The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) will organize a‘Training of Trainers’ program on Legal Empowerment of Tibetan Women in Exile, India. Fifty women and men from across India representing a cross-section of the exile population will participate in the five-day training beginning August 3 at Hotel Tibet, Mcloed Ganj.
Honorable speaker of Tibetan Parliament in Exile Mr. Penpa Tsering and Ms. Kamla Bhasin, Feminist Activist, a Social Scientist by Training and South Asia’s Leading Gender trainer will grace the opening ceremony.
The event will also feature a book launch: Legal Handbook on Indian Laws and Acts Protecting Women and Children in India, (Tibetan and English Version) and Legal Empowerment of Tibetan Women in Exile-India, A Research Report, 2014
During the course of the training, the trainees will be granted a special audience with His Holiness the Karmapa Rinpoche entailing a discussion on Karmapa’s authored work ‘Gender Identities-It’s all in the Mind’ from the book ‘The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from Inside Out.’ An exclusive session with Honorable Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay will feature a discussion on the topic ‘Gender Empowerment and Significance of Legal Protection of Women and Children in Exile.’
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Day 1
Sunday, August 3
9:00 onwards- Registration
14:30- 15:30 hrs
Audience with His Holiness the Karmapa Rinpoche and Discussion on Karmapa’s authored work ‘Gender Identities-It’s all in the Mind’ from the book ‘The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from Inside Out.’
18:30: Welcome Dinner at Hotel Tibet
Day 2
Monday, August 4
9:00 – 10:00 hrs
Opening Ceremony
Chief Guests and Speakers:
9:15-9:35: Mr. Penpa Tsering – Honorable Speaker, Tibetan Parliament in Exile
9:35-9:55: Ms. Kamla Bhasin -Feminist Activist, Social Scientist by Training and South Asia’s Leading Gender trainer
Book Launch:
- Legal Handbook on Indian Laws and Acts Protecting Women and Children in India, (Tibetan and English Version)- Speaker Penpa Tsering la
- Legal Empowerment of Tibetan Women in Exile-India, A Research Report, 2014- Kamla Bhasin
10:30 – 18:00 hrs
CONCPETUAL CLARITY
Trainer- Ms. Kamla Bhasin: Social Scientist by Training and South Asia’s Leading Gender trainer
- Ice Breaker Exercise: Sociogramming
- Gender
- Patriarchy
- Masculinity
- Violence against Women
- Women’s Rights
- Women Empowerment
- I billion rising campaign
Day 3
Tuesday, August 5
9 :00– 18:00 hrs
LOOKING WITHIN: REFLECTION
Trainer: Dhardon Sharling, Women Empowerment Trainer and Member, TPIE
- Ice breaker exercise: The Human Web, Faux Pas
- Gender Socialization: Process and Agents
- Attitudinal Change: Tackling Dilemmas and Stereotypes
- Breaking the Silence and the Cycle
- Knowledge-sharing platform: Panel Discussion on ‘Gender and Law Enforcement in Tibetan Community-Pre 1959 in Tibet and post 1959 in Exile.’
*Speakers: Mr. Tsering Wangchuk, Special Consultant, Kashag, CTA
Mr. Lobsang Yeshi, Gender Trainer and Member, TPIE
Ms. Tenzin Tseyang, Women’s Empowerment Desk, CTA
16:00-18:00 hrs:
Exclusive session with Honorable Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay
Discussion on ‘Gender Empowerment and Significance of Legal Protection of Women and Children in Exile.’
Day 4
Wednesday, August 6
9:00-18:00 hrs
THE ACTION-HERO WORKSHOP: CONVERSATIONS AND TAKING AGENCY ON THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Trainer: Ms. Jasmeen Patheja, Activist, Artist, Trainer and Founder of Blank Noise
- Ice breaker exercise: Step By Step Guide To Unapologetic Walking
- Collectively Defining Sexual Violence via Mind Mapping
- Building and Sharing Testimonies amongst Group
- I Never Ask For it Campaign
- Evidence Wall and Insight Generation
- Taking Safe Community Pledge
Day 5
Thursday, August 7
NOW AND BEYOND: STRENGTHENING SELF AND OTHERS
9:00-10:30: Hahaha Sangha, The Laughter Club—facilitated by Jasmeen Patheja
11:00-13:00:
Demystifying the India Law for Protection of Women and Children
Speaker: Karma D Namgyal, Advocate, legal officer of Tsurphu Labrang, LLM, American University’s Washington College of Law
- Knowing and using the law
- Legal recourse and intervention—a justified measure
14:00-16:00
STRENGTHENING SELF AND OTHERS
Trainer: Dhardon Sharling
- Strategic Communication: Innovative tools and Good Practices
- Action for Life, Empowerment and Development
16:00-17:00
Feedback and closing
18:00
Farewell Dinner, Hotel Tibet