hello it is wonderful to be back in Ann Arbor my hometown back here at the
Arbor my hometown back here at the
Arbor my hometown back here at the University of Michigan I’m a documentary
University of Michigan I’m a documentary
University of Michigan I’m a documentary filmmaker which means I’m a storyteller
filmmaker which means I’m a storyteller
filmmaker which means I’m a storyteller so I’d like to start by telling you all
so I’d like to start by telling you all
so I’d like to start by telling you all a story from when I was a student here
a story from when I was a student here
a story from when I was a student here at the University of Michigan the summer
at the University of Michigan the summer
at the University of Michigan the summer after my sophomore year I was selected
after my sophomore year I was selected
after my sophomore year I was selected to go to Tanzania with five other U of M
to go to Tanzania with five other U of M
to go to Tanzania with five other U of M students to create a short documentary
students to create a short documentary
students to create a short documentary for the Clinton Global Initiative at a
for the Clinton Global Initiative at a
for the Clinton Global Initiative at a disability Hospital in Dar es Salaam
disability Hospital in Dar es Salaam
disability Hospital in Dar es Salaam when we arrived at the hospital the six
when we arrived at the hospital the six
when we arrived at the hospital the six of us were taken into a small conference
of us were taken into a small conference
of us were taken into a small conference room and the hospital director told us
room and the hospital director told us
room and the hospital director told us about the various issues affecting
about the various issues affecting
about the various issues affecting people in the hospital this is when I
people in the hospital this is when I
people in the hospital this is when I was first introduced to the maternal
was first introduced to the maternal
was first introduced to the maternal birth injury known as an obstetric
birth injury known as an obstetric
birth injury known as an obstetric fistula or a hole between a woman’s
fistula or a hole between a woman’s
fistula or a hole between a woman’s vagina bladder rectum or both which
vagina bladder rectum or both which
vagina bladder rectum or both which leads to incontinence or the inability
leads to incontinence or the inability
leads to incontinence or the inability to control your bladder and bowels in
to control your bladder and bowels in
to control your bladder and bowels in Tanzania most obstetric fistula occur
Tanzania most obstetric fistula occur
Tanzania most obstetric fistula occur when women don’t have access to
when women don’t have access to
when women don’t have access to reproductive health care they might go
reproductive health care they might go
reproductive health care they might go into labor in a rural area and have
into labor in a rural area and have
into labor in a rural area and have complications and it could take six or
complications and it could take six or
complications and it could take six or seven days to see a doctor in that time
seven days to see a doctor in that time
seven days to see a doctor in that time the baby’s head will press up against
the baby’s head will press up against
the baby’s head will press up against the vaginal wall into the pelvic bone
the vaginal wall into the pelvic bone
the vaginal wall into the pelvic bone causing tissue to die holes to form and
causing tissue to die holes to form and
causing tissue to die holes to form and often the baby loses its life after this
often the baby loses its life after this
often the baby loses its life after this trauma women are often ostracized from
trauma women are often ostracized from
trauma women are often ostracized from their communities and because of the
their communities and because of the
their communities and because of the smell they might be considered cursed
smell they might be considered cursed
smell they might be considered cursed the good news is that there is a
the good news is that there is a
the good news is that there is a straightforward repair surgery available
straightforward repair surgery available
straightforward repair surgery available which is exactly what this hospital was
which is exactly what this hospital was
which is exactly what this hospital was able to provide the hospital director
able to provide the hospital director
able to provide the hospital director invited the women in our group to go and
invited the women in our group to go and
invited the women in our group to go and visit the women in the fistula ward who
visit the women in the fistula ward who
visit the women in the fistula ward who were recovering from surgery and the day
were recovering from surgery and the day
were recovering from surgery and the day that we went we met women from all over
that we went we met women from all over
that we went we met women from all over the country from all walks of life and
the country from all walks of life and
the country from all walks of life and of all ages but the woman who sticks in
of all ages but the woman who sticks in
of all ages but the woman who sticks in my mind to this very day is Sarafina
my mind to this very day is Sarafina
my mind to this very day is Sarafina there she is she’s from the northern
there she is she’s from the northern
there she is she’s from the northern part of the country and she had been
part of the country and she had been
part of the country and she had been living with her obstetric fistula since
living with her obstetric fistula since
