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 Tamil Nadu Women's Forum (TNWF), along with its one of crucial social movements-
Tamil Nadu Dalit Women's Movement (TNDWM) / Society for Rural Education
and Development (SRED), has participated to Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing plus 10 (APNGO), which took place at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, in June 04. TNWF and TNDWM have participated the session on Food Sovereignty and Women, which was coordinated by TNWF partner organisation- Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Chiang Mai, Thailand. Also, TNWF and TNDWM have constantly intervened
to the discussion at the plenary regarding to inclusion of caste eradication
as a part of crucial strategies for eliminating discrimination against
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Workshop on Food Sovereignty and Women
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 TNWF, TNDWM and SRED have attended to the session on Food Sovereignty
and Women, which has been organised by APWLD. At the session, participants
from around Asian region- such as Thailand, the Philippines and India-
have reported the situation of women in Agriculture. TNWF, TNDWM and SRED
presented that agribusiness which has been developed by multi-national
company had brought pesticide into Tamil Rural agriculture. TNDWM claimed
that the use of pesticide could threaten Dalit Women labourers' health
directly, and undermine sustainable and safe management of agriculture
in India.
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 At the session, TNWF offered free food to the participants. TNWF's products are totally pesticide-free and organic. Those products are safe for both- consumers and agricultural labourers. We strongly believe that, the promotion of enviromental-friendly food can also enhance human rights of dalits women.
You can also find APWLD's statement on Food sovereignty; click here
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At the plenary; "Eradication of caste discrimination" as Feminist
Agenda
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 At the plenary of the forum, there has been a lot of discussion on caste
discrimination and gender justice. Some women sent from higher caste community
in India claimed that the elimination of caste discrimination should not
be included in feminist strategies. Ms. Burnad Fatima of TNWF/ SRED as
well as Ms. Magimai of TNWF/ TNDWM strongly opposed to those remarks, and
presented the reality that Dalit Women can never be liberated from gender discrimination without eradication
of casteism.
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| Reported by Hayato Nakamura, International Assistant of TNWF |
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