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Apr. 12: The Greatest Silence: Screenings on Gender-Based Violence, New York, NY

Saturday, April 12, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Tishman Auditorium
Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall
66 West 12th Street
New York, NY

Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served

The United Nations Department of Public Information, HBO, and The New School present documentaries addressing the global issue of gender-based violence. Screenings begin with shorts produced by UNTV followed by the featured film, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. The latest work by Emmy Award winner Lisa F. Jackson is a shocking exposé of a decade-old epidemic of kidnapping, rape and torture of women and girls in the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. A Q&A session with the filmmaker and representatives from the United Nations and The New School's Graduate Program in International Affairs concludes the evening. The film's educational distributor is Women Make Movies.

Starts04/12/2008
Ends04/12/2008
IssuesFamily & Society, Gender/Women, Human Rights, International, Media, Youth, Violence against women, Women's Health, Africa, Fair Representation, Media Literacy
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Posted on March 31, 2008 in Film / Screening by SpecialPrograms