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Filmmaker Retrospective of Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter
First presented at The Family of Woman Film Festival in 2010, Mrs. Goundo fights for asylum in the United States. If she is forced to return to Mali, her two-year-old daughter will undergo female genital mutilation. Hers is the first asylum case of its kind in the U.S. Filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater, who will present the film, traveled between Mali, where they filmed an FGM ceremony, to the courts of Philadelphia. This important film shows how women are profoundly affected by the legal struggles surrounding immigration.
Tickets go on sale Feb. 1, available at Chapter One Bookstore.
2019 Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture: Mariarosa Cutillo
Mariarosa Cutillo, Chief of the Strategic Partnerships Branch of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, will speak on the theme of the Festival, “Women Still Waiting for Change”.
A native of Italy, Ms. Cutillo has more than 20 years of professional experience, working for the private sector. Before joining UNFPA, she was the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Benetton Group, as well as President and CEO of Benetton’s UNHATE Foundation. She has served as director of Valore Sociale per l’Impresa Responsabile (a multi stakeholder corporate social responsibility organization). On issues relating to corporate sustainability, she has served as a legal expert for various Institutions. She has also worked extensively for the international non-governmental organization Mani Tese. Ms. Cutillo was also a professor in International Law Cases in the Faculty of Law of the University of Milan-Bicocca and senior lecturer at the Catholic University of Milan, Faculties of Law and Political and Social Sciences. She obtained a degree in Advanced International Law from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Milan in 1995. She has post-graduate specializations in Human Rights and in business administration, with a specific focus on social and environmental sustainability.
The Executive Director of UNFPA, Dr. Natalia Kanem, will address the festival audience with a video message on the topic of this year’s Festival theme: Women Still Waiting for Change, prior to Ms Cutillo’s talk:
“I very much regret that I cannot join the festival due to commitments overseas. We are delighted to work in partnership with the Family of Woman Film Festival to advance the rights and choices of women and girls worldwide. This is particularly important this year as we mark the 50th anniversary of UNFPA, and the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development where 179 governments declared women’s right to sexual and reproductive health.”
-Dr. Natalia Kane
For more information: familyofwomfanfilmfestival.org
Opening Reception of “Idaho Roots: How Immigration Shaped Our Valley” exhibition
The Sage School eighth and ninth grade students curate their research and thoughts on Idaho immigration through eight distinct project stories. In each project, students delve into topics such as: how immigration to Idaho from other parts of the world and America affected the lives of Native American tribes; the history of the central Idaho Arkoosh family, who originated from Lebanon; the historical significance of Chinese immigration to Idaho; the history of mining in central Idaho; the tradition of Basque sheep herding in Idaho; the significance of Hailey’s 1880s Swift and Regan General Merchandise and Mining Supplies store; and the realities of present day immigration. The timeline in “Idaho Roots: How Immigration Shaped Our Valley” spans the early 1800s through present day. The students utilize items from The Community Library Center for Regional History archive. They source their ideas in part from 19th and early 20th century naturalization records, 1880s historic photographs, Wood River Valley newspapers, and other items related to immigrants and immigration to the Valley.
An opening reception for the exhibition will be held at the Museum on Thursday, January 24th from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public and it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet the Sage School students and talk with them about their projects. Regular Museum open hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. 180 1st St. and Washington, Forest Service Park.
“Mexico and Modernity in Luis Alberto Urrea’s Into the Beautiful North” with Dr. Adrian Kane
Please join Dr. Adrian Kane of Boise State University to discuss how the concept of modernity has been a prominent theme in Latin American literature for several generations. Using modernity as the framework for a dialogue about Urrea’s 2009 novel, Dr. Kane will analyze the ways in which Into the Beautiful North prompts questions about a variety topics including globalization, migration, gender, sexuality, and popular culture.
NEA Big Read Closing and Keynote Talk with author Luis Alberto Urrea
The 2019 Big Read Wood River Valley will conclude with a keynote talk by Into the Beautiful North author Luis Alberto Urrea.
Doors will open for limited, first-come seating in the John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall at 5:30, with a 6:00 p.m. start. There will also be a book signing following the talk, so bring your books! His new book, The Devil’s Highway, will also be on sale at the event.
