Aiming to strengthen the women’s network in the country a New Media training workshop was organised on the 6th of June 2014, for women in Sri Lanka by the Women and Media Collective. Women’s rights activists and members of women’s groups participated in the training to build a presence online and to eschew the skepticism … Continue reading Capacity building New Media workshop for HerSpace
Don’t think of me as a woman: an election story for the margins was screened in Trincomalee and Batticaloa on the 26 and 27 of May. The screenings picked up positive feedback from the audience. While many congratulated Aynoon Beebi, the female candidate featured in the film, other women who contested in the same elections … Continue reading Community screening of short film: Don’t think of me as a woman
A number of May Day celebrations organised by Women’s Trade Unions took place this year across Sri Lanka. Click on picture to enlarge.
The award ceremony and screening of Women and Media Collective’s short film competition was held on April 2 at the Namel Malini Punchi theatre in Colombo. The winners of the 2013 competition produced telling films that portrays real life situations faced by women in Sri Lanka. Winners of WMC’s 2013 short film competition: First place … Continue reading WMC short film competition 2013
Women and Media Collective (WMC) mourns the loss of Dr. Irene Fernandez, a well known human rights activist, who died in the early hours of Monday, March 31, 2014. Known for her strong voice in promoting and protecting the rights of the less fortunate, Fernandez paid special attention to the rights of less privileged women … Continue reading WMC mourns the loss of Dr. Irene Fernandez
The annual WMC film festival returns for the 10th consecutive year. This year, the festival will run from the 2 – 4th of April at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre, Colombo 08. The award ceremony for the Women and Media Collective (WMC) short- film competition will also be held on Wednesday, 2 April at 2:30pm. … Continue reading WMC Film Festival – April 2014
Sangat, a South Asian feminist network is happy to announce the 19th Feminist Capacity Building Course on Gender, Sustainable Livelihoods, Human Rights and Peace from the 14th September to 14th October, 2014, which will be held at the beautiful TEWA Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Brochure Application Form For more information : http://www.sangatsouthasia.org/
Postcards on women, peace and security – UNSCR 1325
A film by Home for Human Rights and Women and Media Collective )
The screening of ‘Don’t think of me as a woman’ was held at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies on the 6th of March 2014. Coinciding with International Women’s Day this inspiring documentary on Aynoon Beebi features her electoral struggle for the Local Government Elections in 2011.