[Socialmobilization] Fwd: Invitation to meeting of 'Social Mobilization' WG + updates on "National Coalition on Education Emergency"
Guru
Guru at ITforChange.net
Sun Aug 8 17:00:32 IST 2021
Dear all,
Thank you for your participation in the meeting yesterday on 'Social
Mobilization' for the Education Emergency. We will add all your mail
ids to the e-list SocialMobilization at educationemergency.net. The e-list
can be accessed on
https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/socialmobilization_educationemergency.net
Discussion highlights:
1. Briefly, there are immediate follow up activities/meetings in three
states - (i) Karnataka - around August 15 (ii) Rajasthan - possibly
on August 20 (iii) Jharkhand by the end of August. These meetings
will involve different social organizations and will be organized
according to local contexts and contacts. They will all raise
issues related to the education emergency.
2. The work done in Karnataka State Coordination Committee of SMCs of
federation at village, district and state committees through the
Vidyarthiya Nade Shaleya Kade program can also give us inputs
3. We would prepare a set of resources that organizations and
individuals /parents can use - such as letters, petitions,
educational resources, making use of research findings, policy
trackers etc.
1. A basic note on the thoughts and proposed actions from the
Coalition is available on the
https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-childrenpage,
which has been translated into Kannada -
https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-kn
and Hindi
https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi(Bengali,
Tamil and Malayalam WIP)
2. A basic google doc on the kinds of activities the group can
organize and the communities the group needs to interact with is
available in the google drive
*https://tinyurl.com/ee-googledrive* in the sub folder *2.
Social Mobilization*
3. The presentation made by Sajitha is also in the same sub folder
4. A covering letter can be submitted to Education Ministers along
with the note prepared on the Education Emergency, wherever it
is possible/useful (Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala, Delhi,
Jharkhand, Maharashtra..)
4. We will leverage the network of organizations to collect data on
different topics through short, high frequency surveys that can
assist the social mobilization work.
5. We will meet again soon, date to be fixed to discuss and plan the
activities mentioned in the google
<https://tinyurl.com/ee-googledrive> doc and others, in coordination
with the 'state coordinators' of the social mobilization group.
Members need to reach out to their networks in other states to plan
mobilization efforts in that state.
Pl add/modify to the above. The public chat and shared notes from the
meeting are attached.
thanks and regards,
Guru
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Subject: Re: Invitation to meeting of 'Social Mobilization' WG +
updates on "National Coalition on Education Emergency"
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 10:48:30 +0530
From: Guru <Guru at ITforChange.net>
To: updates at educationemergency.net
CC: info at educationemergency.net
Dear all
The Working Group on "Social Mobilization"
<https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/socialmobilization_educationemergency.net/>
*will have its **first meeting of this working group on Saturday, August
7.* This group will organize meetings with interested individuals and
groups in different states to build a larger discourse on the education
emergency, and create a *wider social pressure across the country for
careful/phased school opening.* The meeting on Saturday will discuss and
plan the activities for this group.*
*
Request all those who are interested to participate and contribute to
this working group, do join is on 7th August at 6 pm on
*https://b3.teacher-network.in/b/gur-g94-hyn *(BigBlueButton, a free and
open source webinar platform - you can join using Firefox or Chrome
browser on your computer or your phone
If you have any question or suggestion or comment, let me know.
regards,
Guru
On 04/08/21 5:53 pm, Guru wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> After I shared the highlights
> <https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/highlights-of-the-meeting-of-the-education-emergency-coalition-on-16th-july/>
> of our meeting
> <https://educationemergency.net/2021/07/meeting-of-the-education-emergency-coalition-on-16th-july/>
> on 16th July, we have had a few activities of the National Coalition
> on the Education Emergency
> <https://educationemergency.net/what-is-educationemergency/>, as below:
>
> 1. A Working group on “Education support to communities
> <https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/educationsupport_educationemergency.net/>”
> has been setup and has had two meetings so far. This group is
> working on producing a compilation of NGO interventions providing
> meaningful learning opportunities to students during COVID. The
> group plans to create a a policy brief laying out principles for
> education support, develop/curate simple resources with ideas and
> activities for teachers and for parents (to aid caregivers in
> engaging with children and support their learning) etc. This group
> meetings are scheduled on /Tuesday evenings./
> 2. Two meetings of the Working Group on Research
> <https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/research_educationemergency.net/>
> have been held - the group is working on compilation/ compendium
> of research studies; prepare a policy tracker tool comparing
> states/ districts on their actions/decisions relating to school
> education. The group is also planning a rapid survey to collect
> data from ground. This group meetings are scheduled on /Thursday
> evenings./
> 3. The Working Group on "Social Mobilization"
> <https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/socialmobilization_educationemergency.net/>
> has not yet been setup. *We plan to have the first meeting of this
> working group on Friday Aug 6 or Saturday, August 7.* This group
> will organize meetings with interested individuals and groups in
> different states to build a larger discourse on the education
> emergency, and create a social pressure across the country for
> careful/phased school opening. The meeting will discuss and plan
> the activities for this group.**If you have preferences for Aug 6
> or 7, let me know.
> 4. A *note on education emergency
> <https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/>
> * for external audiences has been prepared, which is also
> attached. We are aiming to translate this note into other
> languages and also create small / simple video messages based on
> this note for a wider audience.
