Land is Life – Our Right, Our Future! 📍 June 21, 2025 – Land Day

Land day program was conducted in Hattan 🟫

Today, we commemorate the continued struggle of the Malaiyagam people for their right to land! 🏠 The right to housing 🌱 The right to build a livelihood ⚖️ The right to equal citizenship 📢 The power to demand justice from those in power Our right to land is not a gift, it is our life. We expect the new government to respond justly and fairly to the demands of our people. ✊🏾 #RightToLand ✊🏾 #LandIsLife ✊🏾 #MalaiyagamPeople #EqualRights 🟫 நிலம் என்பது உயிர் – நமது உரிமை, நமது எதிர்காலம்! 📍 ஜூன் 21, 2025 – நில உரிமை நாள் இன்று மலையாகம் மக்கள் தங்களது நில உரிமைக்கான தொடர்ந்த போராட்டத்தை நினைவுகூரும் நாள்! 🏠 வீட்டு உரிமை 🌱 வாழ்வாதாரத்தை கட்டியெழுப்பும் உரிமை ⚖️ சம உரிமையுடன் குடிமகனாக வாழும் உரிமை 📢 அதிகாரிகளிடம் நியாயத்தை கோரும் சக்தி நமது நில உரிமை ஒரு கொடை அல்ல – அது நமது உயிர். இந்த புதிய அரசு நியாயமான பதிலளிக்க வேண்டும் என நாங்கள் எதிர்பார்க்கிறோம். ✊🏾 #நிலம்உரிமை ✊🏾 #நிலம்உயிர் #மலையாகம்உரிமைகள் #சமஉரிமை 🟫 ඉඩම යනු ජීවිතයයි – අපේ අයිතිය, අපේ අනාගතය! 📍 2025 ජුනි 21 – ඉඩම් දිනය අද දිනය, මලේගම් ජනතාව තම ඉඩම් අයිතිය සඳහා සටන් කළ සහ සටන් කරන සියලුදෙනාට ගෞරව දැක්වීමේ දිනයක්! 🏠 නිවෙස් අයිතිය 🌱 ජීවන මාර්ග ගොඩනැගීමේ අයිතිය ⚖️ සමාන පුරවැසිභාවය 📢 බලධාරීන්ට බලපෑම් කිරීම – මෙයයි අද අපේ කාර්යය! අපේ ඉඩම් අයිතිය නොවෙයි පරිත්‍යාග කළ හැකි දෙයක්. එය අපේ ජීවිතයයි. අපේ අයිතිවාසිකම් වලට නව රජය යුක්තිසාධක පිළිතුරක් ලබාදෙනු ඇතැයි අප බලාපොරොත්තු වෙමු. ✊🏾 #ඉඩමඅයිතියකි ✊🏾 #LandIsLife #RightToLand #MalaiyagamPeople

We are now truly experiencing the real meaning of self-sufficient units.

