Half the Sky – Movie
March 2, 2010
This Thursday, March 4, there is a one-time, Canada-wide, presentation of the movie Half the Sky, based on the book by the same name. Here is a bit about the book and movie
“Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. This New York Times bestseller follows the stories of extraordinary women around the world as they struggle to overcome oppression. Kristof and WuDunn focus on three major problems facing women – sex trafficking, maternal mortality and violence against women. They argue that empowering women is the key to alleviating poverty and uplifting communities in developing countries.”
Here is a link to the movie on the Care Canada website .
It starts at 7:15 with a presentation from Sonja Smits. I imagine you should be at the theater early as I think it will be busy.
It is being presented at the Empire 7 theater which is very easy to find; it’s on the corner of Albert and Metcalfe (from Westboro go down Slater turn on Metcalfe and you will drive right into the underground parking), click here for a map
Click here to order the tickets online
It looks like a number of women from the Powerful Woman Boot Camp class are already attending and so are some of the women from our Thursday Run class. I think it would be fantastic to get a group of us together to experience this movie!
Who wants to go?
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Hi Donna – thanks for sharing this and spreading the word! We’re all pretty excited for tonight’s event! Should be a big crowd!
It’s a fantastic way to celebrate International Women’s Day in advance of Monday!