PolityLK
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Polity is a left forum for democracy, feminism, and social change in #SriLanka. Submissions welcome at polity@ssalanka.org
https://polity.lk
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Out Now! Vol. 13, No. 1 (2025), LKR800 from the Social Scientists’ Association and LKR1000 from Barefoot and Vijitha Yapa bookshops.
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Out Now! Vol. 13, No. 1 (2025), LKR800 from the Social Scientists’ Association and LKR1000 from Barefoot and Vijitha Yapa bookshops.
20 years ago, the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act took force in #SriLanka. #PolityLK has a few yowls in store, but begin with this 2010 hiss from the Cat's Eye feminist collective.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
20 years ago, the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act took force in #SriLanka. #PolityLK has a few yowls in store, but begin with this 2010 hiss from the Cat's Eye feminist collective.
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FCEJ condemns the violence perpetrated by the state against the people of Mannar and demands that the right to energy be recognised alongside the right to a safe environment.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
FCEJ condemns the violence perpetrated by the state against the people of Mannar and demands that the right to energy be recognised alongside the right to a safe environment.
www.srilankafeministcollective.org/_files/ugd/0...
www.srilankafeministcollective.org/_files/ugd/0...
Join the Global Action for Gaza!
On September 6th, starting at 4pm outside the UN Office in Colombo.
On September 6th, starting at 4pm outside the UN Office in Colombo.
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Join the Global Action for Gaza!
On September 6th, starting at 4pm outside the UN Office in Colombo.
On September 6th, starting at 4pm outside the UN Office in Colombo.
One week more to submit your EOI for the forum on the life, work, and legacy of Gananath Obeysekere. Send your pitch (under 300 words) to polity@ssalanka.org by 25 August 2025.
August 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
One week more to submit your EOI for the forum on the life, work, and legacy of Gananath Obeysekere. Send your pitch (under 300 words) to polity@ssalanka.org by 25 August 2025.
Please note changed assembly point and route.
August 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Please note changed assembly point and route.
#PolityLK calls for short pieces on the life, work, and legacy of Gananath Obeyesekere. Send your pitch (under 300 words) to polity@ssalanka.org before 25 August 2025.
July 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#PolityLK calls for short pieces on the life, work, and legacy of Gananath Obeyesekere. Send your pitch (under 300 words) to polity@ssalanka.org before 25 August 2025.
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#PolityLK calls for articles on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act in Sri Lanka, 20 years on. Send your pitches and drafts to polity@ssalanka.org by 30 June.
#PolityLK calls for articles on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act in Sri Lanka, 20 years on. Send your pitches and drafts to polity@ssalanka.org by 30 June.
April 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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#PolityLK calls for articles on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act in Sri Lanka, 20 years on. Send your pitches and drafts to polity@ssalanka.org by 30 June.
#PolityLK calls for articles on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act in Sri Lanka, 20 years on. Send your pitches and drafts to polity@ssalanka.org by 30 June.
Polity Volume 12, Issue 2 available in print now!
Purchase for LKR 500, from the Social Scientists' Association and Barefoot Bookshop, Colombo 3
Purchase for LKR 500, from the Social Scientists' Association and Barefoot Bookshop, Colombo 3
March 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Polity Volume 12, Issue 2 available in print now!
Purchase for LKR 500, from the Social Scientists' Association and Barefoot Bookshop, Colombo 3
Purchase for LKR 500, from the Social Scientists' Association and Barefoot Bookshop, Colombo 3
#PolityLK marks the passing of Professor Sisira Jayasuriya on 18 February 2025. Professor Jayasuriya was a past contributor.
Read his writing in the #polityandpravadaarchive
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Read his writing in the #polityandpravadaarchive
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March 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#PolityLK marks the passing of Professor Sisira Jayasuriya on 18 February 2025. Professor Jayasuriya was a past contributor.
Read his writing in the #polityandpravadaarchive
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Read his writing in the #polityandpravadaarchive
linktr.ee/politylk
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Struggles against injustice must channel into a movement for social change, spoke Manorani Saravanamuttu, before relatives of the disappeared in 1992 #SriLanka
#polityandpravadaarchive
Image: Minal Wickrematunge
Source: Melani D’Almeida
Photo: Harin Katipearachchi
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Struggles against injustice must channel into a movement for social change, spoke Manorani Saravanamuttu, before relatives of the disappeared in 1992 #SriLanka
#polityandpravadaarchive
Image: Minal Wickrematunge
Source: Melani D’Almeida
Photo: Harin Katipearachchi
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February 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Struggles against injustice must channel into a movement for social change, spoke Manorani Saravanamuttu, before relatives of the disappeared in 1992 #SriLanka
#polityandpravadaarchive
Image: Minal Wickrematunge
Source: Melani D’Almeida
Photo: Harin Katipearachchi
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Struggles against injustice must channel into a movement for social change, spoke Manorani Saravanamuttu, before relatives of the disappeared in 1992 #SriLanka
#polityandpravadaarchive
Image: Minal Wickrematunge
Source: Melani D’Almeida
Photo: Harin Katipearachchi
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"Justice for the Dead" demanded #Pravada (Vol 1 No 1, Nov 1991, Social Scientists’ Association) in a commentary on the judicial inquiry into the enforced disappearance and death of Richard de Zoysa by #SriLanka state security.
