"The YOUTH ADDA"







Dear All,

SMILE

Invites you to your own space


"The YOUTH ADDA"


Day: 23rd January 2011 (Sunday)
Place : Pravah Office, C- 24B, 2nd floor,Kalkaji, New Delhi
(Yup! we are back to the original adda!!!)
Timings: 10am onwards.


For a day filled with Music, Masti and loads of learning...
as you decide
whether you want to be a part of one of the most happening youth led events in Campus... The Music for Harmony!!!

And a M4H charcha without Music???? Na re na na!!
So we have musical performances by
- Meghna and Sonali (old Smilers and members of Goonj- a M4H inspired band!)
and
IP Singh ( Old SMILEr, Musician and Puppeteer)
(and if you like you can also be one of the performers just pick up the phone and let us know!!!:))

Meet some of the previous Core group members of M4H

as they take us on a trip down the memory lane.....

and explore the meaning of

PEACE AND HARMONY

as we shape and create the design of
MUSIC FOR HARMONY

Remember the Youth Adda is your space.. Come and own it..

We would request you to bring your own food and water.

Kindly confirm your participation

Call Sonal at 9990162481, Lokashish at 9999609980, Pooja at 9999238725
for any information and confirmation

And please DO SPREAD THE WORD AROUND!!!!!

Thanks!!!

Hoping to see you all soon,


With love, peace and energy..
The SMILE team

Posted in: on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at at 12:54 PM 0 comments  

SMILE ACTS : PEHLA KADAM WITH BADHTE KADAM


Dear all
We are glad to tell you that SMILE ACTS, SMILE theatre group is going to do its first street play as part of a Nation wide campaign of AADI(Action for Ability Development and Inclusion), “Badhte Kadam” ,which aims at creating awareness about disability. It talks about how disability is an evolving concept.
Play is an attempt to make audience look at disability differently. It challenges the notion of normality (in terms of physical ability), also attacks on the view that differently abled people should not have power of decision making.
Since it’s the first play of the group, presence of all of you would really encourage them. Hope to see you people there!
Other details are following-

Date:27th’Nov’10
Time: 2pm-5pm (3 performances)
Venue: Dilli Haat, Near INA market
For more info:
Contact: Sonal 9990 1624 81,sonal.sharma@pravah.org
Pooja 9999 2387 25, pooja.mehta@pravah.org

With love,Peace and Energy
SMILE

Posted in: on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at at 11:49 AM 0 comments  

Group Exposure 2010!!

The Group Exposure 2010 can be your window to explore, learn and know more about your own self. The exposure will be a team effort with 15 individuals who will come together for this two week journey. However, as much as this experience would provide you the opportunity to experience - leadership, team work, in real life settings.. it would also be a fun filled journey and it’s not only us who are saying that, you can read this to know more!

This year the team would be headed to Barefoot College, Tilonia. The organization works with rural men and women who are barely literate and have no hope of getting even the lowest government job. They are being trained to work as day and night school teachers, doctors, midwives, dentists, health workers, balsevikas, solar engineers, solar cooker engineers, water drillers, hand pump mechanics, architects, artisans, designers, masons, communicators, water testers, phone operators, blacksmiths, carpenters, computer instructors, accountants and kabaad-se-jugaad professionals.

There might be questions coming to your mind - Where will I stay? How will we go there? What is the cost? Etc etc. We have tried to answer most of these questions on our website in the FAQ section. Visit http://www.pravah.org/content/ for the application form, FAQ, and also if you wish to know more about Pravah.

Also, do feel free to contact Astha or Shubhi at 011-26213918 / 26440619 / 26291354. You can also email them at astha.gupta@pravah.org or shubhi.dwivedi@pravah.org.

Looking forward to meeting you!

