutions also disadvantage women through a lack of training opportunities and male-dominated networks. Further, traditional gender roles that assign domestic responsibilities primarily to women prevent many from having time for political participation. Overcoming these obstacles requires challenging stereotypes and the gender division of labor to allow women equal opportunities in public life.
The document summarizes evidence presented to a commission of inquiry investigating a police shooting incident at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad. It questions the police version of events through a series of photographs showing: the crowd was not violent but orderly; police were at a safe distance when firing tear gas and bullets; and it was unclear what provoked the police response. It suggests the police report omitting key details was fabricated and calls for identifying those responsible and determining the truth of what happened.
The document provides slides from a presentation arguing that the police opening fire at Mecca Masjid was unjustified and unreasonable. It questions whether the police have met their burden of proof in claiming the crowd was violent. The slides contain numerous photos from the incident appearing to show an orderly crowd with no violence, contradicting the police story. They show police at a safe distance while firing into the mosque and question who ordered firing on an unarmed crowd.
The document discusses the need for a legal support group to help protect minorities and weaker sections of society from discrimination in the legal system. It proposes establishing an NGO-type trust with advocates and staff to take proactive legal action, monitor media/legislation, and create alternative policy proposals. An initial annual budget of Rs. 60 lakhs is suggested to cover operating costs and establish a contingency fund, with the goal of becoming self-sustaining over time. The document calls for action in response to the need and establishes benefits of an organized legal group over individual advocacy efforts.
The document proposes establishing a legal support group to help minorities and weaker sections of society who face discrimination. It would do this by tracking media reports and legal issues, taking proactive legal action, monitoring government policies, and fighting discriminatory cases. The group would be run as a non-profit trust with advocates and staff. It seeks an initial investment of Rs. 5 lakhs per month to fund operations and create a self-sustaining organization to help uphold rule of law and protect vulnerable groups.
This document proposes establishing a legal support group to advocate for minorities and weaker sections of society who face discrimination. It outlines a structure with a governing council, advisory council, and head of the legal support group. The group would track discrimination cases, take legal action, monitor government policies, and publish annual reports. It estimates an initial annual budget of Rs. 60 lakhs and discusses next steps of deciding whether to proceed, involving others, fundraising, and launching. The overall goal is to use the legal system to challenge discrimination and protect constitutional rights and freedoms.
The document proposes creating a legal support group to challenge discrimination against minorities and weaker sections through litigation and advocacy. It outlines the need for such an organization, proposes a structure with a governing council and advisory board, and identifies initial funding needs. The goal is to use the legal system to protect vulnerable groups and promote inclusiveness, secularism, and rule of law.
This document discusses issues related to empowering Muslims in India and proposes various solutions. It recommends (1) establishing English medium residential schools and sponsoring minority students, (2) protecting minority rights and providing timely aid to victims of communal violence, and (3) strengthening secularism through constitutional amendments and restricting the role of communal organizations. It also proposes census reforms, reservations under articles 15 and 16, and addressing educational, economic, political and sociological issues through constitutional, legal and policy measures to empower religious minorities in accordance with the constitution.
Gender sensitization ~ law enforcement ~ a perspective 29 1krishna G
This document discusses the need for gender sensitization and disability sensitization in law enforcement. It argues that sensitization should focus on an individual's disabilities rather than just their gender. Effective sensitization is important to ensure equal treatment under the law and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The document also provides several real-life examples to illustrate the complex situations faced by law enforcement and why sensitivity is crucial.
The document provides suggestions to modify provisions of the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control & Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005 to make it more effective and self-executing. Key suggestions include: 1) replacing references to State and Central Governments with State and National Human Rights Commissions; 2) broadening the definitions of key terms like "victim", "communally disturbed area", and "period of disturbance"; and 3) lowering the threshold for declaring an area "communally disturbed" to cover acts that create feelings of deprivation or exclusion rather than just violence.
The document provides suggestions to modify provisions of the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control & Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005 to make it more effective and self-executing. Key suggestions include:
1) Replacing references to State and Central Governments with State and National Human Rights Commissions to address situations where the government itself participates in violence.
2) Broadening definitions like "communally disturbed area" and "victim" to ensure acts like abetment are covered and more people impacted are protected.
3) Strengthening language around elements like intent, consequences of violence, and protected groups to prevent narrow interpretations that could exclude serious acts.
Constitutional provisions & judicial optionskrishna G
This document discusses several provisions of the Indian Constitution relating to reservations and affirmative action for disadvantaged groups. It summarizes key points about Articles 15, 25, 29, 30, 38, 46, 16, and 51A and discusses how they relate to issues like reservations for socially and educationally backward classes, minorities, public employment, promotion of welfare, and fundamental duties. It argues that constitutional provisions mandate affirmative action and reservations cannot be struck down simply for benefiting one religious group. It questions the judicial interpretation of these provisions.