“Today, we have become stronger teams.” “

” These were the powerful voices of the team leaders from the self-sufficient units of the Miridiya Organization. On June 20, 2025, a special discussion was held at the Miridiya Organization’s training center with 40 women leaders representing various self-sufficient units. The focus of the meeting was the newly developed handbook on building and sustaining self-sufficient units, as well as the importance of this process for community empowerment. The discussion gave special attention to the ten key activities associated with self-sufficient units. Participants also shared their experiences as emerging entrepreneurs, reflecting on both challenges and success stories. The session was guided by Mr. Manoj and the National Coordinator of the Praja Abhilasha Network. Among the ten key areas, the leaders proudly noted that more than five have already been successfully achieved, marking significant progress on their journey toward sustainability and collective strength. #foodisaright "අද අපි ශක්තිමත් කණ්ඩායම් බවට පත්වෙලා" "ස්වයංපෝෂිත ඒකකවල සැබෑ අරුත අද අපි භුක්ති විඳිමින් ඉන්නවා" මේ හඬ නැගුනේ මිරිදිය සංවිධානයේ ස්වයංපෝෂිත ඒකකවල කණ්ඩායම් නායකයන්ගෙන්ය. 2025 ජුනි මස 20 වන දින මිරිදිය සංවිධානයේ පුහුණු මධ්‍යස්ථානයේදී ස්වයංපෝෂිත ඒකක නායකයින් ස්වයංපෝෂිත ඒක ගොඩනැගීම,එම ක්‍රියාවලිය අවශ්‍යතාවය පිළිබඳව සකස් කරන ලද අත්පොත පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡාවක් නායිකාවන් හතළිස් දෙනකු සමගද පවත්වනන ලදී. ස්වයංපෝෂිත ඒකක හා බැඳුණු දසවිධ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් පිළිබඳව,වැඩි අවධානය යොමු කර සාකච්ඡා කළ අතර මේ දක්වා ව්‍යවසායකයින් ලෙස ගොඩනැගීී සිටින අයගේ අත්දැකීම්ද බෙදා ගැනීමක් සිදුකරනන ලදී.මේ සඳහා වූ මග පෙන්වීම මනෝජ් මහත්මා විසින් සහ ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලයේ සම්බන්ධීකාරක විසින් සිදුකරන ලදී. දස වැදෑරුම් අතරින් ,මේ වන විටත් කරුණු පහකට වඩා වැඩි ප්‍රමාණයක් ළඟා කරගෙන ඇති බවයි නායකයන් විසින් සතුටින් ප්‍රකාශ කරන ලදී. #ආහාරයනුඅයිතියකි "இன்று நாங்கள் பலமான குழுக்களாக மாறியுள்ளோம்." "சுயபரிபூரணக் குழுவின் உண்மையான அர்த்தத்தை இப்போது நாம் அனுபவித்து கொண்டிருக்கிறோம்." இவை மிரிதியா அமைப்பின் சுயபரிபூரணக் குழுக்களின் குழுத் தலைவர்களின் உற்சாகமான குரல்கள். 2025 ஜூன் 20 ஆம் தேதி, மிரிதியா அமைப்பின் பயிற்சி மையத்தில், 40 பெண்மணிகள் தலைவர்களுடன் சிறப்பு கலந்துரையாடல் ஒன்று நடைபெற்றது. இதில், சுயபரிபூரணக் குழுக்களை உருவாக்கும் மற்றும் அதன் அவசியத்தை விளக்கும் புதிய கையேடு குறித்து விவாதிக்கப்பட்டது. சுயபரிபூரணக் குழுக்களுடன் தொடர்புடைய பத்து முக்கிய நடவடிக்கைகள் குறித்து மேம்பட்ட கவனம் செலுத்தப்பட்டது. வியாபார நெறிகளை பின்பற்றி முன்னேறியுள்ள பெண்கள் தங்களது அனுபவங்களைப் பகிர்ந்தனர். இந்த நிகழ்வுக்கு வழிகாட்டியவர்கள் திரு மனோஜ் மற்றும் பிரஜா அபிலாஷா நெட்வொர்க்கின் தேசிய ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் ஆகியோர். இந்த பத்து முக்கிய அம்சங்களில் ஐந்துக்கும் மேற்பட்டவை தற்போது வரை எட்டப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தலைவர்கள் பெருமையாக தெரிவித்தனர். இது ஒரு திறம்படமான பயணத்தையும், கூட்டு வலிமையையும் பிரதிபலிக்கின்றது. #உணவுஒருஅரிமை

