PowerfulImages

Powerful Images

A Women's Guide to Audiovisual Resources

Front cover design by Porise Lo
Design and layout by Rachael Kamel and Wal Fong Chan
Illustrations by Wai Fong Chan on pp. 1,12-21,37,42,45,48,49, and 169
Photo credits: p. vi, Wai Fong Chan; p. 2, Maria Eugenia Jelincic and Isis International; pp. 4 & 7, Cine Mujer - Colombia; p. 17, Gamma Diffusion; p. 22, Amauta Association; p. 25, Patricia Mora; p. 27, Maria Bonita Group; pp. 29 & 30, CIDHAL; p. 32, Amauta Association; pp. 34-36, CENDIT; pp. 37-39, Filipina Migrants Group; p. 40, International Labor Organization; p. 46, AM/Keystone; p. 50, Agence France Presse; p. 55, Maria Eugenia Jelincic; p. 63, Payton Johnson, World Food Programme; p. 75, The Times; p. 80, BAITA; p. 86 (top), Christine Georgeff; p. 87, Fred Bauman/Liaison/Gamma; p. 102, International Labor Organization; p. 107, Patricia Mora; p. 118, Realphoto; p. 129, Nair Benedicto, AgenciaF4; p. 133, NoiDonne; p. 138, Keystone Press Agency; p. 145, Paola Agosti/ACoi Donne; p. 150, World Health Organization; p. 160, Gabriella Mercadini (top), Gabriela Pagnini (bottom).

Typesetting by Marina Pizzolato
Printed in Rome, Italy by Tipografica Leberit

   
  Foreword   v
  Introduction   vii
  Credits and Acknowledgments   x
  PART ONE. Audiovisuals: A Valuable Tool for Grassroots Organizing   1
  Communication for Action by Marilee Karl   3
  Making the Best Use of Audiovisuals by Maria Eugenia Jelincic   9
  Equipment: An Introduction   12
  Let's Make a Shdeshow by Maria Eugenia Jelincic   14
  PART TWO. Experiences   21
  Creating Our Own Images by Maria Eugenia Jelincic   23
  Maria Bonita Group/Brazil: The Pleasure Is Ours by Silvia Cavasin and Cecilia Simonetti   26
  CIDHAL/Mexico: Popular Education with Audiovisuals   28
  Amauta Association/Peru: Our Slideshow Contributes to Our Process of Development   31
  CENDIT/India: Demystifying Media with Rural Women by Akhila Ghosh   33
  Filipina Migrant Workers/Italy: Telling Our Story for the First Time   37
  Women for Women/Bangladesh: Video, A Powerful Tool for Change   41
  Center for Women's Resources/Philippines: Making the Most of Limited Resources by Maria Villariba   44
  Zamani Soweto Sisters Council/South Africa: Our Story in Film-Painful, Useful, Truthful   47
  PART THREE. A Catalog of Women's Audiovisuals   49
  Reclaiming Our History   50
  Women in Struggle   55
  Empowering Women for Development   63
  Waging Peace   71
  Against Apartheid and Racism   75
  Migrants and Refugees   80
  Our Work   86
  The Craft of Culture   102
  Images of Women   107
  Identity, Roles and Relationships   118
  Lesbian/Gay Liberation   129
  On the Margins   133
  Women in Prison   134
  Prostitution   135
  Sexual Violence   138
  Reproductive Rights   145
  Ourselves and Our Bodies   150
  Times of Transition   160
  Adolescence   161
  Growing Older   162
  Short Takes   165
  Housing   166
  Consumers   166
  Child care and custody   167
  Other themes   167
  PART FOUR. Other Resources   169
  Bibliography: Catalogs, Guides, Periodicals   170
  Connections: Distributors, Filmmakers, Grassroots Organizations   179
  Stop Press   206