EXHIBITION ( Photography ) : CMAC presents "Voices of Dignity" at WWF, Lodhi Road - 5th to 10th December 08
- Time : 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Event Details : CMAC - Centre for Media and Alternative Communication is happy to be a part of "Voices of Dignity", an important event, which also celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As the main curator of the Photo Exhibition and the accompanying book we are excited at the variety of good work that has come in from the region. It is our ardent hope that we are able to mainstream more voices into this fight for social justice and dignity for all. This extends our work as a leading non profit strategic communications and advocacy agency working on human rights, social justice, public interest and pluralism.
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UHDR) has been an affirmation of the universality and invisibility of Human rights. The 60th Anniversary of UDHR on 10th December 2008 and the World Dignity Day on 5th December 2008, taken together, proivde the context for Amnesty International India to launch a week of human right activities from 5-10 December in the form of International Week of Justice Festival (IWJF). IWJF draws upon Amnesty's Art for Activism endeavour in order to promote human rights awareness and action through creative, performative art with active involvement of artists, educators, cultural organisations, youth and media. Through international cinema, photo exhibition, theatre, music, talks and discussion IWJF takes up the key concerns of right to life with dignity, a world free of torture and fear, freedom of expression and non violence enshrined in the UDHR.
- Photo Exhibition which is jointly curated by Parthiv Shah, CMAC and Amnesty International India, the exhibition is a collection of images contributes by some of the finest photographers in india and parts of South Asia.
- Key Contributors : Abdul Rahman Roslan (DRIK-Bangladesh), Daniel Pepper (USA), Gowhar Fazili (India), Harikrishna Katragadda (India), Inder Salim (India), K.M. Asad (DRIK-Bangladesh), Parthiv Shah (India), Salima Hashmi (Pakistan), Sara Rahbar (Iran), Shahidul Alam (DRIK-Bangladesh), Shahzad Noorani (DRIK-Bangladesh), Sohrab Hura (India), Sonia Jabbar (India), Suvendu Chatterji (India)
- Swapan Nayak (India)
- Organized by : CMAC - Centre for Media and Alternative Communication
- Website : cmaconline.org
- Place : WWF India, 172 - B, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
EXHIBITION ( Photography ) : CMAC presents "Voices of Dignity" at WWF, Lodhi Road - 5th to 10th December 08
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