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CRY submits the charter of demands to the Honourable President of India, Pratibha Patil.
Over 7.7 lakh signatures were garnered in support of the Right to Education for all children in India.

Culmination of the 'Sabko Shiksha, Samaan Shiksha' Campaign



Activist & Lawyer, Ashok Aggarwal, addressing the crowd on December 11, 2009


Noted acitivist & Right to Food campaigner, Jean Dreze, signing in support


Walk to raise awareness on the Right to Education


Street Play on Education


Candle light vigil at Bal Bhavan

National Culmination of the Sabko Shiksha, Samaan Shiksha campaign

Date: December 11, 2009

Venue: National Bal Bhavan, Delhi

Time: 2 pm to 5:30 pm

Time Activity Detail
2.00 -2.15 Gathering at the start point  
2.15 - 2.45pm Street Play By children from Pahal (CRY-supported project in Delhi)
2.45 - 3.30 pm 1.5 km walk From Gandhi Peace Foundation to National Bal Bhavan
3.30 - 3.45 Street play by Vision  
3.45 - 3.47 Welcome Note MC
3.50- 3.55 Introduction Puja Marwaha, Director (West)
3.55 - 4.00 pm CRY - AV of the regional events  
4.00 - 4.10 pm Child Speakers: Asmina Shah and Mahendra Rajak  
4.10 - 4.25 pm Speeches by Jean Dreze (noted social activist and member of the Right to Food Campaign), Ashok Aggarwal (Lawyer and Child Rights Activist), Biraj Patnaik (Principal adviser to the Supreme Court commissioners on the Right to Food)  
4.25- 4.30 pm Song Group from Rajasthan
4.30 - 4.35 pm Lighting the candles
Music group to sing Mera bhi to Adhikar Hai
 
4.35 - 5.30 pm Refreshment and tea  


Street Play during the campaign


Media meet to raise awareness


Noted beauty expert Shahnaz Hussain signing in support


Signing the charter of demands


Signing the charter of demands


Students of Kamla Nehru College signing the charter of demands

Delhi

City: Delhi
Date: 14th Nov
In brief: Drawing, painting competition and various other activities with children's groups.

City: Delhi
Date: 13th Nov - 28th Nov
In brief: Signature campaign

City: Delhi
Date: 1st Dec - 8th Dec
Venue: 7 districts
In brief: "Nukkad natak" (street play) on the three identified issues

City: Delhi
Date: 11th Dec
Time: 2pm - 5:30 pm
Venue: Bal Bhavan
In brief: Walk starting from Rajghat to Bal Bhavan, street plays, lighting of the candles, speeches by dignitaries

Jammu & Kashmir

City: Jammu and Kashmir
Date: 15th Nov onwards
Venue: District and village level (Anantnag, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Budgam, Jammu, Srinagar)
In brief: Awareness programmes in the form of street plays, essay competition, singing, drawing, quiz competitions on the theme of education, cultural activities by children, panel discussion on Education to be aired on JK channel and consultation session involving a cross section of people.

City: Srinagar
Date: 23rd Nov
Time: 11:15 am
Venue: SP College
In brief: State culmination

City: Jammu
Date: 3rd Dec
Venue: Jammu
In brief: Handing over memorandum to CM

Madhya Pradesh

City: Rewa and Sheopur
Date: 14th Nov onwards
In brief: A district level public gathering (a cross section of people will be mobilized); partner members march in the block with songs and other traditional cultural activities, "nukkad natak" (street plays); public speeches; memorandum will be submitted to the concerned authorities

Date: 21st November
In brief: State level dialogue on the demands for RTE; Press meet to release the findings of the survey by MPLSSM

Rajasthan

City: State intervention projects
Date: 14th Nov - 21st Nov
In brief: Children's week will be celebrated; meetings with Regional and State Alliance will take place

City: Udaipur, Bharatpur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaipur, Chittorgarh and Alwar
Date: 22nd Nov - 28th Nov
In brief: "Nukkad Natak" (street plays)

City: Village, district and State level
Date: 14th Nov to 28th Nov
In brief: Signature campaign along with other planned activities

City: Jaipur
Date: 28th Nov
In brief: State level culmination with participation of people from partner areas; press conference

Uttar Pradesh

City: Allahabad
Date: 13th Nov
In brief: Press conference

City: Allahabad, Lucknow and Varanasi
Date: 14th Nov
In brief: Various activities for children (games, singing, essay & painting competition)

City: All districts in CRY supported partner areas
Date: 15th Nov - 21st Nov
In brief: Signature campaign

City: Lucknow
Date: 23rd Nov
In brief: Consultation with major stakeholders on Education Act / Press conference

Uttrakhand

City: Dehradoon
Date: 8th Nov
In brief: Press Briefing

Date: 9th Nov - 13th Nov
In brief: Awareness generation, signature campaign and rally

City: Nainital, Chamoli, Udhamsing Nagar, Almora, Shri Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradoon
Date: 14th Nov to 18th Nov
Venue: Street junctions, market places
In brief: Hired vehicle with public addressing system through which awareness on RTE will be created; Nukkad Natak, Puppet Show, Human Chains and Press Briefings

Date: 19th November
In brief: Human chain, panel discussion, press conference with submission of letter with demands to the governor

Sabko Shiksha

Samaan Shiksha