Constitutional provisions & judicial options copykrishna G
This document discusses several provisions of the Indian Constitution relating to reservations and affirmative action for disadvantaged groups. It summarizes key points about Articles 15, 25, 29, 30, 38, 46, 16, and 51A and discusses how they relate to issues like reservations for socially and educationally backward classes, minorities, public employment, promotion of welfare, and fundamental duties. It argues that constitutional provisions mandate affirmative action and reservations cannot be struck down simply for benefiting one religious group. It questions the judicial interpretation of these provisions.
Constitutional provisions & judicial options printkrishna G
This document discusses and summarizes various constitutional provisions related to reservations and affirmative action for socially and educationally backward classes in India. It discusses how the constitution allows for affirmative action for disadvantaged groups. It argues that Muslims can be considered a socially and educationally backward class and considers various judicial interpretations on this issue. The document also critiques the reasoning and questions posed by a High Court judgment on reservations for Muslims in the state.
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Youngest c m in India- Pema Khandu BiographyVoterMood
Pema Khandu, born on August 21, 1979, is an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Dorjee Khandu. Pema Khandu assumed office as the Chief Minister in July 2016, making him one of the youngest Chief Ministers in India at that time.
1. Situation of de-fanged
Why do others feel insulated against reaction ?
Minorities : Who are ? Who will be ? Threat perception.
Trend towards decadence, acceptance of aberrations.
Decadent societies self destruct : our survival at stake.
What now ? How ? Participative politics ?
“No lose” situation ? SWOT analysis ?
2. Assessment
• No leadership at present, de-fanged or general
• No innate qualities of leadership
• Today leaders of most are products of politics of power-brokering
• England, Asians had no outstanding leader, no Martin Luther King
• Immigrants organised, became aggressive with strategic intent
• Didn't expend energy on fighting for their "difference"
• Seized, from opponents, the initiative on what defined 'Britishness'
• Demanded right of British citizen to live in own country in peace
• 'Britishness' thrown as challenge was redefined
• Indian citizenship, Constitutional rights a potent reply to racists
3. …assessment…
• This is what de-fanged in India must learn to do
• Be aggressive not with hysteria of cornered, but strategic political intent
• Use 'Indianness' and citizenship as weapons, provided by the Constitution
• Right-wing generals remind de-fanged of their duties as Indian citizens
• de-fanged need to remind right-wing generals of their rights as Indian
citizens
• These rights are subjugated in India, except in case of affluent few
• Time de-fanged seized initiative, replied with the argument of 'Indianness'
• Time they used legitimate aggression
4. …assessment…
• We share our living spaces with person who cooks food, drives car
• They often have radically different views from us
• The political choices these people make matter more than ours
• However, we believe they are politically insignificant or irrelevant
• So we never engage them in a dialogue : they are not our equals
• Social isolation confines liberalism to an island, takes away its power
• We grow used to living on our island, and confuse it with our country
• We cannot be exclusionist ourselves and criticise right wingers
• We have to become able to assimilate divergent views within ourselves
Source : Amit Chaudhuri vis. Prof. Columbia Univ., Sahitya Akademi award 2002
5. S W O T analysis : Strengths
• Unifying belief and religious text core
• Spread to even remote corners : same identity abroad
• Intellectual leaders’ direct and indirect real reach
• Common understanding of siege situation
• Intellectual and political willingness to try afresh
• Possibility of raising finances better than in the past
• Threat perception of not-yet-de-fanged for own moderation
• Non-de-fanged’ willingness to speak up for de-fanged
• Growth of judicial activism and responsiveness
• Constitutional guarantees and freedoms
• Enhanced power of the media and the press
• Possibility of tapping contributors world over
6. S W O T analysis : Weaknesses
• Cohesive unified approach a dream; ego clashes; no unified command
• Religious leaders, holier-than-thou ego clashes; judgmental attitudes
• Political leaders, their ego clashes and differences
• Sub-denominations : I-am-right-you-are-wrong problems
• Intellectuals safer as group but generally dreamers, unrealistic, egoistic
armchair critics, too many leaders no soldiers
• No money, sources, implement-able plans, manpower
• Inability to organize funds, use coherently, except in sections
• Tendency to exclude different types, be judgmental of others
• Inability to carry along the masses, no mass-base/appeal
• Lack of sustained interest, absence of momentum in specific directions
• No agenda as a national community, no projection of future needs
7. SWOT Analysis : Opportunities
• Political participation an absolute must : do or die : no options left
• Mere voting insufficient : become vote-able
• Common citizen, especially youth, needs a change, seems ready for it
• Existing leaders seem stale, unable to deliver, undemocratic : “common
worker there will never rise to the top even if the most capable” mindset –
opportunity for emergence of a “by us from us for us” substitute : HH
• Others rate present de-fanged leadership as uncertain, de-fanged as
vote-bank
• PR skills, media savvy approach now possible, can yield dividends
• de-fanged-under-siege issue-based focus usable : who among you is next
?
• Increasing educated de-fanged youth a fertile cadre-breeding ground
• Youth’s need for issues, to feel instrumental in creating their world the way
they want it : fire their imagination : “Its your life ! Shape it yourselves !!”
