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THE RIGHT TO HER STORY - SILENCE SPEAKS - FROM VIOLENCE, ABUSE, TRAUMA, TO SURVIVAL & HEALING

The Right to Her Story presents women’s human rights stories created in Silence Speaks workshops held around the world. The stories explore women’s experiences of conflict and displacement, gender-based violence, discrimination, challenges in accessing reproductive health services, and other topics; the storytellers come from Belize, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Republic of Congo, South Africa, and Uganda. A comprehensive training and discussion guide for use by educators and advocates promoting human rights education and action is included as a downloadable .pdf on the DVD.

Nombasa: Nombasa describes the challenges facing girls in her rural South African community, including a lack of infrastructure, high rates of gender-based violence, and poor educational opportunities.

Elisa: Elisa shares the social pressures and economic constraints that led her to have a back-alley abortion in Belize, and talks about her efforts to ensure that young women today have options, when it comes to their sexuality and reproductive health.

Christinia: Christinia chronicles the present-day impact of genocide on her Lakota Sioux family, generations of whom were taken from their communities and placed in boarding schools, where they were abused by teachers and staff.

Kim: Kim describes a series of specific moments across the years of an increasingly abusive intimate relationship, painting a chilling portrait of domestic violence and its impact on families and children.