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Indy Lens: Half the Sky
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Join a panel discussion of Vermont Public Television Community Cinema's Half the Sky on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 7:00 PM. The evening will commence with a 42 minute screening of one section of the film and will follow with a panel discussion. Film selections may include: maternal mortality; sex trafficking; gender-based violence; economic development, and education. The discussion will be moderated by Charles Kroll, who holds a PhD in Literature and teaches at local colleges. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide was filmed in 10 countries and follows Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring, courageous individuals. Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. The linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality — which needlessly claim one woman every 90 seconds — present to us the single most vital opportunity of our time: the opportunity to make a change. All over the world women are seizing this opportunity. Half the Sky: was created by Show of Force, LLC and Fugitive Films, LLC in association with PBS and ITVS. It was presented October 2012 on PBS as a special presentation of Independent Lens.