• There is a vacuum to be filled and we can, will do it – we have to do it
8. SWOT Analysis : Threats
• Vested political interests’ resistance to other emerging power centres
• Resistance in orthodox communities : our non-orthodox appearance
• Unwillingness to contribute + tendency to use money unwisely
• Absence of preset, organized channels for collection/use of money
• Inexperience and untested skills, no political lineage to build on
• Unwillingness to do dirty work, only “lead” : no cadre, no training
• Concerned with others’ image of us, apprehensive of being branded
• No time-bound thrust, sense of destiny, ideology, charismatic ideologues
• What issues face us ? Muddah-manufacturing factory yet un-built !
• This knee-jerk ends with this jerk (pun intended !)
• Personal needs that disable one from greater participation
• Seeing ourselves different : from mullahs, sadhus, disco-types, high-fliers…
9. Unifying present groups unlikely. Then what ?
• Alternatives : 1. create, 2. join-mould, 3. join-take over
• Possibilities of 2nd
and 3rd
options remote, lead to ideological suicide
• Become creators of our own organization based on a positive approach
• Plan for next ten years; after first five, re-evaluate, et seq in 10/5 steps
• Create an objective, scientific, equipped body of our good thinkers
• Equipping in terms of capability, commitment, quality is needed
• Material equipment can be achieved with money when available
• Present equipment of individuals can be utilized as a staggered office
• Manpower takes time, effort, screening : methods to be devised for it
• To attract talent it must be worthwhile for the targets who we want
• Anyone who is good will be busy, have to be induced to enlist
• The talented will have to be asked to work for us, and need to be paid
• It is OUR project and not their own : we are a corporate they will serve
• They will have to be paid well, at least of the level they are now making
10. Creating THE NEW ORDER
generalstaan Hamaara ( a Political Initiative)
• India is ours too; a political presence a must, this is our initiative : H H P I
• Inclusive, covering all inclusive of minorities : c-p-m-s : Hindus & atheists
• HH would be a coming together of a number of people of various faiths
including atheists, in order to ensure that Constitutional safeguards and
secured through interventional legal process and political activism
• Political activism would be, step-wise, by 1. creation of such a body, 2. its
development into a political party, 3. its supporting candidates who
stand for similar values, 4. helping them actively in getting elected, 5.
using the hands-on experience to field HHPI’s own candidates, 6.
contesting elections, 7. forging alliances and winning seats and 8.
securing a voice in decision making in legislative assemblies and
parliament thus 9. ensuring we are no longer taken for granted, and have
a voice in any State response to any situation
15. symbol, design, colour : illustrative : name obvious, hand writing destiny, identity
symbolized by flying standard, saffron-green-blue… representing various groups,
light-your-way symbol can be replaced with something more electorate-acceptable
16. SYMBOL : same considerations, an added focus on “coming
together as partners in progress” symbolized, name simplified,
tractor is to suggest a “rural / farmer / land worker association
18. Questions…
o tradition of throwing out foreign elements to be redefined ?
o form with only de-fanged initially ? include which other varieties now ?
o whom among de-fanged groups to include ? what varieties are there ?
o whom to exclude from de-fanged groups ? the “threats” to progress
o certain groups ought not to be excluded – acceptability benefits
o destructive groups need to be excluded – destructive work hurts
o if so draw the line – identification process – data availability
o are we in a position for exclusionary exercises – can we do without ?
o would we not need “toughs” also in the political games people play ?
o what in the context of exclusions would be our own acceptability ?
o what would be response of one already with political affiliations ?
19. Questions…
o would political groups see benefits to themselves ?
o would their followers/cadres accept the shift ?
o would they participate ? would they set terms ?
o how far can we go to accommodate such ? their eventual presence…
o should not ladies be in main body rather than separate “women’s wings” ?
o where would the money we will need come from ? crores of rupees..
o how do we select the first group to work as an ad hoc nucleus ?
o can we do something to filter out destruct-ons ?
o do we have or can we source the data on which to work from ?
o should we create a clearing house of information ?
o located where ? access to whom ? need-to-know ?
o generate other questions to ask ourselves ? such meetings help
o regularity of meetings, exchanges of views require formal structure
o data library in clearing house ? people ? timings ? access ?
o authentication of material from our database ?
20. Questions…
• role allocation to be worked out how ?
• do we secure some form of registration ?
• how do we regulate membership ?
• hierarchies, need-to-know basis of access, etc ?
• retention of funds after finding them ?
• are we naïve, idealistic… will this work ? how long will it take ?
• how do we crystallize the final documentation, structure, etc ?
• how do we set up state-wise or district-wise cells ?
• how long with the mechanics of that take ?
• yeh jahaan cheez kya hai, loh-va-qalam tere hain… write your destiny !
• jalwa e toor maujood : musa hi nahin… we benefit, others benefit !!
• on the path of truth, cosmic forces in step with you, can you at all fail ?
• can you have a better win-win situation ? for you now to take it ahead.
Editor's Notes
schematic framework or an organizational set-up required with suggested constituents and areas of concentration ~ this version is the first and is obviously open for amendments, recasting, or complete overhaul, if not a full-fledged substitution