Television premiere: documentary based on book Half the Sky

I still haven't read the book Half the Sky, but I've been to a Half the Sky Book Club held at an independent book store on Haight Street, attended a panel discussion with author Sheryl WuDunn ... and am looking forward to the TV broadcast of the four-hour long documentary based on the book!

Half the Sky filmed in 10 countries, following Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring, courageous individuals. Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. The linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality — which needlessly claim one woman every 90 seconds — present to us the single most vital opportunity of our time: the opportunity to make a change. All over the world women are seizing this opportunity.

Trailer:


Premieres on PBS program Independent Lens
Part 1 (2 hours): Monday, Oct 1
Part 2 (2 hours): Tuesday, Oct 2
Check your local PBS local listings for information on channel number and time.

If you're in one of these cities then you can see the film before the PBS premiere date at a free screening followed by a lively panel discussion.

If you miss the TV broadcast then I'm sure you'll be able to watch it online after the broadcast dates.

Half the Sky author Sheryl WuDunn & Global Fund for Women ED Kavita Ramdas Tonight :: San Francisco, CA. May 24.

Should have posted this earlier ... woops!

Community Conversations: Author Sheryl WuDunn in conversation with Global Fund for Women Executive Director Kavita Ramdas

TODAY! Monday, May 24th, 2010
6:30-8:00 pm
Palace of Fine Arts - 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco

RSVP by 3 PM to Reserve your Seat!



Asylum Access partners with Facing History and Ourselves to present a heartwarming, thought-provoking evening with Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

WuDunn will share stories of resilience, innovation, and empowerment from women around the world in the course of her conversation with Kavita Ramdas, the President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women.

Through her work in the interests of vulnerable populations around the world, WuDunn presents us all with a call not only to protect the world's vulnerable populations, but to actively fight injustice.