> 5. The website has been updated with media articles relating to
> school opening in different states of the country.You can search
> by giving a state name
> <https://educationemergency.net/?s=Karnataka>, or an issue (school
> opening <https://educationemergency.net/?s=school+opening> etc) on
> the site - these have been configured as 'tags' on the site.
>
> *If you would like to join any of the Working Groups, please send an
> email to info at EducationEmergency.net**.
> *To send a mail to all members of the coalition, mail
> *updates at educationemergency.net
>
> **Mail lists of the working groups*
>
> 1. EducationSupport at educationemergency.net<https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/educationsupport_educationemergency.net/>
> 2. Research at educationemergency.net<https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/research_educationemergency.net/>
> 3. SocialMobilization at educationemergency.net
> <https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/socialmobilization_educationemergency.net/>
> 4. Updates at educationemergency.net
> <https://educationemergency.net/pipermail/updates_educationemergency.net/>
>
>
> regards,
> Guru
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[18:10] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Sajitha where are you based?
[18:10] Sajitha Bashir: Currently in Washington DC
[18:10] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Ok thanks
[18:24] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Uma: Centre for Equity... and (lost my network connection)
[18:26] Yogesh: Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education
[18:26] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Thanks
[18:35] Yogesh: Yes
[18:36] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Please share slides over googledoc or Dropbox or email if possible
[18:49] Gurumurthy: we will
[18:52] Gurumurthy: also any activity for Aug 15
[18:54] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Can we make a declaration related to right to education?
[18:54] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): I wrote this about 2 months back:
My right to existence as a normal human being is my birth right. To laugh or cry, to celebrate or mourn, to hug a willing fellow human, to visit or host my family or friend, to socialize, to sing or play or dance, to receive or impart education, to decide my own health priorities and risks, and above all to earn an honest livelihood. To be a normal human being is my birth right. Even if it means that just by existing, without my knowledge, I might be spreading some virus.
[18:55] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): https://www.pandata.org/children-and-young-people-declaration/
[18:55] Sajitha Bashir: Yes, we will share the slides
[18:56] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): There is very weak to no evidence that schools cause Covid spread: https://tinyurl.com/schoolsc19
[18:57] Sajitha Bashir: Exactly ... but there is a fear among the upper middle class that the poor will spread the disease
[18:57] Anju Saigal: Making a declaration on Aug 15 is a good idea. Should try and get extensive media coverage for it
[18:57] Sajitha Bashir: Yes, we shoudl do a declaration but also have some action on the ground
[18:57] Anju Saigal: Agree
[18:59] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): There is extensive literature on lockdowns themselves having very little effect on Covid spread. I have a summary of such studies here: https://tinyurl.com/lockdownsdont work They are used as a pretext to oppress working class people.
[18:59] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): https://tinyurl.com/lockdownsdontwork
[19:01] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Manisha ji , are you now in Jharkhand?
[19:02] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Jean Dreze's short clips had appeared on NDTV recently
[19:02] Gurumurthy: Manishaji is based in Delhi
[19:02] Gurumurthy: though she travels
[19:02] Uma: Maharashtra govt has launched a bridge course
[19:03] Uma: But it does not have level based learning
[19:04] Manisha Priyam: Bhaskaranji I travel frequently
[19:07] Uma: Maharashtra govt has announced reopening of schools from 5 to 7 in rural areas from August 17
[19:07] Gurumurthy: Uma pl do share details of Maharashtra bridge program. as it can be a danger
[19:07] Sajitha Bashir: Uma: it would be great to share your work with the education support team as well. And for the policy tracker , we are trying to get information on what different states are doing (eg bridge course), but how do we capture what this bridge course is. Will chat offline to you
[19:08] Uma: Yes, I will share. I believe it has been put up on the Scert, Maharashtra website. But I will reconfirm and share
[19:08] Uma: Yes Sajitha. Will discuss offline. Happy to share
[19:14] Uma: https://www.maa.ac.in/index.php?tcf=bridge_course
[19:18] Gurumurthy: Aapka sujhav bhi bataye
[19:19] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Please share the social mobilization sheet too if possible
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[19:25] Sajitha Bashir: Yes
[19:26] Uma: Sajitha/Guru, Will need to leave now. But will connect separately
[19:26] Anju Saigal: We have to be in another meeting. So I will need to leave as well
[19:27] Gurumurthy: thanks Anju.
[19:27] Sajitha Bashir: Okay thanks
[19:27] Anju Saigal: Thank you for connecting us with this forum. We will continue to stay in touch
[19:27] Sajitha Bashir: Bhaskaranji - will call on you now
[19:27] Gurumurthy: do think how we can do some mobilization with teahchers and communities in Maha
[19:28] Anju Saigal: Yes, this discussion has given some food for thought. We'll think and discuss some ideas
[19:28] Uma: Guru, have shared the bridge course link in the chat
[19:29] Uma: Thank you for having us as a part of the discussion.
[19:35] Gurumurthy: tq uma
[19:36] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Yes sure, work should happen on ground, meetings for coordinating :-)
[19:38] Bhaskaran Raman (IITB): Thank you
[19:39] Yogesh: Hindi is here - https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/
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