Re-posted with original message truncated. Regards, Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" <goanet@goanet.org>; <goajourno@puggy.symonds.net> Cc: "Goadesc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:54 PM Subject: Re:Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
> Dear Cybergoakars in Goa, > > This is just to remind you of of the Friday Balcao on "Indecent > Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act" today, Friday 09, September, 2005 > at Liberty Apts. [between Mhapsa Municipal council and the Judicial > Courts],NH-17, Mhapsa-Goa, at 4.00 P.M.. This is your opportunity to have > your say about the dignity of women. I have just sent in my post copy of > the complaint to Advertising Standards Council of India [ASCI], Mumbai, [ a > registered Company for regulation of advertisements]and hope that the Goa > State Women's Commission, Goa University's Centre for Women's Studies, and > Bailancho Saad/Bailancho Ekvott and other women's organisations file a > complaint before the Press Council of India [a statutory corporate body > created by an Act of the Parliament] under the "Press Council Act,1978" > enacted "for the purpose of preserving the freedom of the Press and > maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies in > India" according to the preamble. > > The Press Council Act,1978 Chapter III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL > Section 13. Objects and Functions of the Council, Sub-section (2) b, c, and > d read as under: > b) to build a code of conduct for newspapers, news agencies and journalists > in accordance with high professional standards; > c) to ensure on the part of newspapers, news agencies and journalists the > maintenance of high standards of public taste and foster a due sense of both > the rights and the responsibilities of citizenship; > d) to encourage a the growth of a sense of responsibility and public service > among all those engaged in the profession of journalism. > Section 14. Power to censure Sub-Section (1) Where on receipt of a complaint > made to it or otherwise, the Council has reason to believe that a > newspaperor news agency has offended against the standards of journalistic > ethics > or public taste....... warn, admonish or censure the newspaper, , news > agency, editor or journalist or disapprove the conduct of the editor or the > journalist as the case may be. > Further, "The Press Council(Procedure for Inquiry) Regulations,1979 define > "matter" to be considered by the PCI in Section 2 Definitions (e) as "matter > means an article, news item, news report or any other matter which is > published by a newspaper or transmitted by a newsagency by any means > whatsoever and includes a cartoon, picture,photograph,strip or advertisement > which is published in a newspaper. > > The Sakal group's Gomantak Times is perhaps the only newpaper that carried a > news item about the protests by Bailancho Saad and the BJP's Mahila Morcha > in its pages. > > There is lots to discuss, debate and act upon before, during and after > Friday 09 September, 2005. > > Viva Goa. > Miguel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Goa Desc > > Dear Cybergaokars, > The recent advertisements by Kingfisher Airlines and > Levi appearing in the local newspapers have sparked > off a protest from women's organizations and citizens > for being derogatory to women. These adverts also appeared > on hoardings along the highways which were then removed > after the intervention of the District Collector on receipt of > protest letters. Bailancho Saad the women's organization > has also filed a police complaint under the Indecent > Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. > > Do citizens and social organisations know the provisions > of the Act and who are the officials authorized to respond > to complaints ? Friday Balcao will be from 4pm to 6pm > at the Goa Desc Resource Centre > No.11 Liberty Apartments Feira Alta, > Mapusa and is open to members of the public. > best wishes, > > Roland Martins