Gandhi and Peace Awarenesss Activities, and Assistance

given by Friends of the Gandhi Museum Pune

ACTIVITIES
Pune 2005

1.  18-22 January 2005

Indo-Pak Reverence Conference Pune

Participated and helped organize along with World Foundation on Reverence for All Life Pune 

2.  30^th January 2005 Gandhi Jayanti

Seminar-cum-Panel Discussion

Gandhi National Memorial, Aga Khan Palace, Pune

Assisted National Women’s Organisation Pune 

3.  3^rd February 2005

National conference on Role of India in promoting World Peace

Delia Maria participated and presented a paper titled “Sustainable Development- a Gandhian perspective” 

4.  18^th March 2005

NCERT New Delhi - Committee for planning peace studies teacher training programme

Delia Maria assisted in the planning design 

5.  19 March 2005

“End the Occupation of Iraq” street rally

In solidarity with Anti-Imperialist Front Pune 

6.  6^th March 2005 Dandi March

Pune Peace March to celebrate 75 years of Gandhi March

Organized rally along with other Pune Gandian organisations

 7.  15^thApril 2005

Summer camp for Pune children for Gandhi awareness
”Friendship with Gandhi’s thoughts “

Assisted the Gandhi National Memorial, Pune

 8.  1^st May 2005

Launched FOGM Pune website www.gandhisalt.org

 9.  15^th May 2005

Smt. Rama Rauta attended the tree plantation and plant waste management drive along the river Ganges in North India

10. Non-violence training for women prisoners in Yerawada Central Jail conducted by Delia Maria and Thangamma along with Rama Sarode of Sahyog Trust. Gandhi Studies exam for male and female prisoners at Yerawada Central Jail is conducted by Advocate Asim Sarode and certificates are presented on 2nd October Gandhi Jayanti Day 2005.

11. November 2005
Airport Road Mohalla committee is launched in response to PMC commissioners call to citizens to participate in local governance

ACTIVITIES
Pune 2006

1. 30th January 2006 Gandhi Death Anniversary
   Seminar-cum-Panel Discussion
   Gandhi National Memorial, Aga Khan Palace, Pune
   Assisted National Women’s Organisation Pune
   Jeff Knaebel and Rama Rauta presented papers
2. International Youth Conference for Peace Pune February 2006
   Assisted WFRAL in the essay contest for Pune’s youth and in organizing the conference at the Symbiosis Bhavan. Delia Maria was on the selection panel for three best essays.
3. ‘Go Back Bush’ Street Demonstrations February 2006 Pune
   Delia Maria and Sheela participated along with Pune LRS in a peace march in Pune city. Over 400 peacelovers from different Pune organizations under the b anner of Anti-Imperialist Front were present.
4. 8th March 2006 Intl.Womens Day
   FOGM starts the first Mahatma Gandhi Adult Literarcy Class for illiterate women in Burmah Shell slum on Airport Road
5. Women and Peace National Conference March 2006 Aga Khan Palace Pune
   Sixtty delegates from all over the country met for a three day workshop at the Aga Khan Palace to discuss and debate on such themes as, domestic violence, women in the media, women as peacemakers and other topics. Shobnatai Ranade, Delia Maria, Mallika Mistry, Sheela Rao, Asha Deshpande were among the many speakers
6. Silver Jubilee Workshop of the Stree Mukti Andolan Sampark Samiti June 2006
   Delia Maria and Sheela attend the workshop at the SNDT University Pune and distributed badges
7. August 2006
   Delia Maria attended the workshop for facilitator training in attitudinal healing held at Ishvani Kendra Pune
8. 11 September 2006
   100 years of satyagraha celebrated by FOGM by distributing 500 ‘ Nonviolence’ badges to groups and NGOs in Pune city
   Jeff Knaebel spoke at a session on Relevance of Gandhi at Jaipur attended mostly by veteran Gandhians and scholars
9. 2nd October 2006 Gandhi Jayanti celebrations
   Rama Rauta attended the National Gandhi Jayanti Conference in Haridwar
   Delia Maria awarded the Rachanatmak Kryakarta" (a constructive worker) for the year 2006 by Gandhi National Memorial Society, Aga khan Palace, during the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations there.
   

Forthcoming Activities

FOGM will participate in the Indian Social forum at Delhi 9-13 November 2006. 
We will put up a permanent stall where we can meet the delegates coming from all over India and abroad.  We will distribute free literature and badges.  Gandhian posters will be exhibited. Four time slots have been requested for panel discussion workshops. 

They are:
Living in Exile, Relevance of Gandhi Today, Liberty and Spirit toward a community of Love and Reason, When the State becomes our Enemy