To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Amnesty International Melbourne Get Active Network invites members of the public to a special screening of I Am A Girl, on the 1st of March at LOOP Project and Space Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne.
“I Am a Girl” is a feature-length documentary about what it means to grow up as a girl in the 21st century. The film explores the lives of 6 girls living around the world in places like Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan and Australia.
There is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are not political or religious activists. They are girls. Being born a girl means you are more likely to be subjected to violence, disease, poverty and disadvantage than any other group on the planet. Reports have found that Afghanistan is in fact one of the worst places to be born a girl.*
“Wherever they may live, girls and women have the right to an education, to adequate health care, to feel safe, empowered and to make decisions about their own lives,” said Nadia Jude, the Get Active Network group convenor.
Members of the Amnesty International Melbourne Get Active Network have been working to raise awareness of women’s rights in Afghanistan. With peace talks continuing and a change in government imminent, now is the time to shape a new Afghanistan.
There will be two screenings of the film, beginning at 5pm and 8pm. Each will be followed by a short Question and Answer session, and the opportunity to meet other activists and relax over a drink.
This will be the first of many opportunities in 2014 for the group to gather and get active, so come along to learn more about Amnesty International in Melbourne and how you can get involved.
EVENT DETAILS
What: “I am a Girl” film screening- Amnesty International’s Afghan Women’s Rights Campaign
When: Saturday the 1st of March 2014, from 5pm to 11pm
Where: LOOP Project and Space Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne
For more information on the event please email amnestygetactive@gmail.com