living with her obstetric fistula since 1959 until recently when the hospital
1959 until recently when the hospital
1959 until recently when the hospital each staff had gone into her village
each staff had gone into her village
each staff had gone into her village looking for women in need of surgery she
looking for women in need of surgery she
looking for women in need of surgery she had no idea there was a repair surgery
had no idea there was a repair surgery
had no idea there was a repair surgery available later in the week the women in
available later in the week the women in
available later in the week the women in our group were again invited to visit a
our group were again invited to visit a
our group were again invited to visit a small nonprofit organization associated
small nonprofit organization associated
small nonprofit organization associated with the hospital called the moment II
with the hospital called the moment II
with the hospital called the moment II Center which was training women who were
Center which was training women who were
Center which was training women who were recovering from their fistula repair
recovering from their fistula repair
recovering from their fistula repair surgery to do various crafts because
surgery to do various crafts because
surgery to do various crafts because many of them had been abandoned by
many of them had been abandoned by
many of them had been abandoned by husbands and families and didn’t have a
husbands and families and didn’t have a
husbands and families and didn’t have a means to support themselves when we went
means to support themselves when we went
means to support themselves when we went to the momenti center it was on the
to the momenti center it was on the
to the momenti center it was on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam in a small
outskirts of Dar es Salaam in a small
outskirts of Dar es Salaam in a small house the Sun was shining and the women
house the Sun was shining and the women
house the Sun was shining and the women were beating and making jewelry they
were beating and making jewelry they
were beating and making jewelry they were learning how to print and to create
were learning how to print and to create
were learning how to print and to create bags and purses and their kids were
bags and purses and their kids were
bags and purses and their kids were playing in the grass and they were just
playing in the grass and they were just
playing in the grass and they were just laughing and talking and sharing their
laughing and talking and sharing their
laughing and talking and sharing their stories and it struck me that the
stories and it struck me that the
stories and it struck me that the Mobility Center
Mobility Center
Mobility Center was so much more than a place to learn a
was so much more than a place to learn a
was so much more than a place to learn a vocational skill it was a place for
vocational skill it was a place for
vocational skill it was a place for these women to heal emotionally and
these women to heal emotionally and
these women to heal emotionally and spiritually after the trauma that they’d
spiritually after the trauma that they’d
spiritually after the trauma that they’d experienced this experience had a
experienced this experience had a
experienced this experience had a profound impact on me for two reasons
profound impact on me for two reasons
profound impact on me for two reasons first for exposing me to an issue that
first for exposing me to an issue that
first for exposing me to an issue that only affects women in the developing
only affects women in the developing
only affects women in the developing world and second for formally
world and second for formally
world and second for formally introducing me to the power of art
introducing me to the power of art
introducing me to the power of art creativity and commerce to create social
creativity and commerce to create social
creativity and commerce to create social change after this experience I did not
change after this experience I did not
change after this experience I did not go on to become a doctor or a public
go on to become a doctor or a public
go on to become a doctor or a public health expert I was interested not only
health expert I was interested not only
health expert I was interested not only in obstetric fistula but all sorts of
in obstetric fistula but all sorts of
in obstetric fistula but all sorts of issues that affect women in the US and
issues that affect women in the US and
issues that affect women in the US and around the world I became consumed with
around the world I became consumed with
around the world I became consumed with learning about domestic violence and
learning about domestic violence and
learning about domestic violence and forced prostitution genital cutting and
forced prostitution genital cutting and
forced prostitution genital cutting and child marriage human reproductive rights
child marriage human reproductive rights
child marriage human reproductive rights girls education the gender wage gap and
girls education the gender wage gap and
girls education the gender wage gap and the more I learned about these terrible
the more I learned about these terrible
the more I learned about these terrible issues the more I started to come across
issues the more I started to come across
issues the more I started to come across awful statistics like that one in three
awful statistics like that one in three
awful statistics like that one in three women globally will experience violence
women globally will experience violence
women globally will experience violence in her lifetime or that a hundred
