survivors
63 years on Japanese military sexual slavery: The lives of the "comfort women" documentary screening
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"63 Years On," by award-winning Korean director Kim Dong Wong, introduces five international survivors of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery.
Traversing contemporary Asia, the documentary interviews five "comfort women" who reveal their experiences as survivors of the estimated 200,000 sex slaves from 13 different countries used by Japanese soldiers during the Second World War. Recruited for duty while still in their teens, all five women have gruelling stories to tell. The film accompanies them back to the so-called "comfort stations" where they were repeatedly raped, and documents how one elderly Korean woman, Kim Hak-sun, created an international groundswell to lobby the Japanese government for an official apology.
V-Day in the Capital Presents A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
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A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER:
Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls
Silent Auction at 7:00 p.m.
Show at 8:00 p.m.
Benefit reading in support of
Family Services à la famille Ottawa and UNIFEM Canada
In the Theatre of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Starring:
Todd Duckworth, actor and director
The Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament
Bill Welychka, A-Channel
Kerry Pither, human rights activist and author of Dark Days
Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament
And more!
Tickets - $40 - available at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
