Sexual exploitation

Beyondmedia Video - Turning A Corner - Featuring Prostitution Alternatives Roundtable

beyondmedia — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:49:53 -0700

Short version of a documentary that tells the stories of people involved in the sex trade and their efforts to raise public awareness of systemic injustice and promote needed reforms. Created in a media activism workshop with over a dozen members of Prostitution Alternatives Round Table (PART), this groundbreaking film recounts their survival and triumph over homelessness, violence and discrimination, and gives rare insights into Chicago's sex trade industry.

Yunuen Rodriguez, Women & Girls Collective Action Network

msfoundationforwomen — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:35:53 -0700

Winner of 2008 Marie C. Wilson Young Woman's Leadership Award, Yunuen Rodriguez is the first youth co-president of the board of Chicago-based Women & Girls CAN and a member of its youth-led initiative, Females United for Action. An advocate for media justice, violence prevention and culture change that respects women and girls, she successfully led negotiations with a Chicago radio station to drop a sexually exploitive ad campaign and testified before the Federal Communications Commission about how women of color are portrayed in the media.

A Duty To Protect : Justice for Child Soldiers in the D.R.C.

WITNESS Archive — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:45:27 -0700

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Lumo's Story: Sexual Violence in the Congo

povamdoc — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:22:48 -0700

Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her in the eastern Congo. A fistula, a medical condition common among victims of violent rape, rendered Lumo incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, she awaits reconstructive surgery.

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pfalzone — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:37:00 -0700

Why can't we begin conversations easily? Will the Hub censor our conversations? I understand that there needs to be oversight and refereeing, but is the fact that I am posting this and it isn't showing up a technical glitch or a content filter?

WalMart Protest 2000

pfalzone — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:11:02 -0700

Taken from archive.org, this video features Radical Cheerleaders, a sweatshop fashion show and people with bullhorns antagonizing WalMart.

Through Thick and Thin: Immigration and Gay Couples

Breakthrough — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:58:45 -0700

Breakthrough interviewed Sebastian Cordoba on his new film, "Through Thick and Thin," a documentary about the immigration struggles for lesbian and gay couples in America.

The film explores the lives of ten couples that are facing the hurdles imposed upon them by the U.S immigration system. There is currently no legal way to sponsor your foreign born partner, As a result, couples formed during a temporary stay are doomed from the start.

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Through Thick and Thin: Immigration and Gay Couples

Breakthrough — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:58:45 -0700

Breakthrough interviewed Sebastian Cordoba on his new film, "Through Thick and Thin," a documentary about the immigration struggles for lesbian and gay couples in America.

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Why Can't America Have Human Rights?

Breakthrough — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:02:58 -0700

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Why Can't America Have Human Rights?

Breakthrough — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:02:58 -0700

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