We, Women - One Billion Rising.
Movies
3.0 hrs
February 14, 2014 3:00 pm Friday
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Two events as part of One Billion Rising campaign by Asmita Resource Centre for Women.

Event 1 - a Movie: 'Beyond the Veil': 52 mins

Beyond the Veil directed by Anusha Nandakumar is the story of two strong women. One Sughra Fatima, a teenager who comes from a large Muslim family who fought with her family to take up boxing as a sport and excelled at it. The other her mother: Rukshana Begum who got married, had children and was satisfied with her life till her husband's illness proved to be a setback. In order to support her family, she took to singing popular Hindi songs in bars and marriages secretly.

Event 2: 'Voices from History'

Voices from History is a bi-lingual reading (English and Telugu). This is a first-person performance of the lives, experiences and the challenges faced by 6 women from history. The women include: Durgabai, Rajyalakshmi, Acchamamba and Ailamma.

The reading will be followed by a discussion.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

The concept behind the One Billion Rising campaign is simple.

ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME.

THAT IS ONE BILLION WOMEN.

IN 2013, ONE BILLION WOMEN AND MEN SHOOK THE EARTH THROUGH DANCE TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.

THIS YEAR, ON 14 FEBRUARY 2014 WE ARE CALLING ON WOMEN AND MEN EVERYWHERE TO HARNESS THEIR POWER AND IMAGINATION TO RISE FOR JUSTICE.

IMAGINE, ONE BILLION WOMEN RELEASING THEIR STORIES, DANCING AND SPEAKING OUT AT THE PLACES WHERE THEY NEED JUSTICE, WHERE THEY NEED AN END TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.

Organizer
Asmita Resource Centre for Women
We are a group of women who came together seventeen years ago to create a space where we could address a diverse range of concerns relating to women, to our own situations – an effort that would take us ahead on the road to realising women's rights… In creating this space we were clear about several things. First, the space would be inclusive – there will be women across class, caste, community, region who will be our partners; it will be focussed on the specific needs and history of the state of Andhra Pradesh, and will address women's concerns given that history and location; our programmes will reach out in every possible way, creating in the process a new grammar for advocating women's rights, rather than be fitted into existing strategies of mobilising and advocacy that were being practised from left to right.