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DAILY SCHEDULES
Thurs 2/16 - Fri 2/17 - Sat 2/18 - Sun 2/19 - Mon 2/20
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FRIDAY 2/17
2/17 The Sexualization of Girls and the Rise In Violence Against Women
Fri, Feb 17 at Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) - 2645 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
2pm-4pmIn what kind of society would you find the sexualization of girls condoned by mass media? - Ours.
Has centuries of the sexual objectification of adult women had an impact on the way men and boys view underage girls? Does that impact influence sexual violence?
Girl Fest opens its 8th Annual festival with a panel that discusses issues relating the sexualization of girls and the rise in violence against women in the forms of sexual-assault, domestic violence, sex-trafficking/prostitution, but most glaringly, child sexual abuse.
Girl Fest presents its opening day panel with experts in local law enforcement, federal government, and Hollywood. Be a part of the discussion. Be a part of the solution!SPEAKERS:
Abby Dunn, Prosecutor - Juvenile Offenders Division
Amber Tamblyn, Actress & Writer (House; Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants)
Laura Lederer, JD - Founder, The Protection Project at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
Dr. Allana Coffee, Ph.D., NCC, LMHC - Educational Psychologist
MODERATOR: Alicia Yang, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic ViolencePERFORMANCE TO FOLLOW at UHM Art Auditorium 6pm-7pm
"In Your Face, Ani diFranco!" with Amber Tamblyn and Mindy Nettifee-------------------------------------------------------------------
Performances
2/17 In Your Face, Ani diFranco!
photo by www.tommyshihphoto.com
Fri, Feb 17 at The Art Auditorium - University of Hawaii
2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822
6pm-7pmGirl Fest regulars and dynamic literary duo Mindy Nettifee and Amber Tamblyn return to Honolulu with words that will heal you...then slap the guy sitting next to you across the face, in a metaphorical sense. Their show promises to be an event filled with wise poetry, music, and a lot of sass from these literary criminals of the California poetry scene. Don’t miss it!
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Film Screenings
2/17 - Desert Flower - Opening Night Film
Fri, Feb 17 at The Venue at Bambu Two
1144 Bethel Street - Honolulu, HI 96813
7:30pm
Purchase tix at the door.DESERT FLOWER follows the true story of Waris Dirie, who escaped Somalia at the age of 13 and spent her adolescence as a maid in her country’s London embassy. A regime change forces her onto the streets of London where she is soon discovered by a famous fashion photographer. This scared, homeless runaway evolves into a glamorous runway superstar.
While her beauty and courage open doors to an exciting career, her life is even more transformed by her tenacity to fight against the poverty and cultural traditions that had forced her to run away from her home and family. Her work resulted in her being named United Nations special ambassador for women’s rights in Africa in 1997.Following Opening Night Party is free if you pay to see this film.
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Fri 2/17 - Opening Night Party
Fri, Feb 17 at The Venue at Bambu Two
1144 Bethel Street - Honolulu, HI 96813
9pm-1am; Ages 18+
$8 before 10pm
$15 after 10pmGiRL FeST Hawaii opens with a night of CRAZY talent! Awesome live music and performances by R(e)Volve Hawaii, Youth Speaks, Jason Tom the Human Beatbox, Hawaii’s B-Girls, DJ Irie-sistable, and headlining this event is MamaWisdom! Raise your fist in the air and feel inspired to end violence in the community. Bring your friends, young and old, because like we always say, it takes a village to heal a village.
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2/17 Hawaii B-Girls
Fri, Feb 17 - Opening Night Party at The Venue at Bambu Two
1144 Bethel Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813
9:30pm - Ages 18+Hawaii B-Girls have been holdin' it down for Girl Fest Hawaii for the past three years, performing and offering one of the fest's most popular workshops. Remedee, Olopop, Yoda, and Lyanne, who are regulars and pioneers in the B-Girl community in Hawaii create spaces for women and girls to improve their dance moves and create unity in the underrepresented female Hip-Hop scene.
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2/17 R(e)Volve Hawaii - Hoop Dancing
Fri, Feb 17 - Opening Night Party at The Venue at Bambu Two
1144 Bethel Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813
9:30pm - Ages 18+R(e)VOLVE|Hawaii is a fresh, warm and dedicated collective of artistic dancing beauties from the island of Oahu consisting of, Lacey Hula Coop, Sirkka ‘Cricket’ Aho and Katie Holt McClain. Their love and devotion to the art of movement and creating positive changes they wish to see in the world, drives them to continue providing the islands with Hoop Dance services since their cosmic circle connection in 2010. R(e)VOLVE’s focus is to provide a tailored experience for each Hooper’s needs through classes, events, performances, and custom handmade hula hoops. Sharing the love and light of movement arts one hoop at a time! Let’s grow together!
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