Sunday, March 18, 2007

Thushyanthy Mohanadas and Thevagowry Mahalingasivam light the "Kuththu Vizhakku"
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"Oodaru"- Media Women's Organization celebrated International Women's Day on March 10th 2007 at Colombo Tamil Sangam in Wellawatte.

Senior and junior media personnel appeared on the same stage. They set the stage for a better media culture in the future, as setting an example on the International Women's Day. Debates, poetry on "IL" and speeches were held.

"Oodaru" encourages women to take up the challenge and continue to be journalists.
"We welcome more and more women to become journalists" say the male journalists
Aranya Rajasingham and Maithraiye Rajasingham perform "Thaalaattil Oru Vizhippu"
"Young and Gold" - poets on the same stage
A cross section of audience
Young journalists on the stage to take part in "Who helps the women to empower through media - managers? creators? producers? audience? advertisers?

The audience were given a chance to participate,where they could describe how they want to see a change in the media