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Samanbal
The
Athwaas members sought to conceptualize and take responsibility for new
initiatives
that would improve the channels of communication in areas that
Athwaas had identified for intervention. The initiatives were to correspond with
the special skills that are unique to each member of the group. At the same
time, they were to be driven by the overarching vision to provide a safe
physical space for women to come together in order to strengthen the fragile
bonds that hold communities together. The centers were named Samanbals,
a Kashmiri term used to describe a meeting point for women wanting to share
their hopes, joys and sorrows. While certain activities—economic or
otherwise—were identified for each center, the objective was defined as the
appropriation of a physical space that would be considered safe for reflection
and reconciliation. In that, the initiatives also seek to erase the artificial
boundaries that demarcate the private and the public lives of these women.
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Breaking
the Silence: Women in Kashmir Roundtable
Athwaas
background
on Athwaas
Workshops
in Kashmir and New Delhi
Women
Writer’s Meet
Samanbal
Women Reporting Conflict Roundtable
Women in Dialogue: Envisioning the Road Ahead in
Jammu and Kashmir
Exploring Peace Journalism:
A Workshop
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