This Tuesday, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Human Rights Initiative at Central European University will be screening the award-winning documentary, NO! The Rape Documentary by Michael's daughter, Aishah Shahidah Simmons.
Eleven years in the making, NO! explores
the international reality of rape and other forms of sexual assault
through the first person testimonies, scholarship, spirituality,
activism and cultural work of African Americans. Since its official
release in 2006, NO! has been screened and distributed to
racially and ethnically diverse audiences at film festivals, community
centers, colleges/universities, high schools, correctional facilities,
rape crisis centers, battered women shelters and conferences throughout
the United States, France, Spain, Rwanda, Kenya, Nepal, South Africa, Jordan,
Burkina Faso, Peru and Mexico.
The screening will be followed by a discussion/question-and-answer period hosted by our own Michael Simmons, who served as Creative Adviser on the film.
**Please remember, the location for this event is NOT our Salon, but rather Central European University.**
Join us Tuesday, December 9, for the screening of NO! at Central European Unversity:
Time: 6:15pm
Location: Bp. V., Nador utca 9
For much more on the film, you can read posts on our blog related to previous screenings at the Raday Salon or visit the film website at http://notherapedocumentary.org/ .
Facebook users: join the NO! screening on Facebook here!
As for our next official Salon event, it will be held Thursday, December 18th,so save the date! More details coming soon....
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