en Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:09:20 GMT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:09:20 GMT http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=391 12pm - 9pm
Palestine

“Ehna men hon” - Billboard project in Ramallah, the West Bank From 10 February – 10 March 2012, the streets of Ramallah will embrace the project ”Ehna men hon” (we are from here). Five artists, will celebrate International Women’s Day (March8th) in their own special way. The female artists: Lucia Ahmad, Rana Bishara, Asma Ghanem, Tanya Habjouqa and Omaya Salman will present their own personal rich and diverse images of women in the public space through photography. The photographic works will be shown on billboards and there by add new vitality to the urban space and encourage reflection. The billboards will be located on one of the main streets of Ramallah on the walls of “Saryet Ramallah” – an educational and recreational centre for youth where sports and cultural events take place. The “Ehna men hon” project challenges the stereotyes of women’s gender roles in Palestine, raise awareness and encourage public debate about gender issues... ]]> http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=391 http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=390 7pm - 9pm
United States

“1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18.'' What are YOU doing to STOP the VIOLENCE? Join us February 10, 2012 as Lick-Wilmerding High School presents The Vagina Monologues. The production is part of V-Day, a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. All funds raised through the performance will benefit Bay Area charities that are dedicated to preventing the physical and sexual abuse of women. Date: February 10, 2012 Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm Location: Lick-Wilmerding Ehrer Theatre 755 Ocean Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 Tickets: Tickets will be sold at the performance on a first come first serve basis for a suggested donation of $5. ]]> http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=390 http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=387 7:30pm - 10pm
United States

Director Feliks Falk spins a gripping story about Joanna, a Polish woman (Urszula Grabowska) to whom fate presents a split-second choice: to hide a young Jewish girl who she finds sleeping in a church. When seven-year-old Rose is separated from her mother in German-occupied Warsaw during a round up, she seeks refuge in the pews where Joanna goes to pray. Joanna, a piano teacher who is waiting to hear news of her soldier husband who she has not seen in years, takes the child home and they embark on a relationship that helps to heal their losses. The contrasts between the bleaks streets of Warsaw and the terror-ridden, paranoid interactions between the Poles, and the warmth of Joanna's home and heart are sharp and highlight the strain of trying to live normally during wartime... ]]> http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=387 http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=388 3pm - 5pm
United States

On March 31st, artists and community members will gather together at the Auditorium in the Dayton Metro Library Main Branch to celebrate female artists in Ohio’s first SWAN Day. This showcase of local talent will include plays, short films, poetry, readings from novels and memoirs, and more. ]]> http://www.imow.org/community/calendar/viewEvent?eventId=388