Women, War and Peace: IRC partners with ITVS for Peace Unveiled Screening

Peace Unveiled is part of a five-part PBS television mini-series called Women, War & Peace.  The episodes challenge the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain. It remains the most comprehensive global initiative ever mounted on the role of women in peace and conflict. 
 
Peace Unveiled is the third episode and follows three women in Afghanistan who are risked their lives to make sure that women participated in the 2009 peace talks with the Taliban.
 
Free Community Screening: Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Doors open at 5:15pm, Screening begins at 5:45pm
San Francisco Main Public Library, Koret Auditorium
 
Post-discussion will follow, moderated by: Jennifer Merin (Alliance of Women Film Journalists) with Abigail Disney (Executive Director of Women, War & Peace), Anasuya Sengupta (Regional Program Director, Asia/Oceania, Global Fund for Women), and Humaira Ghilzai (Board Member, Afghan Friends Network).
 

For more information on Women, War and Peace visit http://www.itvs.org/films/women-war-and-peace and for more information on the event screening contact, Sara Smith at sara_smith@itvs.org.