Taking into consideration, the effectiveness of the
tool of Theatre of the Oppressed and Engaged Drama, the CSI and InGaDS Sri Lanka are jointly organizing a FIVE-DAYS WORKSHOP in Kandy, Sri Lanka on the second week of August 2013 (3rd-8th August 2013), in order to train a
variety of participants to use these tools for curbing Gender Based Violence
(GBV). With the support of theatre tools, we aim to stress this problem among broader
audience, open its questions and disccuss with people not on general solutions
but on solutions they proposed and that they believe could work in their
community.
The Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a social problem all around the world, which even
develop feelings of fear and insecurity
in our everyday life, regardless of whether we are in the domestic or
public spheres. The United Nations Development Fund for Women estimates that at
least one of every three women globally will be beaten, raped, or otherwise abused
during her lifetime. In Sri Lanka, the rate of rape cases reported to the
Police alone is six cases per day. This indicates the need for exploring better
ways to communicate with the public on GBVAnd demands active engagmente
of civic population against it.
Contact
details:
Dr. Nishadi Sommaratne +94 71 7775835
ABOUT THE TRAINERS:
Matteo Testino, Italy
have been
involved to theatre from 2004 and attended a social theatre school in
Florence, Italy from 2005-2008. During this period got the opportunity to work
with many theatre directors, co-facilitate workshops and shows with actors in
different abilities. Specialized in organizing trainings, workshops and
performance for former prison mates, able and differently able children,
migrants, refugees.
Nena Mocnik, Slovenia
working
as a junior researcher at Faculty of Social Sciences, focuses her studies and
work on different discriminatory practices and conflict cultures,
multiculturalism, social exclusion and political violence. She works as
pedagogue in non-formal education since 2008, using different interactive
approaches, especially educational theatre & engaged drama. She directed 3
performances and this year, becoming a D&F Academy fellow, she is
developing an educational program for theatre-based learning against sexualized
violence.
