Independent Lens Announces Fall 2012 Season
The Independent Lens fall lineup includes a special presentation of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Love Free or Die, As Goes Janesville, and Park Avenue: Money,...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Seventh Season of Community Cinema
Drum roll, please…. ITVS is excited to announce the seventh season of Community Cinema, which offers free screenings for communities nationwide! Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for...
View ArticleWomen and Girls Lead Goes to Washington!
The countdown to the national broadcast of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide is well underway! The National Press Club, September 11, 2012 (photo credit: Joyce...
View ArticleGet Involved with Half the Sky
The day has arrived! Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide premieres on Independent Lens this week (October 1&2) on PBS. This special two-night event has a myriad of...
View ArticleHalf the Sky: Making a Difference Through Economic Empowerment
When women have equal control over their finances and the financial decision-making on the personal, community, and national levels, everyone benefits. Known as the ‘cradle of humanity’, one-fifth of...
View ArticleWomen and Girls Lead Takes on Violence in 16 Days
From November 25 to December 10, Women and Girls Lead joins its partners in 16 Days of Action to eliminate gender-based violence. The 2012 global campaign focuses on the effects of militarism on women...
View ArticleSpecial Screening of Half the Sky with a Keynote Address by Sheryl WuDunn
Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of Half the Sky is coming to Seattle, Saturday Nov 17! Join us for a special screening of the new PBS documentary based on the book by her and Nicholas Kristof. Inspired by...
View ArticleCelebrate Human Rights Day with Five ITVS Films
By Rebecca Huval Which holidays are you celebrating this December: Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Eve? Add another to the list because today is Human Rights Day. On December 10, 1948, the...
View ArticleOne Educator’s Take on Teaching Gender Oppression
ITVS Community Classroom and the film Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide made a big splash at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference in Seattle...
View ArticleHalf the Sky Earns TV Academy Honors
The Independent Lens special presentation Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide will be among seven other programs to receive Television Academy Honors at the May 9th...
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