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Girl Rising
By: m bittinger
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A special screening of GIRL RISING will take place:
Wednesday, February 19th
6:00 p.m.
LAWSON B-155
The Challenge: Around the world, millions of girls face barriers to education that boys do not. And yet, when you educate a girl, you can break cycles of poverty in just one generation. Removing barriers to girls’ education—such as early and forced marriage, domestic slavery, sex trafficking, gender violence and discrimination, lack of access to healthcare, school fees—means not only a better life for girls, but a safer, healthier, and more prosperous world for all.
Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, The film spotlights the stories of nine unforgettable girls born into unforgiving circumstances. Journeying around the globe to witness the strength of the human spirit, Girl Rising demonstrates the power of education to change a girl—and the world.
Each girl’s story is written by a renowned writer from her native country: Marie Arana (Peru), Edwidge Danticat (Haiti), Mona Eltahawy (Egypt), Aminatta Forna (Sierra Leone), Zarghuna Kargar (Afganistan), Maaza Mengiste (Ethiopia), Sooni Taraporevala (India), Manjushree Thapa (Nepal), and Loung Ung (Cambodia.)
These stories are narrated by celebrated actresses: Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Chloë Moretz, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington. Girl Rising also features Freida Pinto and Liam Neeson.
This screening is sponsored by the Purdue Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and the Purdue Study Abroad Office and Cultural Connections. Special thanks to CIEE (www.ciee.com) for providing the film for this showing.
Ms. Beena Sebastian, Chairperson of Cultural Academy for Peace, Kerala, South India, and Purdue Prof. Alicia Decker will respond to the film’s theme and pose questions to stimulate critical thinking about the status of girls and women in the Global South.
For more info
Contact:
mbittinger@purdue.edu
Reproduced with permission from Purdue News Service