Sikh Community Connections (SCC) organised a function to celebrate International Womens Day at The Grand Saffron in South Morang.
This year, the campaign theme for International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge.
Over 100 women & girls joined at the event dressing in purple and other colors. Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian State Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change was the guest of honor for the event. Addressing audience, the honorable minister shared her wishes and asked to support each other.
The event was also attended by other organisations including Whittlesea Interfaith Network, Unisoul Foundation, Whittlesea Community Connections, EWIA and many more.
Poetess Sumeet Kaur shared her poetry on this occasion. There were other women who shared some powerful stories from their life inspiring others.
SCC President Gurinder Kaur, closed the event with the gurbani quote “so kyun manda aakheyen jitt jame rajan” and appealed the women to empower each other to lead the foundation of an empowered society.
International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8th, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is an opportunity to promote gender parity across the globe and to recognise the achievements of women throughout history. For Sikhs across the world, International Women’s Day is a reminder of the legacy left by Guru Nanak Dev Ji who proclaimed the equality of men and women over 550 years ago.