Journeys to Justice: From Victim to Survivor

The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace 2014 1^st Fall Lecture

Empowerment of Women and Peace Series

Co-sponsored by the Department of Women’s Studies

When: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Where: Stamp Student Union : Colony Ballroom
Event Type: Lecture

Lisa F. Jackson has been making documentary films for over 35 years, work that includes Sex Crimes Unit, her most recent film that aired on HBO in June 2011, and The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. She has been awarded two Emmy awards and a Special Jury Prize for Documentaries at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

She is currently finishing a documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses and the burgeoning movement of survivor activists who have begun holding their schools accountable.
Jackson studied filmmaking at MIT with Richard Leacock and has directed and/or edited dozens of films for PBS.
Website/RSVP: http://www.bahaichair.umd.edu/events/jackson2014