Violations at Home and Abroad: Women’s Human Rights and Violence Against Women
Please join Amnesty International USA Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, the DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team, and the National Capital Chapter of the US Committee for UNIFEM (UNIFEM/USA/NCC) as we observe International Women’s Day 2005 with a cocktail reception followed by the Premier Screening of two documentaries highlighting women’s human rights struggles at home and abroad, and a speaker panel to discuss these issues in more detail.
Where: City Museum of Washington, DC
(DC Independent Film Festival)
801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square
Please join Amnesty International USA Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, the DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team, and the National Capital Chapter of the US Committee for UNIFEM (UNIFEM/USA/NCC) as we observe International Women’s Day 2005 with a cocktail reception followed by the Premier Screening of two documentaries highlighting women’s human rights struggles at home and abroad, and a speaker panel to discuss these issues in more detail.
Where: City Museum of Washington, DC
(DC Independent Film Festival)
801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC
When: March 8, 2005 from 5:30 to 9:30pm
Reception: 5:30 - 6:15pm
Music, wine, and hors d-oeuvres
Films: 6:15 - 7:55pm
Broken, Battered, and Bruised (12 minutes)
Directed by Debra Hussong
The Peacekeepers and the Women (92 minutes)
Directed by Karin Jurschick
Panel: 8:15 - 9:30pm
Violation at Home and Abroad: Women’s Human Rights and Violence
When: March 8, 2005 from 5:30 to 9:30pm
Reception: 5:30 - 6:15pm
Music, wine, and hors d-oeuvres
Films: 6:15 - 7:55pm
Broken, Battered, and Bruised (12 minutes)
Directed by Debra Hussong
The Peacekeepers and the Women (92 minutes)
Directed by Karin Jurschick
Panel: 8:15 - 9:30pm
Violation at Home and Abroad: Women’s Human Rights and Violence
Against Women
Speakers: Ashley Garrett, International Organization for Migration
Ann Jordan, Global Rights
Mohamed Mottar, Project Protection
Tickets: Reception Only: $10
Films & Panel Only: $9/$7 (students and seniors)
Combination Ticket: $15
For more information, please contact Caroline Slobodzian of UNIFEM/USA/NCC at cslobodzian@mail.com, or Jennie Simpson at jenmsimpson@gmail.com. Many thanks to the DC Independent Film Festival for partnering with us to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day. For more information on the DC Independent Film Festival and a schedule of events, please visit www.dciff.org.
Speakers: Ashley Garrett, International Organization for Migration
Ann Jordan, Global Rights
Mohamed Mottar, Project Protection
Tickets: Reception Only: $10
Films & Panel Only: $9/$7 (students and seniors)
Combination Ticket: $15
For more information, please contact Caroline Slobodzian of UNIFEM/USA/NCC at cslobodzian@mail.com, or Jennie Simpson at jenmsimpson@gmail.com. Many thanks to the DC Independent Film Festival for partnering with us to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day. For more information on the DC Independent Film Festival and a schedule of events, please visit www.dciff.org.
