Osizwe Eye di yiye’s Testimonial on NO! A Documentary on Rape, Sexual Assault, and Healing
April 29, 2008
“NO! The Rape Documentary insists that black communities openly acknowledge the dehumanization that rape belies and the integrity and humanity of rape survivors.With this film and the accompanying resource guide, Aishah Simmons and her colleagues have created a teaching tool with an awesome potential for healing and social change. NO! The Rape Documentary has been an invaluable resource that I have shared with my students, colleagues, friends, and loved ones. I will keep showing this film until I run out of people with which to share it.”
Osizwe Eyi di yiye, M.S. Ed
Educator/ Consultant
African American & Women’s Studies, Temple University
Beverly McPhail’s Testimonial on NO! The Rape Documentary
April 15, 2008
“Aishah Simmons spoke to our campus (University of Houston) and the larger Houston community and screened her film, NO!. The film was powerfully received and the subsequent question and answer period was quite moving as men spontaneously stood up to say they would look at women with new respect and appreciation and women who had been one-time victims and now survivors spoke of the validation that they felt seeing the film. The audience was not only moved emotionally, but felt moved to action, to change communities and get the word out that sexual violence against women must stop. No one left the auditorium unchanged. Ms. Simmons’ film examines the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexual identity on the topic of sexual violence, unlike any other film I have seen on the subject. The film is enhanced by Ms. Simmons’ introduction and fielding of quesitons. She is truly a remarkable and talented filmmaker and activist.”
Beverly McPhail, Ph.D., LMSW, Director, Women’s Resource Center
University of Houston
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