WMC is saddened by the loss of children’s book writer and illustrator Sybil Wettasinghe. We have had many special memories that we will cherish for a lifetime. Our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. Sybil Wettasinghe illustrated our messages that popularized the Beijing Platform for Action along with cartoons for the 16 days of … Continue reading WMC mourns the demise of Sybil Wettasinghe
Policy Recommendations for Post COVID-19 Lockdown Relief and Recovery: Low-income families, daily waged workers and vulnerable communities in Colombo district 22 June 2020 On the 11th of March 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) responding to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus declared the outbreak of the disease a pandemic. As with all countries across the … Continue reading Policy Recommendations for Post COVID-19 Lockdown Relief and Recovery
Congratulations to all those who got selected as scriptwriters for the WMC short film competition 2020. This years theme for the competition is on Unpaid Care Work. Here are the selected script writers. We will see you at the workshop. 1 A.R. FATHIMA ASRIN 2 ANURA DESHAPRIYA WIJESINGHE 3 CHANDRIKA MUNASINGHE 4 GNANAMATHANGI SELVARASA 5 … Continue reading Shortlisted scriptwriters: WMC Short Film competition 2020
Wishing everyone a happy, safe and blessed Ramadan! Eid Mubarak!
20th April 2020 We are a group of six women’s organisations based in different districts of the country, engaged in work to increase women’s representation in politics for over two decades. We note with grave concern reports and speculation in various media sites that the President is to call Parliamentary elections, possibly for the end … Continue reading Women’s rights organizations call to postpone parliamentary elections 2020 and to reconvene Parliament
Even though we’re all staying at home to reduce exposure during this global pandemic you may have noticed that the usual housework has doubled. The women in the household shouldn’t be made to handle all the chores. Everyone in the house should contribute and do their part. Even though we aren’t able to celebrate the … Continue reading Women also have only two hands
17 March 2019 The Chairperson and members of the Elections Commission Elections Commission Rajagiriya Dear Chairman Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya Commissioners Prof. Rathnajeevan Hoole and Mr. N. J Abeysekera Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections We are five women’s organisations working at the national as well as the regional level to strengthen women’s representation in … Continue reading Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections – a call to the Elections Commissioner
17 March 2019 Hon. Karu Jayasuriya Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Dear Hon. Speaker Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections We are five women’s organisations working at the national as well as the regional level to strengthen women’s representation in politics and have on many occasions over the past 15 years interacted … Continue reading Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections – a call to the Speaker of Parliament
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2020, the Women and Media Collective organised a special radio programme at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corpertaion on the 5th of March at 9:30 AM. The programme comprised of a panel of speakers along with musical performances by popular artists. The programme was broadcast on radio on the 8th … Continue reading Women’s Day Radio Programme (IWD 2020)