Fundamental is a mini docu-series created by the Global Fund for Women. Learn more about the series here. Fundamental is a mini docu-series created by the Global Fund for Women. Learn more about the series here.
Monday, June 1st, at 4pm EST: Episode 1: Rights not Roses (Pakistan) - Facilitated by Natasha Bharj (Psychology and Women and Gender Studies Departments) and Michele Lenhart (OSE). Tonight we will screen the 17-minute episode and then reflect on what we watched. There will be a guided discussion for all attendees to participate in.
This event will be the first of a 6-part series. To see the entire series of events, please refer to this Intercom post.
Child, early, and forced marriage is any marriage—either formal or informal—where at least one of the parties is below the age of 18 and has not expressed full, free, and informed consent. It is a human rights violation, and a harmful practice that disproportionately affects girls. Every year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18—nearly one every two seconds. It happens in all parts of the world, from the Middle East to Latin America, South Asia to the U.S.
In “Rights Not Roses,” we hear directly from Zarmina, a survivor of early marriage. We meet a network of community activists fighting to end the scourge of child, early, and forced marriage in Pakistan, where 21% of girls are married before the age of 18. These include Rukhshanda Naz, a human rights attorney and long-time women’s rights leader who is fighting in Pakistan’s courts to extricate girls like Zarmina from early and forced marriages, and whose passionate advocacy for ending child marriage is informed by her family’s own experiences.
To receive the zoom link and pre/post-event materials, please register on Cognito or Engage. These events count as "Leading in a Diverse World" SLI credit - students who register in Engage and attend all 6 events can earn a certificate.
Please direct any questions or request for accommodations to Sam Elebiary at selebiary@ithaca.edu.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20200519230026203