24 September
9:00 – 10:20 AM    How the Bank Works   
Accountability and the Bank
  • Nikhil Dey, National Campaign for People's Right to Information
  • Arvind Kejriwal, Parivatan
Judicial Reform
  • Alternate Law Forum
Banking Sector Reform
  • Victor Louis Antowein, All India Bank Employees' Association
10:20 – 11:20 PM    Impact of the Bank on the Environment
Environmental Policy
  • Kanchi Kohli, Kalpvriksha
  • Manju Menon, Kalpvriksha
Carbon Trading and Forests
  • Praful Bidwai
Toxics and the Bank
  • Nityanand Jayaraman, Corporate Accountability Desk
12:00 AM – 2:00 PM    Environment
Re-engineering of India's Legal and Policy Regime on Environment:
The Influence of the World Bank
  • Kanchi Kohli, Kalpvriksha
  • Manju Menon, Kalpvriksha
Implications of Changes in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Ramesh Agarwal, Jan Chetna, Raigarh
Implications of Changes in the Coastal Regulation Zone Notifications
  • Gilbert Rodrigo, Tamil Nadu Fisherpeople Federation
Impacts on Labour
  • Mahadevan, All India Trade Union Congress
  • C.H. Venkatachalam, All India Bank Employees' Association
Promotion of Toxic Technologies / Products / CETPs,
Land-fills, Incinerators, PVC
  • Depositions from Gujarat;
  • Tamil Nadu;
  • and others
Agriculture and Pesticies
  • Depositions from Andhra Pradesh Farmer's Group
Health - Malaria
  • Madhumita Dutta
12:00 AM – 2:00 PM    Tourism
Overview of the World Bank's role in International Tourism Development
  • Ranjan Solomon, Alternatives, Goa
International Finance and Support to Tourism Development in India
  • Vidya Rangan, Equations, Bangalore
Tourism and Rights of Local Community
  • John Rego, representative, Hotel and Tourism Workers Union, Goa
Conservation-led and Tourism-included Displacement in India:
Case of the Bank's Eco Develpment Project
  • Representative from Central India - MP. Chattisgarh
Tourism and Opportunities for Small Entrepreneurs
  • Geraldine Fernandes, Local Entrepreneur, Goa
3:00 – 4:30 PM    Tourism
Testimonies from Indigenous People
  • Ashok Chowdhary, Gamin Mazdoor Union
  • Campaign for Survival and Dignity
  • Hem Gairola, Van Panchayat Leader, Uttarakhand
3:00 – 4:30 PM    Post-Disaster
Overview
    Housing and Impact on Dalits, Srinivasapuram, Chennai
      Delay in Rehabilitation, Ernavore / Thondiarpet
        Access to Water, Semmanchery
          Access to Health, Thoraipakkam
            Denial of Traditional Rights and Impact on Fisherfolk
            • All India Radio Site
            5:00 – 6:00 PM    Impact of the World Bank on ndigenous Peoples
            World Bank in the North East
            • Ramanda Wangkheirakapam, Intercultural Resources
            6:00 – 7:00 PM    Jury
            Initial Findings
            • Aruna Roy
            • Arundhati Roy
            7:30 – 8:00 PM    Closing Ceremony
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