Transit Labour Kolkata Platform

Program

1-10 September 2011

31 August: Arrivals

1 September

10.00-13.00: Visit to Sector 5, walk around areas surrounding Wipro, Cognizant and Tata Consultancy Services (accompanied by Ishita Dey)

15.30-17.30: Discussion at Calcutta Research Group office (Mainak Biswas will show his film Sthaniyo Sangbad to the team. Barun De will be the moderator.)

2 September

10.00-13.00: Visit to Rajarhat, enter via Sector 5, stop at key sites for discussions with Suhit and Ishita (Pradip Kumar Bose will accompany the team)

15.30-17.30: Discussion at CRG office (Nilotpal Datta and his co-workers from the Rajarhat Jami Bachao Committee will be there for the discussion.)

3 September

10.00-14.00: Visit to Bhangar, return via Rajarhat passing by Vedic Village, stop at key sites for discussions. (Rajat Kanti Sur and Agnibho Gangopadhyay will accompany the team)

15.30-17.30: Discussion at CRG office (Keya Dasgupta and members of Nagarik Mancha will be the discussants)

4 September: Rest (river boat trip)

5 September

10.00-15.00: Visit to West End (Kolkata International Logistics City, Kolkata West International City), return via port and visit e-waste sites (Khidirpur and Chandni Chawk). (Samaresh Guchait and Ishita Dey will accompany the team)

6 September: Transit Labour Workshop 9.30-5.30

Venue: Swabhumi Heritage Plaza (details in follow up posting)

7 September: Round Table on Part Eight of Capital, Vol. 1 ‘So-Called Primitive Accumulation’ (Chapters 26-33) 17.00-19.00

Venue: Conference Room, Pearl Hotel

Chair: Pradip Kumar Bose

Participants: Ranabir Samaddar, Sandro Mezzadra, Brett Neilson

40 minute presentation (each for 10 minutes), followed by 80 minutes of discussion

Followed by conference opening dinner

8-10 September: 4^th Critical Studies Conference – Development, Logistics, Governance

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts