Events at Women's eNews

Date: Thursday, February 9 – Sunday, February 12, 2012
Time: All Day
Location: Barnard College, New York

Athena Film Festival

The second annual Athena Film Festival will open on Thursday night, February 10, with a "Celebration of Women's Leadership."

The festival will screen around 20 films and hold conversations with actors, directors, producers, writers and other members of the film community on the Barnard campus in Morningside Heights.

The Athena Film Festival is a production of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College and Women and Hollywood.

Purchase All Access Passes for the Athena Film Festival:

A $50 all-access pass for the entire festival: Buy Full Festival Pass

A $35 pass for Friday and Saturday: Buy Friday/Saturday Pass

A $25 pass for Sunday: Buy Sunday Pass

ABOUT THE ATHENA CENTER

Barnard College's Athena Center for Leadership Studies is a premier interdisciplinary center devoted to the theory and practice of women's leadership. Renowned civil rights attorney, Kathryn Kolbert, is the Center's Constance Hess Williams Director. For more information, visit: http://athenacenter.barnard.edu

ABOUT WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD

Women and Hollywood operates at the intersection of feminism and entertainment. Since its inception in 2007, it has grown to be one of the most respected sites focused on women's issues and popular culture, and its founder, Melissa Silverstein, has become a well-respected commentator on the subject. For more information, visit: http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/

ABOUT BARNARD COLLEGE

The idea was bold for its time. Founded in 1889, Barnard was the only college in New York City, and one of the few in the nation, where women could receive the same rigorous and challenging education available to men. Today, Barnard is the most sought-after college for women and remains dedicated to the education of strong, independent-minded women who change the world and the way we think about it. For more information, visit: http://barnard.edu

Date: Monday, April 16
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Location:Women's eNews HQ, 6 Barclay Street, 6th Floor, New York
Price: $10

War Zone: Street Harassment

Join Women's eNews and Hollaback, the movement to end street harassment, for a screening of War Zone on Monday, April 16.

Have you ever been a victim of unwanted whistles or kissing sounds?

There exists a clear legal framework to reproach sexual harassment and abuse in the home and at work, but when it comes to the streets—all bets are off.

Join filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh and founder of Hollaback, Emily May, to watch this classic documentary and talk about how to counteract unwanted sexual attention on the streets.

A reception will be provided after the event.

Buy your ticket to attend today at: http://womensenews.eventbrite.com/

War Zone

Written & Directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West and Produced by Hank Levine

War Zone is about sex, power and what happens when men—either knowingly or unknowingly—threaten a woman's right to walk undisturbed on the streets. What exactly do catcalls, leers or a whole litany of other behaviors mean to a woman? And why do men engage in these behaviors? War Zone has been screened and applauded at scores of festivals in the U.S. and abroad. She has appeared to discuss the film on the Today Show, CBS News, 20/20, BBC, NPR, CNN, and Eye to Eye with Connie Chung.

Hollaback

Hollaback! is a movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology. Street harassment is one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based violence and one of the least legislated against. By collecting women and LGBTQ folks' stories and pictures in a safe and share-able way with their very own mobile phone applications, Hollaback! is creating a crowd-sourced initiative to end street harassment.

http://www.ihollaback.org