If you want to understand the global economic system this film is a must see. It specifically deals with the work that women do and how it is measured (or not measured) in the present day economic system. In examining this issue Marilyn Waring also gives us a critical look into the distorted logic that drives the world today.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Monday, December 28
7:00 PM
Hooked on Colfax
3215 E. Colfax Ave, Denver
$5 suggested donation or 1 hour volunteer

Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.

Thousands of women — ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim — came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country’s civil war. Their actions were a critical element in bringing about a agreement during the stalled peace talks.

A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, Pray the Devil Back to Hell honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.

Here’s a great talk gathered from the Women’s International News Gathering Service (W.I.N.G.S.).

Lani Guinier, first black woman tenured professor at Harvard Law, has unconventional views but they are worth consideration. In this talk she argues how we lose parts ourselves and abandon the powerless as we further to seek to gain power within current power-centric structures. She argues that we should seek to ovalize power.

On a related note, there are still many who believe that Barack Obama becoming President was a giant leap forward because he is a person of color but does he still not represent the same oppressive power as before? Just as the Black South African leaders today still represent the same masters the whites did during Aparthied .