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Many women in post-war Liberia are jobless and lack decent housing and medical care. Compounding the problem are the more than 30,000 women and girls who served with fighting forces in Liberia’s recent wars. They were constant targets for rape and sexual violence. Find out how former female Liberian soldiers are struggling to piece together their lives again.

Jackie Redd served in Charles Taylor’s forces throughout her teens and early 20s; Florence Ballah worked as a cook and porter in Liberia’s rebel group ULIMO. Both were abducted in their early teens and subsequently joined fighting forces. Tania Bernath is Liberia researcher for Amnesty International.

Events:
Amnesty International's documentary "Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace"
will be shown

Thurs., July 24
92nd St. Y Tribeca
7pm-9pm
Screening, Debate and Discussion
200 Hudson Street

and

Sun., July 27
Riverside Church
11 AM service, After Service Program, 1pm-4pm
Screening, Liberian lunch, Liberian live music and DJ
490 Riverside Drive