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| Friends
of Freedom : Liberal Youth Forum |
The graduates of CCS seminars
and interns form groups called Friends of Freedom
in their cities all over India. These groups provide
a platform for young people to carry forward the debates and
discussions which are sparked at the CCS seminars. They also
take up issues of local concern and develop campaigns to create
awareness and initiate change in their institutions and communities.
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The FoF is about the
change in the members of the group themselves and
the change through them in the community. We presently
have many groups across India which are organizing a wide
range of activities in Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Changanessary,
Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Mumbai, Pune, and Ranchi.
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Structure
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A group of CCS seminar graduates
from a city get together and decide to form a FOF group. Taking
a cue from the principle of subsidiarity that CCS endorses,
FOF too, largely manages its own affairs. The members
pick up their own projects and execute them in their way.
They update CCS of their activities. CCS provides training,
guidance, and support to the groups on a regular basis.
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Why
Join FOF : LYF? |
Opportunity to work in a young and enthusiastic team to bring
about the change you always wanted and thought couldn't do
it alone
Opportunities
to travel to CCS seminars, and other national and international
events and network with like-minded people
Take your first lessons in team-building, communication, organization,
accounting and management!
Access
the FOF library with CCS publications and other interesting
magazines
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Join
FOF : LYF in your city |
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Want to join FOF? Get in touch with the FOF
coordinator of your city now!
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Activities
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With the motive of bringing
about India's second freedom struggle, FOF members pick up
activities that match their interest and the situation
in their cities. The activities motivate, train and
engage existing members of the group and also attract and
engage new members and general youth audiences. Some of these
activities are:
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Initiating
discussions around public policy issues at educational and
social institutions
Research and documentation on local issues
Local
campaign through street plays, public hearings or jansunvayis
on specific issues
Writing
for local media on these issues
A pro-active filing of RTI applications to bring about change
at the local level
Translation
and circulation of books and articles in local languages
Freedom
Fest: A Festival to engage youth in the city to create awareness
about the FOF and public policy issues. The Festival could
have activities such as quiz, debates, session on 'How to
use Right to Information', documentary screenings, poster-making,
slogan writing.
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