women day – Ubinig

No GMO’s & Corporate Control on Food and Nutrition: Women on International Women’d Day 2015

8Mar

By testNo Comments

No GMO’s & Corporate Control on Food and Nutrition: Women on International Women’d Day 2015

Narigrantha Prabartan Women’s struggles against discrimination, inequality and violence is global and strong. However, women’s dis-empowerment is not an isolated consequence independent from colonial legacies and neo-liberal global arrangement of economic, political and cultural relations. From what is happening through corporate control over seeds, agriculture and food system, none better than women know well that women’s struggle is instantly and directly related to the question of biological survival and regeneration of the conditions of life. Women have historically been keeping seed , engaged in food production, ensuring nutrition for the family and the community; the history blatantly reveals this fact in the daily struggle of the rural women. On the occasion of the Intern...

Women in Black

UBINIG W O M E N I N B L A C K On International Women's Day 2010 Over 300 women from 36 districts including the capital city Dhaka and from different organizations joined together on Mirpur Road, opposite to Narigrantha Prabartana (NGP) for the event of Women in Black. In black clothes, a symbol of protest, women reminded of the continued injustice, discrimination and violence that are going on not only to women but to all people in different countries and different situations. It was organised by Narigrantha Prabartana, Odhikar and Odhikar. This event ook place on the occasion of the International Women's Day 2010. Women stood with 'prodeep', the traditional earthen lamp, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, starting just before the sunset and ending when dusk started to crawl into the ...

Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Struggles

UBINIG || Thursday 04 March 2010 || READ BY SUBJECT: Women's Issues 100 years of International Women's Day. Defend life, livelihood, dignity and community. 6 – 8 March, 2010, Jointly organised by Narigrantha Prabartana, UBINIG and Odhikar We are happy to announce three day programme from 6th March to 8th March for the celebration of women's struggles and women’s movement in the country. We are proud of our strong base of the movement. However, we are yet to achieve our goal of women’s emancipation from patriarchal, economic, social and political oppressions. Therefore, the struggle continues. The programme includes: i. EXHIBITION Venue: Prabartana at 2/8 Sir Syed Road, Muhammedpur, Dhaka 1207 Dates: 6 - 8 March, 2010 This exhibition will ...