“We
had no space to talk about the democracy, we were unable to practice democracy
because of the war, we struggled to be alive” a young boy raised his voice in
the program
An
educational program was conducted on democratic rights, right to information
and journalism at the Thiya center in Jaffna on 25th of February
2019. The purpose of the event was to give an understanding for the youth in
relation to the importance of democracy and its usage in the north according to
the existing political context in the country. National Fisheries Solidarity
Movement also highly concerns the political tendencies in the country as a
civil society organization. The participants were educated some areas such
definition of democracy, importance of democracy for the people in the north,
right to information and the process of claiming the information by using the
RTI form and the importance of right to information for the community
development.
This
education program was facilitated by Mr. Arjun, Lawyer, Mr. Sampath Pushpakumara,
Lawyer. Mr. Anthony Jesudasan from the
secretariat of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement and Mr. Imbanayagam, Ms.
Daksha, Ms. Chiththra and Ms. Akila representing the district organization in
Jaffna also participated in the program.
Financial responsibilities were taken by Colombo Political School.
