3.4.13 Girl Be Heard at UN CSW

Military women in uniform greeting us everywhere yesterday a the UN CSW Consultation Day. And silently reminding us of the sexual violence they are subjected to in service to our country. The day opened with Girl Be Heard's theatre performance about girl sex slavery - the actors taking the roles of 9 year old girls, Caribbean girls, Ukrainian girls, Mexican girls and pimps.The stories from them and others the rest of the day still shock even if heard before. Yet there were moments of light such as men volunteering to ring the doorbells at homes in which noises of violence are heard - disrupting the violence. Here is just a snippet from the Girls.

Here is a PSA about Girl Be Heard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RssOoRG0Of8
And here they are at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKkCaJ4tKf8
Photo courtesy of Girl Be Heard website