Cultures of Peace 2019

DAY ONE
11 OCTOBER 2019 at MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, 11am

Screening of films by MEENA LONGJAM (Achoubi in Love) and SERLIBON TIMUNGPI (HAABIT for Life), to be followed by a conversation with LINDA CHHAKCHHUAK, SANGEETA PISHAROTY, NITIN SETHI and THINGNAM ANJULIKA on the challenges, ethics and need for environmental journalism and reporting.

DAY TWO
12 OCTOBER 2019 at HOTEL IMPHAL, 9.30am to 3pm

9.30 to 10am
Introductions by THINGNAM ANJULIKA, MARION REGINA MUELLER of Heinrich Böll Stiftung - India, URVASHI BUTALIA of Zubaan

10 to 11.15am
Sustainable agricultural practices: Women-led initiatives in farming and land management

— MELARI NONGRUM, NESFAS Shillong

— ABOKALI JIMOMI, Organic Nagaland

— HANJABAM SHUBHRA DEVI, Meira Foods

— SENO TSUHAH, Chizami

— NABANITA DAS, Jorhat with VIJAYALAKSHMI BRARA, Manipur University

11.15am to 12.30pm
River conservation, dams and flooding: Reporting and community-based organising around water and dam issues

— SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY, The Wire

— TONGAM RINA, The Arunachal Times

— NINGTHOUJAM THASANA, Loktak dam affectee

— SERLIBON TIMUNGPI, Green Hub Tezpur with LINDA CHHAKCHHUAK, independent journalist

1.30 to 3pm
Conservation and community: The role of culture in wildlife and forest conservation

— BANO HARALU, Nagaland Today

— NISHA BORA, Elrhino Paper

— LINDA CHHAKCHHUAK, independent journalist

— MEENA LONGJAM, filmmaker with NITIN SETHI, independent journalist

Information:

Chok Tsering
Programme Coordinator
E: chok.tsering@in.boell.org