Prepared for

JAI KISAN ANDOLANGuidelines for the volunteers

Objective

Ways of Mitti Kalash Collection

Plan Overview

Plan Overview (Phase 1-3)

Material Required

Compliance & Reporting

SOP’s, Do’s & Dont’s for JKA field Teams

Training of State Teams

State wise Coverage/Reach Target

Contents

Keeping the target of 1 lakh villages in mind, it is imperative that multiple ways are applied to meet the target. These ways would be Village Contact Program – SA Volunteers would be visiting villages, contacting farmers & collecting their Village’s Mitti Kalash District Collection Points – SA would identify, fix & publish a list of all the collection points in a state where villagers from closeby locations could come & handover their Mitti Kalash Direct visit by the villagers to Delhi on 9th/10th Aug Villagers would come on their own & join JKA in Delhi with their Mitti Kalash

Mitti Kalash Collection

For the ease of understanding, JKA is divided into 3 sub-phases Phase-1 (Till 30th June):

Pilot visits to begin. Mainly on-ground Preparation - Identification, formation & training of State & District Andolan Teams + Publicity & Communication Material Arrangements

Phase-2 (1st to 31st July): Village Contact Program, kalash collectionurban connect program + internship visits

Phase-3 (1st to 10th August) : Tractor March - Covering 500 km over a period of 9 days

culminating into a gathering on D Day.

(Final day exact event plan is to be finalised)

Plan Overview: Phases

JKA Phase-1 would broadly involve following tasks Call to register through missed call, social media campaign, advts for Swaraj internships; Call-back, involvement of registered volunteers Statewise Collation of Volunteers Lists Formation of Campaign Teams: State & District District Plan: Village coverage, urban connect plans, finalisation of Collection Points Publicity & Communication Material: procuring, translation, adaptation,Training of Teams on Campaign Execution & Role clarity

Overview: Phase-1

Teams of 2-4 to visit 3-4 villages per day To carry a kit: pamphlets, poster/banner, audio-video, kalash authentication form, volunteer formEngagement with key stakeholders: village leaders, major landowning families, small farmers, landless labour, womens’ group, opinion makers e.g. teachersEncourage everyone to make missed call Identification of POC for each village Kalash collection ceremony with photo Search for possible volunteers who can help with neighbouring villagesFilling of village report at the end of the day

Overview: Phase-2 Rural

Special attention on villages that fall on the route of our March or within 5 km of the route Listing of all such villages, special planTeams of 2-4 to visit each village 15 days in advanceSpecial publicity material for MarchOne volunteer to be stationed one week ahead of the day of arrival of the March Identification of key leader who would lead jatha, formation of swagat samitiCommitment about tractors and persons who would join the MarchEnsure presence of women and dalits

Overview: Phase-2 RuralEn-route villages

Special attention on villages have have experienced land acquisition, are undergoing it or are expected to experience it Listing of all such villages, special planTeams of 2-4 to visit each such villageSpeak to affected families, look for powerful stories. Explain to them the significance of sharing their experience with wider public. Detailed explanation of the impact of the Land Acquisition ActSpecial publicity material on Land AcquisitionCommitment about persons who would join the March, team leaders

Overview: Phase-2 RuralAcquisition affected villages

Special attention on large villages or kasbas that serve as market for nearby villages or hold weekly haat. Listing of all such markets, their days and timingTeams of 2-4 to visit each market for 4 hours Use of audio material and street corner meetingsRandom Engagement with anyone and everyone who is willing to speak Liberal distribution of publicity materialSearch for possible volunteers and POCs who can help with neighbouring villagesFollow up on these contacts

Overview: Phase-2 RuralFocus on Mandi/Bazars

A field team comprising of 2-4 volunteers needs to do the following

1)Identify 3-4 villages to be visited for the day & obtain contact information of Pradhan & few locals in advance (Have data before trip)

2)Ensure that you are carrying all materials in sufficient qty.

3)If visiting by vehicles, park the vehicles before entering the village & visit the village on foot. Try not to attract attention

4)Meet local farmers (rich & poor both), pradhan & other opinion makers

5)Distribute the SA + JKA Leaflets to those who wish to read

6)Request them to hand over a Kalash of mitti from their field (‘kalash’ can be any sacred vessel made of earth or any other local material. Avoid plastic)

7)Get the “Kalash Authentication Card” filled by the villager or group. Click photographs of the “Kalash with Villagers & JKA Team”

8)Get “Participation Form” filled from those who wish to join

SOP for Field Teams

Must Do’s

Be humble & polite in your approach

Meet atleast 2-3 marginalised farmers in each village

Get the “Kalash Authentication Card (KAC)” filled (2 Copies)

Take photographs of the “Kalash with Villagers & JKA Team”

Ensure safety of Kalash while handling & travelling (That’s what the effort is for)

Get “Participation Form” filled from those who wish to join

Brief the new joinees on how to get the KAC filled

Don’t

Get into an argument even if the other person is wrong

Take photographs of women without permission

Take any donation in cash (Only cheque in favour of Swaraj Abhiyan is acceptable)

Enter temple or any other place of worship with shoes / sandals / slippers

Do’s & Don’ts for Field Teams

Tractor March Dates: 1st August to 10 August Route: Sangrur – Patiala – Pnachkula – Ambala – Saharanpur – Muzaffarnagar – Meerut – Ghaziabad – Delhi (about 500 km) Mode: Tractors and other vehicles About 10-15 Welcome points on route every day Destination: Jantar Mantar/ Parliament streetMarches from other states and other locations to join at different points on the routeJhankis depicting the state of farmers in different regions can be put up on vehicles, trollies

Overview: Phase-3

SA Vision Leaflet

JKA Leaflet

Volunteer participation form

Kalash Authentication Card

Audio Recording (3-5 Min)

Short Film on Farmers

Banner Backdrops

Banner with 3 Demands

Gamchha

JKA Logo Badge

Volunteer Check List

Training Manual

Feedback Form

Publicity material kit

These are 2 important aspects which if ignored can derail the activity Please share the team list with central team It is mandatory to get the “Kalash Authentication Card” filled. Ideally photographs to be taken at the time of Kalash handover All KAC forms are to be regularly scanned / photographed & mailed to State & National teams Each District team needs to daily enter the log / report on the number of villages covered in a shared sheet

Compliance & Reporting