Magline Peter
Area of Expertise: Social Work
Bio: Magline Peter is a social worker, an active community leader and the state Covenor of the Theeradesha Mahila Vedi, the women’s wing of the Kerala Swathantra Malsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF or Kerala Independent Fisher workers Federation). She has been key in evolving the strong women’s movement among the fisher people. Magline has a humbling ability to switch from the local to the global, from the seemingly to the massive. Magline herself has participated in agitations with Sardar Sarovar project- affected villagers in the Narmada valley, with dalit and tribal people fighting for land right across India, with people affected by industrial pollution, with the women’s movement.
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Resources:
http://www.tehelka.com/2009/08/raise-high-the-roof-beams/?singlepage=1
