Centenary Celebrations of the International Women’s Day- March 2010
The year 2009-2010 is being celebrated as the Centenary year for the International Women’s Day. Several women’s organisations in Delhi have come together and formed a Centenary Committee to do programmes through till 8 March 2010. The introductory note on this – ‘Let us celebrate the Centenary of International Women’s Day’ – is attached below. NTUI was invited to participate in this process. NTUI had attended the Women’s Day programme in Delhi on 8 March 09.
Within the Centenary Committee several thematic sub-groups have been formed. These sub-group are in the process of giving proposals for the year long programmes.
These sub-groups include: A Conceptual framework about the Women’s Question, The New Economic Policy and Women, Women and Socialism, Women and Sexuality, Violence on Women, Political Process and Women, Women and Caste Oppression and Women and Work.
The centenary celebration apart, the issue of gender equality remains a matter of concern within the NTUI including such differences as were expressed at the (extended) Executive Council meeting on 30 March 2009.
Hence, discussions within the NTUI secretariat have resulted in the following suggestions:
- The Centenary Celebrations of the International Women’s Day would be a good way to take forward NTUI’s programme on women and would be a continuation of the Women’s workshop held during the Assembly of Working People; hence the extent of NTUI affiliate participation in this platform needs to be decided and accordingly ensured.
- NTUI affiliates should plan their own year long programme. This programme could include large meetings for consolidation on the question of gender equality and workshops / meetings / conferences on specific themes to be planned and conducted in different parts of the country.