| CLIMATE IMPACTS DAY 05/05/2012 |
The Dots are connected... great success in observing CLIMATE IMPACTS DAY on 5th May '12. For details pls click on http://www.climatedots.org/ 4th May: The Invitation (courtesy :- Climate Dots) Dear Friends, Across the planet now we see ever more flood, ever more drought, ever more storms. People are dying, communities are being wrecked — the impacts we’re already witnessing from climate change are unlike anything we have seen before. But because the globe is so big, it’s hard for most people to see that it’s all connected. That’s why, on May 5, 2012 the Dots will be Connected. In places from drought-stricken Mongolia to flood-stricken Thailand, from fire-ravaged Australia to Himalayan communities threatened by glacial melt, people will hold rallies reminding everyone what has happened in our neighborhoods. And at each of those rallies, from Kenya to Canada, from Vietnam to Vermont, someone will be holding a…dot. A huge black dot on a white banner, a “dot” of people holding hands, encircling a field where crops have dried up, a dot made of fabric and the picture taken from above..... The organisers of the event (Connect Dots/ Climate Dots, a project of 350.org will share those images the world around, to put a human face on climate change– they will hold up a mirror to the planet and force people to come face to face with the ravages of climate change. CASA is doing its bit by spreading it to its own networks through this website. for details please log onto http://www.climatedots.org/ |

| CASA PARTICIPATES AT THE 1ST EVER GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ACT ALLIANCE in Tanzania. |
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It was early this year (March 24, 2010) the ACT Alliance emerged as the largest ecumenical coalition to respond to long term development issues and to provide Humanitarian Aid assistance in emergency situation. The ACT Alliance - a coalition of both ACT International and ACT Development- is now operational in 130 countries and mobilises over US $ 1.5 Billion for serving the poor and needy through over 30,000 workers.
The first ever General Assembly of the ACT Alliance is taking place in Arusha, Tanzania during October 19-23, 2010. The Director of CASA along with his colleagues has been participating in this event. It is worth mentioning here that the Director of CASA- Dr. Sushant Agrawal- was the moderator of the ACT International, the first person ever from the Global South to reach this position and has played a significant role in merging the aforesaid two global ecumenical bodies as ACT Alliance. CASA continues to be an important member organisation of the ACT Alliance as well as the ACT India Forum. We wish the ACT Alliance First General Assembly all success. For more updates on the ongoing General Assembly please log on to the official website of ACT Alliance: http://www.actalliance.org/stories/act-alliance-assembly-arusha
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