Next week — back in Haiti — on Saturday November 23, I'll be presenting with PotoFanm+Fi a moveable exhibition of Photos + Text of Haitian women, men and youth leaders in the fight against sexual violence. They'll include photos by and from young women in the Haiti Art Hope project—gorgeous images of girls waking up in the morning in Port-au-Prince to start their day—a joyous bunch. We'll also feature portraits of girls in Haiti's camps by Nadia Todres that are presented in the Beyond Shock book, as well as profiles of leaders spotlighted in the book. The exhibition (Leve Jistis—Rise Up for Justice) marks the start of our group's activities for the annual 16 Days of Global Activism Against Sexual Violence. The exhibition and our table with info on PotoFanm+Fi will take place at the Place Boyer in Petion Ville, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM...
The daylong event is being organised by the Haiti Adolescent Girls Network (Thanks to HAGN Haiti Coord. Colleen Larkin) with the YWCAH Haiti (Thanks to Tamara G. Barreau! on the board of the YWCA)... PotoFanm+Fi is a member of HAGN. There will be a HANG "Clothesline" exhibition of T-Shirts by designed by young women /girls in their signature Espas pam "My Space" empowerment programs... and presentations/tables by other groups including those representing the disabled.
Many of the photos will also soon be available as part of our digital gallery of Rising Up for Justice voices from Haiti. Stay tuned for more and check out the updates at the PotoFanm+Fi and One Million Rising for Justice Facebook pages (Facebook.com/potofanm and Facebook.com/1mlyalevehaiti)
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Mesi anpil -- thanks a lot!
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