Pass it on. This filmmaker was at the 2007 Allied Media Conference; it’s going to be excellent ….
Thursday, February 07
7:30 pm
FILM & DISCUSSION
NO!
The Rape Documentary
Discussion with Filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons
This feature length documentary explores the international reality of
rape and other forms of sexual assault through the intimate
first person testimonies from Black women victim-survivors,
commentaries from acclaimed African-American scholars and community
leaders, archival footage, spirited music, transformational dance, and
performance poetry.
Produced and directed by incest and rape survivor Aishah Shahidah
Simmons over a period of eleven years, seven of which were full time,
NO! is a Black feminist educational organizing tool, which is being
used in the global movement to end violence against women and
children. Winner of an audience choice award and a juried award at the
San Diego Women Film Festival, NO! also explores how rape is used as a
weapon of homophobia.
Aishah Shahidah Simmons is an award-winning African-American feminist
lesbian independent documentary filmmaker, television and radio
producer, published writer, international lecturer, and activist based
in Philadelphia, PA.
Sliding scale $6/$10/$15
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2 Comments
February 28, 2008 at 6:56 pm
hi. i have a friend and she told me that she was raped a couple of weeks ago. she told me not to tell. i really want to so i can help her out and help her cope with whats she going through at this time in her life. i dont want to diAppoint her. so could u please give me some advice or help me out?? thank you so much:}
February 28, 2008 at 11:45 pm
The best thing you can do for your friend is to tell her, as much as possible, that it’s not her fault and that she’s not responsible for what happened. You aren’t either.
This is a link to the Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center that has some good information on it.
66.216.123.69/RTC/Help+a+Friend/Help+A+Friend.htm
Good luck, and I’m really sorry this happened to your friend. It is great that she has someone that she trusts and can tell this to and that you are
helping her out in the ways that you can. It’s very scary and difficult to deal with rape, whether it be your own or someone you care about; it happens to far too many women.
Take care, I will be thinking of you both.