Tuesday, September 22 We’ve got a busy schedule planned for today at the American Corner! 16:30 – 18:00 Film screening of “Disruption” followed by discussion This past Sunday, more than 30,000 people marched through the streets of New York City (as well as in 166 countries worldwide) as part of the People’s Climate March 2014, largest climate change demonstration in history organized just in time for today’s U.N. Climate Summit hosted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Join us in the American Corner today at 4:30 to watch “Disruption,” a new documentary featuring some of the environmental movement’s top leaders and hear their calls for a new strategy to address the climate crisis: a public movement and uprising that forces world leaders to replace rhetoric with action. Disruption seeks to answer a fundamental question: When it comes to climate change, why do we do so little when we know so much? The movie lays bare the science, the broken political process, the industry special interests and the civic disengagement that have brought us to this crossroads. Watch the trailer here: vimeo/104429713 19:30 – 21:00 Global Symposium on Gender in Media The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the United States Institute of Peace, Women and Girls Lead and ITVS are leading a discussion on the role media plays in shaping positive and negative gender norms and expectations, which is increasingly critical in conflict-affected and fragile states around the world. The Second Global Symposium will bring together thought leaders, entertainment executives, business decision makers, scholars, non-governmental organizations and journalists to learn about the findings from a ground-breaking global study on the portrayal of women in film. Learn more about this global event and the keynote speakers here: usip.org/events/second-global-symposium-gender-in-media
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