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The screening and award ceremony of the Women and Media Collective short film competition was held on the 31st of October 2016 at the Namel Malani Punchi theatre. Awards for competitions 2015 and 2016 were presented on this day to short film and short film script winners.

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To further engage women in identifying key provisions for electoral reform and women’s political participation in the constitution the Women and Media Collective organised a workshop for women’s rights activists and groups from across the island on the 3rd and 4th of March 2016. This was following a series of meetings undertaken by the WMC … Continue reading A consultation on Gender and Electoral Reforms in the Constitution

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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

Women and Media Collective mourns the demise of prominent human rights activist and Chief Executive Officer of Viluthu, Shanthi Sachithanandam as it is an irreplaceable loss not just for the women’s movement of Sri Lanka but to the nation as a whole. Shanthi was an admirable activist and inspirational woman to us all. Her relationship … Continue reading WMC mourns the demise of Shanthi Sachithanandam

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