Saturday, January 26, 2013, noon to 1pm
Please join the women of SAWCC in front of the Indian Consulate in New York for a creative movement-based protest action in response to the horrific violence wrought upon Jyoti Singh Pandey in India in December 2012 and on women’s bodies everyday around the world. … Continue readingFreedom. Safety. NOW. Creative Action Against Gender-Based Violence
Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 5:30-7pm
SAWCC is proud to co-sponsor Sakhi for South Asian Women’s candlelight vigil honoring the memory of Jyoti Singh Pandey, victim of the recent fatal rape in December 2012 in New Delhi. Please join us in honoring Jyoti’s life and reminding ourselves that the work to end gender-based violence is urgent, necessary, and ongoing. … Continue readingShine Jyoti
November 30–December 1, 2012
SAWCC presents Creative Commons, a transmedia literary festival featuring authors, comedians, filmmakers, and other storytellers writing at the intersection of literature, media, and performance. … Continue readingCreative Commons: A Transmedia Literary Festival
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 7-9pm
Join us for a screening that showcases short film and video works featured in Her Stories, SAWCC’s 15th anniversary visual arts exhibition. … Continue readingHer Stories: A Screening of Short Film and Video
Her Stories is in the news! The opening was a great success and the show has been reviewed in the New York Times by Holland Cotter. Check out the Times write-up, as well as videos, photos, and music from the exhibition! … Continue readingHer Stories: A Preview
Monday, July 23, 2012, 6:30-9pm
SAWCC is proud to present a screening of Sarah Singh’s award-winning documentary The Sky Below. This courageous and moving award-winning film on the Partition of India evokes both painful memories and raises powerful issues that continue to trouble the subcontinent. … Continue readingThe Sky Below
