Meaningful Movies Film Screening

Friday, March 7
7 PM LADIES FIRST (2004, Wide Angle)

In honor of Seattle's International Women's Day, on March 8th, LADIES FIRST explores women's leadership in peacemaking and societal rebuilding more than 10 years after the genocide in Rwanda. Rwanda is looking towards its women to help strengthen the economy and society. This documentary explores how Rwanda is increasing women's participation in politics and civil society and what that gender justice means to ending and preventing war and other forms of violence. Currently Rwanda has the highest number of women elected to its parliment -- more than any country in the world!

Discussion following this inspiring film will focus on the 2008 theme for Seattle's IWD: Domestic Violence: A Violation of Women's Human Rights. Discussion lead and co-sponsored by Seattle's International Day Organizing committee consisting of Centro Cultural Chileno, Violeta Parra Group, Solidarity and Justice en Chile, Colectivo de Mujeres Immigrantes "Ixmucare", NAPAWF -- Seattle Chapter, NOW -- Seattle Chapter, US Women and Cuba Collaboration, LELO, DAWN, and Sin Fronteras Group.

More information on Seattle's International Women's Day:http://www.centroculturalchileno.org/

Organized by Wallingford Neighbord for Peace and Justice at the Key Stone Church, 5019 Keystone Place N, Seattle:http://www.meaningfulmovies.org/