The 5th season of the Women's Human Rights Film Series, presented by The Advocates and the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, continues in 2010 with four more free monthly screenings. Discussion will follow each film.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. (NOTE EARLY START TIME)
Rough Aunties
St. Anthony Park Branch Library
2245 Como Avenue, St. Paul
Fearless, feisty and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of
women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused,
neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This latest
documentary by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto follows the
outspoken, multiracial cadre of Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie,
as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption, and greed
to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised of their communities.
Aviva Breen, board member at The Advocates, and Naomi Hupton of the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center will co-host the discussion after the film.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. (NOTE EARLY START TIME)
Sentencing the Victim
Highland Park Branch Library
1974 Ford Parkway, St. Paul
"Sentencing the Victim" is a mesmerizing documentary that explores one
woman's journey to heal after a violent assault, opening our eyes to the
inequities of our judicial system – a system which often imposes scars upon
the same violent crime victims it is designed to protect. Most of all, it is
a story about survival.
Mary Ellingen, staff attorney in the Women’s Program at The Advocates, will co-host the discussion after the film with Caroline Palmer, staff attorney at MNCASA, the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter
Rondo Community Outreach Branch Library
461 N. Dale St., St. Paul
Co-sponsored by Americans for UNFPA
Mrs. Goundo is fighting to remain in the United States, and not only because of the ethnic conflict and drought that has plagued her native Mali. Threatened with deportation, her two-year-old daughter could be forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), like 85 percent of women and girls in Mali. Using rarely cited grounds for political asylum, Goundo must convince an immigration judge that her daughter is in danger.
Emily Good, director of the Refugee and Immigrant Program at The Advocates, will co-host the discussion afterwards with special guest Beatrice Chelangat, an advocate devoted to empowering girls and eliminating female genital mutilation in Uganda.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Women of Tibet – A Quiet Revolution
Rondo Community Outreach Branch Library
461 N. Dale St., St. Paul
“A Quiet Revolution” is a celebration of the human spirit. This is the account of women who have lost everything and then survived the perilous escape from Tibet across the high Himalayas. From their principal refuge in Dharamsala, India, to small settlements scattered across the globe, these women have become the architects and builders of the new Tibet. Their goal is singular – to impart to Tibetan children the strength and knowledge of their cultural heritage and spiritual wisdom.
Mary C. Ellison, staff attorney in the Women’s Human Rights Program at The Advocates, will co-host the discussion after the film with Kalsang Wangdu, President of the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association of Minnesota.