On the 1st of May, All India Progressive Women’s Association, Hoogly unit, organized a discussion session, cultural programme and documentary screening at All India Postal Employees Union hall in Chuchurah. Women workers from various fields including ASHA workers, midday meal, anganwadi field and domestic workers, joined the programme. The programme started by observing one minute’s silence in memory of those who had lost their lives in the Nepal earthquake. This was followed by a speech by Com. Choitali Sen (Secretary) on the relevance of historic May day. ASHA workers and midday meal workers discussed about their work permanence, salary hike and other problems. In the second half of the programme tribal girls from Polba village, Hoogly presented a dance performance. Towards the concluding part of the programme ‘Nam Poribortito (Identity Undisclosed), a film by Mitali Biswas based on rape and rape culture in India especially in the context of West Bengal was screened. The programme ended with a post film spontaneous discussion on rape culture and participating women pledging to strengthen the struggle to put an end to it
