A Conversation with Jody Williams: Women War and Hope
A Conversation with Jody Williams: Women War and Hope addresses the root causes of violence and works to advance peace, justice, and equality. Professor Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work to eliminate antipersonnel landmines. She is the co-founder of the Nobel Women's Initiative, working together to amplify the work of women's rights activists worldwide. Broadcast, October 4, 2011.
RELATED LINKS:
Jody Williams, Wikipedia
Nobel Women's Initiative
Houston Refugees: Stories of Courage
Houston is one of the top ten resettlement cities in the nation with thousands of refugees. Learn how these new Americans create communities to survive and hope for a brighter future. In, Houston Refugees: Stories of Courage, producer, Patricia Gras, features women from Burma, Congo and Bhutan. Broadcast, October 11, 2011.
GUESTS:
Maliha Imami, Director, Health & Case Management Services, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services, 713-776-4700, mimami@allianceontheweb.org
Sophia Banu, MD, Clinic for International Trauma Survivors, Harris County Hospital District, 713-873-5135, Menninger Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services, Baylor College of Medicine, banu@bcm.edu
Rosalie W. Hyde, LCSW, LMFT, Houston-Galveston Trauma Institute, 713-960-8450, rosaliehyde@aol.com
To VOLUNTEER for the Houston Refugee Community, please call, 713-776-4700 x128
LOCAL RESOURCES FOR REFUGEES
The Alliance For Multicultural Community Services
www.allianceontheweb.org
info@allianceontheweb.org -or- yanikeo@allianceontheweb.org
713-776-4700
Houston Community College
Refugee Program
refugee@hccs.edu
713-718-6956
YMCA International Services
www.ymcahouston.org/ymca-international
6300 Westpark, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77057
713-339-9015
Interfaith Ministries
www.imgh.org
afineman@imgh.org
713-533-4900
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
www.catholiccharities.org
JChappell@catholiccharities.org
713-874-6502
Al Amaanah Refugee Services
http://www.alamaanah.com
info@alamaanah.com
832-356-8229
After school program Monday to Thursday from 4:30pm-7pm; assisting refugee children with homework, tutoring, and recreational activities.
Volunteers, please email, info@alamaanah.com
Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees (PAIR)
http://www.pairhouston.org
PAIR@pairhouston.org
713-771-1111
Refugee Services of Texas, Inc., Houston Office
www.refugeeservicesoftexas.org
2626 South Loop West, Ste. 230, Houston, Texas 77054
713-644-6224
University of Houston, http://www.uh.edu/
Women's Studies, www.class.uh.edu/ws
Houston Refugee Women’s Project
wost@uh.edu
713-473-3214
Houston Refugee Women's project offers workshops to refugee women one ethnic group at a time giving them basic information for negotiating daily life and preparing for the workforce in Houston, including information about the public school system, household cleaning, personal safety and hygiene, women's health, and education opportunities. A special fund has been established in the UH Women's Studies Program to help facilitate these workshops. Volunteers from the Alliance, HISD, AliefISD, Interfaith Ministries, Women's Studies, HCC, ECHOS, Planned Parenthood and the Red Cross offer their expertise and time to provide instruction in the workshops.
Clinic for International Trauma Survivors
Harris County Hospital District
www.hchdonline.com
713-873-5135
Bilingual Education Institute – Houston
http://www.bei.edu
8989 Westheimer, Ste. 110, Houston, TX 77063
713-789-4324
Amnesty International, Houston
www.amnestyhouston.org
mail@amnestyhouston.org
832-310 9326
Asian American Family Services, contact Zeb Mamsa
www.aafstexas.org
9440 Bellaire Blvd. #228, Houston, TX 77036
(1 Block east of Beltway 8 at the intersection of Bellaire Blvd. and Corporate Dr.)
713-600-9400, ext.127
Houston Independent School District
www.houstonisd.org
4400 West 18th Street
Houston, TX 77092-8501
713-556-6961
Friends of Refugees
http://forefugees.com/
FORefugees@hotmail.com
UNICEF Houston
www.unicefusa.org/about/regional/southwest.html
srenner@unicefusa.org
713-963-9390
United Nations Association-USA Houston
www.unahouston.org/
una-houstonxm@hotmail.com -or- unahouston@mac.com
Coalition Against Human Trafficking – Houston
www.humantrafficking.org/organizations/337
CAHThouston@yahoo.com
713-339-9015
The Community Cloth
www.thecommunitycloth.org/artisan-cultures-of-origin
Houston Somali Community Center
www.manta.com/c/mmcb71y/houston-somali-community-center
Graduate College of Social Work University of Houston
www.sw.uh.edu/main/home.php
cawarren@uh.edu
Hindus of Greater Houston
www.hindusofhouston.org/home
vijayp@starpipeproducts.com
Sewa International USA
www.sewausa.org
3908 Westhollow Parkway, Houston, TX, 77082
info@sewausa.org
708-USA-SEWA
Houston Community College
www.hccs.edu/portal/site/hccs
dan.arguijo@hccs.edu
713-718-2335
Houston Peace & Justice Center
www.hpjc.org
director@hpjc.org
713 900-4752
Houston Peace Camp
www.peacecamphouston.org
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston
www.imgh.org
Houston Center for Peace and Justice
www.hpjc.org
NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR REFUGEES
PBS WOMEN WAR AND PEACE INFORMATION
www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace
Women for Women
www.womenforwomen.org
4455 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20008
general@womenforwomen.org
202-737-7705
Woman Thrive
www.womenthrive.org
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20009
apalan@womenthrive.org
202-884-5494
Tahirih Justice Center: Protecting Women and Girls Fleeing Violence
www.tahirih.org
SPECIAL THANKS
United Nations
Human Rights Watch
Women Make Movies, Abby Peck
The Burmese Refugee Project, Celina Su, Ajla Grozdanic Photographer
Refugees.org
Cattleya Jaruthavee, Photographer
Alliance for Multicultural Services, Maliha Imami
Yanni Keo
Women War & Peace, a five-part PBS Special Series
The vast majority of today’s conflicts are not fought by nation states and their armies, but rather by informal entities: gangs and warlords using small arms and improvised weapons. The series reveals how the post-Cold War proliferation of small arms has changed the landscape of war, with women becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented casualties. Yet they are simultaneously emerging as necessary partners in brokering lasting peace and as leaders in forging new international laws governing conflict. With depth and complexity, Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, placing women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security, and reframing our understanding of modern warfare. Go to the PBS website for Women War & Peace.
