The Annual Short Film Festival and Award Ceremony of the Women and Media Collective was held on the 4th of April 2023, at the Thranganie Hall of the National Film Cooperation from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm. The Festival celebrated the finalist film makers of the Short Film Competition held in the month of February … Continue reading The Women and Media Collective Short Film Festival and Award Ceremony 2023

Women and Media Collective  commemorated International Women’s Day and  Women’s History Month 2023 with a discussion on the,“Challenges in the midst of the current socio – economic & political context of Sri Lanka and potential solutions”,  Tuesday, March 21 st, 2023 from 9.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m at the Organization of Professionals Association (OPA) Hall … Continue reading The Women and Media Collective’s commemoration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month 2023

The Women and Media Collective held a Policy Dialogue on Unpaid Care Work on 31st March 2023 at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo from 9 am to 1.00 pm Economic development, expanding production, trade and services has undoubtedly brought more women into the labour force in Sri Lanka, albeit slowly. However, there is a marked … Continue reading RECOGNIZING, REDUCING AND REDISTRIBUTING WOMEN’S UNPAID CARE WORK IN SRI LANKA

The Women and Media Collective extends a warm invitation to the annual Short Film Festival under the Theme, ” Unpaid Care Work and Person’s with Disability” on the 4th of April 2023 at the National Film Cooperation – Tharangani Hall from 2.30 p.m to 6.30 p.m.  

Women and Media Collective cordially invites you to commemorate Women’s History month 2023 by joining our discussion on “Challenges in the midst of the current socio-economic & political context of Sri Lanka and potential solutions” on Tuesday the 21st of March, 2023. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Roshini Jayaweera, Senior Lecturer at the Department … Continue reading Invitation to the Women and Media Collective’s International Women’s Day Event

The first training of a trainer’s workshop (TOT Workshop) of the Project on Empowering young women by raising awareness on feminism for 20 women selected from around 400 young women studying in universities using the training manual on Justice Equality, Feminism for Justice prepared to raise awareness about feminism was held on February 18th,  2023 at … Continue reading Project on Empowering Young Women by raising awareness on Feminism

Organized by the Women and Media Collective, Sri Lanka in Collaboration with the Social Scientists Association, Sri Lanka. Invited to Register: Researchers, Activists and Advocates on Unpaid Care Work Register now – Click here for the online registration form October 20th & 21st, Sri Lanka – Via Zoom, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm The concept … Continue reading Regional Conference on Equality and Equity in Recognizing Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour in South Asia

Our beloved friend Sunila left us on the 9th of September 2022. We commemorated Sunila’s memory today to remember the legacy she built and also remember the unique milestones of love, affection, and human qualities that emerged from her.

Sunila Abeysekera Commemoration Lecture “The Human Cost of Sri Lanka’s Economic Collapse” by Dr. Sonali Deraniyagala, Economist at SOAS, University of London & visiting Professor at Columbia University.  

Sovereign Debt, IMF Negotiations and the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka A discussion organised by the NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York) and Women and Media Collective