Fw: [rpec] FW: Dra. Gladys Monterosso Event (Guatemalan Torture Survivor) 20 Oct @ VCU
Phil Wilayto
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Subject: [rpec] FW: Dra. Gladys Monterosso Event (Guatemalan Torture Survivor) 20 Oct @ VCU
On October 20, 2009, the VCU Institute for Women's Health, LA MILPA: Guatemala Interest Group and the Highland Support Project Club will be hosting Dr. Gladys Monterosso for a speaking event which will focus on violence against women. We begin the event at 1:00 PM with a broad discussion on the problem of violence against women in Guatemala with emphasis on femicide*.
Dra. Monterroso, a law professor in Guatemala, will give testimony of her own survival of assault/rape/torture and that begins at 2:00 PM. The event takes place at the Pace Center at 700 W. Franklin Street. The event is free, and open to the public.
I encourage all of you to come for the entire event from 1:00 to 3:30.
It is a real honor to have her visit us at VCU as she begins her US-speakers tour here in Richmond. For more about that tour, go to www.ghrc-usa.org
*FYI: The concept of femicide can most quickly be defined as: the killing of a woman by a man simply because she is a woman and it is a form of terror at the community level. Guatemala has an epidemic of this problem.
If you have questions, please contact Janett Forte at jfo...@vcu.edu or 827-1200
Please share this information and flyer with others that may be interested in attending.