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UK says Lanka not a failed state

easwaran — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:18:37 +0000

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The deadly roads of Colombo

easwaran — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:04:33 +0000

The deadly roads of Colombo captured on the police CCTV cameras and the story of some victims at the Colombo national hospital.

Dayan Jayatilleka On The UN Panel Report (Video)

easwaran — Thu, 12 May 2011 09:28:36 +0000

Diplomat Dayan Jayatilleka spoke on the show ‘Cross Fire’ on the recently released UN panel report. Below are links for the interviews, in Sinhala and English respectively.

Dayan Jayatilleka on the UN Panel report (Sinhala)

Dayan Jayatilleka (English)

Colombo Pride: Closets Are For Clothes

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:50:40 +0000

Colombo Pride Fashion Show

The Colombo Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual community held a colorful fashion show at the Galadari Hotel on June 20th. This event brought awareness and visibility to Sri Lanka’s diversity of sexual of orientation. Homosexuality may be technically illegal in Sri Lanka under ‘gross indecency’ laws. Certainly, no legislation exists to protect the rights of this minority group. Sunday’s fashion display, however, showed a community that was proud and aware of their sexuality and supported by a broad base of Colombo society.

The event was organized by Equal Ground, a non-profit organization working for gay rights in Sri Lanka. Executive Director Rosanna Flamer Caldera participated the show and opened the evening saying ‘closets are for clothes’. This fashion show was a part of Colombo Pride week with events continuing throughout the week. Details and photos and video are included below.

24th June: Rainbow Pride party (Tickets for sale at EQUAL GROUND from 10th June onwards)

1 July: Special Film Screening – “Beyond Gay: The politics of Pride” – Hosted by the British High Commission

5-7 July:
• Rainbow Visions – LGBT Art and Photo exhibition
• Celluloid Rainbows – LGBT Film Festival – Hosted by the British Council

10th July: LGBTIQ theatre performance – “Leave a light on for me”

11th July: Rainbow Kite Festival on Mt. Lavinia Beach

Contact us for details on venues, tickets, times and any other information.

Email: info@equal-ground.org/equalground@gmail.com
Tel: 94-11-2512977 or 5679766

Model at Colombo Pride

Model posing

Models at fashion show

Vivek Oberoi Dances With Former Cadres (Video)

harold — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:01:08 +0000

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is shown here dancing with former LTTE cadres (and their teachers). These former fighters and members of the LTTE have been receiving dance, drama and vocational training at a rehabilitation center near Vavuniya. Vivek Oberoi visited Sri Lanka during the Indian International Film Awards in early June and has taken an interest in social projects in Sri Lanka, including supporting a school.

Dance performance by former LTTE cadres

The cadres at the camp treated the chief guests – including Vivek Oberoi, MP Namal Rajapaksa, Ministers Bathiudeen and Devananda and Northern Province Governor Chandrasiri – to a dance performance. They have been receiving dance instruction from the Abhina Academy Of Performing Arts which assisted them in choreographing the days event. At the end, the boys troupe threw plastic flowers down and left the stage.

Thumbs up all around

Vivek Oberoi got up from the chief guests pavilion, picked up a flower and handed it back to a dancer. Then, after some encouragement, he took the stage and showed them some of the latest moves.