in her lifetime or that a hundred
in her lifetime or that a hundred million women around the world have
million women around the world have
million women around the world have obstetric fistula like the women I met
obstetric fistula like the women I met
obstetric fistula like the women I met in Tanzania or that in 2017 American
in Tanzania or that in 2017 American
in Tanzania or that in 2017 American women on average still make just 80
women on average still make just 80
women on average still make just 80 cents for every dollar that a man makes
cents for every dollar that a man makes
cents for every dollar that a man makes for doing the exact same job and in
for doing the exact same job and in
for doing the exact same job and in Michigan that’s 74 cents on the dollar
Michigan that’s 74 cents on the dollar
Michigan that’s 74 cents on the dollar before I learn these terrible statistics
before I learn these terrible statistics
before I learn these terrible statistics the more I just started to feel
the more I just started to feel
the more I just started to feel debilitated by the numbers it seemed
debilitated by the numbers it seemed
debilitated by the numbers it seemed like we’ve been aware of these issues
like we’ve been aware of these issues
like we’ve been aware of these issues for decades so if we’ve been aware why
for decades so if we’ve been aware why
for decades so if we’ve been aware why haven’t we moved past awareness and into
haven’t we moved past awareness and into
haven’t we moved past awareness and into real and lasting change I believe one
real and lasting change I believe one
real and lasting change I believe one reason is we’re not utilizing a very
reason is we’re not utilizing a very
reason is we’re not utilizing a very important resource that’s present in
important resource that’s present in
important resource that’s present in every family community country and
every family community country and
every family community country and continent that resource is culture
continent that resource is culture
continent that resource is culture culture is anything from food and
culture is anything from food and
culture is anything from food and language to traditions and holidays and
language to traditions and holidays and
language to traditions and holidays and importantly music dance fashion theater
importantly music dance fashion theater
importantly music dance fashion theater art culture has a profound power to
art culture has a profound power to
art culture has a profound power to influence how we think about the world
influence how we think about the world
influence how we think about the world that traditional means of creating
that traditional means of creating
that traditional means of creating social change do not four years ago all
social change do not four years ago all
social change do not four years ago all these ideas were bouncing around in my
these ideas were bouncing around in my
these ideas were bouncing around in my head those terrible statistics but also
head those terrible statistics but also
head those terrible statistics but also that experience I had in Tanzania seeing
that experience I had in Tanzania seeing
that experience I had in Tanzania seeing the power of Arts and creativity to give
the power of Arts and creativity to give
the power of Arts and creativity to give women a second chance then a friend of
women a second chance then a friend of
women a second chance then a friend of mine came back from a Fulbright in India
mine came back from a Fulbright in India
mine came back from a Fulbright in India and she told me about this incredible
and she told me about this incredible
and she told me about this incredible woman who is using dance to rehabilitate
woman who is using dance to rehabilitate
woman who is using dance to rehabilitate sex trafficking survivors and suddenly
sex trafficking survivors and suddenly
sex trafficking survivors and suddenly it all clicked UCI advented dancer from
it all clicked UCI advented dancer from
it all clicked UCI advented dancer from when I was two years old dancing right
when I was two years old dancing right
when I was two years old dancing right here on the power center stage though
here on the power center stage though
here on the power center stage though definitely never for a sold-out audience
definitely never for a sold-out audience
definitely never for a sold-out audience through graduating from the University
through graduating from the University
through graduating from the University of Michigan and I just knew
of Michigan and I just knew
of Michigan and I just knew instinctively the power that dance could
instinctively the power that dance could
instinctively the power that dance could have to help girls reclaim their bodies
have to help girls reclaim their bodies
have to help girls reclaim their bodies and get back into their bodies and learn
and get back into their bodies and learn
and get back into their bodies and learn to love their bodies again after their
to love their bodies again after their
to love their bodies again after their bodies had been taken from them through
bodies had been taken from them through
bodies had been taken from them through forced prostitution so I reached out to
forced prostitution so I reached out to
forced prostitution so I reached out to this woman named Sohini Chakraborty and
this woman named Sohini Chakraborty and
this woman named Sohini Chakraborty and I asked her first guide call and that
I asked her first guide call and that
I asked her first guide call and that initial conversation led to my most
initial conversation led to my most