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"Justice for the Dead" demanded #Pravada (Vol 1 No 1, Nov 1991, Social Scientists’ Association) in a commentary on the judicial inquiry into the enforced disappearance and death of Richard de Zoysa by #SriLanka state security.
#polityandpravadaarchive
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February 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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"Justice for the Dead" demanded #Pravada (Vol 1 No 1, Nov 1991, Social Scientists’ Association) in a commentary on the judicial inquiry into the enforced disappearance and death of Richard de Zoysa by #SriLanka state security.
#polityandpravadaarchive
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"Justice for the Dead" demanded #Pravada (Vol 1 No 1, Nov 1991, Social Scientists’ Association) in a commentary on the judicial inquiry into the enforced disappearance and death of Richard de Zoysa by #SriLanka state security.
#polityandpravadaarchive
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Richard de Zoysa was abducted and murdered by agents of the state on 18 February 1990. The SSA's first issue of #Pravada (Nov 1991) reprinted his last story in outrage and protest against enforced disappearances and killings in #SriLanka
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Image: Minal Wickrematunge
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Image: Minal Wickrematunge
February 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Richard de Zoysa was abducted and murdered by agents of the state on 18 February 1990. The SSA's first issue of #Pravada (Nov 1991) reprinted his last story in outrage and protest against enforced disappearances and killings in #SriLanka
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Image: Minal Wickrematunge
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Image: Minal Wickrematunge
Richard de Zoysa was abducted and killed 35 years ago next week (18 Feb). In his memory, and the unfinished struggle for truth and justice for all victims of enforced disappearances in #SriLanka, #PolityLK will publish 9 pieces.
For updates follow us linktr.ee/politylk
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February 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Richard de Zoysa was abducted and killed 35 years ago next week (18 Feb). In his memory, and the unfinished struggle for truth and justice for all victims of enforced disappearances in #SriLanka, #PolityLK will publish 9 pieces.
For updates follow us linktr.ee/politylk
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For updates follow us linktr.ee/politylk
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Tomorrow at 5.00pm!
‘People’s Music – Understanding the Relationship Between Music and Social Movements in South Asia’ given by Sumangala Damodaran at the SSA Office, No. 380/86, Sarana Road, Colombo 07.
‘People’s Music – Understanding the Relationship Between Music and Social Movements in South Asia’ given by Sumangala Damodaran at the SSA Office, No. 380/86, Sarana Road, Colombo 07.
January 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Tomorrow at 5.00pm!
‘People’s Music – Understanding the Relationship Between Music and Social Movements in South Asia’ given by Sumangala Damodaran at the SSA Office, No. 380/86, Sarana Road, Colombo 07.
‘People’s Music – Understanding the Relationship Between Music and Social Movements in South Asia’ given by Sumangala Damodaran at the SSA Office, No. 380/86, Sarana Road, Colombo 07.
Polity Vol. 12 No. 1 (released June 2024) is now available online. This issue covers a range of theses, including Zionism and Palestinian liberation, Sri Lankan education, plantation worker rights, and reviews of literary and cultural productions.
Access this issue at,
polity.lk/polity-vol-1...
Access this issue at,
polity.lk/polity-vol-1...
January 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Polity Vol. 12 No. 1 (released June 2024) is now available online. This issue covers a range of theses, including Zionism and Palestinian liberation, Sri Lankan education, plantation worker rights, and reviews of literary and cultural productions.
Access this issue at,
polity.lk/polity-vol-1...
Access this issue at,
polity.lk/polity-vol-1...
Today: 4.30 PM
A Talk with Nazan Üstündağ & Erdem Yörük on 'Revolution and Counterrevolution in Turkey and the Middle East'
#revolution #Turkey #MiddleEast
Monday, 16 December 2024
4.30PM - 6.00PM
A Talk with Nazan Üstündağ & Erdem Yörük on 'Revolution and Counterrevolution in Turkey and the Middle East'
#revolution #Turkey #MiddleEast
Monday, 16 December 2024
4.30PM - 6.00PM
December 16, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Today: 4.30 PM
A Talk with Nazan Üstündağ & Erdem Yörük on 'Revolution and Counterrevolution in Turkey and the Middle East'
#revolution #Turkey #MiddleEast
Monday, 16 December 2024
4.30PM - 6.00PM
A Talk with Nazan Üstündağ & Erdem Yörük on 'Revolution and Counterrevolution in Turkey and the Middle East'
#revolution #Turkey #MiddleEast
Monday, 16 December 2024
4.30PM - 6.00PM
Today, 5.00PM
#Bangladesh: 2024’s Uprising and After. A Discussion. Questions and Answers with Kallol Mustafa & Moshahida Sultana
Tuesday, 10 December 2024,
5.00 PM - 6.30 PM
#Bangladesh: 2024’s Uprising and After. A Discussion. Questions and Answers with Kallol Mustafa & Moshahida Sultana
Tuesday, 10 December 2024,
5.00 PM - 6.30 PM
December 10, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Today, 5.00PM
#Bangladesh: 2024’s Uprising and After. A Discussion. Questions and Answers with Kallol Mustafa & Moshahida Sultana
Tuesday, 10 December 2024,
5.00 PM - 6.30 PM
#Bangladesh: 2024’s Uprising and After. A Discussion. Questions and Answers with Kallol Mustafa & Moshahida Sultana
Tuesday, 10 December 2024,
5.00 PM - 6.30 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 6:37 AM
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