Training to build the secondary
leadership for the campaign against port city
March 02-03
Two days training was organized by the People’s Movement
Against Port city to build the secondary leadership to strengthen the people’s
campaign against the port city construction on 2/3 of March 2018 at the training center of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement. 25
trainees from Sri Vimukthi Fisher Women Organization and Janavaboda Center in
Negombo participated in the training.
Committee members of People’s Movement Against Port City
such as Prof. Sumanasiri Liyanage, Farther Sarath Iddamalgoda, Sister Noyel Kristeen, Mr. Herman Kumara, Mr.
Anthony Jesudasan, Mrs. Laksiri Fernando, Mrs. Subashini Deepa and Mrs. Lavina
Hasanthi participated as resource persons in the training.
The session of “developing port city and economic” was
facilitated by Prof. Sumanasiri Liyanage, Father Sarath Iddamalgoda and Sister
Noyel Kristeen with the discussion of the participants. An assessment of the
process and engagement of the people and
civil organizations to build up the movement was done by Mr. Anthony
Jesudasan and Mrs. Subashini Deepa. Mr. Sampath Samarakoon involved developing
the media strategy and program based on
the people’s campaign. The training has
given a priority for a “SWOT” analyze to assess the strengthen, Weakness,
Opportunities and Threads of the campaign against the port city. That was a
good opportunity for the participants to review and plan the future of campaigning against the port city.
In the training, there was a discussion about the “environmental
impact” in order to developing the port city. This discussion was facilitated
by Mr. Laksiri Fernando. Prof. Sumanasiri Liyanage facilitated the discussion
on “Port city and Strategic Development in the country” as well as Mr. Herman
Kumara facilitated the session which was given initiate to indentify the”
future actions” in order to enhance the campaign against the port city
construction.
Sister Noyel Kristeen invited to the people those who would like
to join hand in hand to strengthen the people’s movement against the port city
as well as she prayed to stopping the port city giving a “spiritual message.”
