Art & Activism Lunch: Women Changing the World

26/05/2026 - From 12h to 14h - Public

Join us for an intimate lunch bringing together art, activism, and social impact.

Organised in collaboration with TOOLS FOR LIFE Foundation, this gathering shares the story of a recent collaboration in Dharamshala between Mosaics for Life and the Jagori Rural Charitable Trust, where young women engaged in a week-long workshop exploring creativity, self-development, and self-esteem through mosaic art.

Through presentations and conversation, the event will offer insight into grassroots feminist work, community-based empowerment, and the role of artistic practice as a catalyst for personal and social transformation.

Set over a seated lunch, join us for a meaningful dialogue and exchange.

Tickets: 15EUR The Nine Members | 25EUR Public

A lunch platter of salads, sandwiches, and soft drinks are included

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Speakers

Abha Bhaiya

Abha Bhaiya is one of the founder trustees of Jagori Delhi and Jagori Rural charitable Trust (JRCT), Himachal Pradesh, two strong feminist organizations. Presently she is the JRCT Executive Director. JRCT is committed to work with the most marginalized communities to support them to access their rights and entitlements. She has been active in the women’s movement for nearly 50 years.

Her major contribution has been in the field of women’s social, political and economic rights; the status and the rights of single women, women’s right to health, bodily integrity and wellbeing; sex and sexualities; gender justice, food securities and livelihoods, the increasing erosion of civil rights of the poorest and a feminist perspective on sustainable development. Her major contribution has also been in the field of feminist training methodologies, developing decentralized ways of working and linking local urban and rural communities to the international arena. As a fierce activist, researcher (mainly action research) feminist trainer and campaigner on various intersectional issues, she has been active with various constituencies of the civil society.

She has extensive experience of working with grassroots groups as well as with the UN systems, donor agencies, government departments and program as well as NGOs and women’s groups in India as well as in the South Asian region. At the South Asian level, she has conducted gender and other issues-based trainings in all south Asian countries including Afghanistan and other countries like Netherlands, Germany, Indonesia, Sudan, Turkey, Vietnam etc.

She is one of the founders of SA network – South Asian Network of Gender Activists and trainers -SANGAT. She has co-conducted nearly 15 south Asian level month long residential courses for participants from the SA region.

Gala Greenwood

Based in Brussels, Gala Greenwood approaches mosaic from a modern perspective, using materials such as glass, marble, ceramic, and porcelain tiles, applied in indirect setting. In a world of infinite technological possibilities, the artist-mosaicist uses traditional processes governed by patience, respect, flexibility, and creativity.

Freed from painting, contemporary mosaic takes many forms, sometimes blending with other mediums. It encompasses various practices, with many artists around the world using materials that are not traditionally applied to mosaic, combining paper, metals, and any material that can be glued or fragmented.

Gala Greenwood embodies both the spirit of an artist and the skills of a craftswoman. Whether signing her works under the name Gala Greenwood or creating interior architecture projects, her work consistently shares a singular and ever-renewed creative force. Through her objects and artworks, she creates unique atmospheres and experiences.

For Gala Greenwood: “Mosaic is the art of long patience. It is built over time. A living image emerges, with its curves, its breaks, its colors, its strengths, its weights, its impulses, and its structure. Mosaic brings materials to life and animates what is fixed.”

A true artistic partner, Gala Greenwood loves to engage in conversation about her works to create the possibility of dialogue between interior architecture, art, and craftsmanship. Each of her creations tells a different story and evokes a particular emotion. Whether working on special commissions or creating a unique mosaic work, she always combines her personality and character with individual elements to create meaningful images.

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