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Aaina closed with as loud a bang as opened on Friday!
My Daughter the Terrorist, Tales from the Margins, and Six Yards to Democracy unveiled resistance narratives and grass roots mobilization of women caught up in the war in Sri Lanka, and state oppression in India. The Critical Panel debated the manner that religion, fundamentalism, violence and governance simultaneously impact the lives of women in South Asia. And finally the queer film Nina’s Heavenly Delights unfolded for us the joys and predicament of women mired in issues of identity, class, race, deceit, despair, and love.
Aaina 2008 - a three day event packed-full of programs and activities that offered opportunities for contemplating, interpreting, exploring and most of all celebrating and empowering South Asian women located in intersecting contexts: domestic, professional, artistic, political, and spiritual. Through the use of a multiplicity of mediums - visual and performance art, spoken word, poetry, drama, film and public discussion – it created a space for subverting abuse in all its manifestations be it patriarchal, racial, political or imperialistic.
A big cheer to everyone for making AAINA 2008 a brilliant success! Thank you to:
- All of our sponsors for funding and/or promoting the event.
- Tasveer and Chaya volunteers for organizing, promoting, and supporting Aaina.
- Aaliyah, Afrose, Archana, Lavanya and Garima for sharing their politicized and creative impressions of the world and life the way they unfold in myriad ways around us.
- Chaya for their Community Speaks program that paved the way for purging, liberating and empowering women and initiating conversation on strategies for help, support, rescue, and healing.
- YKB team for putting together such thought-provoking and subversive narratives of desi female empowerment.
- Members of the Critical Panel for your generosity by responding ever so enthusiastically for participating in the discussion.
- and last but not least our audience for turning out in huge numbers as without you, Aaina would not be a success.
Love and hugs from the Tasveer crew in Seattle!
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