Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) is planning for an amazing two month long celebration with a full program of community, cultural and political events. The celebration begins on 8 January 2011 and ends on International Women's Day, 8 March 2011.
"DMSC is a community based organization of, for and by the sex workers based in India. DMSC for the last one decade has been running HIV/AIDS targeted intervention program in 48 red light districts including the WHO acclaimed ‘Sonagachi Project’ as well as in street settings covering a population of over 40,000 sex workers and 100000 clients. At present DMSC represents 65 000 sex-workers (Male, Female & Transgender) and is active in identifying and challenging the underlying socio-structural factors that help perpetuate stigma and material deprivation and social exclusion of sex-workers. DMSC is explicit about its political objective to establish the rights of sex workers as well as marginalized communities in our country.
This year we on behalf of DMSC have decided to celebrate hundred years of Women's Liberation Movement. As part of our endeavor, we are going to organize two months long program which includes open air Mela, a week long film festival and various cultural events to high light women's rights and other relevant issues."
You can read more about this mega event in the concept note
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DMSC Celebrates 100 years of Women's Liberation Movement
Posted: November 9th, 2010, 5:49pm PST