Citizens for Justice and Peace
Lockdown Impact: Filled forms, have Bunkar Card, yet got no help from gov’t Part-10 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
30-Sep-2021
During our fact-finding mission in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, we came across Riaz Ul Haq, a weaver from the Kareemuddin Pusatti neighbourhood in Ghosi, Mau. When we met him in November 2020, he said that despite having a Bunkar Card and filling various forms for help under the weaver assistance scheme, he got…
Lockdown impact: “Those who once greeted me with ‘salaam’, don’t even talk to me any more” Part-9 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
23-Sep-2021
During our fact-finding mission in Purvanchal, we came across several instances of unemployed families forced to the brink of starvation. In December 2020, we met Mohammed Shoeb, an elderly gentleman from Revri Talab in Madanpura, who had not eaten a single morsel of food that day. “Food wasn’t cooked in our kitchen today,” says 65-yesr-old…
No Work, No Income – Purvanchal’s weavers caught in a web of distress CJP's Fact Finding team brings out stories of Purvanchal's weaving community
21-Sep-2021
Watch how the businesses of these traditional weavers of Purvanchal have hit an all time low. CJP and our partners on ground are on a fact finding mission to bring out stories of the weaving community of Purvanchal, who have been hit by the twin blows of coronavirus lockdown and administrative apathy. Support CJP’s work…
Lockdown impact: Religion-based discrimination rampant in Varanasi? Part-8 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
15-Sep-2021
CJP’s fact finding mission analysing the plight of workers from the weaving industry and allied activities, in face of the Covid induced lockdown, has also come across several allegations of religion-based discrimination, even amidst a deadly pandemic. On November 29, 2020, our team came across Imtiaz*, an Aari worker who was forced to run a coffee stand…
Lockdown impact: Unemployed fathers, abused mothers and daughters deprived of education Part-7 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
08-Sep-2021
As part of CJP’s fact-finding mission in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal region, we held a meeting with some young girls from weaver families in Saraiya in December 2020. They told us that after failing to find work the men in their homes would often vent their frustration by getting physically violent with the women. Some of the…
Lockdown impact: Lungi weavers left in the lurch Part-6 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
01-Sep-2021
CJP’s fact-finding team studying the impact of the Lockdown on weavers in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal region, found itself in Shahpur, Azamgarh in November 2020. Here, we came across Ahmed Ansari, who weaves and sells lungis or traditional waist cloth. He told us how the increasing cost of raw materials and electricity charges as well as…
We helped 4400 families in UP with your support CJP team in Purvanchal has been battling poverty and unemployment
04-Aug-2021
CJP team in Purvanchal has been breaking boundaries by battling poverty and unemployment. Amidst the pandemic and lockdown, we distributed 4400 family kits that also consisted of masks made by the women of Purvanchal. We have also been distributing sanitary pads to underprivileged young women. We created awareness about the pandemic, reached out to the…
The year that was: Detention camps, healthcare crisis, violation of Constitution! CJP looks back at campaign progress in UP's Purvanchal region and Assam
08-Jul-2021
Working as a single unit, organisations like Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), the All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP), and the Delhi Solidarity Group (DSG) have closely observed the state of Covid-19 crisis in India and the government’s attitude towards it. Over the last four to five weeks, the groups examined the…
COVID awareness and Medical Relief for Purvanchal continues Here’s how we are continuing our fight against Covid-19 in Purvanchal
23-Jun-2021
While the marginalized regions, in UP’s Purvanchal, are still suffering amid COVID surge and lockdown, CJP volunteers are continuing the relentless work of creating awareness and providing relief to those who need it the most. This is how you can help. Visit: https://cjp.org.in/donate Related: CJP against Covid: Medical kits ready to be distributed in Purvanchal,…
पूर्वांचल में कोविड के खिलाफ CJP ने मोर्चा संभाला सीजेपी के वालंटियर्स पूर्वांचल भर में छाए
02-Jun-2021
उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्वांचल क्षेत्र में कोविड-राहत का काम पूरे ज़ोर से चल रहा है और लगातार बढ़ता ही जा रहा है. सीजेपी के वालंटियर्स, दलितों, कारीगरों, मजदूरों और अन्य पिछड़े वर्ग (ओबीसी) के बीच फॅमिली किट और मेडिकल किट बांटते हुए, पूर्वांचल के हर मोहल्लों और गली कूचों में पहुंच रहे हैं. आपका सहयोग…