The Day I Will Never Forget – WAN – 1st December 2010
A gripping documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto that examines the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM ) in Kenya and the pioneering African women who are bravely reversing the tradition.
Nurse Fardhosa is single-handedly reversing the ritual of female circumcision one village at a time by educating communities about its lasting emotional and physical scars. Meanwhile an inspiring group of runaway girls is seeking a court injunction to stop their parents from forcing them to go through with the practice. Through their words the full implications of breaking with tradition are made clear, as is the incredible courage of the women and girls who risk social ostracism by taking a stand against the practice.
The screening is followed by a discussion, audience Q&A with Naana Otoo-Oyortey from FORWARD, and Lisa Gormley, Amnesty International’s legal advisor on women’s rights and international law and ending with: an action to help end FGM in Europe.
A Women’s Action Network event
Date: Wednesday, 1st December
Time: from 6.45 pm
Venue: The Human Rights Action Centre, Amnesty International UK, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
£5 donation requested towards the work of the Women’s Action Network
Bookings at http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events
