Legal Clinic Program

නීති සායන වැඩසටහන – 2026 නොවැම්බර් 09 2026 නොවැම්බර් මස 09 වන දින එගොඩගම ව්‍යාපාර අධිකාරී කාර්යාලයේදී නීති සායන වැඩසටහනක් සාර්ථකව පැවැත්විණි. පොල්පිතිගම ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාසයට අයත් හක්වටුනා ජලාශයේ මධ්‍ය ගොවි සංවිධානයේ වම් ඉවුර හා දකුණු ඉවුර නියෝජනය කරන ගොවි සංවිධාන නායකයින්, නේවාසික ව්‍යාපාර අධිකාරී කළමනාකාරතුමිය ඇතුළු නිලධාරී මණ්ඩලය සහ ප්‍රජා සහයෝගීතා සංසදයේ කාන්තා සංවිධාන නායිකාවන් ඇතුළු 35 දෙනෙකු මෙම වැඩසටහනට සහභාගී වූහ. මෙහිදී වාරිමාර්ග සම්බන්ධ නීතිමය ගැටලු, වැව් තාවුළු ආශ්‍රිත ගැටලු, රක්ෂිත ප්‍රදේශ සම්බන්ධ ගැටලු ,පරම්පරා ගණනාවක් ඉඩම් වල ජීවත්වෙන නමුත් කිසිදු නීතිමය ලිවිල්ලක් නොමැතිි කරුණු සහ පෞද්ගලික ඉඩම් පිළිබඳ ගැටලු ඇතුළු ප්‍රජාව මුහුණ දෙන විවිධ නීතිමය ගැටලු පිළිබඳව සහභාගී වූවන් විසින් නීතිඥතුමිය වෙත ප්‍රශ්න ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලදී. එම ගැටලු සඳහා අදාළ නීතිමය තත්ත්වයන් පැහැදිලි කරමින් අවශ්‍ය නීතිමය උපදෙස් හා මඟපෙන්වීම් ලබාදීම ද මෙහිදී සිදු විය. නීතිඥ රවින්ද්‍රා සුමතිපාල මෙනෙවිය විසින් වැඩසටහනේ සම්පත් දායකත්වය ලබා දෙන ලදී. ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලය විසින් වැඩසටහන සඳහා අවශ්‍ය පහසුකම් සපයන ලද අතර, ප්‍රජා සහයෝගීතා සංසදය විසින් ගොවි සංවිධාන සමඟ ඒකාබද්ධව මෙම වැඩසටහන සංවිධානය කරන ලදී. මෙම නීති සායනය තුළින් ප්‍රදේශයේ ගොවි හා කාන්තා නායකයින්ට තමන් මුහුණ දෙන ඉඩම් හා වාරිමාර්ග ආශ්‍රිත ගැටලු පිළිබඳ නීතිමය අවබෝධයක් ලබාගැනීමටත්, එම ගැටලු විසඳා ගැනීම සඳහා ඉදිරි ක්‍රියාමාර්ග පිළිබඳ මඟපෙන්වීමක් ලබාගැනීමටත් වැදගත් අවස්ථාවක් උදා විය.

– 09 November 2026 A legal clinic was successfully conducted on 09 November 2026 at the Egodagama Business Authority Office. A total of 35 participants, including leaders of the left and right bank Farmer Organisations of the Hakwatuna Reservoir in Polpithigama Divisional Secretariat Division, the Resident Business Authority Manager and officers, and women leaders of the Community Cooperation Forum, attended the programme. Participants raised legal issues related to irrigation, tank reservations, protected areas, private lands, and long-standing land occupation without legal ownership documents. Attorney Ravindra Sumathipala provided legal advice and guidance on these matters. பொல்பிதிகம பிரதேச செயலகப் பிரிவிற்குட்பட்ட ஹக்வட்டுனா நீர்த்தேக்கத்தின் இடது மற்றும் வலது கரை விவசாய அமைப்புகளின் தலைவர்கள், வணிக அதிகார சபையின் முகாமையாளர் மற்றும் அதிகாரிகள், சமூக ஒத்துழைப்பு மன்றத்தின் பெண்கள் அமைப்புத் தலைவிகள் உள்ளிட்ட 35 பேர் இந்நிகழ்வில் பங்கேற்றனர். நீர்ப்பாசனம், குளக்கட்டுப் பகுதிகள், பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட பகுதிகள், தனியார் காணிகள் மற்றும் பல தலைமுறைகளாக வசித்துவரும் போதிலும் சட்டபூர்வமான காணி ஆவணங்கள் இல்லாதமை தொடர்பான பிரச்சினைகள் குறித்து கலந்துரையாடப்பட்டது. சட்டத்தரணி ரவீந்திரா சுமதிபால அவர்கள் இப்பிரச்சினைகள் தொடர்பாக சட்ட ஆலோசனைகளையும் வழிகாட்டல்களையும் வழங்கினார். பிரஜா அபிலாஷ வலையமைப்பு நிகழ்விற்கான வசதிகளை வழங்கியதுடன், சமூக ஒத்துழைப்பு மன்றம் விவசாய அமைப்புகளுடன் இணைந்து இந்நிகழ்வை ஏற்பாடு செய்தது

