[Reader-list] Daughters of Fire Film Festival (27,28)

[Bangalore Film Society ,]

*Dear Friend,*

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*We are very happy to invite you to Daughters of Fire - a two day film
festival on violence against women and women’s resistance to it followed by
discussions. *

*The festival is being organised by Vimochana and the Asian Women’s Human
rights Council (AWHRC) in collaboration with the Bangalore Film Society and
Alliance Francaise de Bangalore on 27 and 28 June, 2009 from 10.00am to
8.00pm at the Alliance Francaise, 108, ThimmaiahRoad, Vasanthnagar,  Bangalore
560052. *
*It is being held against the backdrop of the India Court of Women on Dowry
and Related Forms of Violence to be organised by Vimochana and AWHRC in
partnership with several women’s groups on July 27-29, 2009. The Court is an
attempt to bring **the phenomena of dowry violence that has been made
invisible, normal and routine back to the centre of public consciousness and
conscience. **For details of the Court, please contact Vimochana at the
address given in the letter head.*

*The films therefore will reflect on the nature of violence particularly
against women, **the institution of marriage and the accompanying violence
and the burden of being born a girl. It will also look at how women respond
and resist this violence both at an individual and collective level, the
different notions of justice that exist in different cultures and
communities. *

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***We look forward very much to seeing you at the festival**.*

* With regards,*
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*Shakun/Kalpana                                                          George
Kutty A L*

*For Vimochana
Bangalore Film Society*

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*For further information; contact: Siddharth: 9886213516*

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*For schedule and synopsis of films, please visit
http://blogbfs.blogspot.com*