initial conversation led to my most recent documentary which is called
recent documentary which is called
recent documentary which is called little stones and I’d like to show you a
little stones and I’d like to show you a
little stones and I’d like to show you a clip from little stones now
so we are going to Loki can’t oh cool we
so we are going to Loki can’t oh cool we will be visiting her shoosh a shelter
will be visiting her shoosh a shelter
will be visiting her shoosh a shelter home anti-trafficking organization and
home anti-trafficking organization and
home anti-trafficking organization and we run dance movement therapy program
we run dance movement therapy program
we run dance movement therapy program over there today actually we are working
over there today actually we are working
over there today actually we are working with this group as I said this is a
with this group as I said this is a
with this group as I said this is a mixed pool like there is survivors of
mixed pool like there is survivors of
mixed pool like there is survivors of sex trafficking as well as other
sex trafficking as well as other
sex trafficking as well as other survivors of sexual violence
so trafficking in itself when we are
so trafficking in itself when we are looking at it it’s just the fact that
looking at it it’s just the fact that
looking at it it’s just the fact that someone is being exploited and someone
someone is being exploited and someone
someone is being exploited and someone else is benefiting from that and it
else is benefiting from that and it
else is benefiting from that and it could be varied I mean it could be for
could be varied I mean it could be for
could be varied I mean it could be for labor it could be for domestic world but
labor it could be for domestic world but
labor it could be for domestic world but in the sex trafficking minor girls are
in the sex trafficking minor girls are
in the sex trafficking minor girls are being taken from their homes young women
being taken from their homes young women
being taken from their homes young women are being forced to come out and be put
are being forced to come out and be put
are being forced to come out and be put into brothels which are really absolute
into brothels which are really absolute
into brothels which are really absolute hell holes to be in and then they’re
hell holes to be in and then they’re
hell holes to be in and then they’re being forced to attend to these
being forced to attend to these
being forced to attend to these customers who come sometime ten fifteen
customers who come sometime ten fifteen
customers who come sometime ten fifteen twenty in a day
twenty in a day
twenty in a day [Music]
[Music]
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Manticore Tokyo Cano Vega JJJ somos –
Manticore Tokyo Cano Vega JJJ somos – cash – Menasha money today when a 60 l
cash – Menasha money today when a 60 l
cash – Menasha money today when a 60 l jo EEG cigarette-case signal to Chaka D
jo EEG cigarette-case signal to Chaka D
jo EEG cigarette-case signal to Chaka D language at other K little most of the
language at other K little most of the
language at other K little most of the children who are trafficked into the
children who are trafficked into the
children who are trafficked into the brothels and red-light area
brothels and red-light area
brothels and red-light area first they cut off from their body the
first they cut off from their body the
first they cut off from their body the disconnection they started to hit their
disconnection they started to hit their
disconnection they started to hit their body after Ginny’s Jetta actually
body after Ginny’s Jetta actually
body after Ginny’s Jetta actually equipped to be towed away except I
equipped to be towed away except I
equipped to be towed away except I thought bowling except say take a Tom
thought bowling except say take a Tom
thought bowling except say take a Tom Danita Unnithan Avila who donates a bit
Danita Unnithan Avila who donates a bit
Danita Unnithan Avila who donates a bit or a digital gibberish Egmont idea what
or a digital gibberish Egmont idea what
or a digital gibberish Egmont idea what with the body is so important because
with the body is so important because
with the body is so important because when the exploitation when the violence
when the exploitation when the violence
when the exploitation when the violence when the abuse anything it’s happen it’s
when the abuse anything it’s happen it’s
when the abuse anything it’s happen it’s a tremendous physical trauma we really
a tremendous physical trauma we really
a tremendous physical trauma we really do not have that much tool available to
do not have that much tool available to
do not have that much tool available to work on the physical trauma in the end I
work on the physical trauma in the end I
work on the physical trauma in the end I decided to not only focus on Shaheen II
decided to not only focus on Shaheen II
decided to not only focus on Shaheen II but also three other women who are using
but also three other women who are using
but also three other women who are using culture to create social change for
culture to create social change for
culture to create social change for women and girls around the world
senegalese hip-hop star and activist
senegalese hip-hop star and activist sister Fah rose to fame when she was
sister Fah rose to fame when she was
sister Fah rose to fame when she was just 19 years old as the country’s first
just 19 years old as the country’s first
just 19 years old as the country’s first solo female rap artist when she was in
solo female rap artist when she was in
