videos tagged ngos

"The Raging Grannies" is a very special group of activists. These old women heroes take surprising risks to be part of political movements. The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations that started in Victoria, British Columbia, over the winter of 1986/87. There are now groups in many cities and towns in different countries. Jan 2008. 1:40 min.

Through her own personal struggle we see a searing portrait of Rolake Odetoyinbo, Nigerian AIDS activist, who is also someone who knows first-hand the pain of carrying HIV-AIDS -- a disease that is often kept secret from the outside world. Feb 2008. 7:20 min.

A Five-Minute Documentary produced by UNIFEM. 2008. 5:20 min.

BBC Newsnight Report on Womens' Day (March 8, 2007) in Iran. Includes interviews with Iranian women Azar Nafisi interviewed from Washington, Frances Harrison reporting from Tehran and deals with issues surrounding the plight of activists such as Delaram Ali.

This week Everywoman goes back to Kenya post elections for an update on how the political violence has affected women. This program includes Jewish divorce law in Israel and women trapped inside marriage in legal limbo. 12:09 min. EverywomanTV production / Jan 2008.

In Mexico and Guatemala women are being killed at alarming rates but the perpetrators are overwhelmingly never brought to justice. Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas stand in solidarity with the mothers of murdered women in Juarez and call for an end to violence against women. An Amnesty International -International Women's Day conference March 8, 2007.