Sisters
Speak Loud & Clear: Stop Violence Against Women!
VHS, color, 36 minutes, $30 Individuals, $100 Institutions
Directed by Beth Berolzheimer and Salome Chasnoff
This 36-minute video documents a community-based forum held in Chicago, in which women and teens of many races, classes, ethnicities and religions look at the violence in their lives and communities, speak out from their own experiences, and seek ways to prevent and reduce violence.
Powerful personal narratives, a wealth of information and resources, and a rare Pearl Cleage performance make "Sisters Speak Loud & Clear: Stop Violence Against Women!" an excellent educational tool for support groups, high school and college classrooms, libraries, churches and community-based organizations.
"Sisters Speak Loud & Clear is an extraordinary work that manages to tackle the difficult subject of violence against women in a way that transforms those who are usually viewed as victims into victors. The courage and honesty of the amazing women who tell their stories and share their truths is certain to generate strong reactionsand discussion from anyone who sees it. You cannot come away from a viewing of this video unmoved or unmotivated to work for change. Meeting these women changed my life and their sisterhood continues to inspire and sustain me. I urge you to experience it for yourself. I know you will not be disappointed."
– Pearl Cleage, Author/ Activist
"Sisters Speak is one of the few videos I have seen that shows young women who look and speak like those who live in our community on the south side of Chicago. The stories told in this video speak to their experiences as women living in urban, minority, and immigrant communities. Sister Speak has been a very powerful tool in teaching girls and women that their voices are worth listening to and that they can and must speak out against violence."
– Sarah Jackson, Community Educator
Supported in part by Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago,
Women in the Director's Chair