This is event presented by Rubaroo as part of the #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence. This campaign is in partnership with Pravah, The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Synergy Sansthan, Alfa Educational Society, People for Partiy, YES, and Prantakatha among the many other organisations who are also actively engaged with the issue on the ground in solidarity. As part of the campaign, Rubaroo will be working with over 1000 young people from schools, colleges, and open spaces in Hyderabad.
Rubaroo is an organization that works with young people in and around Hyderabad with a vision to create an inclusive, just, and equitable world where individuals transcend boundaries through a genuine engagement with the self and the society.
We do this by facilitating conversations and experiential-learning processes in our workshops, volunteering opportunities, exposures, camps, film-screenings, and many other activities.
Campaign Aim: To create gender-safe spaces among young people.
Date: 7th December 2014, 3-5 pm
At Lamakaan, Opp Gvk One, Adj. to Vengala Rao Park, Banajara Hills
What:
Short-films Screening on building our perspectives on Gender and Violence.
The focus of the campaign will be: ● Understanding and raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international levels ● Understanding how gender works in schools and raising awareness about gender-based violence among young people ● Breaking gender stereotypes through conversations and discussions throughout the campaign and its activities ● Creating a network of organizations, institutions and individuals in Hyderabad to work on gender issues ● Providing a forum in which organizer, institutions and individuals can develop and share new and effective strategies to create awareness about gender based violence ● Demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organizing against violence against women.
To connect with us:
Monisha – 098912 86572 • monisha@rubaroo.org
Hema – 077994 99789 • hema@rubaroo.org
Neha – 088018 80018 • nehaswain@rubaroo.org