Free Screening of the PBS Documentary "Half the Sky"

Napa Main Library will be hosting the American Association
of University Women as they screen the “Education in Vietnam” portion of the
landmark PBS documentary “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for
Women Worldwide.” The Education portion of this film shows the need for and
power of educating girls in Vietnam, where former Microsoft executive John Wood’s
organization Room to Read is transforming the lives of the country’s poorest
and most vulnerable girls.

After viewing the film, Parbara Pahre, retired teacher and
administrator for the NVUSD will facilitate a discussion of the Room to Read
program, benefits of educating girls, barriers to girls access to education,
what is needed to improve girls access to education and suggestions for action.

The free screening is on Wednesday, January 15 at the Napa
Main Library, 580 Coombs Street in Napa. The screening will begin at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Napa Library at (707) 253-4235 or
visit the Library’s website at www.napalibrary.org.