TWA to organize a five-day Advanced Level ‘Training of Trainers’ on Legal Empowerment of Tibetan Women in Exile, India

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