{"id":28915,"date":"2018-11-27T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/?p=28915"},"modified":"2019-12-11T17:34:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T16:34:29","slug":"city-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/city-of-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women<\/a>, the\u00a0<\/a>United Nations<\/a>, and the European Union screened: <\/strong>‘City of Joy<\/a>‘<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Runtime: 74′<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This film follows the first class of students at a leadership center in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region often referred to as “the worst place in the world to be a woman.” These women have been through unspeakable violence spurred on by a 20-year war driven by colonialism and greed. In the film, they band together with the three founders of the centre: Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner; radical playwright and activist Eve Ensler; and human rights activist, Christine Schuler-Deschryver, to create this safe haven in the middle of violence-torn Eastern Congo, a place they call The City of Joy.<\/p>\n

For more on the film\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Introduced by Dagmar Schumacher, Director of UN Women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The film was followed by a panel discussion with:<\/em><\/p>\n