ROHIT ACT WORKSHOP PLANNING MEETING | Nov 18, 2024 9:00 PM
Minutes of the Meeting
Attendees:
Ashna Singh - Researcher
Dontha Prashant - APU
Dr Hulikunte Murthy - Thamate Media
Manavi Atri - ALF
Mrudula - ALF
Praveen Thallepalli - Researcher
P Nandakumar, CUK
Shashank SR - Researcher
Vinay - ALF
Next Steps:
1. Invite: English Ready, Vinay to do in Kannada.
2. Note is ready in English and Kannada. Kannada Note needs to be reviewed. Shashank
will review it by (19th Nov).
3. Pamphlet: Manavi will share the first draft of the Pamphlet in English on 19th Nov.
Shashank to translate in Kannada.
4. Venue: Spoorthidhama needs to be visited and finalised. Hulikunte Murthy will finalise
by tomorrow (19th Nov).
5. Structure and Flow of the workshop: To be facilitated in a mix of Kannada and English
- Why, What, How - Introduction and Background to this process
- Need for Rohit Act
- Historical struggles of DSS in Karnataka
- Challenges faced by the SC/ST students (This is where we want the the student
groups should especially share)
- Realities of the Grievance Redressal Mechanism
- Way Forward - How to plan the convention
6. Facilitation of the workshop:
People to reach out to: BU Suma, Du Saraswathi, Dr Vinutha (Basavangudi), Narayan
Kasaymballi - Hulikunte Murthy Sir to reach out
Those agreed: Vikas Mourya/Hulkunte Murthy, Dontha Prashantha, Praveen Thalapelli,
Mrudula,
Invite Narayanaswamy for singing.
7. Invitation: Finish first round of phone calls by 21st Nov
Everyone to look at the invitation list, add names, make phone calls here -
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Total Participants from all districts 50-60 including all the organisers.
8. Budget Fundraising:
Raise funds informally, keep a donation box to collect at the workshop.
9. Food Committee: Find sponsor, coordinate food - Vinay to coordinate.
10. Travel Allowance:
Those who reach out to us over call and individually, we will provide travel allowance.
11. Stationery: Book, Bag, Notebook - Manavi/Mrudula to speak to Murli (The Third Eye and
Other Works: Mahatma Phule’s Writings on Education, Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
(Author), Foreword by Bhalchandra Nemade, HM Sir’s Book) – find a sponsor for the
books – Hulikunte Murthy Sir to find.
12. Presentation for workshop: Mrudula
13. Update all the work on the WhatsApp group on Tuesday, 19th November 2024.