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‘I Never Ask For It’ week begins with Action Hero Dialogues

Supported by : Max Mueller Bhavan, Goethe Institute, Srishti Institue Of Art Design and Technology, Sangamma.

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Action Hero Vira Mistry

A Very Deliberate Manel: Examining Suspicion 

Hosted as part of the I Never Ask For It week, our first manel invited men to explore, understand, locate themselves within, and respond to the impact of fear and warnings; where on one side it creates an attitude of victim blame, and on another it also positions ‘all men’ as ‘suspect’. How do you feel about being suspect? How are you perpetuating it too, towards other men , in the name of protecting ‘your own’? Do you recognise it? Do you understand it? When you listen in, how do you chose to respond to it?

A Very Deliberate Manel brings men to step in , moving beyond solidarity in tackling sexual and gender based violence. A Very Deliberate Manel creates a space for listening informing/ being informed through personal memory and insight.  The event has no audience, only participants. The comprises 28 individuals, 21 men and 7 women. It is audio recorded.

The first manel was hosted at Max Mueller Bhavan / Goethe Institut. Bangalore the 27th September 2016 . Next A Very Deliberate Manel, scheduled for end Feb 2017. 

Thank you to Arvind Rajan for the photos. Thank you Vipin Bhati, Gissy Michael, Shubham Singh for the audio recording. The audio will inform a podcast series.

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Hahaha Sangha with Yelahanka Action Heroes on 19th November 2016 .

Action Heroes Chandramma, Frauke, Jasmeen Jayamma, Sampige, Yashodra, Vishala,  Victoria,  Vira, 

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Hahaha Sangha Action Heroes Sampige and Yashoda

Dec 3, 2016

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Hahaha Sangha led by Action Heroes Neelamma, Vrushali, Jasmeen, 

Photo credit: Wilson

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Action Heroes I Never Ask For It workshop

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“ I pledge to take the general compartment, not the ‘ladies only’. 

I want my entire city safe. ( not segregated women’s only pockets)

Safe City Pledge

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Workshop with students at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

400 new Action Heroes , took a Safe City Pledge at the end of the session.

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Workshop with foundation year students at Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology. 400 students, now ‘Action Heroes’ took a Safe City Pledge at the end of the workshop (2015)

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Action Heroes at I Never Ask For It workshop with Tibetan Women’s Association. 

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What is sexual harassment?

Defined by Action Heroes at the Blank Noise, I Never Ask For It workshop with Tibetan Women’s Association 

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Workshop with Tibetan Women’s Association

Action Heroes step in to say I Never Ask For It 

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" Moments Of  A Long Pause "

2 channel video shot in Delhi, Kolkata, Agra, Ludhiana and Amritsar

Commissioned by Bronx Museum of Arts : Street Art, Street Life.

Thanks to Akademie Schloss Solitude

Edited by Timo Böker

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Year 2007

Event partner - Radio Indigo

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