The programme was held at Alkapuri in which chief speaker, Prof. M.D.Radhika, Head of the Department, English, Providence College, emphasized that feminism is not a philosophy of Hate. It seeks equality. K.T.Beena Kumari, Teacher, Model High school opined that gender discrimination exists even among the educated and is subtly evident in textbooks too. Feminism is […]
Seminar on Women’s Health. Alkapuri was the venue on Jan 31, 2011 for a seminar on Women’s health. The first part of the day was a discussion session where members interacted with Dr. Maneesha Kothekar, learning about strategies and programs conducted by Bharatiya Streeshakti. The afternoon session which was open to public had 3 speakers. […]
An awareness programme on child abuse was conducted on 4th December 2010. Advocate Shiji Rahman, Chairperson, Child Welfare Centre, lamented that those who are supposed to be the protectors of children frequently abuse them. Moderator K.T.Beena emphasized that we need to work towards ending gender discrimination. Smt. Radha Iyer presided over the function. Dr.K.S. Jayasree, […]
An awareness programme was conducted by Streechetana on 31st July 2010 at Alakapuri. Sri. K. Biraj of Kozhikode Cyber cell spoke about the increasing number of different sorts of cyber crimes in the society today, the need to reduce it and the ways of preventing oneself from becoming a victim to it. Advocate Maya Malini […]
Self employment training in mushroom cultivation was conducted by Streechetana on January 17, 2010 between 2 p.m and 5 p.m at Moozhikal for 20 ladies. After the introduction by Dr. K. S. Jayasree, General Secretary, Mrs. Rajasree, Director, Malabar Mushroom, spoke about the various methods of cultivating and marketing mushrooms. Smt. Jayasree I.T. who is […]
Training was started by Streechetana for women at two centers – near Civil Station and at Chakkorthakulam in April 2009. About 30 ladies participated in the 2 month training programme conducted by Smt. M. Bijali and Smt. P. Sheeja in several batches.
Seminar on Polygamy. A seminar was held in Alkapuri, Calicut on March 7, 2009, to discuss the effect of Polygamy on Muslim women. Eminent speakers included Dr M.N. Karassery, Dr. M.G.S. Narayanan and Smt V.P. Suhara. Dr. M.N Karassery opined that basically all religious texts were anti-women and seeks to spread male dominated values. Polygamy […]
The next Patana Sadass was held on 2nd August 2008 on the topic “Freedom of movement for women”. Smt. Vidhu Vincent, freelance journalist presented the paper. She held the view that lack of exposure restricted the development of women. The experiences gained through movement helps the women for the development of their personality and widen […]
Yet another Patana Sadass was held on 17th May 2008 on the topic “Why women should read? “. Smt. K.P Sudheera, the well-known writer in Malayalam presented the paper. She pointed out that only the physical beauty of women gets increasingly portrayed due to the over influence of the media. Women should possess a face […]