This Thursday, March 8, 2012,
to commemorate International Women's Day,
Women's Learning Partnership will launch the web premiere of our new documentary on the global effort to
eradicate gender-based violence.
From Fear to Freedom:
Ending Violence Against Women
On March 8, 2012, click here to watch the film
or visit www.learningparntership.org.
Worldwide, at least one in three women are victims of violence. It is the most pervasive human rights violation on earth -- present in every country, every culture, every religion, every class.
But around the globe, women are joining forces and speaking out, advocating for new laws, and developing successful strategies to eradicate gender-based violence. The challenges are many. But the mission is clear: bring an end to the culture of violence and forge a new path to a culture of peace and human rights for all.
In WLP’s new film, leading experts and activists from across the globe discuss the root causes of gender-based violence, share strategies to combat it, and provide inspiring accounts of the important milestones already achieved through the international women’s movement.
Film participants in order of appearance:
Women’s Learning Partnership
THORAYA OBAID
Former Undersecretary General of the UN
and Executive Director, UN Population Fund
GULNARA KARAKULOVA
Shymkent Women’s Resource Center
YAKIN ERTÜRK
Former UN Special Rapporteur
on Violence Against Women
FRANCES KISSLING
Catholics for Choice
KARIMA BENNOUNE
Rutgers University
SINDI MÉDAR-GOULD
Global Senior Training Advisor
Women’s Learning Partnership
JACQUELINE PITANGUY
Founder & Executive Director
Founder - Bahrain Women Association
BETTY YEOH
All Women’s Action Society
ZAINAH ANWAR
Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan
LINA ABOU-HABIB
Collective for Research & Training on
Development–Action
LASHAWN JEFFERSON
Ford Foundation
MARY ROBINSON
Former President of Ireland &
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
RABEEA HADI
National Coordinator, Gender and Violence Against Women
Aurat Foundation
CHIBOGU OBINWA
BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights
HAFSAT ABIOLA-COSTELLO
Kudirat Initiative for Nigerian Democracy