UPCOMING PROGRAMMES
December
01-10 December: State, district: 16 days against violence against women and girls
04: District level: Quarterly engagement and dialogue
07: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, POA, in Tamil Nadu
10: State level: Strengthening state human rights mechanisms (SDG 16)
10: Human rights defenders day
15: State level: SWAN livelihoods review
20: State level: Small Scale Women Fishers network meeting (Review of district processes)
21: District level: Training for POA monitoring
26: State level: Social security scheme monitoring and dissemination
26-31: Zonal level training on conducting survivor forum (POA, PWDVA, POSH, POCSO)
28: National level: POA national review
Saturdays (7, 14, 21, 28):
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
1530: Weekly study circle
Programmes 2025
January
10: Annual CEO review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
11: Solidarity forum: Annual state level: solidarity forum
19: National Workshop: State data collection to prepare the national report (POA S21(4))
20: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
25: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
26: Monitoring grama sabha
31: Monthly Study Circle
Mondays: (06, 13, 27)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
Saturdays: (04, 18)
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
February
Regional Training [5]: Human Rights Defenders
Regional Consultation [5]: Status of small scale fisher women
Regional Consultation [5]: Status of single women
01: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
15: National review: POA S21(4) report
20: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
22: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
28: Monthly Study Circle
Mondays: (03, 10, 17, 24)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
Saturdays: (08)
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
March
Regional Training [3]: Human Rights Defenders
Regional Consultation [3]: Status of small scale fisher women
Regional Consultation [3]: Status of single women
11: State consultation: State protection mechanisms for women and children
14: National review: POA S21(4) report
20: State level: review: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
21,22: National consultation: Collaboration, coordination, networking and consolidation: High Quality Human Rights Knowledge Institutions
28: Monthly Study Circle
29: Lawyers’ forum meeting
29: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children, and the scheduled communities
Mondays: (03, 10, 17, 24)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
Saturdays: (01, 8, 15, 22)
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
April
05: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
18: National review: POA S21(4) report
20: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
25: Monthly Study Circle
26: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
Mondays: (07, 14, 21, 28)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
Saturdays: (12, 19)
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
May
04: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
17: National review: POA S21(4) report
20: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
31: Monthly Study Circle
24 Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
Mondays: (05, 12, 19, 26)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
Saturdays: (03, 10, 31)
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
June
02: CVMC quarterly online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA)
21: National review: POA S21(4) report
24: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
27: Monthly Study Circle
28: Lawyers’ forum meeting
28: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
Mondays: (09, 16, 23)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
Saturdays: (07, 14, 21)
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
July
05: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
05: Annual Strategic Multi-Actor Round Table (SMART): Review the implementation of the SCs and the STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for the calendar year 2023
16: HRF Founders Day
25: National review: POA S21(4) report
25: Special study circle: Strengthening Local Government: Guidelines for effective participation in Grama Sabha meeting on 15 August 2024
26: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
26: Monthly study Circle
26: State level: consultation: Small scale fish workers (Tamil Nadu)
26: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
Mondays: (07, 14, 21, 28)
1600: Strengthening Local Government: Weekly programme support meeting
August
03: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
15: Monitoring grama sabha
16: National review: POA S21(4) report
20: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
30: Monthly Study Circle
31: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
Saturdays (10, 24, 31):
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
September
07: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA) in Tamil Nadu
11: National Colloquium: POA S21(4) report
13: National review: POA S21(4) report
20: State level: meeting: Tamil Nadu Fishers Elected Representatives Assembly (FERA)
26,27: SDGWatch TN Annual convention
27: Monthly Study Circle
28: CVMC quarterly social justice lawyer’s network online forum: Implementation of the POA
28: Lawyers’ forum meeting
28: Survivors’ forum and legal clinic: Woman, children and the scheduled communities
Saturdays (07, 14, 21):
1000: Programme support: POA implementation
Saturdays (12, 19):
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
October
04: CEO forum online review: Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, POA, in Tamil Nadu
10: State level: Strengthening local government: Social security implementation (SDG based)
11: State level: State committee discussion on TN POA status report
18: State level: Small Scale Women Fishers network meeting (Review of district processes)
25: National level: POA national review
Saturdays (19):
1100: Programme support: POA implementation
1530: Weekly study circle
In the pipeline (Dates to be decided)
- Training: Budget analysis and engagement with special reference to budgetary allocations and social security schemes for SECs
- Training: Monitoring, dialogue, and engagement
- National convention: Labour and SDGs: The opportunities and the challenges
- Advanced training: Local government (panchayat raj) (governance and financial skills, inclusive village development planning, child and women friendly villages, beneficiary mapping and need fulfillment, model grama sabha, rights and duties)