Date – 03 May, 2023      Time – 10: 00 – 1:30    Venue – Press Club, Bengaluru

Date – 01 Apr, 2023      Time – 10: 00 – 15:30    Venue – BIFT Hall, Bengaluru

Civil Society Forum has great pleasure in inviting you to the Presentation of  Civil Society Forum’s Manifesto for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 to political parties

Date:  Saturday, 1st April 2023

Time:  10.00AM to 1.30PM

Venue:  BIFT Hall, Darussalam Building, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru 560001.

Sri Ramachandra Guha, Noted Indian historian and writer will preside.

Programme Schedule

Time

Details

9.30 AM to 10.00 AM

Registration & Tea

10.00 AM to 10.05 AM

Welcome

10.05 AM to 10.10AM

Introduction to Civil Society Forum

10.10 AM to 10.20 AM

Introductory remarks by Chairperson

10.20 AM to 11.15 AM

Presentation of Manifesto by collaborating organization representatives

11.15 AM to 12.30 PM

Response to Manifesto by political party representatives (15 minutes each)

12.30 PM to 1.00PM

Interaction with political party representatives

1.00 PM to 1.25 PM

Chairperson’s remarks

1.25 PM to 1.30 PM

Vote of thanks

1.30 PM

Lunch

COLLABORATING ORGANISATIONS

S.No

Collaborating Organizations

(in alphabetical order)

Representative

All India Network of NGO’s and Individuals Working in National and State Human Rights Institutions (AINNI ) & Human Rights Defenders Alert India (HRDA)

R.Manohar

Ananya Trust

John Baptist

Ananya Mahila Okkutta

Maria Subramanian

Association for Promoting Social Action (APSA)

Lakshapathi / Suresh Kantha Borkar

Carers Worldwide

Natesha, N.K.

Centre for Advocacy & Research (CFAR)

Prabhanand Hegde

Centre for Amenities, Rehabilitation and Education (CARE)

M.K.Siddarthan & R.Poobalan

Child Rights Trust (CRT)

Vasudeva Sharma

Citizens’ Voluntary Initiative for the City – Bangalore (CIVIC Bangalore)

Kathyayini Chamaraj

Dalit Christian Federation

D. Manohar Chandra Prasad

Eddelu Karnataka

Noor Sridhar

Forum for Democracy & Communal Amity (FDCA)

M. F. Pasha

Fourth Wave Foundation (FWF)

Ravi, G.

Global Concerns India (GCI)

Brinda Adige

Gram Panchayat Hakkothaya Andolana (GPHA)

 Kavita Ratna

Indian Social Institute (ISI)

Fr. Joe Xavier and Fr. Francis Balaraj

Janarogya Andolana Karnataka (JAAK)

Prasanna Saligram

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

Yousuf Kanni, Akbar Ali Udupi

Maarga

Rajendran Prabhakar

Mukti Alliance to End Human Trafficking & Bonded Labour

People’s Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education (PAFRE)

Niranjanaradhya, V. P.

Samajwadi Vedike Bengaluru

Prakash Kammardi

Samvidhanada Haadiyalli

Ashok Maridas

SANGAMA

Nisha Gulur

Slum Jagattu

Isaac Selva

Social Accountability Forum for Action & Research (SAFAR)

Hardik Parmar

South India Cell for Human Rights Education & Monitoring  (SICHREM)

Mathew Thomas

Training Editorial Development Services Trust (TEDS)

Cynthia Stephen

About Civil Society Forum

A coalition of several civil society organisations  and movements as well as individuals wishing to strengthen the electoral and democratic process in our city and state to  make it more participatory and reflective of the real wishes of the people. The member organisations and individuals work in different sectors of urban and rural constituencies, engaging with diverse and marginalised communities in Karnataka and other states too. The Forum was actively involved in interacting with political parties, submitting Manifestoes during the Karnataka Assembly Elections in 2013 and 2018, the Lok Sabha Elections in 2014 and 2019 and the BBMP Elections in 2015 too.

The manifesto published is here:

CSF-KeyDemands2023

Date – 18 Feb, 2020      Time – 10: 00 – 17:00    Venue – BMS Law College, Bull Temple Road, Bengaluru

CIVIC is organising a “National Consultation on Transparency and Accountability in the Paradigm of Urban Governance’ in collaboration with the Social Accountability Resource Unit (SARU), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS), BMS College of Law, Citizens for Bengaluru, B.PAC, Nagarika Shakti and Sensing Local Foundation (list of coorganisers to be finalised)

Inputs will be sought from participants on the following issues:
1.Primer on Citizens Guide to Ward Committees & Area Sabhas
2. Draft points on Ward-Level Planning
3.Draft Report on Voluntary Disclosure under RTI by Municipal Corporations
4.Presentation on ‘Information Portal’ (Mahiti Khanija) of Govt. of Karnataka
5.Municipalities Bill prepared by NLSIU


Those wishing to participate please RSVP Mr. Y.G. Muralidharan at ygmuralidharan@gmail.com by 15th Feb 20. Since seats are limited, requests will be accepted on first-come-first-served basis.

Documents:

CIVIC INVITATION

RTI REPORTS OF CORPORATIONS

KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES BILL 2019

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2015 – 3:00pm
Venue: CIVIC Office

Meeting to evolve Strategic Plan for Improving the performance of Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. The plan will be evolved in the light of direction of Hon’ble High Court to the Welfare Board.

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 – 10:00am
Venue: Karnataka- Dharwad

Right to Food Campiagn -Meeting organised by RFC- Karnataka at Dharwad

Date: ಬುಧವಾರ, September 12, 2012 – 3:00pm
Venue: Government Hight School at thriveninagar

Date:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – 5:00pm
Venue: davangere

The Awareness/TOT programme on OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN and Child Friendly School was jointly organised by CIVIC Bangalore, Child Rights Trust and Karanataka Child Rights Observatory(KCRO) network at Davanagere on 3-2-2016

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 – 2:15pm
Venue: A.Narayanpura

Grievance Redressal meeting on solid waste management on 27.1.16 at A.Narayanpura. The programme was jointly organised by CIVIC Bangalore and APSA. Smt.Kathyayini Chamaraj, Madhu Sudhan, Shri. Gowda Ramanji K of CIVIC Bangalore, Shri. Sunil, Health Inspector,A.Narayanapura Ward, Shri. Muniyappa, Shuchi Mitra , Members of APSA team Pourkarmikas/SHGs members participated in the Programme.

Date:
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 – 10:30am
Venue:
Jain College, Palace road, near Atria hotel
CIVIC, CRT and KCRO network NGOs jointly organise Orientation Programme on RTE and Attendence authority division level workshop at Bangalore on 13.1.16