Programmes
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Media and Gender Justice
Start Date:2007-10-19 End Date: 2007-10-21
Report of the SCMI National Workshop on “Gender and Media Justice”
Student Christian Movement of India organised a National Workshop on “Gender and Media Justice” at the SCMI Programme Centre on 19th – 21st October 2007. There were 40 students and senior friends from all over the country, who are now the members of the SCMI Media Watch Group. The workshop began with an inaugural worship and a keynote address from one of the most prominent persons in media, Ms. Ammu Joseph. We also had sessions on “Introduction to Media” by Rev. Dr. Sham P. Thomas, “Influence of Media” by Ms. Vari, “Portrayal of Media” by Dr. Sakuntala Narasimhan, and “Media Advocacy” by Fr. S. Jayanathan. We also had a Bible Study from Dr. Hrang Thanchhungi.
The objective of the workshop is to impart media education to the students and to enable them to critically watch over media, from gender perspective. We emphasised mainly on print media, including newspapers, journals and electronic media like televisions and movies. At the end of the workshop, we formed a Media Watch Group, where all the participants were members. We were divided into three groups to focus on three different aspects of Media: Newspaper, Journals and Movies. After we go back to our own regions, we decided to collect clippings on the advertisement and editorial sections of newspapers and journals of our own region/states, and movies We shall give critical reflection and respond to them in order to create a just media, especially from women’s perspective.
Rebecca Lalhmangaihzuali
Study Secretary, Women’s Desk
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