Courts of Women on Dowry

Through the voices of women who will share their testimonies of pain and resistance and also women and men who will offer their analyses and wisdoms, the India Court of Women on Dowry and other Related Forms of Violence against Women will attempt to recover this lost language of justice. Specifically this Court will seek to:

- bring back to the centre of public consciousness and conscience the phenomena of dowry violence that has become invisible, normal and routine
- initiate a rethink on our analyses of what constitutes dowry in the present context and understand its links not only to other forms of violence against women but also to the larger culture of violence and marginalisation inherent in the contemporary processes of development and globalisation.
- reflect on and review the methodologies of redress including the law and revision a mass movement that is multi layered thereby taking deeper root in people’s collective consciousness and in public polity.

27 July - Women in Black vigil 

An action of women and men dressed in black and standing in a public place in the city on the evening before the Court and focusing on the issues of the Court through placards, banners, pamphlets and lamps.
Secretariat:

Vimochana
Forum for Women’s Rights
33/1-9, Thyagraj Layout
Jaibharath Nagar
MS Nagar PO
Bangalore 560033
India
Telefax: 080-25492782
Tel: 080-25496934/ 25492781/25492783
Email: vimochana79@gmail.com
eltaller.international@gmail.com
Website: http://www. vimochana.org

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