tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249318553104653752011-08-02T00:48:12.584+05:30New WaysNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-64689354126730801152011-01-29T17:20:00.006+05:302011-01-29T18:14:20.457+05:30Stepping ahead with Comics Power<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-2790103541506264472011-01-28T17:09:00.005+05:302011-01-29T17:53:23.085+05:30Thinking sensitively...<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-92161393228893185982011-01-26T21:12:00.004+05:302011-01-29T17:48:02.847+05:30New medium for new students...The fresh batch of 2010 in the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University was welcomed with a comics workshop organized from 29th Sept- 1st oct 2010. Total 18 students participated in the workshop facilitated by Daisy, Momee, Alongbar and Usha. The students who had just entered the media course got introduced to this unique medium and created fantastic comics on issues New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-52083836566974093102011-01-26T19:40:00.008+05:302011-01-26T21:12:16.677+05:30The village speaks...'Manas Darpan' is a monthly Comics Wallposter brought out by Mushroom Development Foundation together with World Comics India. The Wallposter is being distributed in various villages spread across North East India. Each issue of the wallposter focusses on an issue important to the community, besides popularising mushroom cultivation.New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-64988631726693547902011-01-26T16:43:00.006+05:302011-01-29T17:49:51.807+05:30Creating comics at Sofura summer campIn their annual summer camp that witnesses flocking of children from various parts of Assam in an array of skill development activities, Sofura organized a comics workshop from 9th to 12th July 2010. 28 children developed amazing comics on a range of issues like child labour, excessive pressure from parents to bring better grades, discrimination etc. Trainer- UshaNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-58815293037880052522011-01-26T16:19:00.010+05:302011-01-29T17:50:49.563+05:30Little Voices<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-62854865308022188702010-02-21T20:58:00.005+05:302011-01-29T17:53:55.565+05:30No more cocooning...Sualkuchi, an imminent village, world famous for traditional Assamese silk textile industry, providing livelihood to thousands of its natives has been facing problems of its own. The idea was to help the locals bring out their thoughts and feelings related to their community faced by the people there through a Grassroots Comics workshop conducted by trainers Hima and Usha from 23rd-25th Januray New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-6567701808286973032010-01-14T18:50:00.001+05:302010-01-14T18:54:23.237+05:30One little Step….New Ways completes one year…We look back at the last year and see ourselves struggling, cribbing, fighting and growing…learning from our own mistakes, but at the end of the day it all seems so worthwhile. And here we are now, elated, celebrating our first birthday...all smiles! New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-80406180448236550392010-01-14T18:36:00.005+05:302011-01-29T17:52:25.191+05:30The wave continues….After Nalbari, GVM hosted another Grassroots Comics Workshop from 9th-12th January 2010, at Rangia this time, with support from UNICEF and ECHO on the theme Disaster Risk Reduction with special reference to women and children. Hence the children of different age groups came together and expressed their points of view in this regard.The children mostly created comics on flood as it is the most New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-39927086074880883772010-01-14T16:56:00.005+05:302011-01-29T17:54:31.821+05:30Early Warning saves nine!!!After the first workshop in Nalbari with GVM on Disaster Risk Reduction, this one was meant to reinforce the need for understanding the signals given by nature prior to disasters and taking them more seriously. Therefore, on similar lines, the next in the series was conducted from 23rd to 25th December 2009 in GVM Office Campus by Sushmita and Usha.Interestingly, it was more of learning than New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-26764221728815851552010-01-14T15:29:00.004+05:302011-01-29T17:55:07.495+05:30Community Creating Comics….Children of different age groups came together to represent their community concerns at a Grassroots Comics Workshop at Morigaon from 15th to 17th November 2009 organized by sSTEP (Society for Social Transformation and Environment Protection), supported by ActionAid India. Trainers Usha and Hima helped the children articulate the issues that they encounter in their day to day lives. Most childrenNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-38628489440458693342010-01-14T15:23:00.004+05:302011-01-29T17:51:37.588+05:30The Gyan manifests….At Sarla Birla Gyan Jyoti Academy, Guwahati, 23 children literally voiced out their feelings about the chaos going on in the environment due to its mishandling by man in a Grassroots Comics Workshop conducted by Hima and Usha from 30th Oct to 1st Nov 2009, organised by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. Children virtually jumped on one another in excitement to put forward their stance during the New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-24584299888202427702010-01-14T15:09:00.004+05:302011-01-29T17:56:30.105+05:30Same same but different!From September 22nd to 24th 2009, two comics’ workshops running simultaneously brought a wave of creativity and passion among children of two different sections of the social construction. One workshop was conducted at the Delhi Public School, Guwahati by trainers Sushmita and Usha while the other was held at Surabala Bordoloi Auditorium, Chandrapur College, Chandrapur, Guwahati by trainers New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-84671956369428485732009-09-20T00:14:00.006+05:302011-01-29T17:57:39.341+05:30Comics angle for little angels!From 8th-10th August 09, students of Angels’ High School, Sualkuchi got a break from their mundane studies and competition through a Grassroots Comics workshop conducted by Hima Rani Baishya of New Ways and supported by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. A group of 17 students representing classes 8th, 9th and 10th enthusiastically participated in this new activity that was meant, first, to New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-9472810480841001582009-09-19T21:45:00.008+05:302011-01-29T17:58:38.067+05:30"STEP UP AGAINST RAGGING"....a step forward... And we are back! Back, with the sequel of what we did in Gauhati University Campus on our drive against ragging. This time, it was taken to Cotton College on 18th September when it’s the Freshers’ Social season over here. We performed a street play expressing how young minds can get tortured with ragging and how it can get things just go haywire in the victim’s life after that incident! Comics New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-34356131240192431192009-08-24T21:54:00.007+05:302009-09-25T13:58:50.441+05:30Anti Ragging Zindabad! Comics Power Zindabad!New Ways carried out the first phase of Anti- Ragging Campaign “Step up against Ragging” in Gauhati University on 24th August 09, supported by World Comics India and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. The campaign started with a street play on ragging performed by the students of Department of Communication & Journalism. This brought in a lot of audience. The comics that were prepared on this New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-45458027342673195422009-08-16T13:42:00.005+05:302010-01-14T16:40:39.915+05:30New Ways on CNN IBN on Independence Day!On Independence Day, youth in Assam broke free from the traditional mould, speaking out against militancy and violence through a brand new medium - comics. video tells more!New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-11798336669882764032009-08-13T23:26:00.007+05:302009-09-25T13:57:26.642+05:30New Ways to welcome the New Batch!In a novel attempt, New Ways, decided to welcome the new batch of students in their department with a Grassroots Comics Workshop from 11th-13th August 09. This was meant, first, to serve as an ice-breaking activity between the seniors and the freshers and second, to endorse a cause- Anti Ragging. Therefore, 18 students from the new batch were trained by seniors Minakshi Gogoi, Sushmita Lahkar andNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-54062670268937925342009-08-04T12:16:00.011+05:302009-09-17T13:25:02.976+05:30Rising fun...Reducing risk!New Ways organised a Grassroots Comics Workshop from 1st-3rd August 2009 at Gramya Vikash Mancha (GVM) Office campus in Barbari, in Nalbari District of Assam in association with GVM and supported by Action Aid India. The workshop was a part of GVM’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Through Schools Project to create awareness on DRR issues. The workshop was facilitated by trainers Sushmita Lahkar andNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-29429493528993392142009-07-21T20:40:00.012+05:302010-01-14T16:36:03.349+05:30The child's version... From 10th-15th July 2009, a Grassroots Comics workshop was organized for children during the Annual Safura summer camp among other activities in Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Guwahati by trainer Usha Dewani. There were 27 participants of age about 10-12 years, from different districts of