ARINGNAR ANNA FOUNDATION
Objectives of Anna Foundation
To wake up the consciousness of fellow beings towards wiping out poverty , to usher in global peace by ensuring that ownership, control and distribution of the gifts of nature and manufactured wealth are for the benefit of one and all
To be a union of scientists, technologists, social activists, idealogues, educationists and politicians, breaking barriers of country,caste, colour, creed, gender, race, language and all kinds of divide
To evolve a political philosophy, economic policy and cultural agenda for an alternative society
To preserve the life-systems and eco-systems on planet earth engaging in a endless pursuit to evolve a suitable model of human development,harnessing the nature's bounty and human skills for the betterment of all living creatures of our galaxy
To involve in a crusade for nuclear disarmament and moral rearmament
To enrich human culture, human consciousness with a rationalist logical inquiry into the manifold scientific discoveries and their ultimate acceptability for societies living in our galaxy
To march towards a just and equitable society upholding the principles of Annaism, enriching it in the light of evolving consciousness
To adopt the noble goals set up by Green Peace and various other environmental protection campaigns for the cause of peace and harmony
To work for the betterment of indigenous people like tribals ,physically handicapped, mentally retarded,victims of genocidal wars, apartheid and gender discrimination
To run orphanages, old age homes, medical centres, educational and research institutions, training centers for unemployed youth etc
To set up Aringnar Anna Rationalist University for strengthening democratic forces of a just equitable alternative society
To engage in a global campaign for upholding the democratic,civil and ecological rights of men and women from all nationalities of this mother
earth
TOWARDS A FUTURE BASED ON REASON
Pondicherry diverse in its culture with cosmopolitan life style which has been an out come of trade with Red Sea Ports and Roman Connections dating back to the 2nd Century A.D and continuance of overseas trade till 17th century and the French rule in the past century. The communities in the city and the villages of this union territory are very structured ones with complicated hierarchy as the distinct way of a mixed social setting defines different values and norms for each community beneath the Indo-French dominant superstructure. The Union Territory will generally appear to the bare eyes a place where modernism has deep-seated.Looking below the surface one can find the fact that there are still common traits ingrained from the adjacent parts of the southern region, high lighting the need for increased participation and involvement of common people in the democratic process.
While there was successful organization and mobilization for converging the citizen?s efforts in the development scenario, under-development and poverty and resource depletion continue in the state. Different interpretations are given for the cause of poverty like population growth and unemployment. But the real cause is the unjust allocation of resources. It is structural in nature.The denial of grass roots democracy by with-holding local body elections for nearly many decades and more in spite of being guaranteed in Constitution of India deprived growth of grass roots leadership and avenues to correct the imbalances in development process.The subsidies keep vanishing, employment generation for the masses is almost nil. Fair wages is a dream.
Therefore in order to promote a life in to the future, it is very necessary to support and develop the movements against unequal development and peoples democratic struggles for egalitarian society in Pondicherry.To provide a platform to inform, document and expand that unity, co-operation and co-ordination of democratic endeavors from every quarter of social action from everywhere within the state became the need of the hour.
In this context, Aringnar Anna Foundation was created to address issues haunting the other side of society in Pondicherry in the year 1997 and got registered formally in the same year to address the equitable and just distribution in the natural productive resources and to secure basic human rights to end exploitation based on ethnicity, caste, age, gender, religion and class which have been eroding the means of livelihood of common people. The need for addressing these issues is that these factors lead to the forced migration of economically poor and marginalized people into towns and cities to earn their livelihood.
VISION
A world without beggar?s outstretched palm, the miser?s heartless stony stare, the piteous wail of want, the pallid face of crime, the livid lips of lies, the cruel eyes of scorn, a race without disease of flesh or brain, a land where lengthens, fear dies, joy deepens, love intensifies and man regains his dignity is what Arignar Anna's dreamed and Annaism stands for.
MISSION
Development representing the set of economic and social aspirations viz: a plural-dimensional process which may comprise all the factors which contribute to the enrichment and personal development of the individual from the economic and political to the social, cultural, environmental and the scientific, from social justice to education.