solo female rap artist when she was in high school thought you discovered as
high school thought you discovered as
high school thought you discovered as she put it that she was not a complete
she put it that she was not a complete
she put it that she was not a complete woman because she had been cut or
woman because she had been cut or
woman because she had been cut or undergone female genital mutilation
undergone female genital mutilation
undergone female genital mutilation now sister fog goes on tour throughout
now sister fog goes on tour throughout
now sister fog goes on tour throughout West Africa using her music to spark a
West Africa using her music to spark a
West Africa using her music to spark a dialogue around child marriage and
dialogue around child marriage and
dialogue around child marriage and genital cutting and she’s even started
genital cutting and she’s even started
genital cutting and she’s even started to work with the African Diaspora
to work with the African Diaspora
to work with the African Diaspora community in her new home in Berlin
community in her new home in Berlin
community in her new home in Berlin Germany American fashion designer Anna
Germany American fashion designer Anna
Germany American fashion designer Anna Taylor first moved to Nairobi when she
Taylor first moved to Nairobi when she
Taylor first moved to Nairobi when she was in high school with her parents
was in high school with her parents
was in high school with her parents volunteer she went on to
volunteer she went on to
volunteer she went on to the apparel design at the University of
the apparel design at the University of
the apparel design at the University of Arkansas and on winter break her
Arkansas and on winter break her
Arkansas and on winter break her sophomore year she went back to Nairobi
sophomore year she went back to Nairobi
sophomore year she went back to Nairobi to visit her parents who were still
to visit her parents who were still
to visit her parents who were still living there on that trip she met an
living there on that trip she met an
living there on that trip she met an unemployed yet very talented seamstress
unemployed yet very talented seamstress
unemployed yet very talented seamstress named Judith who just needed enough
named Judith who just needed enough
named Judith who just needed enough money to put three meals on the table
money to put three meals on the table
money to put three meals on the table and to send her kids to school on that
and to send her kids to school on that
and to send her kids to school on that trip Anna hatched a plan she decided she
trip Anna hatched a plan she decided she
trip Anna hatched a plan she decided she would hire Judith to make clothing that
would hire Judith to make clothing that
would hire Judith to make clothing that she could sell to friends and family
she could sell to friends and family
she could sell to friends and family back in the United States and she would
back in the United States and she would
back in the United States and she would give the proceeds back to Judith before
give the proceeds back to Judith before
give the proceeds back to Judith before Anna even graduated from the University
Anna even graduated from the University
Anna even graduated from the University of Arkansas she was selected to show her
of Arkansas she was selected to show her
of Arkansas she was selected to show her clothing line named Judith and James
clothing line named Judith and James
clothing line named Judith and James after Judith at New York Fashion Week
Brazilian graffiti artist Pan Malik
Brazilian graffiti artist Pan Malik Castro is one of the country’s most
Castro is one of the country’s most
Castro is one of the country’s most famous graffiti artists in a
famous graffiti artists in a
famous graffiti artists in a traditionally male-dominated field in
traditionally male-dominated field in
traditionally male-dominated field in 2004 Penn Bella’s husband brutally beat
2004 Penn Bella’s husband brutally beat
2004 Penn Bella’s husband brutally beat her up and locked her in her home for
her up and locked her in her home for
her up and locked her in her home for three days eventually she escaped and
three days eventually she escaped and
three days eventually she escaped and she went to the police station but the
she went to the police station but the
she went to the police station but the police said sorry there’s nothing we can
police said sorry there’s nothing we can
police said sorry there’s nothing we can do because at that time Brazil did not
do because at that time Brazil did not
do because at that time Brazil did not have a law prohibiting domestic violence
have a law prohibiting domestic violence
have a law prohibiting domestic violence two years later the maria de pena law
two years later the maria de pena law
two years later the maria de pena law was passed
was passed
was passed named after a survivor who’d been shot
named after a survivor who’d been shot
named after a survivor who’d been shot multiple times by her then husband and
multiple times by her then husband and
multiple times by her then husband and left paralyzed this law was celebrated
left paralyzed this law was celebrated
left paralyzed this law was celebrated by women’s rights groups all over the
by women’s rights groups all over the
by women’s rights groups all over the world is this landmark legislation there
world is this landmark legislation there
world is this landmark legislation there was only one problem most of the women
was only one problem most of the women
was only one problem most of the women who so desperately needed this law had
