Month-long program showcases women

Month-long program showcases women

JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Secretariat is organizing ASEAN
Women's Month to promote the role of women in all spheres of life
at both national and regional levels.

Titled Holding Up The Sky, the activities will take place from
Oct. 3 to Oct. 31 at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jl. Sisingamangaraja
70A, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

It opens with a women's bazaar in the secretariat grounds on
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A children's art workshop will
include about 100 children painting on the theme of "ASEAN Women
At Work". Two feature documentaries on children, Kupu-kupu dalam
Batikku (Butterflies in My Batik) and Anak Seribu Pulau (Children
of the Archipelago) will be held the same day from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.

The event and a women's painting exhibition will be officially
opened concurrently on Oct. 7 by Jakarta Foundation for the Arts
trustee and Femina group director Pia Alisjahbana. The opening
will feature works of 23 painters, including Maria Tjui, Ida
Hadjar, Sumi Hakim and Tuti Roosdiono.

Actress Christine Hakim, director Jajang C. Noor, singer Renny
Djayusman and entertainer Titi DJ will read poems from the ASEAN
region on Oct. 28.

Other activities will include the reading of ASEAN women's
short stories on Oct. 9, a discussion on the portrayal of women
in films on Oct. 16 and a women's business forum on Oct. 23.

The event's climax will have the secretariat's main hall
filled with classical music of noted musicians and choirs,
including Trisutji Kamal, pianist Ary Sutedja, violinist Sharon
Eng, a string chamber orchestra led by Grace Sudargo and the Aida
Swensen choir.

ASEAN women's month is organized with the Komseni public
relations group and Galeri Langgam Seni. For details on dates and
ticket fees, contact Asep or Ratih of the ASEAN Secretariat at
tel. 726-2991, or Heru of Komseni at 797-2339. (ylt)