Citizens for Justice and Peace
The eternal romance of traditional farming may soon be folklore A rare insight into the wooden plough, that may soon be seen only in a museum
29-Nov-2021
Modern technology and science have given us many efficient tools. However, they lack the emotional connect of traditional tools, even though they get the job done faster. Images of many of these older inventions are slowly being pushed into sepia toned photos to be framed, or tucked away in books. The wooden plough with its…
Empowering Assam: CJP goes above and beyond the call of duty After getting detainees released from detention camps, we are providing them food rations
10-Jul-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has built a unique relationship with the people of Assam. In the three years that we have been serving our fellow Indians in the state, we have become acutely aware of issues intertwined with the larger matter of citizenship. We therefore believe that our work does not end with…
Farmers’ call for nationwide shutdown Protesting against the Farm Bills 2020
25-Sep-2020
Farmers’ Unions around the country have announced a nationwide shutdown on September 25 in protest of the contentious Farm Bills passed by both houses of the Parliament. Related: MSP for farmers: Exposing the lies of the Modi government Live Updates on All India Protests against Farm Bills, 2020
मायग्रंट डायरीज: लक्ष्मण प्रसाद झारखंड के लक्ष्मण प्रसाद कहते हैं, “गांव पहुंच कर मैं बहुत खुश हूं, खाने के लिए अब लाइन में नहीं लगना पड़ेगा.”
14-Jul-2020
43 साल के लक्ष्मण प्रसाद मुंबई में रहते हुए 27 साल हो चुके हैं. इतने वर्षों से वे यहीं रोजी-रोटी कमा रहे हैं. वैसे तो वे इस महानगर में कई जगहों पर रह चुके हैं, लेकिन पिछले 15 साल से अपने परिवार के साथ सांताक्रुज के कलीना इलाके में रह रहे हैं. प्रसाद पहले किराए…
CJP’s relief efforts continue in Assam despite cyclone, floods and heavy rains Lockdown challenges compounded by extreme weather conditions, CJP Team persists
13-Jul-2020
As if the nationwide lockdown in wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus wasn’t placing enough strain on the lives and livelihoods of people hailing from impoverished backgrounds in Assam, cyclone Amphan, floods and heavy rains have continued to wreak havoc in the region. However, undeterred by any of this, CJP has surged forth in…
CJP comes to the rescue of migrant workers facing starvation amidst the lockdown! Rations supplied to workers hailing from Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and even interior Maharashtra, who are living in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane
13-May-2020
Ever since the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus began migrant workers have perhaps been the worst hit. As most of them work as daily wage earners in fields like construction, loading and unloading of goods or running deliveries, they lost their source of income overnight. With little or no savings, the…
CJP steps in to help members of an impoverished nomadic tribe Supplies rations to the Nathpanthi Dawari Gosavi Samaj spread across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane
07-May-2020
When the national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus started, it had a disproportionately harder impact on people hailing from socio-economically backward communities. People belonging to historically oppressed and marginalized communities, castes and tribes were some of the worst affected. One such group comprised members of the Nathpanthi Dawari Gosavi Samaj who were…
CJP Assam: Fighting Lockdown Hunger in remote areas CJP battles the acute food crisis that is affecting the most marginalised
29-Apr-2020
CJP Assam is going that extra mile, and then some, to reach the remotest areas of Assam, dwellers of the tribal region, the migrant workers and some of the most marginalised sections of the society. As they face an acute food crisis, we want to ensure that no one goes to bed hungry. Support us…
CJP Assam: Reaching remote areas to provide relief to the hungry CJP team in Assam is mobilising the community to ensure aid reaches far flung areas
08-Apr-2020
CJP’s Assam team is going that extra mile to distribute rations to quarantined families and families of detainees, amid the nationwide lockdown. Our team’s efforts are not limited to providing relief and aid to NRC affected families, but also all other such people in need, particularly the destitute, orphans and most marginalised people. This is…
CJP against Hunger: Relief work continues 24/7 Food packet deliveries made even over the weekend to families in need
08-Apr-2020
CJP has been at work non-stop to help provide rations and essentials to low-income families across Mumbai to help them tide over the Covid-19 lockdown. Our relief efforts are on day and night and even on the weekends. On Saturday, April 4, Teesta Setalvad, made arrangements for relief supplies for 50 families in Beed in…
CJP against Hunger: Team Assam goes that extra mile to distribute rations to quarantined families, families of detainees CJP team in Assam has even mobilised the community to ensure aid reaches more people
07-Apr-2020
CJP’s campaign in Assam has taken a new colour given the prevailing lockdown situation in the entire country. Labourers, daily wage earners, sex workers, people from low in come families in containment zones and migrant workers are few sections of the society which have benefitted from the relentless efforts of the CJP team in Mumbai…
CJP against Hunger: Almost 1,500 families served in one day! Part of CJP’s campaign with Prayas, Ek Koshish amidst the Covid-19 lockdown
06-Apr-2020
On Friday, April 3, CJP undertook the preparation and delivery of the single largest consignment of relief supplies for low-income families in one day. With our partners at Prayas, Ek Koshish, we provided groceries and essential supplies for 1,489 families. As you know, we have been working with Prayas, Ek Koshish, a humanitarian aid organisation working…
CJP against Hunger: Rations and essentials provided to migrant workers Some of them were trapped in containment zones facing starvation!
03-Apr-2020
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the entire nation into a lockdown, migrant workers have suffered a sudden loss of livelihood. CJP has been receiving appeals for help from many such families across Mumbai. Teesta Setalvad who leads CJP and is a journalist and human rights worker with several decades of work behind her, has a…
CJP against Hunger: Essentials supplied to needy families from the North East Part of our campaign with Tangkhul Welfare Society Mumbai
01-Apr-2020
Racism has raised its ugly head even amidst these trying times. Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, people from North Eastern states have been at the receiving end of racial slurs and social ostracism. Our fellow Indians are being accused of not only being Chinese, but also spreading the virus! This has impacted their social…
CJP against Hunger: Overcoming hurdles to serve the needy Team CJP soldiers on despite challenges like dwindling food supplies and a transport strike!
31-Mar-2020
Ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, CJP’s chief concern has been to ensure nobody goes to bed hungry. But, the haphazard manner in which the lockdown was announced, has led to challenges in providing relief to those in need. We are acutely aware of how daily-wagers and…