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On August 9th, as announced earlier we hosted the Active Citizen Workshop: Fixing waste journeys for a group of active waste management enthusiasts. It was a learning session co-facilitated by Pinky Chandran, founding member and Trustee of the Solid Waste Management Roundtable (SWMRT), and Sobia Rafiq, co-founder of Sensing Local.?
Meera K, our Founder Trustee kicked off the session with her own insights into the domain of waste management gleaned over years as a volunteer and active citizen herself. Pinky and Sobia took the participants through the journey of various streams of waste and their personal observations from the ground. Finally, the group broke up into teams, each discussing specific scenarios, alternative processes and solutions, and behavioural changes needed to address challenges in each case.?
The second video story from our Citizen Journalism workshop is also out. In that, young members of Vyasai Thozhargal highlight the lack of respect for sporting cultures and the lack of equal access to sporting facilities.
Vyasarpadi has been known for its sporting culture which inspired movies like the boxing hit Saarpatta Parambarai by Pa Ranjith. But today, youth here struggle to find suitable avenues for practice, given the deteriorating sporting facilities and commercialisation of the few clubs and grounds in the area.?
Through this video prepared by participants in our workshop, we hope to catch the attention of Tamil Nadu's Youth and Sports Minister Udaynidhi Stalin, the area MLA RD Sekar, and MP Dr Kalanidhi Veeraswamy. So do share this video widely.? And while you're at it, please also subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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Citizen Matters: Best reads of the week
We wrap up with a selection of recommended reads for you for the weekend. As the country boils over in anger over the brutal rape and killing of a young female doctor in Kolkata, catch our managing editor Satarupa Bhattacharya’s caveat around the key systemic gaps that need to be addressed to make our hospitals safe spaces.
Urban disasters due to basic regulatory failure is common in our haphazardly growing cities. Darshan Desai, a senior development journalist, draws attention towards the flawed urbanisation model commonly seen in our cities.?
Shruti Gokarn, our Mumbai reporter, continues her explainer series on waste management in Mumbai and looks at recycling solutions this week. These and some other stories for you:?
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Till next week…