SuPWR

📸We are excited to invite you to the SuPWR exhibitions! ✊The exhibition centres the voices of #WomensMovements in Bangldesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan and speaks of their multi-faceted struggles & successes amid growing anti-gender backlash. 🔗Join us! supwr.org/2024/11/20/exh…

The Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025 has been passed in the ICT — a major win for child rights. At @IDEAS_Pak, we’ve worked on this issue for over 5 years, including this 2020 report that lays out the far-reaching costs of child marriage: 🔗 ideasdev.org/publications/c…

The @su_pwr project, led by IDS, has a new exhibition of art and imagery that centres the voices from 16 women’s rights movements in Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan. Find out where you can see it! 👇 ac.pulse.ly/0pijyyemej

On this #InternationalHumanRightsDay, I urge my fellow human beings: If you seek equality, extend it to others. If you desire freedom from discrimination, stop discriminating against others. If you experience ethnic, religious, gender, or sectarian bias, speak out against it wherever it exists. If you advocate for equality in other nations, ensure equal opportunities at home as well. If you seek dignity and protection, make sure others are treated with the same respect. If you fight for religious freedom or the right to choose for yourself, honor the same freedom for others. If you value freedom of expression, be open to hearing others’ views. Human rights are universal, not selective. There is no "us" versus "them." In this age of rising populism, standing by the truth is an act of courage. In a world plagued by war, fear, and climate change, don’t be afraid to challenge the powerful. Don’t fear being "canceled" or ostracized by your circles, communities, or even society at large. Standing up for your principles rather than your political, ethnic, religious, or gender affiliations may be difficult, and you may face backlash, but do not be afraid. Speak the truth and stand with everyone, regardless of their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, gender, or class. Once again, there is no “us” and “them,” only “we” as one human race. Jalila Haider @EUPakistan @AusHCPak @SwedeninPK @su_pwr @IDS_UK @USIP @HRCP87 @PakUSAlumni @CanHCPakistan @SwedishInst @StateIVLP

This compelling showcase amplifies the voices of 16 women’s rights movements across Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India, shedding light on their multifaceted struggles and remarkable achievements in the face of rising anti-gender backlash.

🖼️ “Malikah-nama”- Miniature Art on Feminism and Resistance by Shakila Haider 🎨 Artist Launch: 12:00 pm, December 16 📍 Location: Central Courtyard, LUMS

📸 Take a look behind the scenes as we set up for the exhibition: ‘Sustaining Power: Women’s Struggles Against Contemporary Backlash in South Asia’ (SUPWR). 🖼️ @shaandana @MaryamShKhan @aimenb_

At the launch of “Malkiamana” by Shakila Haider at @LifeAtLUMS, an art series highlighting the stories of Hazara women, their resilience, suffering, and struggles, was presented as part of a 16-country research project on women's movements and struggles across South Asia, led by @su_pwr and @IDS_UK. This is the first research project to include audiovisual representations of these struggles. The study, focusing on women's movements in Pakistan, features issues such as the @AuratMarch Home-Based Women Workers, Anti-Child Marriage campaigns, and the Hazara women's struggle. The Hazara women's struggle began in Balochistan in 2001, where peaceful protests and sit-ins emerged as a response to violence. This movement can be considered the first significant women-led movement in Balochistan, driven by Hazara women demanding the right to life and protection. However, these protests did not exist in isolation, as they were set against the backdrop of patriarchy, tribalism, and a conservative society. The research paper examines the care, backlash, successes, and strategies within this movement, while the accompanying miniature illustrations capture the oral history in visual form.

📸We are excited to invite you to the SuPWR exhibitions! ✊The exhibition centres the voices of #WomensMovements in Bangldesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan and speaks of their multi-faceted struggles & successes amid growing anti-gender backlash. 🔗Join us! supwr.org/2024/11/20/exh…

Extending Invitation to all Exhibition: ‘Sustaining Power: Resilience and Resistance of Women’s Movements in South Asia’, 📆November 25-26, 2024 📍India Habitat Centre, New Delhi! Spread the word and join us! @su_pwr @Utthan_1981 @BMMA_India @ELIZABETH_KH18

📣IDS Event! Join a panel of experts for the launch of a major new IDS report, Building Solidarities: #GenderJustice in a Time of Backlash. Thursday 21 November from 16:00 (UK time). In-person and online at IDS. Book your place at: 👉ac.pulse.ly/nxlhrdoink #Gender

#SAVETHEDATE Join us for the Sustaining Power (@su_pwr) exhibition on 📆Nov 25-26 at 📍India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. More info soon! #Markyourcalendars @mubashira_zaidi @CamelliaReja @IDS_UK @ESRC @AndhariaJahnvi @Utthan_1981

⚖️The passage of the 2018 Sindh Home-Based Workers Act in #Pakistan is a major outcome of sucessful advocacy by @hbwwfpk . 📽️Watch this short video about their struggle, the backlash they face & the gains they have made so far. 👇youtube.com/watch?v=uXIhdd… #HBWWF @zehra1akhan

Is now an opportunity to bring about greater gender justice in #Bangladesh? Maheen Sultan @BIGD_bracu discusses the urgent need to bring about systemic and sustainable change under the interim government. Read in full 👇 ids.ac.uk/opinions/lets-… @CounterBacklash @su_pwr

🗣️Why is it important to talk about comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)? SuPWR Co-Investigator Maheen Sultan (@BIGD_bracu) shares her insights with @dailystarnews on the SuPWR study on the backlash against CSE in #Bangladesh. 📰Read the OpEd 👇thedailystar.net/opinion/views/…

🔥🔥🔥 And we are go! 🙏🏽 Our patient keynote speaker @nomhossain sponsored by @JDevStudies is speaking at #DSA2024 "On not being poor: bare life and Bangla-futurism in the aid lab" Find out more ⤵️ buff.ly/3VtyZ9N

🚨#HappeningNow! ✊Join SuPWR today at #DSA2024 to explore how women's struggles respond to backlash via collective action, solidarity & complex navigation of multiple identities. @devcomms @IDS_UK @BIGD_bracu Find out more👇

📢 Join SuPWR at #DSA2024 for a panel session on 'Seeking #GenderJustice & rights amidst backlash: Challenges and responses by women’s struggles' 🗓️27 June ⌚️9:00-10:30, 14:00-15:30, 16:00-17:30 (UK) Find out more 👇 supwr.org/2024/06/26/sup… @devcomms @IDS_UK @BIGD_bracu

May Day is a reminder of the power of collective action and the importance of unity among workers. Sending good wishes to all the workers and people fighting for their equitable rights on this International Workers' Day.

The Journal of Contemporary South Asia is looking for a new editor. More information here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recruit… @contemporarySA @NidaKirmani @jaffrelotc @knr21_cam