Here are the winners of WMC short film competition for the year 2015. The screening and award ceremony will be held on the 31st of October 2016, Namel Malini Punchi Theatre, at 3 pm. 1st Place – S. Gnanamathangi for the film Mm 2nd Place – S.R.G. Chathumi Vidushika for the film The Image 3rd … Continue reading Winners: WMC short film competition 2015
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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest was presented with the Ambassadorship for the protection of women’s rights and an end to violence against women by the Hon. Minister Chandrani Bandara from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, today. The Ambassadorship to Jayanthi was granted for the next three years. It is with … Continue reading Ambassadorship presented to Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala by the Minister of Women’s Affairs
Women’s rights activists met with Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, the first Sri Lankan to summit mount Everest, at the Women and Media Collective on the 15 of June 2016.
Women and Media Collective held a press briefing on the 8th of September 2015 to demand for a 30% increase in women’s political representation at Local Government. Compared with the rest of South Asia, Sri Lanka is in an unfortunate position when considering women’s representation in politics. Local Government is the first step in entering … Continue reading Press Conference: Ensuring a 30% increase for women at Local Government
சுனிலா எம்மில் நின்று நீங்கிச் சென்று நாம் இழந்து இன்று இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் ஆகின்றன. இவ்வாண்டின் அரசியல் மாற்றத்திற்காக அவள் ஓய்வின்றி உழைத்தாள். அவள் அவர்களை வரவேற்றிருப்பாள். பலப்படுத்த பணியாற்றியிருப்பாள். அவளது வாழ்வினதும் பணியினதும் இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு நிறைவிலே அவள் எதற்காக உழைத்தாள், எதற்காக எழுந்து நின்றாள், அவளை வழிநடத்திய பெண்ணிலை நோக்கு என்ன என நாம் திரும்பிப் பார்க்கிறௌம். අරගලයේ ස්ත්රීහු කියවන්න
A press briefing on the Campaign for Sound National Policies was held yesterday at the Organisation of Professional Associations in Colombo. Dr. Sepali Kottegoda, Executive Director of Women and Media Collective (WMC) was on the panel that discussed the proposed 35 Ministry Cabinet under the 19th Amendment and the proposed ministry clustering for an enhanced … Continue reading Campaign for Sound National Policies
A civil society consultation on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda was held on the 9th of June at CENWOR in Colombo. Members of Sri Lanka’s civil society was informed of the importance and implications of the Sustainable Development Goals to the country and how the goals need to prioritised in the National Development Agenda so … Continue reading Sri Lanka Civil Society Consultation on Post – 2015 Development Agenda
In line with the United Nations Post-2015 Sustainable Development agenda a South Asia Consultation on Financing for Development: Advancing Progressive Regional to Global Policies brought together government representatives and members of civil society to Colombo on the 7 and 8 of June 2015, to build regionally grounded understandings and strategies toward the Third International Conference … Continue reading South Asia Consultation on Financing for Development (FfD)
As President Maitripala Sirisena’s draft of the 20th Amendment is scheduled to be presented to the cabinet today a special media briefing on the representation of women in politics was organised by the Women and Media Collective yesterday, 3rd of June, in Colombo. Followed by continued campaigning by women’s groups in the country a provision … Continue reading Media Breifing: Women’s political representation