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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008: Madhu Kishwar is the founder editor of Manushi, Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). She has written numerous books and articles on gender issues, human rights, advocacy and policy issues etc. Currently, she is working for im- proving the quality of street vendors/stalls in urban areas so that vendors not only have neat/clean/organized stalls but also do not fall prey to the criminal mafia that extracts “hafta” (weekly bribes) from them and channels the money to police and criminal local politicians.
She will be giving three presentations in the Seattle Area, all open to the public:
1) Date & Time: 21st April, 6:00 pm
Venue: Green Lake Public Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, WA, 98115)
Topic: Domestic Violence and Dowry Laws in India
Hosting group: Tasveer (http://www.tasveer.org/) and Chaya (http://www.chayaseattle.org/)
2) Date & Time: 22nd April, 7:00 pm
Venue: Microsoft Main Campus, 42/3600 (contact Srijan @ 425 890 8515 for access)
Topic: Strengthening Women’s Rights in India – The Potential and Limitations of Law as an Instrument: “Why do laws enacted for the purpose of enforcing women’s rights in
India end up producing such dismal results? Come to this talk for an engaging discussion with long time activist and writer Madhu Kishwar.”
Hosting group: Asha Seattle http://www.ashanet.org/seattle/)
3) Date & Time: 23rd April, 3:30 pm
Venue: University of Washington (room not yet decided)
Topic: Strengthening Women’s Rights in India – The Potential and Limitations of Law as an Instrument
Hosting group: University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies
For details on the location of any presentation, contact srijan@gmail.com,