The WMC protests and condemns articles published in the front page of the Ceylon Today newspaper on the 22nd of January 2012, page 12 of its Sinhala newspaper ‘Mawbima’ on the 23rd of January and, the online editions of both newspapers regarding a woman drunk driver. See below the statement in English and Sinhala.
Latest issue of Eya on women’s sexual and reproductive health rights.
WMC is once again organizing a photography exhibition by women photographers, following the positive response generated by previous exhibitions. It is a unique event where the work of women engaging in what is still a mainly male dominated profession in Sri Lanka, is exhibited. Through this endeavor WMC will be providing the women photographers, both … Continue reading CLOSED: Call for Submissions: WMC Women’s Photography Exhibition 2013
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/forwarded-news/AHRC-FST-065-2012
Mothers and Daughters of Lanka (MDL), a network of women’s organizations which Women and Media Collective is also a part of, celebrated the International Women’s Day (IWD) this year with several events. The first was a press conference about the rising cost of living, held several days before IWD. On IWD, the 8th of March … Continue reading “Wasaraka Piyasatahan” by Mothers and Daughters of Lanka (MDL)
Action Network for Migrant Workers (ACTFORM) has issued a media statement in lieu of International Migrants Day 2012. It’s available in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
Options Issue No. 45 | Women Bloggers http://options.womenandmedia.org/category/issue/no-45-women-bloggers/
As part of the Fokus project, a 2 day residential new media training was held in Colombo on the 29th and 30th of November 2012. The training was conducted by Sanjana Hattotuwa, the editor of Groundviews, an award winning citizen journalism website. The training components included introduction to new media, training on some technical aspects … Continue reading New Media Training (FOKUS)
