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A Vision for Justice and Equality for Sex Trade Survivors
(From left) Margot Wallström, Melanie Thompson, Cristián Eduardo, Sonia Ossorio, and Taina Bien-Aimé
The Roosevelt House Human Rights Program with the New Yorkers for Equality Model invite you to attend "A Vision for Justice and Equality."
The New York Premiere of the short film “Can Oppression be Liberation?” is a 30-minute film featuring three generations of Black women who share their lived experiences and solutions for justice as sex trade survivors in New York and across the U.S.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
Panelists:
Margot Wallström
Former Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Melanie Thompson
Outreach & Advocacy Coordinator, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Hunter College Student
Survivor Leader
Cristián Eduardo
Co-Founder, United Immigrants of New York
Survivor Leader
Sonia Ossorio
Executive Director, National Organization for Women – NYC and Women’s Justice NOW
Moderated by Taina Bien-Aimé
Executive Director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
