SANDS OF SILENCE: Waves of Courage | This film inspires you to speak out about sexual violence
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Honored to have been invited to present
Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage
at the European Parliament on Tuesday Nov. 21st,
on the occasion of the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
that is celebrated on Nov. 25th.
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Sands of Silence was featured at the High-Level Political Forum, United Nations, New York.
We had the honor to present our film at the panel entitled
“Eradicate Poverty by Eradicating Silence About Sexual Violence:
Forging the Link Between Gender Rights and Prosperity through Arts and Media“
along with our partner Equality Now
“Exploitation, violence against women and poverty go together.”
— Román Oyarzun Marchesi, Spain’s Mission to the U.N. Ambassador
Check out this short video clip of the opening remarks by Spain’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ambassador:
“For those people who do not care about social issues:
Rape is the most costly crime in the US and in most countries.
It tears apart our social fabric because all the money we need to spend in legal, law enforcement and medical areas.”
—Elizabeth Cronin, Director of the New York Office of Victim Services
Elizabeth Croning addressing the panel
Main character and survivor Virginia Isaias, Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, editor Marla Ulloa
SANDS OF SILENCE Film Campaign Featured in Forbes Magazine:
by Rebecca Sadwick and Sarah Godoy
Forbes Magazine – Febr. 29, 2016 – “In a campaign that calls for immediate action, Chelo Alvarez-Stehle’s film Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage has engaged a global community by illustrating cultural and systemic factors that reinforce the sexual abuse continuum.”
In addition to the dialogue and democratization of discourse, free and openly accessible social media platforms facilitate a space for victims and survivors to communicate, access help, and build new communities.
