The Women and Media Collective (WMC) was initiated in 1984 by a group of Sri Lankan feminists interested in exploring

conceptual and practical issues of concern to women in Sri Lanka.

The new media unit of WMC was formed in 2011 and has been conducting research on womens engagement with new media in Sri Lanka, organizing training workshops for women new media producers and conceptualizing and executing various online campaigns such as the innovative campaign for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.

HerSpace is the latest endeavor of the new media unit of WMC. It will be a web portal and a community of women new media producers in Sri Lanka (bloggers, writers, photographers, film makers, graphic designers, cartoonists, painters, visual artists, performance artists, etc.). They will meet, train and work together. They will operate online and off-line, to become a strong community that works, writes and produces via new media on the prominent issues in post-conflict Sri Lanka, such as reconciliation, gender based violence, migration and inter-ethnic development (More details in the annexed concept note).

If youre a woman and a producer of new media, this is your opportunity to build and contribute to a gendered discourse online (regardless of the content you usually produce). Only those who are currently active online will be selected to be a part of HerSpace so please provide links accordingly in the application form.

MEET WMC will facilitate meetings for HerSpace members to interact with each other offline. We will also facilitate online groups where they can communicate in addition to any personal communications.

TRAIN WMC will organize two 2-day residential workshops for members of HerSpace (optional).
Workshop 1
27th and 28th of June 2013

Awareness raising workshop conducted by expert resource persons. Crash course on gender and womens issues in Sri Lanka as well as prominent issues in post-conflict Sri Lanka such as Female Headed Households, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Portrayal of Women in Sri Lankan Media, etc.

Training sessions on technical aspects of new media production conducted by expert resource persons. Topics will include: components on online security and safety, production of creative and effective new media, promotion of content online, etc.

The workshop will be interactive and will incorporate multimedia tools and products. It will also provide the participants with opportunities to present their portfolios.

Workshop 2 A follow-up workshop will be held towards the end of the year (tentatively August/September).

WORK TOGETHER & EXHIBIT HerSpace members will produce content that will be published online and also exhibited at a public exhibition at the end of the year.

HerSpace members can contribute individually as well as collaboratively. For an example, a blogger who is a researcher and a cartoonist can collaborate on creating new media products. Or a filmmaker can collaborate with a performance artist.

Criteria for Eligibility

1. Must be Sri Lankan (by Nationality or by origin) and female. 2. Must be actively engaged in producing content to be published online. 3. Must be committed to generating content for http://herspacesrilanka.wordpress.com and producing content for an exhibition at the end of the year (see Terms and Conditions).

DETAIL FORM
1. PERSONAL DETAILS NAME: ONLINE IDENTITY (optional) Please note that if youd prefer to participate using your online identity only, WMC would use your name only for record purposes. Please specify this. Im using only my online identity for HerSpace YES / NO AGE: CONTACT NO: E-MAIL ADDRESS:

BRIEF BIO: (No more than 60 words)

WHY DO YOU WANT TO JOIN HERSPACE?

2. ONLINE PORTFOLIO URLs (Blog/ YouTube Channel/ Facebook Page/ Twitter, etc.) 3. WORKSHOPS (registration on a first come first served basis) Do you want to participate in the first HerSpace workshop on the 27th and 28th of June 2013? YES/ NO If yes, do you require accommodation? YES/ NO

TERMS & CONDITIONS

By joining HerSpace, you agree to be bound by these rules. The organizer of this community and the curator of this web portal is Women and Media Collective, 56/1, Sarasavi Lane, Castle Street, Colombo 08 (WMC). The criteria for eligibility, submission rules, terms and conditions are as stated and are non-negotiable. No alternatives will be offered. All rights should be cleared for the new media products you produce as part of HerSpace. It should be your own original work and anyone who appears in it or whose work you have used in it should be credited and have their consent obtained. WMC will not be liable for any types of disputes arising out of copyrights issues or infringement of 3rd party rights. WMC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any new media production at any time in the event it is determined that the member has not complied with these rules. You acknowledge that no payment related to your productions shall be owed by WMC or any third party. All rights of any new media products you produce as part of HerSpace remains with you unless WMC has specifically commissioned and paid you for said products. By joining HerSpace, you agree to allow your new media productions to be published on http://herspacesrilanka.wordpress.com and promoted via WMCs new media avenues.

I agree to the above terms and conditions.

Applicants Signature

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