who so desperately needed this law had
who so desperately needed this law had no idea their rights had changed so
no idea their rights had changed so
no idea their rights had changed so panella decided that she would use her
panella decided that she would use her
panella decided that she would use her graffiti art to raise awareness about
graffiti art to raise awareness about
graffiti art to raise awareness about this so-called private issue in the most
this so-called private issue in the most
this so-called private issue in the most public way possible through street art
public way possible through street art
public way possible through street art but she didn’t stop there say art oh no
but she didn’t stop there say art oh no
but she didn’t stop there say art oh no mommy Pamela Castro Elsa dong-yi
mommy Pamela Castro Elsa dong-yi
mommy Pamela Castro Elsa dong-yi Regina Muir came grupo formado graffiti
Regina Muir came grupo formado graffiti
Regina Muir came grupo formado graffiti resna gay sex appeal Casa – promote very
resna gay sex appeal Casa – promote very
resna gay sex appeal Casa – promote very rich las mujeres for me it’s very easy
rich las mujeres for me it’s very easy
rich las mujeres for me it’s very easy just to paint canvas paint O’War and be
just to paint canvas paint O’War and be
just to paint canvas paint O’War and be our famous artist but when I came home
our famous artist but when I came home
our famous artist but when I came home puts my head’s in the pillow to sleep I
puts my head’s in the pillow to sleep I
puts my head’s in the pillow to sleep I imagine all the woman that suffering how
imagine all the woman that suffering how
imagine all the woman that suffering how I will be a famous nice to reach arches
I will be a famous nice to reach arches
I will be a famous nice to reach arches and ignore everything that’s happened
and ignore everything that’s happened
and ignore everything that’s happened outside and I decide to use these
outside and I decide to use these
outside and I decide to use these graffiti and the respect that I have in
graffiti and the respect that I have in
graffiti and the respect that I have in the graffiti to talk about something for
the graffiti to talk about something for
the graffiti to talk about something for today’s present was Korean where
today’s present was Korean where
today’s present was Korean where geography check image call prop removal
geography check image call prop removal
geography check image call prop removal America pain propolis of rebuilding
America pain propolis of rebuilding
America pain propolis of rebuilding Saddam ash
Saddam ash
Saddam ash now if I come to a community or to a
now if I come to a community or to a
now if I come to a community or to a school saying that I’m going to talk
school saying that I’m going to talk
school saying that I’m going to talk about the mass balance people will not
about the mass balance people will not
about the mass balance people will not come when you come and say that you will
come when you come and say that you will
come when you come and say that you will have a graffiti workshop everybody wants
have a graffiti workshop everybody wants
have a graffiti workshop everybody wants to come all the teenagers go because
to come all the teenagers go because
to come all the teenagers go because they wanna graffiti but when begins the
they wanna graffiti but when begins the
they wanna graffiti but when begins the discussion they all have stories I keep
discussion they all have stories I keep
discussion they all have stories I keep them into the meat of violence and
them into the meat of violence and
them into the meat of violence and America they attend Casa Jim Amiga mía
America they attend Casa Jim Amiga mía
America they attend Casa Jim Amiga mía Jonah mirada de la noche de calabaza Mon
Jonah mirada de la noche de calabaza Mon
Jonah mirada de la noche de calabaza Mon Cala hope for Miley il a shipboard
Cala hope for Miley il a shipboard
Cala hope for Miley il a shipboard Zubaydah SE le voy a la sala kaeo paella
Zubaydah SE le voy a la sala kaeo paella
Zubaydah SE le voy a la sala kaeo paella meses enamorado Chicago LA psychopath OG
meses enamorado Chicago LA psychopath OG
meses enamorado Chicago LA psychopath OG l SI de por Alice I pray trouble in a
l SI de por Alice I pray trouble in a
l SI de por Alice I pray trouble in a porta elf well I agree to a la Tomoko
porta elf well I agree to a la Tomoko
porta elf well I agree to a la Tomoko Nakara de la allah failfish get out what
Nakara de la allah failfish get out what
Nakara de la allah failfish get out what i think is so powerful about what pan
i think is so powerful about what pan
i think is so powerful about what pan mela is doing is she’s not only getting
mela is doing is she’s not only getting
mela is doing is she’s not only getting high school girls to talk about domestic
high school girls to talk about domestic
high school girls to talk about domestic violence she’s also getting boys in the
violence she’s also getting boys in the
violence she’s also getting boys in the room because in brazil graffiti is cool
room because in brazil graffiti is cool
room because in brazil graffiti is cool and all the guys wanna learn graffiti
and all the guys wanna learn graffiti
and all the guys wanna learn graffiti from a famous graffiti artist now this
from a famous graffiti artist now this
from a famous graffiti artist now this gets to the heart of what i think is so
gets to the heart of what i think is so
gets to the heart of what i think is so powerful about all these women they’re
powerful about all these women they’re
