Monthly report
(December + January)
• About My youth group-
• A short Video on HIV Aids –
• A Making of Video on HIV Aids –
• A Story (written) on Active citizenship –
• A special session on HIV Aids – with a resource person
About my youth group – I have a group of nine people, mix boys and girls. They basically came in class for film-making, which we does every year in manzil. Apart from film-making classes, we actually focus on our surrounding social issues. It is a important part of our film-making classes. We observed that through film-making we actually think deep about any issues.
Same thing I am doing in my film-making class, this time we chose an issue, which is HIV Aids. People this issue is little boring (feedback from people), but still it has very good leaning points, negative-positive both.
One of our associates in manzil said that `I close my ears, when I heard about HIV Aids` then she gave her reason too. Which is that `people making me so much irritating when they speak these repeating information. Then I had a question in my mind that `then what we do? Should we stop all these things? Which are helping millions of people to save their life... I am telling you because, this thing we also include in our learning, People reaction and response about HIV Aids and also trying that why this mission in India got failed.
Productive work:
A short Video on HIV Aids – We are making a short video on HIV Aids, this is an exercise film, where we are trying to convince people talk openly about HIV Aids and leave their shyness or hesitation.
What we are filming in the film is not the showing same repetitive things of HIV Aids, instead of that we are saying” Open to talk about it”. Why?? Because, yet we don’t have any proper treatment to heal this infection or disease. It’s better to know about it.
A statistics which shared by Krishan (Krish) that, every year 80% of HIV cases happened just because of our shyness and hesitation ().
For e.g. asking for condom in chemist shops, parents hesitate to talk about this topic with their kids, feeling hesitate to do HIV test in government hospitals etc.
A Making of HIV Aids – The purpose of this making of not to show our work in Manzil film making classes, it is also about our learning through this ongoing process (filmmaking class).
We are actually planning to documenting the whole process of our filmmaking classes, whatever we are discussing (any issue), on location shooting process, technical problem while shooting, our interviews, Krish presentation on Women health, developing the ideas, brain-storming for any idea, sharing & gaining knowledge, question and answer between us etc. We are trying to documenting each thing whatever things are happening and after that we make film out of that.
Our main focus is to show what students gained from this process apart from filmmaking things. (this film will take long time, to cover many angles of the story, it will finish by the end of the February)
A Story (written) on Active citizenship – it is a true story which can be link with active citizenship & individual responsibility.
Brief of the story; it is a story of a man and child, a man who daily goes office from the same rout, and one day he met accidentally with this child, who actually lost at a place called Pragati Maidan (the child is belongs to very poor family, wear torn dress), doesn’t remember his home address and telephone number. The child urges the man to drop him his home and men in a dilemma that what should he do? Should I drop him his home, why should I drop him??? The story is all about if we see someone in problem so what’s our responsibility as human being in society?
(Story is not complete yet…but I’ll send you one copy)
A special session on HIV Aids – with a resource person
We had put a special session on HIV Aids, where we know more about this issue deeply. The session was facilitate by Krishan (one of the student in our class, and also a sex education teacher) Krishan working with some NGOs from last six years on Sex Education. We insist him to facilitate workshop for us.
We were around ten people in class; Krish also shared his Power point presentation in class which he made on women health. Then he start the class with a question `why do we know about HIV Aids` people has different views about it. Then he said that cause of we don’t have any proper treatment about this issue it’s better to know about it.
Then we discussed how people get infected & what people mentality about this issue. After some time we went in deep discussion, which is very painful part of HIV infected person, about his life. How these people survive, when they get infected, what social pressure on them etc. we got a feedback from students that they never knew about this issue so much deeply, it’s a goof learing for them. It’s really shocking for them.
I will also send the video which we had discussed about it. This is my December and January report. I hope you like it.
