Monday, 10 July, 2023
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm IST (with high tea at 5.30pm)/ 8:30 – 10:00 am EST
Venue: Lecture Hall – 2, India International Center (Annexe), New Delhi
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The urban poor frequently have their homes and places of employment demolished or relocated in the lead-up to mega events. In light of recent evictions, demolitions, and relocations in metropolitan New Delhi, this webinar will focus on the eviction and relocation of people from slum areas in central Delhi to an area between two villages, Savda and Ghevra, about 30 miles outside of Delhi in the lead-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Moderator:
- Martha Chen, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Co-Founder and Board Member, WIEGO
Panelists:
- Aravind Unni, Housing and Urban Rights Activist
- Savita-ben, Savda Ghevra Resident
- Bijal Brahmbhatt, Director, Mahila Housing Trust
- Shalini Sinha, Urban Asia Lead & Home-based Work Sector Specialist, WIEGO
