Kohima, December 4 (MExN): In observance of the 16 Days Activism Campaign against Gender Based Violence against Women and Girls, a collective of young people from diverse walks of life came together at Old MLA junction, Kohima to protest against Violence Against Women and girls on December 3.
Photographs, paintings and banners conveying messages of gender stereotyping, gender based discrimination and violence against women were displayed along the street which was coupled with music performances on themes of love, peace, harmony and liberation by the Desert King Entertainment group of Kohima. Considering dance as a symbol of liberation from fear, discrimination, oppression and violence, a group of 55 young people performed dance on the key message of the event ‘Break the chain’. A press release informed that the awareness raising event was organized by North East Network, Nagaland with the objective of raising wider awareness to the general public to stop violence against women and girls.
