Posts Categorized: Film

Women, War & Peace film series

Written by Grace Bickers As a human rights student at Columbia University, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to volunteer with the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations this fall. My particular interests concern international education and development after times of conflict, and I was excited to attend a film screening and panel discussion last… Read more »

Women, War & Peace

A five-part special premiers October 11, 2011 on PBS Women, War & Peace is a bold new five-part PBS television series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. The vast majority of today’s conflicts are not fought by nation states and their armies, but rather by informal entities: gangs and warlords… Read more »

Forgive, don’t forget

Looking forward to Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate which features the Rev. Dr. Donald Shriver who has been a featured speaker at two recent seminars held at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. Presbyterian…

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Our biggest seminar . . .

. . . at least since October 2010 . . . took place on April 11, 2011. On the side of the bus, we read that it was from Passaic, New Jersey. The Rev. Vicky Ney, pastor of Springfield Presbyterian…

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Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate

Check your local PBS listings for a new film on forgiveness. Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate, by Helen Whitney, explores a range of stories from personal betrayal to global reconciliation after genocide. Don Shriver, author…

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Call for youth participation

PLURAL+ 2011 Youth Video Festival on Migration, Diversity & Social Inclusion Calls for Youth Participation Building on the successes of the past two year’s of PLURAL+, a youth video festival on migration, diversity and social inclusion, the United Nations Alliance…

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Gaza updates

Frustrations for Gazans at Rafah crossing into Egypt Gaza humanitarian timeline since 2005 One Family in Gaza, a short film made and distributed by Jen Marlowe that tells the true story of what happened to one family in Gaza, two…

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See ‘The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS’

“The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS” is a new DVD/video by the Presbyterian AIDS Network (PAN). In the United States, the face of HIV and AIDS has changed dramatically in the 30 years since the start of the pandemic. Communities are…

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United Nations Webcast

Want to know what is happening at the United Nations? Check out the United Nations Webcast. Streaming video is available as are previous Webcasts. Posted by the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations.

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