MeToo Solidarity Rally on International Women’s Day
The Women’s Action Team invites the community to gather downtown on International Women’s Day. Meet at PLINY PARK at 5 pm. WEAR RED. Bring your signs and songs. In #MeToo Solidarity, we’ll rally against sexual abuse and stand with survivors of sexual assault and harassment. The #MeToo Movement gained momentum in October 2017, after the Weinstein “revelations” of sexual assault hit the media. A simple hashtag- #MeToo - spoke for millions and opened the floodgates for us to speak out, be seen, and support each other. Silenced no longer, we rally to give voice to our experience and change the way victims are treated in America. #MeToo is a global movement of advocacy and empowerment– let’s ride the wave here in Brattleboro.
Join us at PLINY PARK at 5 pm this Thursday. Be ready to march, shout, dance and dismantle the patriarchy. Male allies are welcome. Spread the word!
Screening of “The Hidden Half,” Iranian film
Fri Mar 9th 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Centre Congregational Church - Brattleboro, VT
Windham World Affairs Council Continues its “Understanding Iran Through Film series on Friday, March 9 at 6:30 pm at a new venue, The Centre Congregational Church, Memorial Hall, 193 Main St., Brattleboro.
There will be a screening of the Iranian film, “The Hidden Half,” directed by Tahmineh Milani, Iran’s leading professional woman film director. Her films have won awards both in Iran and at international film festivals. Our presenter is Professor Eric Hooglund, who has devoted his life to studying, researching and teaching about Iran.
The program is free and open to the public. We invite you to come at 6:30 for Iranian pastries and tea before the program, which starts at 7:00. For more information, please visit: www.windhamworldaffairscouncil.org.
The 27th annual Women’s Film Festival!
This year the Festival is taking place over 3 weekends (from March 9th to March 25th) and features more than 50 feature films, documentaries, and shorts. There is truly something for everyone with films about sports, arts, friendship, activism, lesbian/queer lives, motherhood, gender roles, religion, romance, and more. Friday, March 9th is the Opening Night Gala event. Find out more about the schedule and see the trailers of these amazing films.
This year’s theme is REVOLUTION.
Revolution! - The Women’s Film Festival Gala Event
Fri Mar 9th 7:00pm - 10:00pm
New England Youth Theatre, Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT
The 27th annual Women’s Film Festival Gala is here and it’s time for a Revolution!In honor of our exciting opening night film, Left on Pearl, our gala theme this year is revolution. Dress up as your favorite activist, be inspired by a revolutionary time period, or just rebel against patriarchal clothing standards by being your most glamorous, comfortable self!Kicking off the Women’s Film Festival, the Gala begins with a reception of champagne, wine & hors-d'oeuvres, followed by a screening of Left on Pearl. This inspiring documentary highlights a significant event in the women’s movement, when hundreds of Boston area women took over a Harvard-owned building to demand a Women’s Center and low-income housing for the community being displaced by the expanding university. Tickets for the gala are $30 and are being sold now.
The Women’s Film Festival is a fundraiser for The Women’s Freedom Center, a nonprofit organization in Southeastern Vermont committed to offering support and advocacy to survivors of violence, as well as prevention and educational activities to help create a community in which violence is not tolerated. To make a direct gift to support this important work, visit: http://womensfreedomcenter.net/get-involved/
5 movie passes can be purchased for $40 online, via phone by calling the Women’s Freedom Center at 802-257-7364, or in-person at Everyone’s Books at 25 Elliot St. Single tickets are available at the door for $9 general admission, $10 sponsoring admission, and if you need a lower price, sponsored admission tickets are also available for $8.
A Wrinkle In Time - Special Showing!
Sun Mar 11th 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St, Brattleboro, VT
Come out on opening weekend for A Wrinkle in Time. The Latchis Theater, with sponsorship from Elliot Street Fish, Chips and More and the Women’s Action Team, is celebrating this cultural phenom on Sunday, 3/11, 2pm matinee, with discounted tickets (5$) for the
first hundred guests. Everyone’s Books
is graciously giving away copies of the classic book to the first 25 kiddos, too!
We hope you join us in celebrating this beautiful adaptation of a timeless story that champions fighting back the darkness of conformity and fascism. It’s ⭐️black⭐️girl ⭐️magic⭐️ in front of and behind the camera, and it’s giving us all something we can feel. Representation matters!
International Women’s Day campaign theme continues all year!
March 8th sees the annual IWD campaign theme kick off for the year ahead, although many groups around the world adopt and promote the campaign theme from early in the year. The IWD campaign theme provides a unified direction to guide and galvanize collective action. The campaign theme does not end on International Women’s Day. It’s just the start. Throughout the year many groups worldwide adopt the IWD campaign theme for further campaign work, gender-focused initiatives, continuing activity and events. A great example of this was in 2017 when the USA Women’s Hockey Team went on to adopt the #BeBoldForChange IWD campaign theme to later rally for equal pay, boycotting the national finals unless a suitable deal was struck. Many fans and further teams supported the campaign. Find out more at www.internationalwomensday.com.