Report for the Month of Jan 2010
1. Photography Workshop
2. A Discussion on Main Stream Media and Alternative Media
3. Film Screening
4. Research
एक दिवसीय फोटोग्राफी कार्यशाला
दिनांक – 12 दिसम्बर 2009
स्थान – जागोरी ग्रामीण ज्ञान केन्द्र – शाहपुर
कुल युवा – 16, लड़के – 9, लड़कियां – 7
सामग्री – 4 कैमरे( Still Camera – 3, Handicam – 1 )
कार्यशाला का उद्देश्य –
युवाओं में क्षमता वर्धन करना व उन्हें अच्छी फोटो खींचने में सक्षम बनाना ताकि वह कैमरा अच्छी तरह से प्रयोग कर सकें, एक अच्छी फोटो खींच सकें, फोटो का महत्व समझ सकें और कैमरे की तकनीकी जानकारी भी हासिल कर सकें।
कार्यशाला का विवरण –
इस कार्यशाला की शुरुआत परिचय के साथ हुई। सभी ने अपने नाम के साथ एक मिलता जुलता शब्द जोड़ा जैसे - (श्रवण नाम के साथ सवेरा शब्द) और एक-एक ऐसा काम बताया जो उन्होने पिछले दो महीने में किया हो लेकिन वहां उपस्थित सहभागियों में से किसी ने भी वैसा काम ना किया हो। इस प्रकार का परिचय बहुत ही मजेदार रहा और सभी आपस में जल्दी ही घुल-मिल गये। इस परिचय में काफी मजेदार बातें निकल कर आई जैसे –
• एक लड़की ने अपने गांव में एक गरीब परिवार की बिमार लड़की का इलाज करवाने में मदद की।
• एक युवा साथी ने सारी परंपराओं को तोड़कर व बिना दहेज लिए साधारण तरीके से मंदिर में शादी की जिससे सभी बहुत खुश हुए।
सहभागियों की कार्यशाला से उम्मीदें –
• अच्छी तरह कैमरा चलाना व उसका प्रयोग करना।
• फोटोग्राफी के बारे में ज्यादा से ज्यादा सीखना।
• अच्छी फोटो खींचना।
• फिल्म बनाना सीखना।
कार्यशाला मे सभी सहभागियों को एक-एक फोटो दी गयी और उनसे यह कहा गया कि फोटो को देखने के बाद यह बताएं कि उन्होनें क्या महसूस किया। सभी ने अपने-अपने अनुभव आपस में बांटे और उसके बाद फोटो के महत्व को सामूहिक रूप से समझा।
सामूहिक गतिविधि –
सभी को 4 समूहों में बांटा गया और सभी को एक-एक फोटो खींचने के लिए कहा गया। फोटो खींचने के बाद सभी ने एक दूसरे की फोटो को ध्यान से देखा और खुलकर टिप्पणी की जो कुछ इस प्रकार थी –
• फोटो बहुत दूर से खींची गयी थी।
• फोटो में सफाई नहीं थी।
• फोटो में बहुत सारी फालतू की चीजें थी।
• फोटो धुंधुली थी।
• सिर कटा हुआ दिख रहा था।
इस चर्चा के बाद समूह में उर्जा लाने के लिए एक खेल खेला गया। खेल के बाद चर्चा की गयी कि फोटो खींचते समय किन-किन बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए। जिनमें से मुख्य इस प्रकार थीं –
तकनीकी जानकारी –
• Light
• Focus
• Colors
• Head space
• Frame
• Position
• Composition
• Movement, Perspective
• What position to take?
• What to keep in mind when taking a picture.
• Choice of background.
