RAWA Santa Barbara will be screening the documentary:

"VIEW FROM A GRAIN OF SAND,"

including a bazaar of Afghan handicrafts

Sunday, June 10, 6:30 PM
Faulkner Gallery, Downtown SB Library
40 E. Anapamu St.

FILMMAKER MEENA NANJI WILL BE PRESENT!

THREE WOMEN
THREE WARS
STORIES OF SURVIVAL FROM AFGHANISTAN

If you missed this film at the SB International Film Festival, now is yourchance to see it!

"Searing and wide-reaching...a rigorous, sobering piece of social advocacy
filmmaking"
--Los Angeles Times

Thirty years ago, urban Afghan women were making unprecedented strides
socially and professionally. Now, they are virtually erased from the public face of
their nation.

Combining verite footage, interviews and archival material, View From a Grain
of Sand is a harrowing, thought-provoking, yet intimate portrait of Afghan
women's history over the last 30 years -- from the rule of King Zahir Shah in
the 1960's to the current Hamid Karzai government. Told through the eyes of
three Afghan women -- a doctor, teacher and women's rights activist -- this
documentary tells the story of how war, international interference and the rise of
religious fundamentalism has stripped Afghan women of rights and freedom.
Together with rarely seen archival footage, their powerful stories provide
illuminating context for Afghanistan's current situation and the ongoing battle women face to gain even basic human rights.

"One of those very rare films that approaches the issues of Afghanistan,
Afghan women's rights, and US policy with sensitivity, political maturity, and
sophistication."
--KPFK Radio

Hope to see you there!

Briana Lawrie
Director & Founder
RAWA Santa Barbara
Supporting The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
A project of International Humanities Center (IHC)
P.O. Box 30693
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
(805)569-2331
Sbrawa@aol.com
www.rawasb.org