Film Screening: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

6:30 PM - Film Screening
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Welcome: Darius Makuja, Ph. D. (LeMoyne College)
A documentary from the PBS mini-series Women, War, and Peace about the role of women in ending the Liberian civil war. The film will be followed by a discussion facilitated by:
 - Mardea Warner, Syracuse activist and daughter of the last democratically elected vice president of Liberia
 - Sanicee H. Kromah, Peace and Global Studies student at Le Moyne College and online political organizer in the Liberian diaspora


I will honestly say that this is a documentary that everyone should try to watch. It is always inspiring to watch women, in a place where men hold more power and hold power over them, fighting for peace and freedom; it is even more inspiring when the women are standing up against people with guns and had raped their families. Moreover, the Christian church and the Muslim church combined their forces, putting aside their difference for peace.
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My favorite part was a piece towards the end when one of the women was telling about how one of the guards, who were harassing her and the other women earlier, came to her as she was talking to the UN members about how the Liberian leaders were dragging out the Peace Meet because they got better clothes, better sleeping ares and more food than they had there, and told her that she should get some of her women to the windows because some of the men were trying to escape through the windows.
Horrible context, but I found it a little humorous. Part of it is because I think that that guard was just someone scared of not doing their job. He still seems to be on their side.

[Update: Letter to the Editor from Chauncey D. Brown, Director of Engaging Men Program from the Vera House Inc. of Syracuse, in the Post Standard 2011 December 30 - If you see abuse, say something 
A letter about how many people the communities are scared to act, I think that there's a strong message and connection here. In Liberia, they stood up in the face of death; Here, someone died because people were scared to act, or didn't care to act.]

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