Mightier Than The Sword, a Film by Roberta Staley

BC Travel Writers Meetup is proud to present a special screening of Roberta Staley’s new documentary film, Mightier Than the Sword (http://www.mightierthanthesword.ca/), about women journalists in Afghanistan, on May 30th at 7pm.

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In Afghanistan, a vibrant, free and independent media — nurtured under NATO occupation— has created a battleground for female journalists fighting to overcome the culture of silence and invisibility imposed upon women during years of Taliban and Mujahedeen rule.

Mightier Than the Sword explores this remarkable advancement in Afghanistan.

Mightier Than the Sword is nominated for Direction and Screenwriting awards at the Leo Awards, the annual awards celebration for TV and film in British Columbia. It was also accepted into the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto and the Regina International Film Festival. As well, it has received write-ups in Vancouver Magazine, Ms. Magazine, and was featured on Global National TV.

This screening is free for BCTW Meetup members.

About Roberta

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Roberta Staley is a Vancouver-based, award-winning magazine editor and writer with experience reporting from the developing world and conflict and post-conflict settings.

Staley has reported from Afghanistan twice: in 2012, where she researched stories on literacy, gender equality and culture, and in 2015, to film the documentary Mightier Than the Sword.

Staley has also reported from El Salvador, Haiti, Colombia, Cambodia, Soweto in South Africa, Israel and New Zealand, covering HIV-AIDS, the environment, culture, women’s issues and business.

Staley currently edits two national magazines, the Canadian Chemical News and Enterprise. She also has a master's degree in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.

About the BCATW

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The BC Association of Travel Writers promotes, encourages and supports B.C.-based travel journalists, bloggers and videographers. We do this by:

– presenting a platform for our members to network in the common cause of promoting the profession.

– maintaining a policy of ethics, honesty and excellence of work in dealing with the media and the industry.

– upholding the principle of producing proper material for clients in return for complimentary courtesies and press trips offered by the industry.

– disseminating information and potential markets with the membership.

– providing educational and experiential opportunities to help members improve the professional skills and contacts needed to succeed in the ever-changing marketplace

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