Document Type
Press Release
Publication Date
2-29-2012
Abstract
Three episodes from the PBS television series “Women, War and Peace,” which spotlights stories of women in conflict zones around the world, will be shown at Lawrence University’s Warch Campus Center cinema.
The series opens Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m. with “I Came toTestify,” the story of 16 women who testified against Serbian-led forces in the Bosnian war.
“Peace Unveiled,” which follows three Afghani women advocating for women’s rights during peace talks with the Taliban, will be shown Saturday, March 3 at 1 p.m.
The series closes Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m. with a screening of “War Redefined,” a film that challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are a man’s domain through interviews with leading thinkers, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, Bosnian war crimes investigator Fadila Memisevic and globalization expert Moisés Naím.
Filmmaker Abigail Disney, who was awarded an honorary degree by Lawrence in 2010, served as an executive producer for the series.
Recommended Citation
Lawrence University, "Lawrence Film Series Features PBS’ Series “Women, War and Peace”" (2012). Press Releases. 165.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/pressreleases/165