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Open Space is the civil society and youth outreach initiative of the Centre for Communication and Development Studies.

Open Space is based in Pune, and also active in Chennai and Kolkata.

Open Space uses various forms of communication – literature, cinema, theatre, music, publications, Internet – to reach out to citizens and encourage them to engage with social justice/development issues. We also use different outreach strategies and processes such as workshops, public lectures, seminars, trainings, games and festivals.

Open Space aims to:
Strengthen civil society by promoting an understanding of social justice, human rights and sustainable development
Take the messages of social equity, sustainable development, diversity and pluralism to a wide cross-section of the urban middle class
Strengthen citizens' action for human rights, social justice, sustainable development and accountable governance
Involve and include youth in particular, strengthening their capacity to institute social change

Open Space is:
A convening space for discussion, debate and clarity on contemporary and topical issues that have a societal impact
A forum and facilitator for citizens' action, networking and campaigning
A creative space for expression
A learning space that conducts training, workshops and seminars for students, activists and citizens
A resource centre holding a library of books, journals and documentary films on social issues.

The Centre for Communication and Development Studies (CCDS) is a social change resource centre working to strengthen civil society and citizens’ action for social justice, human rights, sustainable development and accountable governance.

CCDS’s strength is the innovative use of media and communication to empower civil society with information, analysis, diverse perspectives and alternative messages.

Our civil society discussion forums, the Open Space civil society and youth outreach programme, our online resource base on social justice and development issues www.infochangeindia.org, the quarterly journal InfoChange Agenda, and other action-research works and publications play a crucial role in advocating issues related to sustainable development and social justice at the national and international levels.

Address:
B-301, 2nd Floor, Kanchanjunga Bldg, Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Road, Near Krishna Dining Hall, Pune 411 048. Tel No: 020 25457371, 30222156
Website: www.openspaceindia.org