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Women, War & Peace

  • When
  • December 15, 2011
    11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (EST)
  • Where
  • Open Society Foundations–New York
    224 West 57th Street
    New York, NY 10019
    United States of America
Women, War & Peace (December 15, 2011)

Women, War & Peace is a five-part PBS mini-series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. The documentary series places women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security and reframes our understanding of modern warfare.

Featuring narrators Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Geena Davis, and Alfre Woodard, the series reveals how the post-Cold War proliferation of small arms has changed the landscape of war, with women becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented casualties. Simultaneously, they are emerging as necessary partners in brokering lasting peace and as leaders in forging new international laws governing conflict.

Women, War & Peace was funded in part by the International Women's Program of the Open Society Foundations.

This event features excerpts from the film, followed by a panel discussion with the series co-creators.

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