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MIGRATION ATLAS OF INDIA
All Photographs By: Simon Williams
SANGHARSH (STRUGGLE)
Ekta Parishad strongly believes that non-violent sangharsh (struggle) is the foundation for any systemic change in society.
STATE CAMPAIGNS
11th SEP
BIHAR
The main focus for this foot march was distribution of Bhoodan land back to the landless farmers.
2001
To:11th OCT 2001
14th APR
2002
To:2nd MAY 2002
The key ask for this foot march was to rebuild Chambal valley, the main focus was on developing the ravines of Chambal, MP.
MADHYA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH
This foot march was Bhu Adhikar Yatra, with a focus on land distribution to the Adivasi communities (indigenous peoples) of Chhattisgarh.
30th JAN
2003
To:25th FEB 2003
11th SEP
2003
To:2th OCT 2003
MADHYA PRADESH
The key focus for this foot march was land distribution to the Dalit and Adivasi families (indigenous peoples) A strong effort to create women-led community farming initiatives was born from this march.
30th JAN
ODISHA
This foot march was conducted to rally people against the land acquisition and forced displacement in Odisha.
2004
To:24th FEB 2004
16th MAY
2005
To:5th JUN 2005
CHHATTISGARH
This was a cycle yatra called Chhattisgarh Bachao yatra, against the land acquisition for mining and industries.
APR
KERALA
This too was a cycle yatra, held in the tribal belt asking for protection of land rights of the fisherfolk and Adivasis.
2006
To:MAY 2006
SEP
2006
To:SEP 2006
TAMIL NADU
This foot march was held for the land distribution to Dalit communities.
State
NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS
2nd OCT
2007
To:28th OCT 2007
JANADESH
GWALIOR - DELHI
This was the first massive foot march by Ekta Parishad with 25,000 foot-marchers, over 360km. The main focus of this was the implementation of the Forest Rights Act and Land reforms legislation and policy.
JAN SAMWAD YATRA
To build a nationwide alliance among land rights movements and organizations. 2000 organizations came together as an alliance resulting in the next march, through a vehicle march of 80,000 km.
2nd OCT
2011
To:22nd SEP 2012
2nd OCT
2012
To:11th OCT 2012
JAN SATYAGRAHA
GWALIOR - AGRA
A monumental foot march of 1,00,000 people for 200 km, asking for the land guarantee legislation and national land reforms policy, which resulted in the signing of a 10 point Agra agreement.
ZAMEEN BACHAO ANDOLAN
This was a foot march of 5000 people for 70 km, from Palwal, Haryana to Delhi to pressurize the government to implement social impact assessment and consent of farmers before land acquisition.
JAN
2015
To:FEB 2015
16th AUG
2018
To:5th OCT 2018
MAHILA KISAAN ADHIKAR YATRA
11 women did a vehicle march for 11,000 km asking for institutionalizing the Women Farmer Entitlement Act.
JAN ANDOLAN
GWALIOR - MORENA
25,000 foot-marchers walked for 45 km to pressurize the government for implementation of 10 point Agra agreement, signed in 2012.
2nd OCT
2018
To:5th OCT 2018
2020
Grassroots Campaigns for land and labor rights.
GRASSROOT CAMPAIGNS
National
10th DEC
1999
To:18th JUNE 2000
MADHYA PRADESH
This was the first long foot march for demanding land from the state government of MP. This was also the march which gave rise to the slogan - jo zameen sarkari hai, wo zameen hamari hai
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS
2nd OCT
2019
To:30th JAN 2020
*March was suspended in Armenia on 15th March 2020 due to Coronavirus Pandemic
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A global march for justice and peace to celebrate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi.
JAI JAGAT
DELHI - GENEVA
International
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