[Mitai-announce] Fwd: [TaCforum] WOMEN IN CONFLICT AREAS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE-April 26-28

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From: Patricia M Weinmann <weinmann at mit.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Subject: [TaCforum] WOMEN IN CONFLICT AREAS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE-April
26-28
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The Technology and Culture Forum, MIT Women's and Gender Studies and the
Program in Violence Prevention and Response present

WOMEN IN CONFLICT AREAS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

TUESDAY, APRIL 26
WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES: KENYA (A FILM SCREENING)
Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Kenya  7:00-9:00 in MIT Room 4-231
Discussion with director, Alexander Smith, following the film Refreshments
will be served.
Produced in 2011, "Impunity or Justice" addresses the problem of impunity
for rape and other sexual violence following the 2007 election and today,
through interviews with survivors, health workers, legal aid providers, and
senior Kenya Police officials.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
VIOLENCE ON THE HOME FRONT: WOMEN IN BOSTON
Speakers:
Carline Desire, Executive Director of the Association for Haitian Women
Judy Norsigian, Executive Director, Our Bodies Ourselves
David Adams, Ed.D., Co-Director, Emerge
7:00-9:00pm in MIT Room 2-105
Organized and Co-sponsored with Community Works

THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Dinner Discussion
WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES: CULTURAL IMPERIALISM IN THE GLOBAL FEMINIST
DISCOURSE
Speaker: Dr. Abha Sur, MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
7:00-9:00pm
14E-304
Join us for a dinner discussion about gendered violence, paternalism and
cultural imperialism in feminist conversations, and power structures. This
dinner discussion, led by Dr. Sur, will bring together themes introduced in
the programs on Tuesday and Wednesday. and the Boston panel.

These programs are free and open to the public.  For more information,
please go to web.mit.edu/tac or email weinmann at mit.edu.



Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Associate Coordinator
The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT





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Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Associate Coordinator
The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT
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