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For whom is the city built? What goes into the governance of a city? Are all citizens free to access, inhabit and participate in urban spaces and resources? Which part of urban areas can be classified as commons?
ALF has collaborated with civil society organisations and worked on issues like homelessness, evictions of slums, rights of the urban poor, public transport and others.
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Published by ALF
May 22, 2022
Advocacy
Published by ALF
Participation in Play – Demonstrating a Practicable Approach to People’s Participation in the Context of Policy Making during COVID-19
The lives and livelihoods of people across India were severely impacted due to the Covid 19 pandemic. While the government announced a slew of policy measures to address the same, critical analysis has shown that these measures were not adequate.There were significant gaps between policies and needs of vulnerable communities ...
February 21, 2020
Advocacy
Published by ALF
Street Vending: Pakka Legal! – A comic about the Street Vendors Act, and their right to livelihood
Be it Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai or Bengaluru, streets in any Indian city will not be the same without our vendors. It is because of the low-cost access to goods and services provided by street vendors that cities become more affordable for working and middle classes. They are the eyes and ...
June 10, 2017
Pedagogy
The Illegal Citizen – Course Modules – Sexual Citizenship and Claiming the City
Course on The Illegal Citizen A course that examines the relationship between citizenship, participation and illegality. It consists of two modules. 1. Module on Sexual Citizens This module of the course will seek to understand if there is a sexuality underlying the idea of citizenship. Citizenship is normally framed in abstract ...
February 22, 2017
Advocacy
COMMENTS ON THE PERSONS IN DESTITUTION (PROTECTION, CARE AND REHABILITATION) MODEL BILL, 2016
Read on Scribd here. Persons in Destitution Mode... by altlawforum ...
May 31, 2015
Advocacy
The Aesthetics of Discrimination: Street Vendors and Public Spaces
A few weeks ago, a number of street vendors were illegally evicted by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board following a complaint by a local resident (who also happened to be a Member of the Ruling Party). The complaint was based on the notion that street vendors were an ...
March 28, 2015
Advocacy
Government Must Ensure All People Get Unhindered Access to Public Spaces
A few years ago, when some members of Hasiru Usiru wanted to have a meeting in Traffic Park on St Marks Road, the guard asked us to leave because the park closes at 6pm. This park had been handed over to a realty group which then fixed timings for the ...
September 11, 2014
Advocacy
High Court Order in Bangalore Metro Rail Construction Workers’ Case
Following is the order passed by the Karnataka High Court in the BMRCL construction workers case, which raised the issue of violation of various legislations governing workmen working on the Bangalore Metro Rail Project ...
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