April 24, 2013

Event Announcement: Talk

 

 

 

 

Women and Democratic Movements in India: Changing Dynamics, Altered Perspectives

Date & time: Tuesday, April 30, 2013; 1 pm

Venue: Encina Hall West, Room 208, Stanford University, 616 Serra St., Stanford, CA

About the event & the speaker:

Fee: This event is free and open to the public.

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February 05, 2013

Mumbai Rising

 

Women are rising to protest, to dance, to heal, to reclaim, to flaunt, to bloom, against violence, against cruelty… Join us at Mumbai Rising on 14 February 2013. Where: Bandra Amphitheatre, Bandstand, Mumbai. When: 5.30 – 8.30 PM.

This video was made for Mumbai Rising as part of One Billion Rising by the […]

March 06, 2009

Poster Colours

SOME OF YOU have asked how you can help in the campaign against the attacks on women in Mangalore and Bangalore. Running a poster campaign in your neighborhood, college or office is a quick and easy way. Here are some posters I’ve received from different organizations. Click on the download link to get a […]

February 28, 2009

Something wicked this way comes

THE ATTACKS have not stopped. I have received at least three emails about attacks on women in Bangalore for wearing jeans / drinking / being free individuals.

One victim has blogged about the horrific incident:

And as soon as they turn around in protest, the car doors are flung open, and a stream of […]

February 17, 2009

What Lies Beneath?

IT’S BEEN AMUSING to see the uproar around the Pink Chaddi Campaign over the last few days, with some of the ‘finest journalistic minds in the country’ pitching in with their opinions. This piece, ironically called ‘What Lies Beneath’, by Sagarika Ghose in Hindustan Times was particularly baffling, shallow as a frying pan and about […]

February 12, 2009

Saturday: Protest in Bangalore

DEFEND THE RIGHT TO LOVE

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009 Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm Location: Mahatma Gandhi Statue on MG Road at 12 o’clock. We will walk through MG road and Brigade road

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February 09, 2009

The Power of Pink Chaddis

IT’S COOL. It’s cheeky. It’s clever. I’m talking about the Pink Chaddi Campaign. Women all over the country are gathering pink chaddis and sending them to Muthalik as a Valentine’s Day present. The plan is to strike disgust in the teensy little non-heart of our chief moral guardian — and to loudly assert the fact […]

February 02, 2009

Sunday: Say, I am – a performative walk.

Students of Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, have organized a choreographed demonstration against the mangalore attacks and the statements that made after that. This walk is on Sunday, 8th Feb, 4 pm onwards.

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February 02, 2009

Protest against Mangalore incident in Delhi

Protest against Assault on Women in Mangalore Pub and State Inaction

We condemn the brutal assault by members of the Sri Ram Sene on young women in a pub in Mangalore, Karnataka, on Saturday, 24 January 2009. We are shocked by the response of the State administration, police, and political leadership, some of whom have […]

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