Don't play with our life -No Sand mining in Mannar Island

“There are up to 70,000 people living on the island of Mannar. The majority of them are women-headed families. They depend on the sea and land for their livelihood. Their livelihood will be taken away by this sand mining. Their future is in question.” People together with religious leaders they conducted the protest on 11 of June ,against the sand mining project in Mannar island . Why they against this project? Impact of Sand Mining in Mannar: A Threat to Livelihoods, Ecosystems, and Sovereignty Mannar Island, located off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka, is not only ecologically sensitive but also home to vibrant fishing and farming communities whose livelihoods depend on the fragile balance between land and sea. Recent attempts by Titanium Sands Limited (TSL), an Australian mining company, to initiate a large-scale mineral sand mining operation on this island have sparked widespread concern and resistance among local communities, environmentalists, and civil society organizations. The Project and Its Scale TSL, through its Sri Lankan subsidiaries, has conducted exploration and scientific studies across Mannar Island. Preliminary data indicates that the region hosts one of the world’s richest deposits of heavy mineral sands—particularly ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and garnet—with the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) estimating over 53 million metric tonnes of mineral-rich soil. TSL has sought to capitalize on this resource, promoting a multi-billion-dollar extraction project. However, despite repeated lobbying, the project has failed to secure necessary licenses due to mounting public opposition and regulatory scrutiny. ________________________________________ Environmental and Ecological Concerns Mannar Island is an ecologically rich zone, home to wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs, and migratory bird sanctuaries. Environmental experts warn that large-scale sand mining can cause: • Erosion and habitat destruction, threatening marine and coastal biodiversity. • Saltwater intrusion into freshwater systems, contaminating water sources and harming agricultural lands. • Disturbance to marine life, including endangered species, due to sediment runoff and coastal alteration. Furthermore, the long-term ecological damage could be irreversible, affecting not just the local environment but the entire Gulf of Mannar ecosystem shared with India. ________________________________________ Livelihood and Economic Threats For generations, the people of Mannar have relied on small-scale fishing, agriculture, and livestock farming as their primary means of income. The proposed sand mining project poses direct threats to these livelihoods: • Destruction of fishing grounds due to coastal degradation and siltation. • Loss of arable land used for farming and coconut cultivation. • Displacement risks, where communities may be relocated to make way for mining zones. Rather than bringing prosperity, local communities fear that the project will result in job losses, resource scarcity, and social disintegration. ________________________________________ Social and Cultural Impact Mannar Island's communities have deep cultural ties to their land, shaped by generations of history, traditional knowledge, and post-war recovery efforts. Many see the mining project as a form of modern colonization, with foreign companies profiting at the cost of local people. The secrecy surrounding project approvals, limited public consultations, and lack of transparency in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) have further deepened public distrust. Communities have held protests and awareness campaigns demanding an immediate halt to all mining activities and calling for recognition of their rights to land and natural resources. ________________________________________ People’s Resistance and the Call to Stop Mining The public resistance in Mannar has been loud and clear: Stop the project. Protesters, including fisherfolk, farmers, women, and youth, have highlighted how their futures are being put at risk. They argue that instead of extractive industries, the government should invest in sustainable livelihoods, ecological tourism, and local enterprise development. Community leaders and civil society networks demand: • A moratorium on all heavy mineral sand mining projects in ecologically sensitive areas. • Respect for Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local communities. • A participatory and transparent environmental governance framework. ________________________________________ Conclusion: A Call for Justice and Sustainability The case of Mannar Island is emblematic of a broader global struggle: the fight between extractive development and the rights of indigenous and local communities. It raises pressing questions about who benefits from natural resources, and what kind of development is just and sustainable. Sri Lanka must prioritize people and the planet over profit. The voices from Mannar are not just calling for the protection of their island—they are demanding a future where their land, water, and way of life are respected.

No More Plastic

පරිසර දිනයේ මුල්කරගනිමින් ඒත්තුකාල සාන්ත සිල්වෙස්ට රජයේ පාසලේ දරුවන් සඳහා පරිසරයේ ඇති වටිනාකම ප්ලාස්ටික් භාවිතය අවම කිරීමේ ඇති වැදගත්කම සහ පරිසරයට ආදරය කිරීම යන කරුණු මත දැනුවත් කිරීමේ වැඩසටහනක් සිදු කළ අතර ,පාසල් භූමිය පැළ සිටුවීමක් ද සිදුකරන ලදී.මීගමුව ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කාර්යාලයේ,සංවර්ධන නිලධාරීතුමිය සහ සමෘද්ධ සංවර්ධන නිලධාරීතුමා සහභාගී වූ අතර,මේ වැඩසටහන සැලසුම් කිරීමද එම අය විසින් සිදු කරන ලදී.

