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Events
Wednesday April 14, 2010
Start: 14 Apr 2010 17:00
Venue: Cafe Coffee Day at Outer Ring Road near Bellandur Junction
Info about him can be found here http://www.isibang.ac.in/~athreya/
The agenda is to figure out the representation of the parameters/data that will be collected for the water index.
Monday April 19, 2010
Start: 19 Apr 2010 18:00
Prof Muddu is a hydrogeologist at Civil Deptt IISc.
One can read about him here
All those who can make it, please confirm.
-Shekhar
Thursday April 22, 2010
Start: 22 Apr 2010 15:30
CiSTUP and a few folks at praja.in are organising a public screening of the documentary "Water and a City". Everyone is cordially invited.
Please spread the word and inform who ever you think will be interested.
Date: 22nd April 2010
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: Golden Jubilee Seminar Hall, Civil Engineering Dept, IISc, Bangalore
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. The confirmed panelists are
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Prof Mohan Kumar, Deptt of Civil Engineering
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Mr Thangaraj, Former Principal Secretary, Urban Development
Friday April 23, 2010
Start: 23 Apr 2010 19:30
Dear all:
This is a must see for all people interested in wildlife conservation. Details below. Can you please pass it on the entire wildlife community (students, researchers, scientists, NGOs, etc.)?
THE TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS
A film by Shekar Dattatri, Duration: 40 minutes
Screening on Friday 23rd April at 7:30pm sharp at Alliance Française Bangalore. There are limited seats so please take yours by 7:15pm. The screening will be followed by an interactive Q&A with renowned tiger scientist Dr. Ullas Karanth and Shekar Dattatri.
About the film:
Saturday April 24, 2010
Start: 24 Apr 2010 10:00
End: 24 Apr 2010 11:00
We have a meeting fixed up with BMTC to discuss the feedback recieved over the last three Bus days, the lessons learnt, the actions/initiaves taken by BMTC in adressing the issues and any suggestions that can be taken up for the further editions of the Bus Day.
Venue: BMTC Office, Shantinagar Bus Interchange
Time : 10AM -11AM.
Tuesday April 27, 2010
Start: 27 Apr 2010 17:00
Peoples' Solidarity Concerns
Bangalore
We are happy to inform you that many representatives of peoples'
movements from various struggles such as anti- SEZ, anti-mining, anti-
water privatization, anti-Posco, Fish workers struggles, adivasi
struggles are arriving in Bangalore for a political convention. We
felt that this would be a good occasion for the like-minded people of
Bangalore to meet and discuss with at least some of them on the some
of the grave issues around all of us. It is also important to think
about how we react to many of these struggles around us.
We at People’s Solidarity Concerns therefore invite you to attend a
Public Meeting to hear these leaders on the topic "Peoples' Movements
today - Tasks and Challenges ahead". Please do come and let us
discuss the possibilities and alternatives for the future.
Date: 27th of April 2010
Time: 5pm
Venue: Bangalore University Senate Hall, (City Campus) Near K R
Circle, Bangalore.
Speakers:
Sunday May 02, 2010
Start: 2 May 2010 10:30
End: 2 May 2010 12:00
From Loksatta Karnataka Blog:
Start: 2 May 2010 15:00
End: 2 May 2010 16:30
By Centre for Social Initiative and Management
in association with Builders’ NGV Club
Come, participate, and Win attractive prizes!
in 3 categories.
Age 4 -10
Age 10-16
Open category for ALL
At
Builders’ NGV Club, Koramangala
3 PM on Sunday 2nd May 2010
Please get your preferred medium of colors, we will provide you with paper to color your dreams!
Tuesday May 04, 2010
Back to 4th of the month, May bus day is indeed on the 4th date of May.
- What new experiements or announcements will we see from BMTC?
- How has BMTC been addressing the volumes of feedback Bus Day event has been generating?
- Will newly elected corporators join the Bus Day band wagon, and help BMTC improve its information systems and services?
Let us all take the bus once again on the 4th of May, and keep sending feedbacks, posiive or negative to BMTC.
Saturday May 08, 2010
We take the CRS this Saturday from Yeswantpur & Ride it all the way to Hosur & back. Will update the event with the train timings tonight.
RSVP so we have a count.
Thursday May 13, 2010
We are running awareness and participatory campaigns for Urban water conservation using simple technological solutions. We invite RWA's, Apartment Owners Associations, Corporates to mail us at water.misers@gmail.com for further details.
EVERY DROP COUNTS. BUT, DO WE CARE ENOUGH ?