Campaign against Terror acts

PROTECT the Natural Resources

Training Programme to Raise Awareness Among Community Leaders on Mineral Sand Mining Dates: 24–25 October 2026 Venue: Arundathi Hall, Vavuniya Organized and Facilitated by: People's Alliance for Rights to Land A two-day training programme on mineral sand mining was held on 24 and 25 October 2026 at Arundathi Hall in Vavuniya, with the participation of community leaders and civil society representatives from areas across the Northern Province where mineral sand mining has been proposed. The main objectives of the training were to enhance community awareness of mineral sand mining, identify its potential impacts on people's livelihoods, the environment, and society, and develop community-level action plans to address these challenges. Key Areas Covered by the Training Programme The two-day training programme focused on the following areas: 1. Basic Understanding of Mineral Sand Mining Providing an introduction to mineral sands, the mining process, and the nature of the proposed mining projects. 2. Environmental, Economic, and Social Impacts Examining the potential impacts of mineral sand mining on coastal ecosystems, land, water resources, fisheries, agriculture, and people's livelihoods. 3. Current Situation and Future Challenges Discussing the existing situation and the potential risks and challenges that may arise if the proposed projects are implemented. 4. Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis Highlighting the importance of protecting natural resources in the context of climate change and examining the potential environmental risks associated with activities such as mineral sand mining. 5. Community Awareness and Advocacy Discussing ways to raise public awareness about the proposed projects, identify community concerns and opinions, strengthen public participation, and build a collective advocacy process. 6. Practical Community-Level Activities Exploring practical activities that can be implemented at the community level, including awareness-raising programmes, information gathering, documentation of issues, coordination among community organizations, and planning collective action. Strengthening Community Leadership and Collective Action The training programme focused on strengthening the knowledge and understanding of community leaders and civil society representatives regarding issues related to mineral sand mining. It also sought to establish a foundation for enabling them to raise awareness among people in their respective communities and take organized action to protect their rights. The programme emphasized the importance of building strong community participation and collective action to protect natural resources, safeguard people's land rights and livelihoods, promote environmental justice, and ensure that community voices are adequately represented in decision-making processes.

Promote understanding of food sovereignty

Group Drawing Activity to Promote Food Sovereignty – World Food Day 2026 Organized by: Sri Vimukthi Fisherwomen’s Groups, Negombo Theme: Regeneration Theme Statement: Healthy Food, Healthy Communities and a Healthy Planet On 16 October 2026, World Food Day, an awareness session was conducted to promote understanding of food sovereignty and encourage creativity through collective participation. Building on this awareness, the Sri Vimukthi Fisherwomen’s Groups in Negombo agreed to organize a group drawing activity. Each group will create its drawing during a regular group meeting in the presence of Mr. Vincent or a committee member. All group members are expected to participate actively and contribute their ideas and creativity. The drawings should meaningfully represent food sovereignty, local food culture, environmental conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. The collected drawings will be evaluated based on creativity, meaningful content, the message conveyed about food sovereignty, environmental and social significance, and collective participation. A few of the best and most meaningful drawings will be selected, and awards are planned for the selected groups at a later date. Expected Outcome: Increased community awareness and understanding of food sovereignty through creativity, teamwork, and collective participation.

FARMERS DAY CELEBARTION AT BERUWALA

Theme: “From Self-Sufficient Units to Food Sovereignty” Main purpose: To recognize and celebrate the contribution of small-scale farmers and community food producers, while strengthening the transition from Self-Sufficient Units (SSUs) towards community-based food sovereignty, traditional food systems, local seeds, agro ecology and environmental protection. Key Activities 1. Opening & Farmers’ Solidarity Gathering 2. Traditional Seeds & Food Exhibition 3. “From SSU to Food Sovereignty” Discussion