Young People for Politics

History proves that youth have always been a powerful force in shaping socio-political change.

Yet, in India, safe spaces for young political voices remain scarce.

Young People for Politics was founded by Ek Potlee Ret Ki in 2019 to serve as an anonymous platform where young Indians can freely express their political beliefs and engage in political activism.

The solidarity is restoring hope. We now have verified safe houses and other emergency resources from across 30 cities and towns in India, and the list is growing!

No one should ever feel alone in times of crisis. If you or someone you know needs a safe space please don’t hesitate to reach out.

DM us @youngpeopleforpolitics
Email: youngpeopleforpolitics@gmail.com

We’ll do our best to connect you to the support and safety you deserve.

May peace prevail
#kashmir #kashmiriyat #pahalgam #pahalgamattack #solidaritywithkashmir #love

URGENT APPEAL

Kashmiri young people living and studying in various parts of India are in need of safe accommodation. The violences that have erupted in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and other places are causing great concern for the safety of innocent students and working professionals. We are crowdsourcing a safe-houses list and are in need of your help.

The attack on tourists in Pahalgam is unforgivable and we demand that those responsible be held accountable. Let us however remind ourselves that an eye for an eye will only leave all of us blind. This is no time for religious polarisation. Our only demand must be an end to terrorism and justice for the victims!

Click the link in our bio to join the list. Your information will stay protected.

May peace prevail.

#kashmir #pahalgamattack #pahalgam #love #kashmiriyat #terrorism #terrorismhasnoreligion

Join us this weekend, 16th and 17th September, as our grassroots counterpart Ek Potlee Ret Ki ( @ekpotleeretki ) takes part in Textures of Traditions (@texturesoftraditions ), a two-day culture festival that is happening in Chennai.

Our team member Nivedita (@niiviiravii ), in conversation with the Festival curator, Dr. Swarnamalya (@swarnamalyag ) talk about how culture is political and is our identity.

Experience the poetic resonance of Ahmad Parvez (@he.mad ), immerse yourself in an audio-visual and textual photo journey (Cultured Lives), and bring your kids to play some fun culture oriented games!!

For more details and updates, please follow @ekpotleeretki and @texturesoftraditions !

We hope to see you there!!

#texturesoftraditions #culture #cultureispolitical #ypp

The BJP run Union and State government have failed to prevent Manipur from slipping into a civil war! Women’s bodies have become a battleground. Is the Internet shutdown being used to hide the Government’s shame?

Manipur's absence from Parliament discussions is deeply disheartening. The lack of attention from our Prime Minister adds to the concern. Manipur’s struggles and demands require the attention they deserve! #speakupmodi

#savemanipur #manipurviolence #Democracy #kuki #unityagainstabuse #resignbirensingh #manipurisburning

Exciting internship opportunity!

Join @ekpotleeretki and @youngpeopleforpolitics as interns, collaborating with renowned artist-activists @bhatt_ramlal (Ramlal Bhatt) and @shiv_nayal (Shiv Nayal).

Ramlal jj, a fourth-generation traditional puppeteer, and Shiv ji, an esteemed elder and advocate of public theater, are on a mission to explore and preserve traditional art forms across India.

Duration: 2 months internship with potential for paid fellowship. Apply now!

Send your CV and a short personal statement to ekpotleeretki@gmail.com

#InternshipOpportunity #ArtActivism #TraditionalArtForms

“On all counts this seems to be occurring on the ground, in a repressive and sometimes brutal environment of suppression of even basic rights” read a statement issued by UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes last week.

The India government’s decision to conduct the G20 Summit in Kashmir while brushing aside continued human rights violations has led to global criticism.

Today, we reshare (pin) posts from our ‘Who’s Kashmir’ series to collectively recall Kashmir’s long struggle for self-determination. Learning and sharing the history of oppressed people is the only way to build true solidarity.

#standwithkashmir
#g20 #indiag20 #kashmir #srinagar #india #humanrights

Monarchs have consistently recorded and disseminated ‘history’ that served their agenda. Despite being the world’s largest democracy are our school books being forced to be selective about the history they share? Do our history textbooks represent the story of India - the good, the bad and the ugly?

#ncert #ncertrevision #erasinghistory #politicalagenda

Feminism is beyond just a political theory; it is a resistance that continues to change the lives of millions. But space to open dialogue on inclusivity even within feminism is close to nonexistent. Our talkshow 'CASTE - Conversations we deny' hopes to discuss and understand the oppressive intersection of caste and gender with @semmalarjebaraj an unyielding young Dalit feminist. Together we delve into the larger feminist approach and unpack what they term as caste blindness.

If you believe personal is political, it is pertinent to ask; whose personal is political enough?

Watch the full episode on YouTube (Link in Bio)

#Dalit #Caste #Feminism #Feminist #Intersectionality #Politics #Brahminism #BlackLivesMatter #dalitlivesmatter #smashbrahminicalpatriarchy

We begin our engagements this Dalit history month by looking back at 'Caste - conversations we deny' a talkshow series we hosted in 2020. Triggered by the overwhelming support for #BlackLivesMatter by Indians who willfully ignore Dalit lives, the series was a critical inquiry into concepts such as privilege, denial, generational trauma, collective conscience, etc,. This is an excerpt from episode 1, where our co-convenor @radhikaganesh speaks to Dalit rights activist, Kathir Vincent Raj.

Kathir (@kathir.vincentraj)who heads the Dalit Human Rights Defender Network, is one of the key architects of (draft) 'The Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour Act 2022'. A special bill aiming to end honour killing.

Watch the full episode on YouTube (Link in Bio)

#dalithistorymonth #caste #casteconversation #castediscrimination #castediscriminationinindia #dalitvoices #dalitvoicesmatter

Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun is a series of 100 questions that the Congress party has raised regarding the Adani Group. The Adani Group's meteoric rise in the past few years, which coincides with the BJP rule at the centre, and the close camaraderie that Gautam Adani shares with the PM has raised various questions about the nexus between the government and the company.

But per usual, it appears that the government and the PM are stalling and actively blocking any investigations into the practices of Adani.

If this isn't crony capitalism, then what is?

#adani #cronycapitalism #hindenburgreport #humadanikehainkaun #modi #bjp #congress #rahulgandhi

On 74th Republic day the President of India proudly stated that the 'Constitution of India had withstood the test of time'. As strong proponents of the Constitution, we at YPP thought we should could do a quick litmus test.

Swipe left to scroll through our "findings".

#India #IndianPolity #BJP

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