Session on legislative think tanks, social empowerment organized at Mangalore University
Mangaluru: The Centre for Future of Democracy, in collaboration with Yes We Can and NSWS, conducted an insightful session at Mangalore University. The event, held recently, was focused on Legislative Think Tanks and Social Empowerment in alignment with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session was aimed at providing insights and experiences to political science advocates and students from the Department of MSW.
Guests, Stephen Anurag, a Clinton Global Fellow and NISG Project Officer for the Government of Meghalaya, and Shaun Dsouza, a Clinton Global Fellow of 2023 and Director of Myriad Corp, were featured speakers at the event.
Both speakers engaged with the students, sharing their perspectives and encouraging discussions on the impact and scope of social work and political empowerment for the future.
Faculty members from the Department of MSW set the stage for the discussion, emphasizing the importance of exploring ideas rooted in social work to contribute to the achievement of sustainable goals. Stephen Anurag took the opportunity to extend internship opportunities for MSW students in the Centre for Future of Democracy, providing them with practical exposure to real-world scenarios.
The collaborative effort between the Centre for Future of Democracy, Yes We Can, and NSWS aimed to empower the younger generation to participate in shaping the future of democracy and contribute to the accomplishment of the SDGs.
The event, hosted at Mangalore University, emphasized the crucial role of social work in legislative processes, social advocacy, indirect participation of youth in politics, social entrepreneurship, and political advocacy.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
