Ahead of next month's BRICS summit in Goa, NGOs and civil society groups in the state have decided to host four-day-long events to raise the issues which such big-ticket gatherings ignore.
"Various NGOs and civil society groups have formed People's Forum on BRICS Goa. The group will connect local voices and concerns of Goa to the global scenario and critically engage with BRICS," Albertina Almeida from Social Justice Action Committee, Goa told reporters at a press conference.
People's Forum on BRICS' is a group of people movements, networks and civil society from across India.
It will raise "critical voices from below on social, ecological, political and economic concerns that are often ignored at big summits such as BRICS", Almeida said.
The forum has organised programs on October 1 to 3 and 7 to 12 in Panaji.
They will include a workshop and photo-poster exhibition on Goa's tribal communities, discussion on corporatisation of tourism, its impact on livelihood, among others.
On October 7, there will be a session organised by Human Rights Law Network, Goa while on October 12, Goa Bank Employees' Association will organise a discussion on banking for accountability.
Annual summit of BRICS -- group of emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will be held in Goa on October 15 and 16.
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