powerful about all these women they’re using culture and the cultural resources
using culture and the cultural resources
using culture and the cultural resources available to them to create change
available to them to create change
available to them to create change around issues that others just thought
around issues that others just thought
around issues that others just thought one person probably couldn’t have an
one person probably couldn’t have an
one person probably couldn’t have an hacked on Anna Taylor isn’t just giving
hacked on Anna Taylor isn’t just giving
hacked on Anna Taylor isn’t just giving handouts to women in Nairobi she’s
handouts to women in Nairobi she’s
handouts to women in Nairobi she’s created a sustainable business model and
created a sustainable business model and
created a sustainable business model and path out of poverty through the export
path out of poverty through the export
path out of poverty through the export market and she uses the proceeds of her
market and she uses the proceeds of her
market and she uses the proceeds of her business to fund a nonprofit sewing
business to fund a nonprofit sewing
business to fund a nonprofit sewing training program which teaches women
training program which teaches women
training program which teaches women living in poverty how to sew for free in
living in poverty how to sew for free in
living in poverty how to sew for free in West Africa it’s difficult to talk about
West Africa it’s difficult to talk about
West Africa it’s difficult to talk about female genital mutilation even in the
female genital mutilation even in the
female genital mutilation even in the United States there’s never a good time
United States there’s never a good time
United States there’s never a good time to bring it up although in West Africa
to bring it up although in West Africa
to bring it up although in West Africa is considered taboo sister Fah has
is considered taboo sister Fah has
is considered taboo sister Fah has figured out how to take a difficult
figured out how to take a difficult
figured out how to take a difficult conversation and turn it into a joyful
conversation and turn it into a joyful
conversation and turn it into a joyful celebration and that positivity leads
celebration and that positivity leads
celebration and that positivity leads people to a more open dialogue and
people to a more open dialogue and
people to a more open dialogue and allows them to maybe think about
allows them to maybe think about
allows them to maybe think about changing these deeply rooted cultural
changing these deeply rooted cultural
changing these deeply rooted cultural practices in India there’s a long
practices in India there’s a long
practices in India there’s a long tradition of using dance meditation and
tradition of using dance meditation and
tradition of using dance meditation and holistic healing there’s also a profound
holistic healing there’s also a profound
holistic healing there’s also a profound lack of financial resources to provide
lack of financial resources to provide
lack of financial resources to provide therapy for the girls who are
therapy for the girls who are
therapy for the girls who are traumatized and marginalized because of
traumatized and marginalized because of
traumatized and marginalized because of their sexual trauma
their sexual trauma
their sexual trauma so Heaney has figured out a way to help
so Heaney has figured out a way to help
so Heaney has figured out a way to help provide cost-effective therapy in a
provide cost-effective therapy in a
provide cost-effective therapy in a really fun way through dance and panella
really fun way through dance and panella
really fun way through dance and panella in 2006 when the Brazilian domestic
in 2006 when the Brazilian domestic
in 2006 when the Brazilian domestic violence law was approved only a small
violence law was approved only a small
violence law was approved only a small fraction of the population knew that
fraction of the population knew that
fraction of the population knew that this law had been passed in recent polls
this law had been passed in recent polls
this law had been passed in recent polls 97 percent of men and women in Brazil
97 percent of men and women in Brazil
97 percent of men and women in Brazil know about this law and that’s a huge
know about this law and that’s a huge
know about this law and that’s a huge leap in awareness in just a little over
leap in awareness in just a little over
leap in awareness in just a little over a decade and panella and her brightly
a decade and panella and her brightly
a decade and panella and her brightly colored how very well publicized your
colored how very well publicized your
colored how very well publicized your fede art most certainly played a role
fede art most certainly played a role
fede art most certainly played a role these women Anna Piniella Shaheen e and
these women Anna Piniella Shaheen e and
these women Anna Piniella Shaheen e and sister Fah
sister Fah
sister Fah they tell us something that those
they tell us something that those
they tell us something that those terrible statistics I mentioned earlier
terrible statistics I mentioned earlier
terrible statistics I mentioned earlier do not solutions see statistics are
do not solutions see statistics are
do not solutions see statistics are important because they help us
important because they help us
important because they help us understand what the issues are but they
understand what the issues are but they
understand what the issues are but they don’t tell us what we can do about it
don’t tell us what we can do about it
