It's A Girl: Film & Discussion on Gendercide & Human Trafficking

Date/Time:	Monday, 11 Mar 2013 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
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Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Diversity Lectures
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This documentary reveals how in many parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. Teresa Downing Matibag, executive director of the Iowa-based Network Against Human Trafficking, will moderate a discussion on gendercide and its relation to human trafficking immediately following the 60-min film. International Women's Day Event and part of the World Affairs Series.

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"It's a Girl" are three of the deadliest words in the world. This film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of mothers fighting to save their daughters' lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change.

Joining the post-film discussion is Ruth Buckels, the statewide coordinator for the Achieving Maximum Potential program at Youth & Shelter Services, and Brittany, a human trafficking survivor.

The film is directed by Evan Grae Davis and produced by Andrew Brown, Shadowline Films.
Film website: It's A Girl