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A young woman who is brought up as a boy so she could get an
education and all the other privileges that go to boys. A
community activist who is killed by terrorists because her work
threatens their power over the village.

	Cambodian women who mourn the deaths caused by land
mines, lamenting that a land mine ``does not know the difference
between the footfall of a soldier and of a child;=D5=D5 Japanese
``nuclear maidens=D5=D5 and the Japanese television producer who has
made a lif e=D5s work of documenting their stories.

	 A Colombian housewife juggling her many responsibilities
as mother, worker, citizen and wife.

	These are just a few of the women whose lives are
portrayed in a series of video shorts from around the world,
compiled as part of ``The 5-Minute Project.=D5=D5

	The Project is the brainchild of women attending the
``Women Empowering Communication=D5=D5 conference held in Bangkok
last year.

	In one workshop on communication strategies towards
Beijing, the idea of collecting video productions on women, by
women and for women from around the world was enthusiastically
received by participants.

	Coordinated by a core group of women in media in Canada,
headed by Antoinette MacDonald of Compass International in
Ontario, ``The 5-Minute Project=D5=D5 collected videos, each five
minutes long, on women related subjects that met a list of
criteria, includi ng quality and presentability.

	The video shorts have been compiled into four 30 minute
segments, and have been made available to broadcasters around the
world.  These are on sale to individuals who may want to use the
tapes for organizing, consciousness raising and classroom use.

	Running the gamut of production styles, from documentary,
fable, music, drama and satire, the videos in the ``The 5-Minute
Project=D5=D5 celebrate not just the diversity of women=D5s lives, but
also the talent and skill of women communicators, who wed their
technical prowess with empathy and understanding of women=D5s
issues.
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