Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Sexual Violence as a Weapon in Congo
The New York Times reports that UN officials cited that approximately 500 women were raped in eastern Congo in July and August, demonstrating that both rebel militias and government troops used sexual violence as a weapon.
We are releasing 2 titles this Fall dealing with the current situation in Congo, CONGO IN FOUR ACTS, which is composed of 4 short films including one specifically about violence against women, and STATE OF MIND: HEALING TRAUMA about Albert Pesso, an American psychotherapist who brings his method to Congo to help war victims, including a woman who was held hostage and sexually abused for two years. Labels: albert pesso, congo, fall 2010 release, new titles, New York Times, psychotherapy, war, women's issues
Director Ilan Ziv on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Ilan Ziv, director of JESUS POLITICS, released an article with journalist Daoud Kuttab on the conflict between Israel and Palestine and how the region could be saved by an international tribunal.Click here to read this insightful article. Labels: articles, Daoud Kuttab, Ilan Ziv, Israel, Palestine, war
Energy at the center of the Pentagon's concerns
The article "The New Geopolitics of Energy" in The Nation highlights how the struggle over energy resources, rather than ideology or politics, has come to dominate the martial landscape and is now the world leaders' main concern.
The film ENERGY WAR reveals precisely how the economic importance of fossil fuels affects international politics and becomes a powerful tool of foreign policy.Labels: energy, environment, politics, war