Human Rights in Crisis
A selection of Pulitzer Center-sponsored works
When: February 1, 2010
Time: 6-8 PM
Where: Hart Auditorium-Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Reception to follow
Screening and Q&A, with journalists
Welcome by Ann Peters (GULC, 94), Pulitzer Center
Featuring:
• “Afghanistan Disabled,” Don Duncan and Jessica Wanke cover the cultural impact of widespread disability in Afghanistan.
• “Haiti’s Restaveks,” Carmen Russell and Dane Liu’s report on the child slaves who comprise 10% of Haiti’s youth population.
• “Jerusalem: War in My Land” by Arturo Perez, Jr., winner of the Project Report contest, a partnership between the Pulitzer Center and YouTube.
• A selection of videos from William Wheeler and Anna-Katarina Gravgaard explores local efforts to alleviate South Asia’s water crisis.
• “Violence and Venom,” Micah Fink, Gabrielle Weiss and Lisa Biagiotti investigate the impact of homophobia and stigma on HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.
• “Troubles in the Congo,” Kira Kay and Jason Maloney’s report on ongoing instability in the Congo’s Kivu province. Sponsored and produced by the Bureau for International Reporting.
Co-sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center’s Amnesty International Human Rights Film Festival Committee.
For more information contact: [email protected]
or visit: www.pulitzercenter.org
