Based on the global best seller, SOLD, by Patricia McCormick, comes an award winning film that tells the unforgettable story of a girl who risks everything for freedom after being trafficked from her mountain village in Nepal to a brothel in India.Â
YWCA Evansville will be hosting a one-time screening of SOLD at Old National Bank in downtown Evansville on October 11, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. The YWCA selected this date because October 11th is International Day of the Girl Child.
The United Nations General Assembly declared October 11th International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The International Day of the Girl Child focuses the attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
“The fight against human trafficking is one of the great human rights causes of our time. We felt that it was important to focus on this issue on International Day of the Girl Child to not only draw attention to this international crisis, but to also raise awareness about what is going on in our own state of Indiana,†says YWCA CEO, Erika Taylor.
SOLD gives a voice to the millions of children who disappear every year. It is a call to action and a testament to the power and resilience of the human spirit. The film has partnered with a service called Tugg which enables people and organizations to set up screenings in their local community in efforts to spread awareness. The YWCA has partnered with Old National Bank, Unchartered International, and the Indiana Trafficking Victim Assistance Program to present this film locally.
After the screening, representatives from YWCA Evansville, Unchartered International, and Indiana Trafficking Victim Assistance Program will make remarks. The event is being offered free of charge at the main office of Old National Bank located at 1 N. Main Street. Parking is available in the Old National Bank parking garage.
YWCA Is On A Mission
For over 150 years, YWCA has been at the forefront of the most critical social movements — from voting rights and civil rights, to affordable housing and pay equity, to violence prevention and health care reform. But despite important work being done on the ground by more than 220 local associations across the country, not enough people understood the size, impact, or relevance of YWCA.
Today, YWCA is one of the top 25 largest charities in the U.S., according to NonProfit Times, with total revenues of more than $775 million. YWCA helps more than 2 million women and children each year in the U.S., and worldwide, YWCA serves 25 million women and girls in 120 countries. At YWCA Evansville, we:
- Provide over 16,000 nights of safe shelter each year to domestic violence victims and homeless women recovering from substance abuse.
- Assist over 250 at-risk Evansville girls each year through our Live Y’ers afterschool, mentoring, and scholarship programs.
- Engage the public in ongoing efforts toward women’s equality and racial justice by taking a leading role in activities relating to Stand Against Racism, Women’s Equality Day, and Equal Pay Day.
YWCA Evansville is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families and strengthen our community. YWCA Evansville is part of an international movement serving over 2 million in the United States and 25 million worldwide. For comprehensive information about this important work, go to: www.ywcaevansville.org and www.ywca.org.