AIMS
* Inequality, poverty exclusion, religious fanaticism, racism and xenophobia and lack of dialogue are all impediments to development which ought to be overcome for one to work towards the establishment of a more global democratic culture.
* Recognizing the importance of the fundamental democratic values at a global level and the same in the specific historical, religious or economic circumstances, which contribute to make each society unique.
* Realizing that respect for human rights in the presence of the right institution to ensure that Laws are implemented and respected that people are represented and that their voices are heard.
ISSUES WE ARE CONCERNED WITH
1. Human rights education on food, health, education, shelters, environment & consumer protection.
2 Injustice, atrocities, exploitation, external interference & unequal treaties in socio-economic and eco terms.
3. Environment development policies and indigenous knowledge
4 Ethical practices of local communities and major corporations for for ensuring consumer rights.
5 Bio-diversity conservation, protected area and peoples's right
6.Depletion of productivity of croplands, forests, pastures, Rivers and other survival systems.
7. Violence against women and children and patriarchal disparities.
8 Welfare, security and rehabilitation, infanticide and child labour system
9. other pollution issues and welfare of affected people.
STRATEGY
Arignar Anna Foundation is a non-profit human rights law and social education organization spearheading the value of Rationalism for Future prosperity, and works through strategic alternatives of social mobilization. With those methods the Foundation advocates and lobbies with bureaucracy and policy makers, the opinion derived from informed debates initiated between fellow citizens, professionals, academics, scientists and institutions for bringing in future prosperity, greater equity and participation of women by making awareness and sensitivity through a rational approach needed to actively address the right
problems of the society through group work.
FOCUS AREAS
1. Social Mobilization for integrated community development
The present day efforts at micro levels for development in different walks of life must be co-coordinated with positive contributions by participating target communities. The impact of the community activity must reflect in the social development at large. The net work alliance
of the Arignar Anna Foundation works towards making a significant change in the social mobilization process which is taking place in Pondicherry with its networking partners.
2. Human rights law, social justice and consumer rights
There should be necessary changes made in the human rights law and such changes must be framed by provocation of public knowledge through informed debates with media, and public relation activities. Arignar Anna Foundation aims at social justice in the present and the future through informed peoples initiatives for making necessary changes in the Law and ensuring their basic human rights and their rights bestowed upon them as the organized consumers of natural resources and contributors of the necessary labour for consuming the manufactured goods.
3. Egalitarianism and eco-centricism
An egalitarian society can be achieved only through eco-centric approach for the present day rights issues of the society. The practice of multi-national corporations to throw tremendous amount of industrial wastes by exporting to third world countries into lands of unsuspecting people causes grave concern.. The equality debate of today enthralls not mere economic sense, but a vast amount of knowledge resource in orders to safe guard the biomass and sustainable-justified distribution of biomass production.
ACTIVITIES SO FAR:
Arignar Anna Foundation is a non-profit organization working for the cause of making an enlightened and egalitarian society in the footprints of Arignar Anna who has left voluminous amount of intellectual resource for the upliftment and liberation of the oppressed, rights deprived and opportunity denied. With globalization the working masses have been further marginalized and pushed to the periphery. The struggles at this point in Pondicherry and the nation are to fight for economic and social emancipation. Anna Foundation always tried to develop rational way of struggle to create a universal minded people and community free from all kinds of hatred.. In order to go further and create a counter-vision of sustainability and social justice, people should be made enough aware and educated to assert their rights.
Anna Foundation has created awareness about the realities of the society through its tireless propaganda and social action, which resulted in the following outcome in the past years from 1997 till date..
ARINGNAR ANNA FOUNDATION
[Regd S.23 of 1997]
Founder President :N.Nandhivarman
Hon.President : C.P.Thirunavukkarasu Ex M.P
Vice President Paris M.Carounanidhi
Vice President Paris M.Carounanidhi
Treasurer:P.Parangusam
Secretary: A.Vanthiyathevan
Joint Secretary N.J.Karthikeyan.
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