{"id":9747,"date":"2016-09-28T10:27:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T10:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=9747"},"modified":"2016-09-28T10:27:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T10:27:17","slug":"action-for-a-peoples-constitution-public-meeting-and-rally-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/action-for-a-peoples-constitution-public-meeting-and-rally-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Action for a people\u2019s Constitution: public meeting and rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a steadfast move to ensure that the voices of civil society were heard in Sri Lanka\u2019s Constitution making process a public meeting and rally was held in Colombo on the 20th of September 2016. It was initiated\u00a0by a collective of around 100 organisations and individuals wanting\u00a0to take public action. The meeting, under the banner \u2018Action for a Peoples Constitution\u2019, commenced at the Viharamahadevi Park open air theatre and was followed by a march to the temple trees where an open letter signed by organisations and individuals was handed over to Rosy Senanayake, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister\u2019s Office at Temple Trees.<\/p>\n<p>Civil society made submissions on constitutional reforms to the Public Representation Committee (PRC), during the public sittings in January 2016, and the PRC report has been presented to the <a href=\"http:\/\/english.constitutionalassembly.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Constitutional Assembly<\/a>.\u00a0The Steering Committee is expected to\u00a0present an Interim Report containing proposed principles of reform to the Constitutional Assembly in November.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a steadfast move to ensure that the voices of civil society were heard in Sri Lanka\u2019s Constitution making process a public meeting and rally was held in Colombo on the 20th of September 2016. 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