Book Launch: Colombo, 6 November 2024 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research (ACPR) has released two books that focus on two of the most turbulent periods in contemporary Tamil polity. The ‘Stories of Mullivaikkal’ records the lived experience and resilience of the survivors of the final phase of the armed conflict, while ‘Yet Whom Do…
On August 3, 2018, the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research (ACPR) held a ‘Workshop on Research for Social Change’ aimed at students, researchers and civil society actors which featured renowned scholars speaking on practical tools and techniques to conduct ethical and credible research in the North-East. Presentations featured were: Prof. Robert Templer (Professor of Practice,…
On July 31, 2018, the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Law (Discussion Series 03/2018), Department of Law, University of Jaffna hosted a forum: Law as Activism and Engaging the International Community, which featured the following presentations: ‘Engaging with the International Community: Opportunities and Challenges from a…
In July 2018, ACPR concluded our first year running our ‘Students Making Change’ program with university students from Jaffna and Batticaloa at a two-day conference. After 10 months of workshops discussing tools for civic and political engagement in the context of pressing current issues in the North-East, students came together in Jaffna to share projects they…
On June 1, 2018, the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Law (Jaffna University, Department of Law) held a discussion: ‘Tamil Political Prisoners: Towards a Comprehensive Legal Policy Approach’. Lead Presenter: Kumaravadivel Guruparan, Head, Department of Law, University of Jaffna, Executive Director, ACPR (Based on ACPR’s brief…
On May 26, 2018, ACPR awarded certificates to 33 Tamil-speaking journalists from the North for completion of a 5-month program designed to build their skills and capacity around investigative journalism. Through a combination of expert-driven workshops and equipment provision, this program was aimed at improving the quality and quantity of investigative journalism coming out of…
On May 15, 2018, the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research held a Book Release for ‘Stories of Mullivaikkal’ at Jaffna Public Library. ‘Stories of Mullivaikkaal’ is a project by ACPR presenting alternative narratives from survivors of Mullivaikkaal which does not narrow their lived experiences to helpless victimhood but rather promotes and accepts their agency. Stories…
On February 27, 2018, the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research held a Memorial Event for A. Sivanandan, Founder Director, Institute for Race Relations, London and Author of ‘When Memory Dies’. Presentations: 1. Life and times of A. Sivanandan – the importance of his work for Contemporary Tamil Society Mr. K. Guruparan, Executive Director, ACPR, Head, Department of Law, University…
January 23, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with the Forum on Contemporary Law Issues hosted a discussion, “Social Movements and Global Capitalism: Popular Struggles North and South” on January 23, 2017 featuring Professor Alf Gunvald Nilsen, Association Professor at the Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder Norway. The discussion was…
September 30, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with Vellamai hosted a discussion by Dr. Rebekkah Friedman on ‘Gender and Transformative Justice’. Dr. Rebekkah Friedman is a lecturer of International Relations. Her research and teaching are at the intersection of reconciliation, transitional justice, collective memory, gender and peace-building. She has cross-regional expertise,…
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