Assam. The participants made interesting comics on their own feelings about things that they see around them like New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-75111158301476670692009-06-04T20:07:00.010+05:302010-01-14T16:51:50.654+05:30High spirit in lower Assam!A Grassroots Comics workshop concluded in Baksha district of Assam, the workshop was jointly organized by World Comics India and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Guwahati. The workshop was held from 9th to12th May 2009 at Tamulpur Anchalik Gram Sahyog (TAGS) Kumarikata , known as the largest NGO to the Northeastern states. The trainers of the workshop were Hima Rani Baishya of New Ways and New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-51069541839435575882009-05-30T20:35:00.011+05:302009-08-05T22:02:45.381+05:30Distant voices...A Grassroots Comics workshop was organized by the members of New Ways group in association with Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Guwahati. The trainers were Minakshi Gogoi, Sushmita Lahkar and Usha Dewani. 35 inmates of State home for Women participated in the workshop including 1 volunteer from Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. The participants were minor girls, who are homeless, trauma struck New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-64412085365360347712009-05-21T20:46:00.009+05:302009-08-07T16:39:14.759+05:30Youth for change... As a follow up to the “No Tobacco “ drive, a Grassroots Comics exhibition was held in Gauhati University campus in the Youth festival 09, an initiative by New Ways Group and World Comics India. Students from about 42 colleges under Gauhati university from across different places and districts of Assam participated in the festival. The idea was to spread awareness on the different causes and New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-22479077566969842952009-05-17T19:18:00.006+05:302011-01-29T17:59:57.888+05:30No to Tobacco...Yes to Life...A Grassroots Comics Workshop was conducted by members of New Ways Group and World Comics India. A total of 16 people participated in the workshop. The participants were a mixed group of members of NGOs, Volunteers from VHAA and recovered victims of tobacco and drug abuse. The participants came from various districts of Assam and represented various age groups. The chief aim of the workshop was toNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-43902210916105527992009-05-17T17:55:00.001+05:302011-01-29T18:00:28.345+05:30Exploring "New Ways" at Sonapur...A Grassroots Comics Workshop was conducted by New Ways Group in collaboration with Mushroom Development Foundation and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Guwahati from 1st – 3rd April 2009 in Sonapur Sahitya Sabha Hall. Total 38 young people participated in the workshop. The participants were 8 girl students from Sonapur Girls' High School and 30 youths (more girls than boys) from 10 marginal New Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-34770931654622100812009-05-17T17:14:00.002+05:302009-05-27T20:50:33.073+05:30Looking beyond the silence...Comics were prepared on various issues relating to women like eve-teasing, sexual harassment, girl-child property rights, reproductive health etc. and displayed in the photo-exhibition conducted on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 9th March 2009 in Women’s Studies Centre, Gauhati University.A presentation was also given by New Ways Group members (Usha Dewani and Hima Rani Baishya) onNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-45081273488391310082009-05-17T16:44:00.000+05:302009-05-17T16:57:23.043+05:30Communicating new ideas in Communika '09A Comics Exhibition was organized by the members of New Ways Comic Activists’ Group, during Communika’09, an annual media fest organized by the students of Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University. Comics on an array of issues including corruption, road rage, hygiene, alcoholism, dowry, child labour etc. were displayed. The audience included students of Mass Communication ofNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824931855310465375.post-78258941699349513982009-05-17T16:21:00.001+05:302009-05-27T21:10:12.614+05:30Expressing through Comics...A three-day Workshop on Capacity Building was conducted by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (New Delhi) and Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, (Assam Branch) Fellows from 7th-9th Feb 2009 in Kasturba Gandhi Ashram, Assam Branch, Ulubari, Guwahati.The workshop was attended by trainers of Shishu Panchayat from various districts of Assam. The programme was designed to cater to acquainting themNew Wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933799481630454918noreply@blogger.com5