The SMILE team,

Pravah

Posted in: on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at at 5:14 PM 0 comments  

SMILE SHOOTS...A STEP FORWARD

SMILE SHOOTS...A STEP FORWARD

The first meeting of SMILE SHOOTS(film club) was held on the 12th of September 2010 at the Pravah office in Kalkaji.Despite the unfavorable weather conditions and heavy raina considerable number of SMILErs were enthusiastic enough to turn up for the event.
The day kick-started with a discussion on the influence of films and their impact,being one of the most powerful means of visual communication.The other questions dealt with were - what we expect from the club,how we intend to proceed with it and how to explore the self and have a better understanding of it through films.Activities like film screening in colleges,slum areas etc.,film appreciation,film making were the ideas that came up during the discussion.
The meeting gained momentum with the entry of Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas,the noted film makers of the documentary film"In Search of My Home".The documentary portrays the stark reality of the lives of the asylum seekers in India and reveals to us the misery and agony of their poverty stricken existence.This documentary was screened during the meeting after which a discussion followed.Sushmit and Rintu shared their valuable experiences as well as answered the questions posed by the SMILErs.
With this the session concluded and a consensus was reached to meet on the day of the next Youth Adda(18th Sept) in order to decide the date for the next SMILE SHOOT meet and the future course of events for the same.

Posted in: on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at at 11:43 AM 0 comments  

Group Exposure 2010

SMILE Group Exposure forms are now available! Click the link below for more details. Last date to apply is 18th September 2010! Hurry - there are limited seats!


Posted in: on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at at 4:35 PM 0 comments  

Project UNNAMED: Exposure Visit to Burmese Community in Vikas Puri




Project UNNAMED is an initiative by SMILErs to create awareness about the issue of asylum seekers in Delhi.

It was violence, massive violation of human rights and absolute power concentrated in a few hands which made them take asylum in respective neighboring countries, including ours. India is a home of lakhs of such asylum seekers from Burma, Afghanistan, and Somalia and many other countries facing civil war, dictatorship, military rule etc.

If you are wondering why we are not using the term REFUGEE for them. Reason is, technically, one has to have a certificate issued by UNHCR to be called a refugee and majority of them are not able to obtain that. And, Project UNNAMED is about such asylum seekers who are forced to live life of uncertainty and helplessness.

But the worst is when they are not accepted by the society giving asylum, like ours and further victimized by the hatred and ignorance.

So, Project UNNAMED aims at creating awareness about such asylum seeker communities in our city and country through film screenings, discussions and getting associated with the organizations already working on the issue.

So, this exposure visit intends to help us in understanding what the issue is, and what we feel about it once we interact with asylum seekers. And, the initiative has been intentionally named "UNNAMED" since the issue is not just about lack of some facilities these people are deprived off but also the issue of identity, and their inability to associate themselves with the asylum giving society. its almost like a person without a name, without any identity!


we are meeting at Janak puri west metro station at gate no.-3 at 12.30pm on 7th of August .We can gather over there and can go to the other media office togethe.its mandatory to be in time.if you are late ,following are directions for reaching the venue
1. by bus
Nearest bus stops–Janak puri, C-1(bus route no. 724 and 711 can be taken from ring road)bus and Dhauli Pyaau ,take a rickshaw for asalatpur.

2. by metro
Janakpuri west,is the nearest metro station(it’s on blue line),take a rickshaw from there(pay 15-20 rupees)

NOTE: ask rickshaw wala to take you to gurudwara in asalatpur.Get off at gudwara. Opposite to gurudwara is, Maharaja Banquet, take the path beside the banquet to reach the venue.

Hope to see you all there

Regards
SMILE

Posted in: on Friday, August 6, 2010 at at 12:05 PM 0 comments  

Youth Adda



Pravah


SMILE


invites you to


Your own space


"YOUTH ADDA"


for a day of learning, Sharing and fun
Come and join other young people like yourself
for
Exploring the meaning of

" FREEDOM "


The Youth Adda includes intereresting activities like the Kite Making Workshop by professional Kite Maker....
MAKE YOUR OWN KITES



explore what else is coming up in SMILE
Remember the Youth Adda is your space.. Come and own the space



The day: 8th August Sunday
The Place: Bal Sahyog, Opp. L Block Mkt. Outer Circle, near Kake Da Dhabha
Timings: 10:30am onwards

We would request you to bring your own food and water.


Kindly confirm your participation

Call Sonal at 9990162481 or Lokashish at 9999609980 for any info and confirmation...
And please DO SPREAD THE WORD AROUND!!!!!

Posted in: on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at at 4:52 PM 0 comments  

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