CM's Special Monitoring Unit Launches Street Theatre Campaign

Sumaira FH Published December 05, 2016 | 06:25 PM

LAHORE, Dec 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 05th Dec, 2016 ) : The Chief Minister's Special Monitoring Unit-Law & Order, in collaboration with UN Women, has launched a Street Theatre Campaign in connection with the 16 days of activism to create awareness regarding various challenges, faced by women across Punjab and effective means to address these challenges.

The campaign is scheduled to be held in Multan, Lahore and Faisalabad from December 5 to 10 on various public places and at institutions. The Street Theatre initiative would include performances based on Special Monitoring Unit's Women-on-Wheels campaign and Violence Against Women Centres (VAWCs) alongside the UN Women's Safe Cities & Public Spaces Initiative.

The SMU launched its Women-on-Wheels campaign in collaboration with the City Traffic Police and City District Government for provision of free motorcycle trainings to the women of Punjab. Furthermore, SMU's Violence Against Women Centres (VAWCs), which were in the process of being implemented, present a holistic justice delivery system to the female victims of violence, with their prototype centre being built in Multan.

SMU's Violence Against Women Centres (VAWCs) would be the implementation arm of the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act spearheaded by SMU which was passed earlier this year. The joint themes revolving around these performances range from Violence Against Women (VAW) in the private and public space, to women's mobility and the solutions provided for the challenges faced by women through SMU-Law & Order and UN Women's various initiatives.

The performances include stories inspired from SMU-Law & Order Women-on-Wheels campaign whereby 1,500 women across Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Sargodha have taken motorcycle trainings.

The performances would be executed by Interactive Resource Centre (IRC) and would range from both female-centric and male-centric narratives questioning the embedded patriarchy resonant in our society.