#WomenMarch4Change – some photos
March for Change was happening across 20 states in over a 100 places.
Some photos from Bilaspur and Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) and Delhi
Women’s Groups Release A Statement Prior To The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
feminisminindia.com / By WomenMarch4Change
For the last five years, women of India have watched with growing anger as our struggles for equality have been dented and our hard-won freedoms undermined. We have watched the present government and its followers spread misogyny, hate and lies across this land. Today, on the eve of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, we say, NO MORE!
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Sudha Bharadwaj and Shoma Sen to organise Women’s March India in jail
Sabrang India / By Sabrang India
Detained human rights defenders Sudha Bhardwaj and Shoma Sen expressed their solidarity with Women’s March India when making an appearance in court. They said that they would march inside their jail cells on April 4.
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WSS: Shoma Sen – Demonising a Beloved Teacher and Life-long Activist
Statement by Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)
A teacher, a reader and learner, an intellectual, an activist and a human rights defender. Shoma Sen is all of the above, and more. The state would like the world to believe that she is involved in ‘anti-national’ activities, but that’s the price that many citizens are paying today for asserting their right to speak out, to dissent, and understand and articulate the world around them.