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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Film Screening of “Sisters Rising”

October 25, 2022 6:30 pm
Virtual Event

On October 25th, 2022 the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence presented a screening of “Sisters Rising” in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Following the screening, there was a discussion with the film maker, Willow O’Feral, regarding the intersections of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and discrimination towards Indigenous women in the United States. The discussion will also draw attention to the negative health impacts of these types of violence. The event ended with a Q&A bewteen Willow and participants.

More About the Film:

“Sisters Rising” is a powerful feature documentary about six Native American women reclaiming personal & tribal sovereignty. Native American women are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual assault than all other American women. 1 in 3 Native women report having been raped during her lifetime and 86% of the offenses are committed by non-Native men. These perpetrators exploit gaps in tribal jurisdictional authority and target Native women as ‘safe victims’. Sisters Rising follows six women who refuse to let this pattern of violence continue in the shadows: a tribal cop in the midst of the North Dakota oil boom, an attorney fighting to overturn restrictions on tribal sovereignty, an Indigenous women’s self-defense instructor, grassroots advocates working to influence legislative change, and the author of the first anti-sex trafficking code to be introduced to a reservation’s tribal court. Their stories shine an unflinching light on righting injustice on both an individual and systemic level.
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“The abhorrent violence that is a constant in the lives of Indigenous peoples impacts Indigenous women first,” says Co-producer Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota), “We are on the frontlines of an ongoing legacy of violent colonization, and it is vitally important that the world see and hear us.” Learn more about the film here.

RECENT EVENTS

  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Film Screening of “Sisters Rising”
  • Seminar: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Immigrant Communities
  • Elder Abuse Prevention and Response
  • The Overlap, Interplay and Intricacies of Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence (IPSV)
  • The Health Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence
  • Open Seminar for DV and SA Advocates in the Medical Setting
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Movie Screening of “And So I Stayed”
  • Implicit Bias in Health Care Seminar
  • Coalition Conducts Seminar on Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy
  • The Coalition Hosts Health and Domestic Violence Seminar Series

RECENT NEWS

  • Coalition’s Coordinator Interviewed for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Coalition Member Discusses Intimate Partner Violence on WBFF-TV
  • The Coalition’s Coordinator Discusses Brain Injury in Baltimore Magazine
  • The Joint Commission Releases IPV Safety Recommendations for Health Care Professionals
  • Coalition releases statement on recent ipv fatalities in the maryland medical community
  • The Coalition Supports the Launch of a New Violence Response Team
  • Coalition’s President Discusses Intimate Partner Violence on “Maryland Perspectives”
  • Medical Forensic Evaluations for Intimate Partner Violence Injuries Should Not Incur a Cost to Survivors
  • The Value and Efficacy of Hospital-Based Intimate Partner Violence Programs
  • Coalition Member Talks COVID-19 and IPV on WYPR

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