फोटो खींचने के लिए तैयारी –
• फोटो खींचने से पहले देख लें कि कैमरा अच्छी तरह से काम कर रहा है या नहीं।
• बैटरी जांच लेनी चाहिए।
• मैमरी जांच लेनी चाहिए।
• समय का ध्यान रखना चाहिए।
• यदि किसी की फोटो खींचनी हो तो अनुमति ले लेनी चाहिए।
काफी देर तक इस तरह की चर्चा के बाद फिर से सभी समूहों को एक-एक फोटो खींचने के लिए कहा गया। सभी सहभागियों ने फोटो खींचे और उन्हें ध्यान से देखने के बाद फिर से चर्चा की और यह कि पहले वाली और इस बार की फोटो में क्या अंतर था। सभी सहभागी इस बार बहुत खुश और उत्साहित थे और उन्होने कहा कि -
“पहले जो फोटो खींची थी उसे ऐसे ही खींच लिया, कुछ भी ध्यान में नहीं रखा था।“
“इस बार फ्रेम सैट करके फोटो खींची।“
“इस बात का ध्यान रखा कि फालतू की चीजें फोटो में ना आएं।“
“इस बात का ध्यान रखा कि हम अपनी फोटो से किसी को कुछ समझा सकें”
उन्होने इस तरह की कई बातें कहीं।
अनुभव -
कमियां –
• इस कार्यशाला में कैमरे कम थे इसलिए फोटो खींचने में परेशानी हुई।
• समय कम होने के कारण ज्यादा सुझाव नहीं मिल सके।
• सभी को Handicam चलाने को नहीं मिला।
• कुछ युवाओं की सहभागिता कम थी।
A Discussion on Main Stream Media and Alternative Media
सामान्य रूप से प्रचलित व वैकल्पिक मीडिया के बारे में युवाओं के साथ एक दिवसीय चर्चा
दिनांक – 13 दिसम्बर 2009
स्थान – जागोरी ग्रामीण ज्ञान केन्द्र - शाहपुर
कुल युवा – 15, लड़कियां – 7, लड़के – 8
उद्देश्य -
• स्थानीय मुद्दों को मीडिया के माध्यम से प्रशासन व समाज के सामने लाना जिसमें पूर्ण रूप से युवाओं की भागेदारी हो।
• युवाओं को मीडिया में अपनी सक्रिय भूमिका निभाने के लिए प्रेरित करना।
विस्तृत विवरण –
सबसे पहले मीडिया के मुख्य माध्यमों के बारे में चर्चा की गयी कि आजकल कौन-कौन से माध्यम ज्यादा प्रचलित हैं जैसे – अखबार, मैगजीन, टीo वीo और रेड़ियो आदि।
इसके बाद सभी युवाओं ने समूह बनाए व अलग-अलग मीडिया के बारे में ध्यान से विचार-विमर्श किया कि कौन से मीडिया हमें क्या-क्या और कितना-कितना दिखाते व सुनाते हैं।
काफी चर्चा के बाद यह निष्कर्ष निकला कि मीडिया से हमें कई प्रकार की जानकारीयां प्राप्त होती हैं लेकिन उसमें हमारी भागेदारी बिलकुल भी नहीं होती और अधिकतर खबरें हमारे काम की नहीं होती। क्योंकि मीडिया में अधिकतर फिल्मों, गानों, फैशन, खेलों, राजनीतिज्ञों व बड़ी-बड़ी हस्तियों के बारे में ही बताया जाता है और स्थानीय खबरों को महत्व नहीं दिया जाता व ग्रामीण लोगों को नज़रअंदाज किया जाता है जबकि भारत की अधिकतर जनसंख्या ग्रामीण है।
चर्चा में यह स्पष्ट हुआ कि एक अच्छा मीडिया
कैसा होना चाहिए –
• स्थानीय कला को प्रोत्साहन मिले।
• जानकारी का आदान-प्रदान हो।
• आम जनता के लिए हो।
• युवाओं को प्रोत्साहन मिले।
• सामाजिक सुधार हो।
• जिसमें हम केवल दर्शक ना बनें बल्कि उसमें हमारी पूर्ण भागेदारी होनी चाहिए।
चर्चा में बार-बार एक ही प्रश्न उठ रहा था कि मीडिया में हम अपनी भागेदारी कैसे निभाएं। इसके लिए कुछ विकल्प इस प्रकार रहे -
• हम स्थानीय पत्रकारों के साथ अच्छे संबंध बना सकते हैं।
• हम अपनी अखबार ( News Letter ) बना सकते हैं।
• सामुदायिक रेड़ियो कार्यक्रम बना सकते हैं।
• विडीयो बना सकते हैं।
• कॉमिक बना सकते हैं।
• मीडिया वालों को पत्र लिख सकते हैं।
