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Talking Poetry, presented by Open Space for the Word and the British Library
Talking Poetry is part workshop and part discussion group. We will:
Talking Poetry is also a space where your poems could be discussed. Your work could be published in the poetry section of the Open Space website (http://www.openspaceindia.org) that seeks to foster change through the innovative and strategic use of the arts.
Talking Poetry will be led by Priyaa Sarukkai Chabria, poet and novelist. She has been awarded the Senior Fellowship to Outstanding Artists for Literature by the Indian government. Talking Poetry at the British Library, Monday, May 9, 5.30pm
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‘Made by Women' Film Festival continues
Gold Mountain (dir: Saltz & Schimmerling)
The First Seven Years (dir: Saltz & Schimmerling)
The films will be followed by a general discussion on the
‘Made by Women' film festival.
Open Space, Monday, May 2, 7 pm |
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| STUDY CIRCLE |
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YOUTH & SEXUALITY
As part of the ongoing sessions on youth and issues of gender and sexuality, Samapathik Trust invites you to a screening of Get Real at Open Space.
Get Real (dir: Simon Shore). Steve (Ben Silverstone), student at a British school where everyone wears classy uniforms, knows he's gay, and is pretty comfortable being so. John (Brad Gorton), a top athlete and all-around admired guy, is just getting an inkling and isn't sure how he feels about it. This, cleverly, is how the movie manages to both explore issues related to coming-out, and how to get over them.
Open Space, Tuesday, May 24, 7pm onwards
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| LECTURE |
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Open Space invites you to a Public Lecture titled ‘Interrogating morality, obscenity, law and sex' by Meena Seshu a human rights and AIDS activist and founder-head of SANGRAM, Sangli.
One of SANGRAM's most successful projects has been to build the capacity of sex workers to organise themselves into collectives, negotiate condom use with their clients, and assert and defend their rights. She was awarded the Human Rights Watch award in recognition of her work in 2002.
MMCC auditorium, Saturday, May 21, 5.30pm onwards
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Open Space invites you to the screening of a documentary film about the use of the Maharashtra Right to Information (MRTI) Act 2002.
Maharashtra Right to Information Act: A reportage (Producer: Bharat Rawal) This is a 60-minute presentation in Marathi based on a citizen-RTI user interaction organised in December 1994 by the voluntary group Hum Janenge. The documentary comprises a speech by Anna Hazare, veteran social activist and crusader for the law on the right to know in Maharashtra. Hazare dwells on the philosophy and wider application of the right to know, as also additional measures needed in future to strengthen a true democracy.
The screening will be followed by discussions moderated by Prakash Kardaley, senior journalist and RTI activist on the law and the status of its extensive use by the common man in Maharashtra.
The Right to Information Act empowers citizens to demand accountability from those who have been assigned to govern on behalf of the people. Under MRTI any citizen can demand information from state government departments and public bodies including municipal corporations. Despite this, citizens remain unaware of the modalities of requisitioning information.
Open Space, Thursday, May 5, 7 pm onwards |
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