March Theme 
#MeToo vs. Time's Up 
&
We Should All Se Feminists

On March  22, 2018
In the CCS Seminar Room, 726
Shepstone Building, Level 7
at 12:00.

All are welcome and encouraged to come, watch, snack, particiapte, and engage in discussions.

Documentaries for #MeToo: "The Rise of Black Lives Matter"
Originally broadcasted by Al Jazeera English YouTube in 2018
Presented by UpFront 

In 2006, the slogan #MeToo started as a movement by American activist Tarana Burke as a way to show solidarity with victims of sexual assault.

That slogan went viral overnight in the wake of Hollywood's Harvey Weinstein scandal last October, which prompted women around the world to break a lot of the silence around sexual assault and harassment and began to share their stories, with more than 12 million posts on Facebook in just 24 hours. Since then, the hashtag has been shared in at least 85 countries around the world. So why has this particular campaign proved to be so powerful? And how has it been received outside of the West?

Documentaries for International Women's Day (Month): "We Should All Be Feminists"
Originally broadcasted by TEDxTalks in 2013
Speaker: Chimamanda Ngozi

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a renowned Nigerian novelist was born in Nigeria in 1977. Her talk speaks to her experience understanding feminism as a young woman and now. Chimamanda presents the case for the different ways in which society sees women and how crucial it is to educate ourselves and others on women (in)equality and oppression, and the importance of feminism in Africa specifically.