Women for Democratic Struggles, a coalition of women’s groups held a press briefing yesterday and called for the government to recognize the demands made by the Aragalaya for systematic/structural change, including the abolition of the executive presidency, more involvement of the people, including women and youth in democratic decision making, through the implementation of a … Continue reading Press release – Women for Democratic Struggles
To understand the implications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations in light of the Sri Lankan crisis, the Women and Media Collective (Sri Lanka) cosponsored a discussion with NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York). Chaired by Radhika Coomaraswamy and Vasuki Nesiah, the panel comprising of Deepika Udagama, Philip Alston and Michael Fakhri discussed … Continue reading What is a human rights approach to IMF negotiations?
Watch the discussion on ‘Economic and Social Rights and the Current Crisis: What is a human rights approach to IMF negotiations?’ Co-sponsored by Women and Media Collective and the NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York)
Watch Dr. Sonali Deraniyagala’s talk on ‘The Economic Crisis and Options for Short-Term Recovery’. Dr. Deraniyagala is part of the faculty of economics at SOAS and a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University. Organised by the Women and Media Collective and the Social Scientists’ Association
May 2022 The Women and Media Collective strongly condemns the attacks against the peaceful GotaGoGama protest and struggle site at the Galle Face Green on the 9th of May 2022. This site of protest and struggle was established and occupied peacefully from the 9th of April by citizens protesting against a crisis resulting from severe … Continue reading Statement by the Women and Media Collective on the attacks against the peaceful GotaGoGama protest
Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis in its post-independence history. Widespread food and fuel shortages are crippling the lives of people. Such a situation that has already lasted several weeks is now resulting in widespread protests which are being repressed violently. We anticipate escalating violence in the context of the spread of peaceful … Continue reading Urgent plea by Sri Lankan feminists to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis caused by the economic collapse in Sri Lanka
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