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February 20 Baltimore MD
Presented by Baltimore Do-Gooders
Africa Relief and Awareness Event
Baltimore Hostel
17 West Mulberry Street
11:30am - 4:30pm
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February 20 Tuscaloosa AL
Presented by the University of Alabama
Spring 2011 African Film Series
Freg Theatre
7:00pm

March 18 Nashville TN
Presented by
The Women's Table at Scarritt-Bennett
Scarritt-Bennett Center
(Fondren Hall)
1008 19th Ave. S.
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Discussion After Screening

March 24 Middleton CT
Presented by Wesleyan University
Center for Film Studies
Goldsmith Family Cinema
301 Washington Terrace
8:00pm


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United Nations Panel to Feature Abigail Disney

Abigail Disney will be taking part in the 55th Annual UN Commission on the Status of Women this month. This year's theme is Women, Science and Technology, with an emphasis on access to education for girls and opportunities for women and all in the global economy.

This International Panel and Dialog will explore the intersections between Women, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, and opportunities for women to take the lead in the marketplace of the future.

To learn more about the UN Commission on the Status of Women, please visit: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw

All those working with Women and Girls, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, Social Enterprise and Economic Development, are invited to attend this special presentation during the UN-CSW.

55th UN Commission on the Status of Women
February 21 - March 4, 2011

Women Taking the Lead: A Dialog on Education,
Entrepreneurship and Opportunities for All


Tuesday, February 22, 2011
4 PM - 5:30 PM

UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza
The Hardin Room 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017


Athena Film Festival

Photo by: Barnard College/Asiya Khaki

"The Athena Film Festival kicked off at Barnard College with an awards ceremony honoring the breakthrough achievements of thirteen extraordinary film world mavericks."

Abigail Disney, and Gini Reticker were among the filmmakers honored on Thursday.

Melissa Silerstein covered the event on her site Women & Hollywood:
“Abigail Disney and Gini Reticker took to the podium as a team, echoing their collaboration on the startling documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell about the successful Liberian Revolution which resulted in its first democratically elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Awarded for “their extraordinary use of film for social change” Disney spotlit Reticker as her muse, while Reticker named Asmaa Mahfouz, the young Egyptian woman credited with launching the recent revolution through her online video call to action. Reticker concluded with a Susan B. Anthony quote: “Failure is not an option.”"
For more information about the Athena Film Festival click here >>


Sun Come Up Nominated for an Academy Award!


We are so proud that Sun Come Up has been nominated for an Academy Award! We want to extend our congratulations to filmmakers Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger.

Sun Come Up follows the relocation of some of the world’s first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders – a community living on a remote island chain in the South Pacific Ocean.

The filmmakers have launched a House Raiser campaign around the February 27th airing of the Academy Awards. The proceeds raised will help the Carteret Islanders build new homes. To learn more, and to find out how you can participate, please visit the Sun Come Up website!

http://www.suncomeup.com


Women, War & Peace



THIRTEEN and Fork Films are producing a new series Women, War & Peace, a five-part documentary series planned for broadcast on PBS in Fall 2011 that looks at women's role in conflict.



Afghan Government Takeover Plan for Women's Shelters Alarms Human Rights Groups
The Afghan government's recent proposal to take control of women's shelters has human rights groups and women's rights advocates alarmed that the move further threatens the safety of women and girls in Afghanistan.

U.S. Military Banks on Woman to Woman Bond in Afghanistan
For the U.S. Military, Female Engagement Teams - groups composed solely of women soldiers - close cultural gaps and form a vital part of the counter-insurgency. WWP followed one such team during a week of missions in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan.

Using the Koran to Reclaim Women's Rights
Isobel Coleman, Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, talks with WWP about her latest book, Paradise Beneath Her Feet, and how some Muslim women activists are reinterpreting the Koran to reclaim women's rights.

Click here to visit the WIDE ANGLE blog for more on Women, War & Peace!


2011 Cardozo International Advocate for Peace Award

Abigail Disney has been awarded the 2011 Cardozo International Advocate for Peace Award.

Presented annually by Yeshiva University’s Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, the award honors individuals for exemplary efforts in the field of international conflict resolution and development; past winners include Richard C. Holbrooke, Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu, Betty Murungi and playwright Eve Ensler.

This year, Abigail is being honored for her work on a range of humanitarian issues, including production of Women, War & Peace and Pray The Devil Back To Hell.