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FILM.
March
8, 2013 - Because
Our Cause is Just is
an eye-opening documentary about the struggle of women in countries experiencing
the so-called “Arab Spring.” Begun as a civil movement of women and men seeking
human rights and justice after decades of dictatorship, the revolutionary wave
has not yielded justice for all. Instead, the political openings caused by
these revolts have been exploited by Islamist groups who seek to not only
exclude women from the political process but to remove them from public life
through intimidation, oppressive legislation, and even physical
violence.
Produced by Women’s Learning Partnership, the film reveals how women in the Middle East-North Africa region are continuing to fight for the right to be part of their countries evolving political systems. Award-winning filmmakers Deb Bergeron and Kim Connell conducted powerful interviews with women who are defending human rights and seeking progress on the ground in Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Lebanon, Iran, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. By examining the consequences of inequality, the film underscores the connection between the fate of democracy and the future of global security in the post-9/11 era. Because Our Cause is Just ends with a way forward: the realization of men and women in the region that democracy without rights for women and minorities is not real democracy, and that only real democracy will bring dignity and peace to their nations and to the world.
Because Our Cause is Just (2013)
Producer: Women’s Learning Partnership / Rainlake Productions, Deb Bergeron
& Kim Campbell
Director: Deb Bergeron