----------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Centenary of International Womens Day to be observed by Goa Womens Forum on Monday 8th March ----------------------------------------------------------- The Goa Womens Forum, a collective of women volunteers of Civic and Consumer Forums in Goa, is organising a program on 8th March to commemorate 100 years of the International Women’s Day which was first promoted in 1910. In this regard, the Goa Womens Forum will be launching its year long activity to commemorate this centenary by undertaking an Awareness Campaign on Women’s Rights alongwith the village based Consumer Forums and other Organisations. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the program to be held at the Carmel College at Nuvem from 3.30 to 6pm will highlight some important issues affecting Women in Goa such as increased Crimes against Women, the need for Women’s Empowerment, effectiveness of Women’s Reservation in Governance and the need for Consumer Literacy amongst Women. The speakers for the Program will be Ms. Amita N Salatry, member of the Goa State Consumer Protection Council and the Consumer Conciliation Committee who will speak on Consumer Rights in relation to women, Ms. Nelly Rodrigues, President of the Goa Panchayat Mahila Shakti Abhiyan (GPMSA) will speak on the importance and effectiveness of reservation for women in Governance, Ms S. Sundarinanda, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Goa will speak on what needs to be done to stop Crimes against Women and Sr. M. Aradhana – Principal of Carmel College for Women will speak on the need for Women’s Empowerment. Women volunteers from the Civic & Consumer Forums will also present a report of their experiences in tackling various issues. ----------------------------------------------------------- Press Release from the Goa Womens Forum <[email protected]> ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ---------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ---------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: [email protected] Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------
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