Dear all, I thought the call for applications below would be of interest to some of you, as mapping techniques could be a powerful advocacy tool for many struggles relating to urban evictions and resettlements, poverty and livelihoods. We would much value applications from groups involved in such struggles. With apologies for cross-posting. Nishant [Please feel free to circulate widely] Call for Applications: Maps for Making Change: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India Deadline: 20 November 2009 Maps for Making Change is a two-month project specifically designed for activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India. It provides participants with an exciting opportunity to explore how a range of digital mapping techniques can be used to support struggles for social justice. It also allows you to immediately develop and implement in practice a concrete mapping project relevant to your campaign or movement, with full technical support. Interested in joining us? Send in your application by 20 November 2009. For more details, please look at http://cis-india.org/advocacy/others/call-for-applications-maps-for-making-c... -- Nishant Shah Doctoral Candidate, CSCS, Bangalore. Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 00-91-9740074884