Dear Friends,
Exactly one year ago, on March 8th, in
honor of International Women’s Day, we launched our
award-winning film Honor Diaries to
help women and girls globally. Honor
Diaries exposes the dangers of Islamic extremism and
gender-based violence committed in the name of “honor”, including early
and forced marriage, honor violence and killings, lack of access to
education, female genital mutilation (FGM) and more. The documentary aims
to counter gender-based violence and inspire policy change through
dialogue.
The film has enabled us to reach millions of people through television
and online distribution, film festivals and screening events (more than
270 of which were on college campuses), as well as engage more than
500,000 Arabic speakers across the Muslim world, from Egypt to Iraq,
through our Honor
Diaries Facebook page.
But our work is not over. To trigger grassroots activism and influence
change, we need to act now.
We have a plan -
but we need your help to put it into practice. That’s why we ask that you
please make a generous contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, or
more to our Honor
Diaries
Initiatives right now, and help us raise national awareness of this grave
threat and help women and girls around the globe before it’s too late!
For women across the globe who cannot speak out, the film is a platform
for their cause. For local activists and survivors of honor violence, the
film has given them the strength to speak about their experiences and
join a movement to fight for change.
The United Nations estimates that 6,000 women and girls undergo FGM every
day; at least 125 million women and girls have suffered female genital
mutilation in Africa and the Middle East since 1989; more than 60 million
girls worldwide are child brides; and 5,000 honor killings are reported
each year, a gross underestimate.
In the US, the
number of women and girls who had undergone or who were
in risk of being subjected to FGM has more than doubled since
2000 to almost half a million according to a new report by the
nonprofit Population Reference Bureau.
We cannot sit on our hands. We must educate the American people and
demand action to protect these women as soon as possible.
We need to raise $25,000 to launch our activism plan. Please, help us do that
with a generous gift right now.
With your help we can continue to leverage Honor Diaries by
expanding our distribution activities to involve millions more people in
this timely conversation, including:
1. Spread awareness about honor
violence through a marketing campaign called
#HonorMy…? It is our goal that #HonorMy… become synonymous
with a call against honor violence, and a key hashtag used to support
women’s rights across cultures.
2.
Send Jasvinder
Sanghera, Founder of Karma Nirvana, and one of the nine
protagonists featured in Honor
Diaries, on a speaking tour to draw media attention
to the film and generate activism on the ground. Continue our successful
screenings campaign and include educational and activism screening events
to engage national agencies working in the field.
3.
Increase of Arabic
Facebook page “likes” to one million.
Today, exactly one year since the film’s launch, we invite you to join
The Clarion Project in celebrating International Women’s Day by getting
involved and stepping up.
You can also send a check,
payable to The Clarion Project, a registered 501(c)(3) to:
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Thank you so much for your support in this vitally important mission.
Sincerely,
Richard Green
Executive Director, The Clarion Project
P.S. Every dollar can go a long way in
protecting innocent girls and women, and preventing further abuse. Please click HERE
to donate, and help make a difference today.
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