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From: peregrine@web.UUCP
Subject: The 5 Minute Project
Conf: women.unwcw
Date: 01 Oct 94 13:36 EDT


The 5 Minutes Project - Global Women's Stories


Women from over 20 countries will be broadcasting their stories world-wide
during September 1995.  Designed to complement the activities of the United
Nations 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, each country's 5
minute-long television production will relate to the Conference theme --
Action for Equality, Development and Peace.

Stories about women in Cameroon, Chad, Kenya, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, Ireland, Colombia, Canada and
the United States will be included in international telecasts and national
broadcasts, as arranged.  Topics will include women in development, violence
against women, reforestation in former war zones, job creation, new rape
laws, union organizing, and a controversial irrigation program.  Although
many segments will be documentaries, folk tales, humorous and musical items
will also be part of the production.

Women producers in participating countries will be responsible for the
content and technical production of their items.  In many ways this approach
is unique, epitomizing self-determination in the broadcast industry.

There is a lot of enthusiasm gathering about The 5 Minute Program.  If you
know of a producer or broadcaster who might be interested in participating,
please contact us at the number below.  Also, if there is an organization
you feel would be interested in using the tapes for discussion groups or
other educational purposes, do let us know.  It is planned that all the
tapes will be available for non-broadcast use.

The 5 Minute Project is an exciting opportunity to reach millions of people
about interests which affect women on every continent.  We invite you to
participate in whatever way you can - as a viewer, a producer, or someone
who tells others about these video stories.

For further information, please contact:

Leslie Adams
473 Milverton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M4C 1X4
Fax: (416) 366-8204; Phone:  (416) 462-9883

August 1994