• अपने लेख मीडिया में दे सकते हैं।
ऊपर लिखित विकल्पों के माध्यम से हम मीडिया में अपनी भागेदारी निभाने की आशावादी कोशिश कर सकते हैं और सामाजिक बदलाव व युवा सशक्तिकरण में भी अपनी भागेदारी सुनिश्चित कर सकते हैं।
Film Screening
दिनांक – 29 दिसम्बर 2009
स्थान – जागोरी ग्रामीण ज्ञान केन्द्र – शाहपुर
कुल युवा – 20, लड़के – 6, लड़कियां – 14
फिल्म – खुदा के लिए
फिल्म का उद्देश्य – इस फिल्म का मुख्य उद्देश्य था कि युवा धर्म के नाम पर गुमराह किए जाने के बारे में जागरूक हो सकें।
इस फिल्म को देखने के बाद सभी युवाओं ने आपस में
चर्चा की जिसमें काफी सारी बातें निकलकर सामने आयी–
बड़े-बड़े राजनीतिज्ञ, धर्म के रखवाले बनने वाले पुजारी,
मौलवी आदि युवाओं को धर्म के नाम पर गुमराह करके
उनकी शक्ति का गलत प्रयोग करते हैं जिससे आतंकवाद,
व विभिन्न प्रकार के दंगों को बढ़ावा मिलता है और युवा अपने रास्ते से भटक जाते हैं। धर्म की आड़ में ही महिलाओं को उनके कर्तव्य के रूप में कई बोझों को साथ में ले कर चलना पड़ता है। हमें धर्म के नाम पर लड़ाई-झगड़ा नहीं करना चाहिए और मिल-जुलकर रहना चाहिए।
Research Report
हमारे देश में लोकतंत्र शासन है। लोकतंत्र को हम स्वशासन भी कह सकते हैं। स्वशासन अर्थात हमारा अपना शासन। परन्तु यह किस हद तक स्व है। हम स्वशासन के नाम पर नेताओं व प्रतिनिधियों का चुनाव करके अपनी जिम्मेदारी तो निभा देते हैं लेकिन बाद में इसकी खैर खबर लेना उचित नहीं समझते। अधिकतर कहा जाता है कि “आज के युवा कल का नेता हैं” लेकिन विशेषकर युवा वर्ग ही स्वशासन में अपनी भागेदारी को निभाने से दूर होता जा रहा है। अगर युवा राजनीति में प्रवेश ही नहीं करेंगे तो वह कल के नेता कैसे बन सकते हैं। स्वशासन की सबसे छोटी इकाई ग्राम पंचायत में की जाने वाली ग्राम सभा ही स्वशासन की पहली सीढ़ी और नींव है। मैं कई दिनों से ग्रामीण युवाओं के साथ इस विषय पर बातचीत कर रहा हूँ कि उनकी इस विषय पर क्या राय है? क्यों वे पंचायत के चुनावों में भाग नहीं लेते ? क्यों वे ग्राम सभा की बैठक में भाग नहीं लेते ? युवाओं के अलग-अलग विचार इस तरह से हैं –
• इस तरह के कामों में उन्हे रूचि नहीं हैं।
• गांवों में अधिकतर जाति व धर्म के आधार पर वोट डाले जाते हैं
• उन्हें लगता है कि उनकी गांवों में ज्यादा लोगों के साथ जान-पहचान नहीं होती।
• कई युवा समझते हैं कि राजनीति बेकार की चीज़ है।
अन्य लोग भी यही सोचते हैं कि युवा वर्ग अपने भविष्य निर्माण के लिए अधिकतर समय गांव से बाहर ही रहते हैं जबकि पंचायत प्रतिनिधि बनने के लिए अधिकतर समय गांव में ही रहना पड़ता है। कई ग्रामीणों का मानना है कि युवाओं को स्वशासन में भागेदारी निभाने लिए आगे आना चाहिए और हम उन्हें सहयोग भी देंगे।
नोट – मैं इसी विषय पर एक फिल्म बनाना चाहता हूँ।
Report By –
Madan Lal
Jagori Grameen, Himachal Pradesh
Kamini Prakash works with Pravah, Delhi where she looks after research on youth active citizenship issues. Kamini will be contributing part time towards the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Kamini will be researching different aspects of youth active citizenship and developing products that will contribute to the field. She will also be writing on youth issues.
