Archive for November, 2007
No Noise for Gender Violence
Anindita Sengupta blogging at Ultra Violet wonders whether violence against women has gotten so acceptable that it “ceases to even horrify” anymore.
editors and senior journalists of prominent newspapers obviously do not think this is an issue worth discussing. So there is no series of columns giving insights into the various aspects and implications. No [...]
Filed under: India, Opinions, Sri Lanka | 1 Comment
Tags: , Feminism, GBV, Gender Based Violence, India, Media, Sri Lanka
CEPA (Centre for Poverty Analysis) will be hosting ‘Off the page: Communicating current issues differently’. The event would feature a host of theatre productions, documentaries and film exploring current social issues pertaining to poverty and conflict.
“Wrong Turn” a forum theater by Beyond Borders exploring the plight of a single woman faced with economic hardship [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, Sri Lanka, Theatre | 2 Comments
Tags: Beyond Borders, CEPA, Colombo, Forum Theatre, Poverty, Sri Lanka, Theatre, Theatre4Development
Kids in Touch
“Kids in Touch” Is an initiative by the British Council together with Sarvodaya to facilitate communication between young people from the ages of 14 to 18 from all across Sri Lanka through the use of technology and creative expression.
For the past couple of months BBites have been going around to 8 districts in Sri Lanka [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, Festival, Kids, Sri Lanka, Youth-Culture-Society | 1 Comment
Tags: Beyond Borders, British Council, Kids, Kids in Touch, KIT, Sri Lanka, teambuilding
CNN: Be the Change
CNN’s Be the Change is a year-long project following six young men and women as they try to have a positive effect on the world around them. Some are traveling across the world to help areas in need, and some are championing efforts in their own communities.
One of the young change-makers is Vimlendu Jha of [...]
Filed under: India, Youth-Culture-Society | Leave a Comment
Tags: Change makers, CNN, CNN Be The Change, Environment, India, New Delhi, River Yamuna, Yatra










