Kenyon Farrow’s Testimonial on NO! A Documentary on
May 19, 2008
“I don’t know if I have seen a more nuanced and comprehensive film dealing with rape and sexual violence in the Black community.
Aishah Shahidah Simmons’ NO! forces us to deal with the lasting trauma Black women survivors have to endure, but also forces us to confront our own ambivalence about the rape of Black women as men, and an entire Black community.
This film gives us the language and the context by which we can examine the racism, sexism and homophobia within the Black community, but also helps us see the way Black women have struggled to heal, and what we as allies to Black women can do to end sexual violence in our communities.
NO! is a gift to those of us who who know that there can be no Black liberation where women cannot be self-determining.”
Kenyon Farrow, essayist, organizer, media and communications specialist, and board co-chair for Queers for Economic Justice.
Joy James’ Testimonial on NO! A Documentary On Violence Against Women
May 8, 2008
“If state violence is ‘genocidal’ then what do you call this violence against women and girls? Any words strong enough? Any liberation agenda brave enough to break a frozen alliance between grief, predation and silence? ‘NO!’ clearly calls out the struggle for mass resistance-moving us towards being whole.”
Joy James, Humanities, Williams College | CAAAS, University of Texas at Austin
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
Booklist Reviews NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 11, 2008
“This DVD helps raise awareness about sexual assault and violence. Especially useful for counselors working with high school and college students facing similar pressures and situations.”
Booklist
David Naguib Pellow’s Testimonial On NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 10, 2008
“NO! is a force to be reckoned with. This film’s message is painful yet soothing, terrifying yet somehow comforting. NO! speaks truths that are unsettling but ultimately crucial for all of us to hear and know if we are to continue sharing this fragile world of ours. I will make sure that my son studies and absorbs the wisdom and hopeful vision within this wonderful work of art. Simmons has offered us a gift of immeasurable value.”
David Naguib Pellow, Professor of Ethnic Studies,
University of California, San Diego
Clarence Lusane’s Testimonial On NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 10, 2008
“No man who watches this film - men with sisters, daughters, mothers, lovers - can leave not feeling a greater sense of responsibility to confront this issue.”
Clarence Lusane, Professor of Modern Political Movement,
School of International Service, American University
Amnesty International, French Section’s Testimonial On NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 10, 2008
“[Aishah Shahidah Simmons'] political and artistic approach which questions at the same time the oppression of race, sex, gender, and class seems relevant to make visible, at all levels and mainly in the African American community, the violence against [Black] women, lesbians, and girls.”
Amnesty International, French Section
Thema Bryant-Davis’ Testimonial On NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 10, 2008
“I recommend this film to any community agency or institute of higher learning that understands the importance of social justice, compassion, and education.”
Thema Bryant-Davis, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Author,
Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide
Oliver J. Williams’ Testimonial On NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 10, 2008
“I’m moved by the healing messages NO! provides African American women who have been affected; the information it provides African American men about the impact of such experiences for our sisters, mothers, partners and friends; and the consciousness raising it offers the entire African American community around this issue.”
Oliver J. Williams, Ph.D., Founding Director,
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s Testimonial On NO! A Documentary On Sexual Assault
March 10, 2008
“In the spring of 2006 the National Sexual Violence Resource Center selected Aishah Shahidah Simmons, documentary producer, as the 2006 National Sexual Assault Awareness Month award-winner in the category of media & communications. Shortly thereafter I had the privilege of seeing her and her documentary NO! in Philadelphia. As part of that viewing, the audience participated in an enthusiastic community discussion about the impact of rape and ways we can all work together to prevent it. This well-done documentary had a powerful impact on all who were present, and the post-viewing community discussion was so inspiring that the NSVRC designated showings of NO! in community settings as the Featured Event for its 2007 national Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign.”
Karen Baker, LMSW, Director, National Sexual Violence Resource Center
*** The National Sexual Violence Center is the comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, research and emerging policy on sexual violence intervention and prevention in the United States.
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