Wesean Student Federation
| Abbreviation | WSF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 17 March 2024 |
| Type | Student Organization |
| Headquarters | HRV5+3XX, Jowai Rd, Umpling, Shillong, Meghalaya 793009, India |
Region served | Southeast Asia |
President | Hirob Jyoti Sonowol |
| Website | weseanstudentfederation |
The WeSean Student Federation (WSF) is the apex student organization representing students across the Western Southeast Asian Region. Founded on 17 March 2024, WSF aims to promote regional cooperation in education and social development.[1][2]
About
[edit]The Wesean Student Federation (WSF) was formed after leaders parted ways with the Northeast Students' Organization (NESO), feeling that NESO had become too ethnocentric, and corrupt. They were also against vandalism and destruction of Public Property, that NESO protests mostly involved. [3] They sought to create a more inclusive platform for transnational[4] Wesean activism and unity.[5] The formation of WSF was also a response to NESO's silence on critical issues like the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the scrapping of the Frontier Regulation Act (FMR)[6][7]
The WSF has also been working actively to promote Cross Border unity amongst Weseans in Bangladesh and Myanmar.[8] Although WSF claims to be independent, many a times its members and executive body supported and sided with the Congress led, INDIA Alliance.
Executive members
[edit]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Hirob Jyoti Sonowol |
| Vice President | Chandan Hazarika |
| General Secretary | Swapnil Dutta |
| Cultural Secretary | Priyom Hazarika |
| Education Secretary | Minkeng Lego |
| Speaker | Arhan Yasin Ahmed |
| Director of Communications | Tsheten Chesa Bhutia |
| Additional Secretary Administration | Faith Nang Hseng |
| Communications Coordinator | Nonglik Claire Asem |
| Director High School Affairs | Joshua Hmar |
| Director of technical affairs | Jonak Pratim Thakuria |
| Treasurer | Kirtartha Das Barua |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Formation of Wesean Student Federation 20240320". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "WSF seeks UN's intervention over 'unjust' CAA legislation". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Reporter, By Our (2024-08-09). "Assam group backs worship ban, flays 'blockade' threat". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ GU 12 UBo Wc AAKHR 2, retrieved 2024-08-18
- ^ Haokip, John (2024). "The Wesean Student Federation and the Unity of Northeast India: Examining the Role of Student Organizations in Fostering Cross-Border Solidarity in Wesea". Advance – via Sage.
- ^ ""Wesea" students issue urgent call for unity, peace, and progress » MokokchungTimes.com". mokokchungtimes.com. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "WBSU calls for unity and peace in Wesea region". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Haokip, John. "Transnational Activism and Identity Formation: The Role of the Wesean Student Federation in Supporting Democratic Movements in Myanmar". Advance by Sage.
External links
[edit]- WeSean Student Federation Official Website