FREE Screening of NO! The Rape Documentary in NYC on 10.22.09

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From: Aishah Shahidah Simmons <afrolez@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Subject: FREE Screening of NO! The Rape Documentary in NYC on 10.22.09
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

As A Part of Their LGBTQ Film Series

The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at C.U.N.Y Presents 

A Screening and Discussion of 

N0! The Rape Documentary
USA, 2006, 94 min

Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Director

Through intimate testimonies from Black women victims/survivors, commentaries from acclaimed African-American scholars and community leaders, archival footage, spirited music, dance, and performance poetry this internationally acclaimed, award winning documentary unveils the reality of rape, other forms of sexual assault, the use of rape as a weapon on homophobia, and the healing in African-American communities. For more information on the film please visit: http://www.NOtheRapeDocumentary.org

Aishah Shahidah Simmons will be available for Q&A after the screening.

http://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/details_landing.asp?EventId=24084

Graduate Center, City University of New York

365 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016
Rooms C201-202
7-9 PM

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"Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?... I like to caution folks, that's all... No sense us wasting each other's time, sweetheart... A lot of weight when you're well. Now, you just hold that thought..." - The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

"Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride." -- Sutta Nipata

"By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind." --The Sutra of Hui Neng

Aishah Shahidah Simmons,
AfroLez Productions, LLC
PO Box 58085
Philadelphia, PA 19102-8085
215.701.6150
Skype: afrolez

Visit the NO! Website www.NOtheRapeDocumentary.org


Write Your NO! & Breaking Silences Testimony
www.NOtheRapeDocumentary.org/add-your-testimonial

"I have seen a lot of documentaries about sexual violence in my 15 years as a film programmer, and 'NO!' is by far the most well made, riveting, and poignant… The strength of 'NO!' in reaching its viewers is significant, it's scope and ability to compel are astounding- all women can relate to this film."
KJ Mohr, Film & Media Arts Programmer, National Museum of Women in the Arts

"If the Black community in the Americas and in the world would heal itself, it must complete the work [NO!] begins."
Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, The Color Purple