Film ‘Half the Sky’ shows on campus
The Center for Peace and Justice, the International Justice Mission and Quaere Verum invite you to a showing of the film Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The film, based on the book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, will be shown over two nights, with part one tonight (Thursday) and part two on Monday, March 10.
Tonight’s part-one showing will be at 9 p.m. in Shalom (Cap and Gown Room). Monday’s part-two presentation will be at 7 p.m. in the same location. Chapel credit is available for attendance. In addition, a discussion panel – featuring Kathy Heininge, Marcie Gowan, Sarah Baldwin and guest Shoshon Tama-Sweet – will discuss the film at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Special Collections Room in the library.
About the Film
Half the Sky focuses on six issues within six countries: Cambodia (sex trafficking), Kenya (economic empowerment), India (intergenerational prostitution), Sierra Leone (gender based violence), Somaliland (maternal health) and Vietnam (education).
Traveling with reporter Kristof and celebrity advocates America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde, the series introduces women and girls who are living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable – and fighting bravely to change them.
Questions? Contact Annie Stewart at estewart11@georgefox.edu.