{"id":563,"date":"2011-08-18T04:45:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T04:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=563"},"modified":"2011-08-18T04:45:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T04:45:30","slug":"press-conference-on-the-issue-of-grease-devils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/press-conference-on-the-issue-of-grease-devils\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Conference on the issue of \u201cGrease Devils\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WMC held a press conference on the 17<sup>th <\/sup>of August 2011 in order to discuss the issue of \u201cGrease Devils\u201d which spread fear among women all over the country for several months and subjected them to a great deal of abuse. It was attended by a group of women including those from the Eastern province, the hill country and the Southern province who had faced this issue and shared their experiences.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/28093118?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/28093118\">Women and Media Collective Press Conference &#8211; 17th August 2011<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/cpa\">Centre for Policy Alternatives<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WMC held a press conference on the 17th of August 2011 in order to discuss the issue of \u201cGrease Devils\u201d which spread fear among women all over the country for several months and subjected them to a great deal of abuse. 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