PBS DOCUMENTARY - BREAKING THE SILENCE |
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"Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories" is a new PBS documentary that chronicles the impact of domestic violence on children and the recurring failings of family courts across the country to protect them from their abusers. It was released in many areas on PBS throughout the month of October 20, 2005. PLEASE call your local PBS station for more information, and to ask them to broadcast "Breaking the Silence: Childrens' Stories" in your area. For more information on the documentary, contact the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation at: www.mkacf.org You can also see press releases and other info from the links below: http://www.cptv.org/BTS.htm http://www.cptv.org/pdf/BTS_pressrelease.pdf PBS needs to hear a hearty thank you from all of us for airing this superb documentary. These children are speaking for countless others who are still silenced. Please type "PBS+ your city" or go to www.pbs.org to email the Program Director of your local PBS station. With the airing of this excellent documentary, "Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories" there are those whom are threatened by the public becoming educated and aware of this horrific epidemic trend. Consequentially, a controversy has arisen in defense of the child abusing fathers who are winning custody of their children. Not unexpectedly, the documentary is being shrilly criticized by certain men as inaccurate and biased. They miss the point. The film is not about them. It is about children, describing their journey through family court hell. For more information about the controversy, you can read the following articles and responses: Critics of Child Abuse Film Miss the Point in Rush to Defend Fathers A mother's letter addressing the controversy Fatima's response, including documentation: Sadiya's response, including documentation: |