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HISTORY OF
AICUF
1924Catholic Young
Man Guild (CYMG)It’s humble
Commencing at St. Joseph’s College, Trichy.
Fr. Carty, S. J. guided this CYMG
A Magazine ‘The Rally’ was started.
Fr. Carty SJ
Founder of AICUF
1929Catholic Young Man Federation (CYMF)The CYMG and the MYCL (Malabar Catholic Youth League)(Founded by Fr. Honore, S. J. in 1915) federated to form the CYMF
1937The birth of South India Catholic University Federation (SICUF)
It was created after the model PAX ROMANA
(IMCS – International Movement of Catholic Students)
1944
SICUFCatholic Students UnionNew Man Association
1949AICUF
The CBCI (Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India)
Officially recognized it as the Catholic University Movement for India.
1952 (June)
The New National Director, who gave
a new stand to AICUF Fr. Ceyrac
SJ
1952 (December)
The First AICUF National Congress was held in Madras with the theme “Unity”.
2700 delegates from all over India participated.
1953 (May)
The First
National Leadership Camp
was held in
Mysore.
1954
National Secretariate shifted from Trichy to Loyola College, Chennai.
1955
First AICUF Constitution - CSU Constitution
The Federation was divided into 9 Regions.
The First SOCIAL WORK CAMP was held.
1956The Second National Congress was held in Bangalore with its theme, “Towards a Better World”
2800 delegates attended the congress.
1958The Third National Congress was held in Bombay
2500 delegates attended the Congress
The theme was “Problems of Student Milieu” as its theme.
1961Fourth National Congress was held in Ernakulum
3000 delegates attended the Congress.
“Students and Social Justice “was the theme
1965
First National Convention in Madras.
The theme was “National Responsibility and Commitment”.
1967Fr. Lawrence Colaco, S.J., was
appointed National Director of AICUF.
The Present National Secretariat
AICUF House was acquired.
The Constitution was revised and
Federation was divided into 14
Regions.
1968
Second National Convention in Madras with theme “The India we want”.
1970 (May)The First National Consultation in Bangalore initiated the new orientation by a through study of AICUF’s function and role in the society.
1970 (June)
Fr.Claude D’ Souza. S.J. was appointed National Director of AICUF.
Two ex-AICUF-ers joined the National Team as Full-Timers.
1970 (December)
National seminar on ‘Marxism and Christianity’ was held at Poonamallee, Madras.
Poonamallee declaration “We were born into an unjust society and we are determined not to leave it as we have found it”.
1972 (August)
Project Know India (PKI) was born, when the central committee members made a critical evaluation of the AICUF Programmes.
National Seminar on “Egalitarian Society” by the students involved in the PKI.
In order to evoke greater theological reflection on the historical situation of man and society and to elicit deeper motivation to strive for human freedom, training sessions for advisors were introduced.
1973National
Documentatio
n Centre was
started
1974
Serendipity sessions were started for grasping the Gospel values through the discovery method at individual and group levels.
1977(July)
The AICUF Documentation Service began sending relevant cyclostyled materials on a regular basis to the advisors and others interested in Christian reflection and social change.
1979 (July)
The Central Committee members spelt out the new vision and the main Thrust of the movement.
1982 (January)
The Second National Consultation, held in Madras as an important landmark in the history of AICUF.
The fruit of the deliberation was the ‘Mylapore Minutes’. “Back to the Campus” and “University to the masses” were the slogans that reflect the spirit of the consultation.
1985(July)
Constituting a constitution commission in July 1985, “to explore the various aspects of constitutional changes and to initiate the prosses of evolving a new constitution”.
1987(December)
A non-Christian student was elected National President in August 1987.
The mid CCM faced this issue squarely and declared the National election unconstitutional and a fresh election was conducted.
1988(June)
The Third National Consultation of AICUF was held at Loyola College, Madras.
1988(August)
The CCM unanimously accepted most of the recommendations of the consultations to prepare a fresh draft incorporating all the insights of the National Consultation.
1989(June)
In the Third National Convention the student representatives approved the Draft constitution prepared by the commission
1989
The First National Council.
Dalits, Tribals and Women were chosen at the target people.
AFTER1989
19893rd National Convention from 14-17, June 1989.Theme: “The new AICUF constitution”
New ConstitutionNew Federal Set upNew National AdviserBirth of Orissa AICUF State
MAJOR CHALLENGES FACED AFTER 1989
Commercialized EducationCommunalized and criminalized atmosphereStudent Movements, attending to localized
issuesArrival of first-generation students from
Adivasi, Dalit and Women sectionsGlobalizationCommunalism and FundamentalismForms of Resistance and Rebuilding from
the vulnerable groups.
1990Commencement of Regular National councilsSummer ProgrammesNational Council from 25-29, August 1990.State Policy DocumentsAll Gujarat Student Development Movement
(AGSDM) got affiliated to AICUF.Andhra Pradesh AICUF was banned.AICUF President of Orissa Mr. Pradeep Kindo
was killedFirst Women’s Workshop in T.N. Conducted.