Join hand for the protect of the Environment

ලෝක පරිසර දිනය 2025 – ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලයේ පණිවිඩය

දිනෙන් දින වර්ධනය වන පරිසර විනාශය, කාල්ගුණ විපරම්, වායු දූෂණය, ජල සහ භූමි දූෂණය, හා වනයන් විනාශ වීම, අපගේ ජීවිතයට සහ අනාගත පරපුරට දැඩි අභියෝගයක් වී ඇත. ලෝක පරිසර දිනය අපට මතක් කර දෙන්නේ පරිසරය ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ අත්‍යවශ්‍යතාවය පමණක් නොව, එය සමාජ සහ ආර්ථික යුක්තියක් ලෙසත් විමසා බලන කාලය බවයි. අපි විශ්වාස කරන්නේ පාරිසරික යුක්තියක් යනු සියලු දෙනාට පරිසර සම්පත් භාවිතය පිළිබඳ සමාන අවස්ථා සහ වගකීම් ලබාදිය යුතු බවයි. විශේෂයෙන්ම ගොවිජන, ධීවර හා ජනජීවිකාවන් පරිසර සම්පත් මත රඳා පවතින දූර දකුණු ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලබන ආකාරයකින් පරිසර ආරක්ෂාව ගොඩනගා ගත යුතුය. අපගේ බලධාරීන් සතුව වගකීමක් ඇත – පරිසර සංරක්ෂණය සඳහා බලවත් නීති, ප්‍රතිපත්ති සහ ක්‍රියාමාර්ග සම්පාදනය කිරීමේ වගකීම. නමුත් එයට අමතරව, අපි සැමටම – පොදු ජනයා, නගරවාසීන්, ගම්වන්නෝ, විද්‍යාර්ථීන්, ආගන්තුකයින් සිට දරුවන් දක්වා – පරිසරය ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ වගකීමක් සහ භූමිකාවක් ඇත. අපේ වගකීම සහ කාර්යභාරය: -වනයන් සහ ජල සම්පත් ආරක්ෂා කිරීම. -අපද්‍රව්‍ය අඩු කිරීම සහ නැවත භාවිතය වැඩි කිරීම. -කාබන් විමෝචනය අඩු කරවන ජීවන රටාවක් පිළිපැදීම. -පරිසරයට ව්‍යාජ අවදානම් සෑදීම වැළැක්වීම. -සමාජමය සහ පරිසරමය යුක්තිය සපයන ප්‍රතිපත්ති සඳහා රජයට බලපෑම් කිරීම. ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලය ලෙස අපි පවසන්නෙමු: “පරිසරය ආරක්ෂා කිරීම, ජීවිත ආරක්ෂා කිරීමයි – පාරිසරික යුක්තියක් ගොඩනඟමු, සමාජ යුක්තියක් සනාථ කරමු.” 🌱 2025 உலக சுற்றுச்சூழல் தினம் – பிர்ஜாஅபிலாசா வலையமைப்பின் செய்தி நம்முடைய வாழ்க்கைக்கும் எதிர்கால தலைமுறைக்கும் மிகப்பெரிய சவால்களை ஏற்படுத்தும் வகையில் சுற்றுச்சூழலின் அழிவு, காலநிலை பேரழிவுகள், காற்று, நீர் மற்றும் நிலத்திற்கான மாசுபாடு, மற்றும் காடுகளின் அழிவு தினந்தோறும் அதிகரித்துக்கொண்டே செல்கின்றன. உலக சுற்றுச்சூழல் தினம் என்பது சுற்றுச்சூழலை பாதுகாக்க வேண்டிய அவசியத்தை மட்டும் değil, சமூக மற்றும் பொருளாதார நீதி என்ற கோணத்தில் அதை பரிசீலிக்க வேண்டிய காலம் என்றும் நினைவுபடுத்துகிறது. சுற்றுச்சூழல் நீதியெனும் அர்த்தம் அனைவருக்கும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் வளங்களை பயன்படுத்தும் சமமான வாய்ப்புகள் மற்றும் பொறுப்புகளை வழங்க வேண்டும் என்பதையே பொருள்படுத்துகிறது. பண்ணையோர், மீனவர்கள் போன்ற பின்தங்கிய மக்கள், இயற்கை வளங்களை சார்ந்த வாழ்வாதாரங்களுடன் வாழும் கிராமப்புற சமூகங்களின் உரிமைகள் பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட வகையில் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பு அமைய வேண்டும். சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்புக்கான வலுவான சட்டங்கள், கொள்கைகள் மற்றும் நடவடிக்கைகளை உருவாக்க அரசியல்வாதிகளுக்கும் நிர்வாகிகளுக்கும் பொறுப்புகள் உள்ளன. ஆனால் அதற்கும் மேலாக, நகரவாசிகள், கிராம மக்கள், மாணவர்கள், இடம்பெயர்ந்தோர், குழந்தைகள் என அனைவருக்கும் சுற்றுச்சூழலை பாதுகாக்கும் பொறுப்பும் பங்கு ஒன்றும் உண்டு. எமது பொறுப்புகள் மற்றும் கடமைகள்: காடுகள் மற்றும் நீர் வளங்களை பாதுகாப்பது. கழிவுகளை குறைத்து, மறுசுழற்சி செய்வதை ஊக்குவித்தல். குறைந்த கார்பன் வெளியீடுகளுடன் வாழும் வழிகளை பின்பற்றுதல். சுற்றுச்சூழலுக்கு செயற்கையாக தீங்கு விளைவிக்கும் செயல்களை தவிர்த்தல். சமூக மற்றும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் நீதியை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் கொள்கைகளுக்காக அரசுக்கு அழுத்தம் கொடுப்பது. பிர்ஜாஅபிலாசா வலையமைப்பாக நாங்கள் அறிவிக்கிறோம்: "சுற்றுச்சூழலை பாதுகாப்பது என்பது உயிரைப் பாதுகாப்பதே – சுற்றுச்சூழல் நீதியை கட்டியெழுப்புவோம், சமூக நீதியை உறுதி செய்வோம்

