New Delhi : Youthsav announced the arrival of 100​ passionate, creative and commited youth leaders, all set to unleash their potential for social change. These ​100 Changeloomers from different socio-economic & geographical backgrounds came together to start an inclusive journey to change the society at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra on Friday .Their social inclusion ​projects range from gender, education, identity, livelihood, youth development, communal harmony, caste-based exclusion, and so on. Changelooms With.in ​unveiled its campaign “Bas! Stop .. Discrimination Right Now​” in this event. The evening was followed with the riveting ​live ​musical performance of Kabir folk songs by Bairag Kabir, Kaluram Bamaniya and a theatre performance by Mohalla Bol.

Bas ! Stop.. discrimination Right Now campaign was launched by Mr. Marshell Elliott ( Head DFID India), Fredrika Meijer (representative India and Bhutan UNFPA) , Belinda Bennet( Head of region South Asia at ChrstianAid UK) , Ashraf Patel ( convener CYC & co – founder Pravah) , Rajan Khosla ( Director PACS). The guest kick started the journey with a honk and interacted with youth leaders about their experience on a bus journey.

Changelooms With.in is an inside out leadership journey that encourages, recognizes, and supports young leaders (Changeloomers) to achieve their potential to lead social change initiatives. Through this program, the Changeloomers will get exciting opportunities for intensive learning, inspiration, mentorship, visibility, and fund-raising. It is run jointly by ComMutiny –  The Youth Collective and Pravah and supported by Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme (PACS) and supports 100 youth leaders and their initiatives on social inclusion from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.

Rajan Khosla ,  spokesperson of PACS said,  “The Changelooms With.in programme is a leadership journey that recognizes, supports and mentors young leaders to lead social change initiatives. The programme is implemented jointly by ComMutiny – The Youth Collective and Pravah and is supported by PACS.  PACS is very proud to support these 100 young leaders and their initiatives on social inclusion through this program.  Young people are a very important constituent in society – their energy, enthusiasm and empathy has real potential to make a positive difference in their communities. Through the Changelooms With.in journey we are sure that they will successfully use their passion and creativity to bring about social change.”

​Ashraf Patel, spokesperson from CYC said, “These bus journeys (about 2-3 journeys each week) will be day-long journeys for young people to understand Social Inclusion and other intersectional issues. On these day-journeys, workshops will be facilitated by experts in the field, focusing on a specific Social Inclusion related issue and using a mix of dialogue, simulation activities, and experiential learning” .

Bas!Stop Discrimination Right Now: A Social Inclusion Campaign on wheels​

Bas!Stop…Discrimination Right Now is a campaign on wheels  calling out young people to engage, inspire and take a stand for social inclusion. The campaign addresses social inclusion through dialogues and engagement in everyday spaces and amplifies insights on inclusion that emerge from the ‘Changelooms With.in program.

The bus is visualized as a moving symbol of young people’s commitment to inclusion and social justice. It is a reminder and example of the need for spaces for meaningful dialogue.  This moving Megaphone bus has a campaign look which is youthful and evocative, with bold messaging on social inclusion, a youth expressions and calls for action.

The campaign will incorporate  social inclusion as a theme that needs immediate mainstream attention, make visible the action projects of cohort of 100 Changeloomers who are doing fantastic work on the ground, make a case for the ‘Changelooms With.in’ kind of programming through which these real heroes are being supported.