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Namrata Deepak Sawant is journalist and media activist based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has been associated with PUKAR, Mumbai for the past three years. Namrata also contributes to the Marathi daily Punyanagri on developmental and youth issues. Namrata will be contributing part time towards the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Namrata will be writing on youth issues as well as publishing newsletter on youth agenda. Namrata will also be coordinating a youth group aimed at creating media products strengthening the youth development agenda.
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Naveen Jhajharia is a youth activist and a CYC fellow for the year 2009. He works near Kempty in Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. His work involves creating learning space for rural youth in the district. Naveen will be contributing part time to the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Grassroots Media Associate, Naveen will be writing on the issues concerning youth from a psychosocial perspective. His writings will be based on and inspired by his experiences, journeys and interactions with people.
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Noor Mohammed Husen Rathod is a youth activist working with Yuvashakti Community Based unit of Jan Vikas in Halol, Gujarat. He will be contributing full time to the Commutiny Media network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate Noor will be creating video products within his own community. He will also be hosting film screenings and media workshops in his community.
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Madan Lal is a youth activist with Jagori Rural Resource Centre in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. He is currently associated with a rural knowledge centre that covers 80 villages in Kangra district, producing media products and conducting capacity building workshops. He will be contributing part time to the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Grassroots Media Network, Madan will be anchoring a media unit within the youth in his community. Madan will also be conducting workshops and creating videos.
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Ram Tarun is a dalit activist and has been associated with Vividha Women's Resource Centre, Jaipur. He anchors public camopgns on issues like Education & draught relief in Alwar, Rajasthan. Ram is also associated with a monthly newspaper; Dalit Setu aimed at the youth in the region. He will be contributing part time to the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Ram will be writing articles and research report on youth issues. Ram also wants to develop a common platform for youth active citizenship across Alwar & Sikar districts of Rajasthan.
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Rajendra Sharma is a young activist associated with the Aajeevika Bureau in Udaipur. He works in the field of livelihood and immigration in the state. He will be contributing part time to the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Rajendra will be writing on livelihood and immigration issues from a youth perspective in rural Rajasthan.
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Smita Sen is a youth activist and a CYC fellow for the year 2009. She works in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. She works on enhancing active citizenship amongst rural youth by intensive facilitation and emphasizing on creative medium of expression.
As a Commutiny Media Associate Smita will be concentrating on capacity building of rural youth and facilitating creation of media products on local issues. Smita will be using comic journalism as a tool for campaigns on social issues in Jangalia panchayat area. She hopes to train at least twenty comic journalists in her working area who can continue he work post her intervention.
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Sumit is a filmmaker and youth activist based in Delhi. He is associated with Manzil, Delhi and Dusty Foot Productions. Sumit has been a 2008 batch fellow with CYC. Sumit has been working on environment issues and is a keen community video trainer as well. He will be contributing part time to the network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Sumit would be creating videos on youth participation and issues. He would be writing articles and also conducting Listening Spaces amongst youth from his community.
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Sundar Mohan Murmu is a grassroots comics activist and has been associated with World Comics India for over a decade. Although based in Delhi, his work is focused in Jharkhand. He will be contributing to Commutiny Media Network full time.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Sundar will be working with rural youth in Poorvi Singhbhoom district in Jharkhand. He plans to run a monthly comic poster campaign on the important youth issues of his community. He will also be conducting regular workshops with his community in grassroots comic. Sunder will also be researching important youth and media issue and compiling reports on them.
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Suryakant Shelke is a youth activist based is Nanded, Maharashtra. He has been associated with PUKAR, Mumbai and works on issues related to livelihood and consumer rights. He has been a legal advisor to various civil society organisations in his community and also contributes to local newspaper, Lok Asha. He will be contributing full time to the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Suryakant will be writing on youth issues and conducting Seminars on youth issues in his community. He will also be conducting research and writing reports on youth agenda.
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Thakur Ram is a young media activist associated with Samavesh in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He works in the education sector intervening with teachers. He is also a keen video documenter. Thakur will be working full time with the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Thakur will be creating videos on youth issues and also writing research reports. He will also be compiling research reports.
