Catalyzing Possibility: The NO! Film Documentary as Community Accountability Technology

This article presents an interview with Aishah Shahidah, the director of the 2006 documentary "NO!," and Theryn Kigvamasud'Vashti, the former co-director of Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA) in Seattle, Washington. Topics include use of community-based accountability to combat...

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Main Author: Kigvamasud'Vashti, Theryn (Author)
Contributors: Simmons, Aishah Shahidah ; Bierria, Alisa
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Social justice
Year: 2010, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Pages: 60-75
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Kigvamasud'Vashti, Theryn
Shahidah, Aishah
Restorative Justice
Citizen participation in criminal justice administration
Abuse of African American women
Anti-rape movement
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Summary:This article presents an interview with Aishah Shahidah, the director of the 2006 documentary "NO!," and Theryn Kigvamasud'Vashti, the former co-director of Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA) in Seattle, Washington. Topics include use of community-based accountability to combat sexual violence against African American women, the importance of generational awareness, and ways the film changed international perceptions of African American women rape survivors.
ISSN:2327-641X