TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
National RTI Convention- Shillong, Meghalaya (10th-12th March 2011)
10th March 2011, Thursday
10:00am- 13:00pm- Peoples’ Inauguration of the National RTI Convention
Pyrta Shnong / Local Ritual & Drums- Address by Sushila (Rural activist
from Rajasthan) and Rev. Pyrtuh (Meghalaya Activist)
Venue- Freedom Stage
11:00am- Ghotala Rath Yatra/ Chariot of Scams leaves the venue
12:oopm- Ghotala Rath Yatra/ Chariot of Scams reaches Motphran, and returns for the venue
13:00pm- 14:00pm- Lunch
14:00pm- 15:30pm- Introduction by participating groups
Performance of street theatre
Brief address on the Lokpal Bill/ Whistleblower’s Act/ Need to defend the
RTI/ local issues with reference to the Right to Information
Venue- Freedom Stage
16:00pm- 18:00pm- Opening Plenary Session of the Convention
Welcome Address by: His Excellency Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary,
Governer of Meghalaya and Bah Michael N. Syiem
Chief Guest: Justice J S Verma, Ex Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
India
Chairperson (s): Aruna Roy, Social Activist and James M. Lyngdoh, Ex
Chief Election Commissioner of India
Speakers Akhil Gogoi, Anthony Bamang and Arvind Kejriwal
Venue: Soso Tham Auditorium
18:00-19:00pm- Performance of Dastak- a play on the findings of an RTI Survey
Venue: Soso Tham Auditorium
19:00- 20:00pm- Cutlural Expression
Venue: Freedom Stage
20:00pm- 21:00pm- Dinner
11th March 2011, Friday
09:00am- 11:00am- Workshop Working Session 1
Venue: RTI Rooms and Soso Tham Auditorium
11:30am- 13:00pm- Plenary Session on “Reclaiming Democracy: Information as
Power”
Venue: Soso Tham Auditorium
13:00pm- 14:00pm- Lunch
14:00pm- 15:30pm- Workshop Working Session 2
Venue: RTI Rooms and Soso Tham Auditorium
16:00pm- 17:30pm- Plenary Session on “Peoples’ power: RTI and the Movements”
Soso Tham Auditorium
18:00pm- 20:00pm- Cultural Expression
Venue: Freedom Stage
20:00pm- 21:00pm- Dinner
12th March 2011, Saturday
09:00am- 10:30am- Plenary Session on “RTI Law: Potential and Challenges”
Venue- Soso Tham Auditorium
11:00am- 12:30pm- Final Workshop Working Session 3
Venue- RTI Rooms and Soso Tham Auditorium
12:30pm- 13:30pm- Lunch
13:30pm- 15:30pm- Regional planning workshops and discussion on the future role of the
NCPRI
Venue: Soso Tham Auditorium and RTI Rooms
16:00pm- 17:00pm- Shillong Declaration on “From Transparency to Accountability”
17:00pm- 18:00pm- Ways ahead for the NCPRI
18:00pm- 20:00pm- “Spread the Light”