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Wanshikokla Jamir is a youth activist based in Dimapur, Nagaland. She has been associated with Nagaland Grassroots Comic & Nagaland Youth Cluster and has also been a CYC fellow for the year 2008. She works mostly on livelihood issues with urban as well as rural youth in Nagaland. She will be contributing full time to the Commutiny Media network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Wangshikokla will be creating, facilitating creation of and disseminate grassroots comic products. Wangshikokla plans to conduct three grassroots comic courses and publish three issues of the bi-monthly periodical Comic punch over the next six month period.
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Zuber Shaikh is a participatory video activist with SAATH, Ahmedabad. He is a video producer with the Samvada Community Video Unit set up by SAATH and Drishti Media. He will be contributing part time to the Commutiny Media Network.
As a Commutiny Media Associate, Zuber will be producing video clips on important issues within his community. He will also be writing research reports on conservation issues. Zuber will also conduct Listening Space meetings amongst the youth of his community.
COMMUTINY MEDIA NETWORK
The Need
The need for a network arose from the initial thought within CYC (Commutiny-The Youth Collective) for a platform to bring youth voices to the fore and from the belief that Media is an important medium to get such voices heard and expressed at different levels particularly at the grassroots/ local level. While there are networks focussing on different segments or groups in society and on the interface of such groups with the media (like NWMI- Network of Women in Media), there is no such known network on youth and media.
The networks are considered to be a common way of bringing individuals and/or institutions together to address a common issue/ theme or to get individuals/ institutions show solidarity on a commonly agreed agenda, the network conceived by CYC was more from a felt need perspective of collective members since the voice of the youth was not finding space in the grassroot media the way it should. CYC had from its experience learnt that there are people at the grassroot (urban or rural) who need spaces and opportunity to express themselves on matters of youth development. CYC therefore thought of using writing, film making and comics as a medium for people (from civil society institutions/ organisations) who wish to explore and express on issues of youth development.
GOAL
Enhancing focus on youth development in public spaces through developing media focus.
OBJECTIVES
- Building visibility of youth & youth development issues in mainstream media in
- Bringing youth voices and dialogue spaces to mainstream policy makers (Corporate, Media, Government and NGOs)
- Build Capacity of youth and media professionals to program effectively and impactfuly dialogue in the media space.
- Creating Resources that help open up and nurture spaces in mainstream mindsets for youth participation
TARGET GROUPS
· Young People
· Civil Society Organisations
· Vernacular Media
Through intervening with these two key stakeholders, we would further reach out to the larger civil society and other stakeholders.
The Process
CYC was aware of its limitations of having just few partners (organisations and individuals) with whom it had collaborated as a collective, and the network could have been initiated with those, but it did not want to limit itself to just few since the issue needed to be taken to larger number of civil society organisations and the youth populace that it reached out to. With a view to get civil society organisations from different parts of
Keeping in mind the fact that the individuals who would be deputed from the civil society organisations to be part of the CMN (Commutiny Media Network) would spend time and effort to bring youth voices from the area of the organisations (which they represent) on the fore through writing, films and/ or comics, CYC thought of a stipend to compensate such individuals and identified with the individuals as Associates (though initially they were thought of as Fellows).
1st Meeting/ Consultation of CMN
The first meeting/consultation that was organised by CYC from 29th November 2009 to 01st December 2009 at USO House,
Interestingly, the consultation gave an opportunity to the Associates to identify the tools (writing, films, comics) that were to be used by them in their expression, lay down the values and objectives of CMN, and understand about 'Vidushak'. The consultation also gave an opportunity to the Associates to hear the views of persons from mainstream media. (The report of the first meeting/consultation is being shared as an annexure).
2nd Meeting/ Consultation of CMN
The second consultation/ meeting that was organised on 09th-10th February 2010 at Pastoral Centre, Bhopal was designed primarily to build a common interest among the Associates through a theme around the youth that would facilitate a common sharing and bonding amongst them. The commonly identified issues were youth identity and leadership, and livelihood and discrimination.
As in the previous meeting, the second meeting also had media activists and journalists sharing their experiences, and also giving feedback on media products created by Associates.