Design & People identify how design can intervene to make a contribution to the ongoing efforts to improve the lives of people disadvantaged by war, disability, and political and environmental conditions. We unite and encourage graphic, industrial and architectural designers to use their experience and skills towards social and humanitarian projects. Mission: Design For People In Need. | 1 | 2 | 3 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 6, 2006 / Fort Kochi, Kerala
Fort Kochi: Design & People joined Friends of Tibet and Kashi to observe of World Tibet Day on July 6, 2006 - the 71st birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by organising a film festival - 'Conflicts'. This one-day festival of feature and documentary films on various conflicts was held at the Kashi Art Café, Fort Kochi. Some of the films shown in the Conflicts film festival are: 'Conflicts: Tibet' (BBC Documentatry); 'Sandstorm' (Feature Film by Michael Mahonen); 'Miles To Go' (Greenpeace documentary by Nina Subramani); 'She Write'; 'Naata: The Bond' (Documentary by KP Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro); Farenheit 9/11 (Documentary by Michael Moore) and 'The Basque Ball: Skin Against The Stone' (Documentary by Julio Medem). The event attracted hundreds of people from all walks of life.
July 25-27, 2006 / Kalamassery, Kerala
Kalamassery: The Nature Club of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in association with Design & People, Friends of Tibet and Greenpeace (India) organised - 'Conflicts' - a three-day festival of films at the Golden Aureole Auditorium, Rajagiri College, Kalamassery from July 25-27, 2006. 'Naata: The Bond' (Documentary by KP Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro) was presented by Dr CJ Babu of Rajagiri College; 'Conflicts: Tibet' (BBC Documentary by Oliver Clark) by Sethu Das, president of Friends of Tibet (India); 'Miles To Go' (Documentary by Nina Subramani) by VJ Jose, Greenpeace campaigner; She Write (Documentary by: KP Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro) by Prasanna, activist and journalist and 'The Basque Ball: Skin Against The Stone' (Documentary by Julio Medem) was presented by KL Mohanavarma, novelist. This three-day event was well-received by the students and staffs of the Rajagiri College, Kalamassery.
August 18-19, 2006 / SCMS, Kalamassery, Kerala
Kalamassery: 'Conflicts', the film-festival on wheels touring the state, has finally reached School of Communication and Management Studies (SCMS) at Kalamassery, Kerala. SCMS organised the screening of films at the Seminar Hall, SCMS College, Pratap Nagar, Kalamassery on August 18 to 19, 2006. The film on Tibet, the country in exile, throws up a whole lot of issues ranging from sovereignty to ethnicity and identity. The BBC documentary 'Conflicts: Tibet' brings into focus divergent views on the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Chinese claims of 'reunifying of China' and 'liberation of Tibetan from feudalism' are in constant conflict with the Tibetan perception of the territorial accession as 'cultural genocide'. The festival of films, organised by School of Communication and Management Studies (SCMS) at Kalamassery in association with Design & People, Friends of Tibet and Greenpeace (India) concluded on August 18 with the screening of a documentary 'The Basque Ball: Skin Against The Stone' by Julio Medem.
October 13, 2006 / Ernakulam, Kerala
Ernakulam: Raveendran cine artist and critic inaugurated 'Conflicts' - a one-day film festival and discussion organised by Home Science Association of St Teresas College, Ernakulam in association with Design & People, Friends of Tibet and Greenpeace (India). The event was held at the Audio Visual Hall of St Teresas College on October 13, 2006. In the inaugural speech, Raveendran briefed on the history of feature films and documentaries and told the audience that films should not be seen as a just as a medium but should be watched from all angles and a student should understand the issues and which could turn them to activists. Jose VJ (Greenpeace Campaigner) and Suku Dass (Co-founder, Design & People) spoke on the occasion. Some of the films screened were: 'Miles To Go' (Documentary by Nina Subramani) She Write (Documentary by: KP Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro) and 'The Basque Ball: Skin Against The Stone' (Documentary by Julio Medem).
December 2, 2006 / Mattanchery, Kerala
Mattanchery: Design & People in association with Kashi organised a discourse and workshop on 'Figurative Art of the Divine in Eastern Concepts' by T Vinod, a practitioner of Tantra Philosophy through Art at the Kashi Art Gallery, Mattanchery on December 2, 2006. The one-day workshop titled 'When Gods Awaken' attracted art lovers all across the state and ended with a question and answer session with the artist. T Vinod who practices Tantra philosophy, learnt the system of traditional mural art from Mammiyoor Krishnan Aasan and is now recreating the lost 17th century murals of Madurai Meenakshi Temple, Tamil Nadu for the past 10 years. This workshop is on the life and perspective of art in their lives in a community that practices science of Tantra.
July 7, 2007 / Ernakulam, Kerala
Ernakulam, Kerala: Design & People screened the documentary 'Yamuna Gently Weeps: A Journey Into the Yamuna Pushta Slum Demolitions' by Ruzbeh N Bharucha. Noted film-maker Shri Sibi Malayil inaugurated the event at the Lumiere Hotel, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin on July 7, 2007. 'Yumana Gently Weep' is the story of one of the biggest and oldest slums in Delhi and in India, called Yamuna Pushta. A slum that gave shelter to 1,50,000 people and which nurtured more than 40,000 homes. Suku Dass, architect and co-founder of Design & People also spoke on the occasion.
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October 1, 2007 / College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala
Trivandrum: 'Conflicts', the film-festival on wheels touring the state reached Trivandrum College of Engineering on October 1, 2007 - World Habitat Day. This one-day festival of films jointly organised by Design & People and Department of Architecture screened of three films at the JC Alexander Hall at the college. The three documentary films screed were: Yamuna Gently Weeps (Directed by: Ruzbeh N Bharucha); Miles to Go (Directed by: Nina Subramani) and Naata, The Bond (Directed by: KP Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro). Niranjan Das Sharma and Suku Dass spoke on the behalf of Design & People.
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