International Women’s Day : Documentary & Discussion

March 8 is International Women’s Day, commemorated annually to celebrate the achievements of women and reflect on areas in which women around the world are still systemically disadvantaged.
The United Nations’ theme for 2014 is: ‘Equality for women is progress for all’.

In honour of International Women’s Day,  Noor presents a screening of Rafea: Solar Mama, followed by a discussion with Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed.

Rafea: Solar Mama documents the journey of Rafea, a Bedouin woman from one of the poorest desert villages in Jordan, as she travels to India to attend a six-month program training illiterate women from around the world to become solar engineers.
Selected Awards:
– 2012 Oxfam Award for Global Justice
– 2012 Doc NYC Special Jury Prize & Audience Award
– 2012 Wakefield Best of Fest
See the movie trailer

Ananya Mukherjee-Reed (PhD) is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at York University.  She is the author of numerous works, including the book Human Development and Social Power: Perspectives from South Asia (Taylor & Francis, 2008)

Date: Friday March 7
Time: 7 pm
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: Free