International Workers’ Day 2025

International Workers’ Day 2025 – Commemorative Rally Celebrating the 139rd International Workers' Day This year’s May Day celebration was organized by a collective of trade unions and civil society organizations, with the participation of workers from all over the country, and was held on May 1, 2025, in Colombo. Starting Point: Near Fort Railway Station – as a peaceful rally Route: To D.R. de Silva Grounds Purpose: To highlight the value of labor, demand workers’ rights, and promote unity and social justice ලෝක කම්කරු දිනය 2025 139 වැනි ලෝක කම්කරු දිනය සැමරීම වෘත්තිය සමිති හා සිවිල් සංවිධාන එකමුතුවෙන් සංවිධානය කළ මෙම වසරේ මැයි දින උත්සවය, දිවයින පුරා සිටින ශ්‍රමිකයින්ගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් 2025 මැයි 1 වන දින කොළඹදී පැවැත්විණි. සැමරුම ආරම්භ විය: කොටුව දුම්රිය ස්ථානය අසලින් ආරම්භ කර තම අයිතිවාසිකම්,ඉල්ලීම් ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරමින් ඩී. ආර්. ද සිල්වා ක්‍රීඩාංගණය දක්වා ගමන් කරන ලදී. අරමුණ: ශ්‍රමික අයිතිවාසිකම්, සමාජ යුක්තිය සහ එකමුතුව උදෙසා ශ්‍රමිකත්වයේ වටිනාකම ප්‍රදර්ශනය කිරීම பன்னாட்டு தொழிலாளர்கள் தினம் 2025 – நினைவு பேரணி 139 வது பன்னாட்டு தொழிலாளர் தினக் கொண்டாட்டம் இந்த ஆண்டின் மே தினக் கொண்டாட்டம், தொழிற்சங்கங்கள் மற்றும் சிவில் சமூக அமைப்புகளின் இணைப்புடன், நாடு முழுவதிலுமுள்ள தொழிலாளர்களின் பங்கேற்புடன், 2025 மே 1 ஆம் திகதி கொழும்பில் இடம்பெற்றது. தொடங்கிய இடம்: கொழும்பு கோட்டை புகையிரத நிலையத்திற்கு அருகில் – அமைதியான பேரணியாக பாதை: டி.ஆர். டி சில்வா விளையாட்டு மைதானம் வரை நோக்கம்: தொழிலாளர்களின் உரிமைகள், சமூக நீதியும் ஒற்றுமையையும் வலியுறுத்தல் மற்றும் தொழிலாளர்களின் மதிப்பை முன்வைத்தல்

