Film screening/testimonial: "Broken Bones, Unbroken Spirit"
Inter Pares is pleased to co-sponsor a screening of "Broken Bones, Unbroken Spirit," a film that presents the story of Flora Terah. Flora will be speaking after the screening and sharing more about her experiences.
In 2007, Flora Terah, parliamentary candidate in Kenya, was attacked and tortured by a gang of three men near her home, as they repeatedly told her to renounce her candidacy. Hospitalized and ill, she lost her bid for election. Worse was still to come: in March 2008 her only child was murdered. In the face of her tragedy, Flora remains committed to her community work, and is the Executive Director of Terah Against Terror, a civil society organization based in Nairobi that campaigns on behalf of victims of gender-based violence.
This screening/testimonial is organized by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education's (OISE) Centre for Women's Studies in Education as part of their film/speaker series "Women, Violence & Resistance." It is co-sponsored by the Department of Curriculum, Learning and Teaching, the Department of Sociology & Equity Studies, and the Adult Education & Community Development Program.
Tuesday, August 25th
6:30- 8:00 pm
OISE Building, 252 Bloor St. West
(directly above St. George TTC station)
Room 2-212
This screening is free of charge and open to all. Refreshments will be served, and copies of Flora's book will be available for purchase. The building is wheelchair-accessible.
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