1991
Student Organization for Social Action (SOSA) was born in Andhra Pradesh, in the place of AICUF.
1992
Bangalore Catholic Student Association (BACSA) was started
Attempts to revive Goa AICUF.National Seminar on Communalism, Chennai.
1993
Ex-AICUFers Convention‘Our Response To The Emerging Scene’
National Seminar on Communalism, Bangalore.
5th National Council from 12-15, August 1993.‘The Challenges before AICUF Today’
1994
4th National Consultation - cum – Council from 12-15, August 1994.Birth of Adivasi Yuva Chetna Munch and National Dalit and women forums
Assessment of Five Years.Forums / Commissions were bornNational Full-timer was appointedBihar was divided into North Bihar (Dalits
Predominantly) and South Bihar (Tribal)
1995National Dalit Student
Consultation at Ennore, Chennai.Youth Festival in AICUF Ashram,
Bhopal.National Workshop on Human
Rights.National Council from 12-15
August 1995.Theme: Youth and Students of India – Their Trends and Challenges
19968th National Council from 15th-18th, August
1996Theme: Youth & Politics, Youth & Media
New National Adviser Fr. K. Amal, SJ, succeeds Fr. Manu SJ.
A lot of revivals Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and the Tribal States
A lot of challenges Bihar, North East and Non-AICUF States.
Adivasi Yuva Chetna Manch - Policy Document was finalized.
1997National Summer Programmes with
Exposure CampsNational Seminars on Major Issues –
Commercialization of Education, Globalization,
Communalism and Fundamentalism.AICUF was revived in Maharashtra.9th National Council from 14 – 17, August
1997.Theme: Fifty Years of Independent India
1998
National Consultation - Cum – Council from August 13 – 16, 1998Theme: Globalisation and Communalism
Change in DC TeamRegularised Rally - Student News as a
Supplement of Rally.AICUF was revived in Andhra Pradesh.
1999
National Convention on June 9-12, 1999.Theme: Marching with the Marginalized
Amendments in Constitution 1989 Interim Council
RSA (Refugee Students’ Association) was born.
2000
12th National Council on 28-31, August 2000Theme: University Students of Today - Are We Awakened?
2001
13th National Council during 12-15, August 2001Theme: University Students Let’s be Conscientised and be Sensitive to the marginalized
200214th National Council during 15th – 18th August 2002Theme: University Students – Let’s Search to Know, Realize and Assert Our Rights.
National Summer Programme on Student Rights are Human Rights, Chennai.
2003
15th National Council during 14th – 17th August 2003Theme: “Let us Unite and Assert Our Rights, To Evolve Alternatives towards a Just Society”.
Participated in ASIAN SOCIAL FORUM, Hyderabad
Fr. Henry Jerome, SJ succeeds Fr. K. Amal, SJ.
2004
First National Women’s Convention to be held in December at Gujarat (29th December 2004 – 1st January 2005).
Participated in WORLD SOCIAL FORUM, Mumbai
All States Training in Theatre Awareness Programmes Protests Youth Convention Leadership and Personality Development Journalism Seminar16th National Council and 80th year celebration
of AICUF from 13th – 16th August 2004 Theme: “Dreaming and struggling together…Stepping into the 80th Year…Sensitizing Students for a Just World…”
2005
17th National Council during 11- 14, August 2005 on “AICUF Calls: Analyse, Assess, and Intervene to Humanize the World”
West Bengal AICUF gave birth to Dumka.
Dumka was affiliated as a new state into AICUF.
200618th National Council from 12th – 15th,
August 2006 on the theme “University Students: Experience, Reflect and Act; Challenging and Annihilating the Inhuman Context, Evolving the Just Society”.
The 18th AICUF National Council, has got a historical significance as it is the first National Council to be held outside Tamil Nadu, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Delhi AICUF is now owned by Jesuit theologians of Vidya Jyothi, the Jesuit theologiate in the capital.
First National Dalit Students Convention from May 30, 2006 to June 2, 2006 at St. Patrick’s High School campus, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
200719th National Council from 11-14, August
2007 on the theme was “Revitalizing the power of University students to be with the struggles and hopes of the marginalized and to become an Empowered Civil Society”.
The Council was decided that AICUF had to organize the 5th National Convention.
First National AYCM (Adivasi Yuva Chetan Manch) Convention held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
2008
20th AICUF National Council from 13- 16, August 2008 on the theme was “Reclaiming Student Activism, Becoming Seeds of Resistance, University Students Resolve to be the Vanguard of the Emerging civil society”
2009
6th National Consultation and 21st National Council from 12th -15th Aug 2010
Towards 5th National Convention.
20105th National Convention – June 3rd to June 6th 2010, at Loyola College campus, Chennai.
“Students, to Act and to be Political”
Mid-Council – 13 – 15th August 2010.New National Adviser Fr. M. G. Selvin Raj, S.J, succeeds Fr. Henry Jerome S.J
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