Event Announcement: Fashion for a cause, special Bell Bajao clothing
On the occasion of Breakthrough’s 10th year of activism, the male voices from fashion fraternity have come together to raise awareness on domestic violence against women by creating special line of clothing and accessories. 3 leading designers, Aki Narula, Lecoanet Hemant and Narendra Kumar have created bespoke items like Bell Bajao T-shirts and Bags. On [...]
Peace is loud: Many Voices one story
Peace is loud has joined the 16 days of activism by doing something very interesting. They are honoring 16 amazing women across the world who are committed to bring a change in this world by empowering women and by talking the language of peace. Based out of New York, the organization’s mission is to “support [...]
16 Days of Activism:Social media roundup
The international ’16 days of Activism against gender based violence’ kicked off across the world on 25th Nov emphasizing on the inclusion of woman rights within the real of human rights. The international campaign originated from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University in [...]
16 days of Activism: Some questions around Moral Panic!
When the famous Bollywood film Khalnayak (Villan, 1993) was released there was an outcry in the nation protesting against the obscenity and vulgarity of the song ‘choli ke peeche’ featuring two women, (Neena Gupta and Madhuri Dixit) singing to each other in erotic banter with a silent male audience. Before the 1990s, women in Hindi [...]
Education and Odds: Muslim women in Lucknow
Extending the Breakthrough Leadership program, we have started involving some of our rights advocates in a new program called ‘Rights Reporters.’ This is a capacity building activity intended to enable them to make short issue based video content for web2.o. Our rights advocates are now the voices from the community directly reaching to the world [...]
'Bell Bajao' ties up with NDTV Imagine's Jyoti
We are pleased to announce that NDTV Imagine has joined hands with Bell Bajao to take up the cause of domestic violence via their popular show ‘Jyoti.’ It is praise worthy that TV show such as ‘Jyoti’ is taking up pertinent causes such as domestic violence. ‘Jyoti’ is the story of a strong independent young [...]
Photography contest nominee – Saurabh Goenka
The everlasting smile of a woman’s soul seems to be a common theme for the photographers who set out to capture an image of an independent woman. This photo is by Saurabh Goenka. Photo description – “Nobody can take away your freedom to smile. Women symbolize strength in the face of every adversity. This is [...]
Photography contest nominee – Tusha Bhatia
The many faces of hard work, struggle, the many pursuits through hot and cold weather, a fragile body in a crowded train or a worried look on a silent journey – are all faces of woman’s freedom and independence, captured aptly by Tusha Bhatia in this photograph taken in a ladies compartment of a Mumbai [...]
Bell Bajao! campaign bags two more awards
The nation wide campaign against domestic violence, Bell Bajao! launched by Breakthrough in Aug 2008 has already won several advertising awards. The latest in the list being, a Gold Spike at the recently concluded Spikes Asia 2009 – First Asian Advertising Festival held in Singapore. The Bell Bajao! media campaign was created pro bono by [...]
Photography contest nominee – Ritumbra Manuvi
This photograph is submitted by Ritumbra Manuvi. This is Ritumbra’s image of freedom and equality of women. In the photo – The women who witnessed the miseries inflicted on their Tibetan men, find their way out in Dickey Larso Tibetan Settlement at Kushinagra District of Bangalore 5 hours away from Bangalore. You can also send [...]
