Over a hundred people from across the country will present testimony at the Independent People's Tribunal on the World Bank in India this month. From 21-24 September intellectuals, grassroots activists, and those willing to come forward to speak about the impact of World Bank projects and policies on their communities will convene at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

A Tribunal of this nature on the World Bank will be the first of its kind in India. The Tribunal endeavours to investigate the effects of the Bank's policies, not only sectorally, but also nationally and institutionally. Key groups, individuals and organizations are playing the roles of presenters and advisors. Panelists include:

• Professor Amit Bhaduri
• Meher Engineer
• Ramaswamy Iyer
• Prabash Joshi
• Abid Hassan Minto
• Alejandro Nadal
• Aruna Roy
• Arundhati Roy
• Justice P.B. Sawant
• S.P. Shukla
• Sulak Sivaraksa
• Justice Suresh
• Eric Toussaint
• Justice Usha

The date of the tribunal has been set for 21-24 September 2007. The venue is Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

The agenda is very full with over 50 organizations participating in what is sure to be a powerful set of assessments of the World Bank.   Please find the programme schedule attached. Many groups are planning additional events in the evening sessions including a Film festival as well as discussion groups with prominent activists and academics.  We will forward that schedule as soon as it becomes available.

As was mentioned last week, registration is open. 

Attached is the registration form.  Please post or email it in as soon as possible.    You can download the form from this email, and save it to your computer.  Open the file, and fill in the form itself on your computer, and send it back to secretariat@worldbanktribunal.org with the subject: REGISTRATION.  Alternatively, you can print it out and send it via post to the address on the form.

We are making arrangements and want to make sure we have enough space, meals, literature, water, etc. for everyone.

Please circulate this widely and looking forward to seeing you.

In solidarity,

World Bank Tribunal Secretariat

For more details on how to get involved please visit:
www.worldbanktribunal.org
worldbanktribunal list serv - please sign up!

Or write to us at: secretariat@worldbanktribunal.org

Sincerely,

World Bank Tribunal Secretariat
C/O WGT, Flat No. 14, Supreme Enclave, Mayur Vihar Phase 1, New Delhi 110 091
Contact: Deepika D'Souza: +91 98200 39557/ Harsh Dobhal: +91 98185 69021

CONVENORS and ADVISORS

o All India Bank Employees Association o All India Trade Union Congress o Alternativeso Alternative Law Forum o Prof. Arun Kumar o Arunachal Citizen's Rights o Asia Pacific Movement for Debt & Development [APMDD] o Banwari Lal Sharma o Biraj Patnaik o C Rammanohar Reddyo Centre for Education and Communication o Chhotanagpur Adivasi Seva Samiti o Collaborative for the Advancement of Studies in Urbanism through Mixed Media[CASSUM]o Corporate Accountability Desk o DICE oProf. Deepak Nayyaro E.A.S Sharma o Equations oFood First Information and Action Network [FIAN] o Focus on the Global South o Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security o HRLN o Indian Social Action Forum[INSAF] o Intercultural Resources o Jawed Naqvi o Jan Swasthya Abhiyan o Jharkhand Mines Area Co-ordination Committee oJubilee South o K.G. Kannabiran o Kalpana Kannabiran o Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group oKalyani Menon Seno Karen Coelho o Kavaljit Singh o Kavita Srivastava o Kisan Sangarsh Samiti o Leo Saldanha oLokayan oLok Shakti Abhiyan o Lok Sangharsh Morcha o M Vijayabhaskar o Manthan Adhyayan Kendra o Michael Goldman o Mihir Desai o Dr. N Raghuram o Narasimha Reddy o Narmada Bachao Andolan o National Alliance of People's Movements o National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights o National Campaign for People's Right to Informationo National Committee for the Protection of Natural Resources [NCPNR]o National Conference of Dalit Organisations o National Confederation of Officers Associationo National Hawkers' Federation o Neil Tangrio PEACE o Parivartan o People's Campaign for a Common School System o Plachimada Solidarity Committee o Praful Bidwaio Prashant Bhushan o Prayas o Sanjay Parikho Sathi-CEHAT o Satya Sagar o Shalmali Guttal oShetkari Sangathana o South Asian Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) o Subrata o Sudhir Patnaik o Urban Research CentreoVikas Adhyayan Kendra o Vijay Paranjype o Vinay Baindur and others * In Collabration With Jawaharlal Nehru University Teacher's Association [JNUTA] and Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union [JNUSU]

ENDORSING ORGANISATIONS/INSTITUTIONS

o APVVU o AP Dalit Movement o Adivasi Mukti Sangathan, M.P. o All Assam Krishak Mukti Sangram Samitee o Arunachal Citizens' Rights o Asmita o Astha o BGVS o CBGA o Chingari Mahilasasiti o Dahanu Taluka Environment Welfare o Dalit Mukti Morcha o ECM o Forum for Indigenous Perspectives and Action [FIPA],Manipur o GKDMS o Gauga Bhangoul Proturad Action Vragarih Committee o Human resource development Foundation o Human rights Forum o Indian Social Institute o Jagorio Jajatiya Dalit Sangh o Jamasemsknowti o Jana Sanskriti o Jay Yuvak Kiranti Dal o KRRS o Kheti Virasat Mission o Krishi Bachao Andalam o KRITI o Loka Vidya Sadhika Righa Sanghatan o Lok Shakti Abhiyan o MBCS Ceng CITP o Manav Adhikar Seva Samiti [MASS] o Medical Mission Sisters o Mukti Foundation o NMPS o Nadi Ghati Morcha oNaga Peoples Movement for Human Rights o National Alliance of People's Movements o National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers oNational Fishworkers Forumo National Working Group on Patent Laws o PSSP o Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti o Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithix o Ramesh Dodamani o Rashtra Seva Dal o River Basin Friends, Assam o Rural Volunteers Centre, Assam o SWATE o Samajwadi Jan Parishad o Shanti Seva Nerandal Manor, Ralghar o Society in Action for Rural Development [SARD] o South Indian Cell for Human rights Education & Monitoring [SICHREM] o Tamil Nadu Manual Workers Union o Tata Institute of Social Sciences o UWF o Unorganized Workers' Federation oViyajyoti and others

ENDORSING INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS/INSTITUTIONS

AiD/WATcH Australia o Prof. Angana Chatterjeeo Anti-Privatization Alliance, Pakistan o Bank Information Centre o BanglaPraxis o Bretton Woods Projecto David Leggeo Doctors for Iraq o Esperanza Lujan o Forest Peoples Programme, UK o Friends of the Earth International oG.R.A.I.N.o Gender Action o Jubilee South o Ken Fernandes o Nancy Alexander o Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee o Prof. Radhika Balakrishnan ( Marymount Manhattan College) o The Vietnam Peace committee o Ward morehouse