On International Women’s Day we organized for a discussion in appreciation of veteran journalist Seetha Ranjani. Seetha is a dear friend of Women and Media Collective since it was formed in 1984. She is a feminist, journalist, civil society activist and a poet. Seetha has been a prominent figure in the struggle for media freedom … Continue reading Honoring Seetha Ranjani on IWD 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) we are hosting a few special events on the 8th of March. These events are of importance to us for many reasons. It’s because they are about recognizing women as they navigate through male dominated workplaces, about their willingness to overcome barriers and confront any forms of discrimination faced. … Continue reading Break the Bias: events on March 8th (IWD 2022)
ස්ත්රීවාදය අධ්යයනය කිරීමට කැමති තරුණ ඔබ සදහා කාන්තාව හා මාධ්ය සාමුහිකයෙන් අවස්ථාවක්… ස්ත්රීවාදය සදහා උනන්දුවක් දක්වන ඔබ වයස අවුරුදු 18 – 30 අතර කාන්තාවක් නම් ඔබට අප හා එක්විය හැකියි. මෙම කතිකාවත සදහා අප ඔබට ආරාධනා කරමු. Application Form Sinhala
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14.02.2022 Over the last few weeks there has been a multitude of hate speech and criticism about women’s bodies, dress, culture, ethnicity, and religion in the media as well as on social media. A teacher, Fathima Rameez, at the Sri Shanmugah Hindu Ladies Collage, Trincomalee sought to resume her duties as a teacher on the … Continue reading Letter to the girls
This statement by Civil Society activists and organisations condemns the statement by the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka, in response to the submission made by human rights lawyer and advocate, Ambika Satkunanathan, to the EU Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights, recently. English Statement Sinhala Statement Tamil Statement
January 2022 Women and Media Collective (WMC) as an organization that has worked towards increasing political participation and continues to engage in advocating for electoral reform and the greater exercise of democratic rights, believe that it is the duty of the public to question the Gazette (No. 2262-08 dated 10.01.2022) issued on the postponement of … Continue reading Statement on the Gazette to Postpone Local Government Elections by a year
This study is based on the observations of the proceedings of 25 selected Local Authorities in the districts of Kurunegala, Galle, Badulla, NuwaraEliya and Trincomalee. WMC through five partner organisations observed 5 Pradeshiya Sabha’s of each District to examine how women took on their responsibilities as a local councillor, the extent to which they were … Continue reading Women, Quota and Local Councils
On 5-6 December 2021, a fact-finding team visited Batticaloa to ascertain the impact of the Easter Sunday bombings on the Christian and Muslim communities in Batticaloa two and a half years after the incident. The team was conscious of the fact that inter and intracommunity tensions in the Eastern Province, which were not dealt with … Continue reading Report of the Fact Finding Visit to Batticaloa – To study the impact of the Easter Sunday Bombings
டிசம்பர் 03 சர்வதேச மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகள் தினத்தையொட்டி, இலங்கையில் மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகள் முகங்கொடுக்கும் பிரச்சினைகள் மற்றும் “சம்பளமில்லாத பராமரிப்பு வேலை” பற்றிய ZOOM கலந்துரையாடலின் சைகை மொழி