Justice for the Victims

On April 21, 2019, the Easter Sunday attack took place in this country. Although six years have passed, justice has still not been served for the people. Despite various governments and leaders making different statements, they have failed to identify the true masterminds behind the attack. It has become clear to the general public that this has turned into a political process, seemingly done for the gain of power-hungry factions. The people continue to be involved in this struggle, consistently hoping for justice from the current government. A special moment today was the participation of His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in the public protest held at Baldiya Junction. The struggle continues with growing momentum. 2019 අප්‍රේල් 21 වෙනදින,මේ රටේ පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරය සිදුවිය.වසර හයක් ගත වුවත් තවමත් ජනතාවට සාධාරණයක් ඉෂ්ට වී නොමැත.විවිධ රජයන් විවිධ නායකයින් පැලැස්තර ඇලවීමක් සිදුකළද සැබෑව වශයෙන්ම මහා මුලකරු සොයා ගැනීමට අසමත් වී ඇත.සාමාන්‍ය ජනතාවට පැහැදිලි වී ඇත්තේ මෙය දේශපාලනික ක්‍රියාවලියක් ලෙසයි,බල උම්මාදේන් සඳහා සිදු කරන්නක් ලෙසයි, නොකඩවා ජනතාව තවමත් මේ අරගලයේ නියැලී සිටින්නේ පවතින රජයෙන් සාධාරණයක් බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනි. අද දින බාල්දි හන්දියේදී සිදුවූ ජනතා විරෝධය අතරතුරේදී කාදිනෙල් හිමිපානන්ද එම අවස්ථාවට සහභාගී වීම විශේෂත්වයකි. 2019 ஏப்ரல் 21ஆம் திகதி, இந்த நாட்டில் ஈஸ்டர் தாக்குதல் நடந்தது. ஆறு ஆண்டுகள் கடந்தாலும், மக்கள் இன்னும் நியாயம் பெறவில்லை. பல அரசாங்கங்களும் தலைவர்களும் பல்வேறு கூற்றுகளை வெளியிட்டிருந்தாலும், உண்மையான மூலதலைவர்களை கண்டறிய முடியவில்லை. இது அரசியல் செயல்முறையாகவும், அதிகாரம் அடையவே மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட ஒரு செயற்பாடாகவும் பொதுமக்களுக்கு தெளிவாகியுள்ளது. மக்கள் தொடர்ந்தும் இந்த போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டு, தற்போது இருக்கின்ற அரசாங்கத்திடம் நியாயம் எதிர்பார்த்துக்கொண்டே உள்ளனர். இன்று பால்திய Junction இல் நடந்த மக்கள் எதிர்ப்பின்போது, கர்தினால் மால்கம் ரஞ்சித் அவர்களின் பங்கேற்பு சிறப்பு நிகழ்வாக அமைந்தது. இந்தப் போராட்டம் தொடர்ந்து ஒழுங்காக முன்னேறி வருகிறது.