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...ruling ZANU-PF party told the lanky 22-year-old that she had to come with them. She says they chased her home, jumped her fence, and threatened to firebomb her house unless she came out. Finally, her uncle told her to go. She was taken to a youth camp outside Bulawayo; she could tell by the ZANU-PF T shirts some in the camp wore that it was run by the government. That night, she says, the boys came into her dormitory, locked the doors, and took turns raping her. "They told me, 'If you cry, if you make...
...part of their training, some youths are sent out to beat their own relatives, especially if their family members are critical of the government. Thomas, 23, who was kept in a camp in the west of the country, was forced to attack his own mother. "The commanders told me, 'If you don't want to beat her we will beat you,'" he says. "I beat her with a stick." Such attacks make it almost impossible for the attackers to return to their communities, which in turn makes it easier for the government to control and indoctrinate them. For several hours...
...Israel’s most famous pop-stars, Aviv Geffen, comes to the Middle East to play a collection of songs, which have affected an entire generation. Questioning societal values, Geffen’s songs speak to youth about challenges such as relationships, drugs, alcohol and violence. Geffen is on a rare tour of America, so his powerful music and lyrics should not be missed. He will play with the accompaniment of keyboardist Daniel Soloman. Presented by Harvard Students for Israel. 10p.m. Tickets $25 regular, $20 for Harvard Students. The Middle East Downstairs...
Green—from the middle generation, born between the boomers he knows are still racked by the debates of the 1960s and the youth he now hopes to bring into them—says his interest in the Weather Underground long predates his career as a filmmaker...
...decade of Green’s youth, kicked off by the surrender of the Weather Underground’s remaining leaders to authorities in 1980, is represented in the film by starkly ironic images: clips from an aerobics video and footage of Ronald Reagan are juxtaposed with the rise of AIDS and crack cocaine...