Women and Media Collective  commemorated International Women’s Day and  Women’s History Month 2023 with a discussion on the,“Challenges in the midst of the current socio – economic & political context of Sri Lanka and potential solutions”,  Tuesday, March 21 st, 2023 from 9.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m at the Organization of Professionals Association (OPA) Hall

The center focus of the event was a public lecture delivered by Dr Roshini Jayaweera , senior lecturer  at the department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, followed by Women from the of Labour ,Urban, Migration Sectors as well as Women representing the Media, Sex workers Community , Universities, Domestic workers , Health Care Sectors, The disabled community, and LGBT+ community participated in the discussion, focusing the problems they face on a daily basis due to the economic crisis.

A special speech with a message of hope was delivered by Jayanthi Kuru- Uthumpala on the struggles she faced as a  mountain climber and how she overcame both physical and social barriers to achieve her accomplishments.