don’t tell us what we can do about it and that’s why sharing individual
and that’s why sharing individual
and that’s why sharing individual stories is so important
stories is so important
stories is so important for example do you think Sohini set out
for example do you think Sohini set out
for example do you think Sohini set out to help all 20 million survivors of
to help all 20 million survivors of
to help all 20 million survivors of forced prostitution globally probably
forced prostitution globally probably
forced prostitution globally probably not but she’s had a huge impact over
not but she’s had a huge impact over
not but she’s had a huge impact over 65,000 survivors in India Nepal and
65,000 survivors in India Nepal and
65,000 survivors in India Nepal and Bangladesh have all that helped by her
Bangladesh have all that helped by her
Bangladesh have all that helped by her dance therapy organization and she’s
dance therapy organization and she’s
dance therapy organization and she’s trained 63 survivors to become
trained 63 survivors to become
trained 63 survivors to become professional dance movement therapist
professional dance movement therapist
professional dance movement therapist which does two things one those
which does two things one those
which does two things one those survivors are now going out and helping
survivors are now going out and helping
survivors are now going out and helping younger survivors and 2 they’re earning
younger survivors and 2 they’re earning
younger survivors and 2 they’re earning a living wage which means they will
a living wage which means they will
a living wage which means they will never go back to the brothel or do you
never go back to the brothel or do you
never go back to the brothel or do you think Ana worries about the estimated 1
think Ana worries about the estimated 1
think Ana worries about the estimated 1 billion people globally living on less
billion people globally living on less
billion people globally living on less than a dollar a day
than a dollar a day
than a dollar a day probably not but she does worry about
probably not but she does worry about
probably not but she does worry about the three women she employs full-time
the three women she employs full-time
the three women she employs full-time the over 200 contract workers she
the over 200 contract workers she
the over 200 contract workers she regularly hires the 47 women who
regularly hires the 47 women who
regularly hires the 47 women who graduated from her tailored training
graduated from her tailored training
graduated from her tailored training program and her best friend Judith who
program and her best friend Judith who
program and her best friend Judith who now has enough money to send all nine of
now has enough money to send all nine of
now has enough money to send all nine of her children to school and in one
her children to school and in one
her children to school and in one generation is breaking the cycle of
generation is breaking the cycle of
generation is breaking the cycle of poverty
poverty
poverty I do what I do because I believe these
I do what I do because I believe these
I do what I do because I believe these stories matter these women are thinking
stories matter these women are thinking
stories matter these women are thinking outside the box and daring to dream up
outside the box and daring to dream up
outside the box and daring to dream up solutions that might seem far-fetched or
solutions that might seem far-fetched or
solutions that might seem far-fetched or may be too small a scale to really have
may be too small a scale to really have
may be too small a scale to really have an impact but what if every dance school
an impact but what if every dance school
an impact but what if every dance school in the United States offered a free
in the United States offered a free
in the United States offered a free class to survivors of sexual trauma or
class to survivors of sexual trauma or
class to survivors of sexual trauma or what if every business owner donated a
what if every business owner donated a
what if every business owner donated a percentage of their profits to fund
percentage of their profits to fund
percentage of their profits to fund nonprofit training programs or what if
nonprofit training programs or what if
nonprofit training programs or what if right here at the University of Michigan
right here at the University of Michigan
right here at the University of Michigan we started a nationwide campus trend
we started a nationwide campus trend
we started a nationwide campus trend using the culture of sports to get more
using the culture of sports to get more
using the culture of sports to get more men excited about the women’s movement
men excited about the women’s movement
men excited about the women’s movement imagine pep rallies with all of the
imagine pep rallies with all of the
imagine pep rallies with all of the famous athletes and even coach Harbaugh
famous athletes and even coach Harbaugh
famous athletes and even coach Harbaugh speaking out and sharing personal
speaking out and sharing personal
speaking out and sharing personal stories about the women in their lives
stories about the women in their lives
stories about the women in their lives that make them want gender equality
that make them want gender equality
that make them want gender equality then we might see large-scale cultural
then we might see large-scale cultural
then we might see large-scale cultural change we would also be the leaders in
change we would also be the leaders in
change we would also be the leaders in best thank you
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