Movie chronicles how 9/11 widows reached out to Afghan women
Susan Retik and Patti Quigley were both pregnant when their husbands were killed on 9/11. Family, friends, and support from around the world enabled them to rebuild their lives. The rebuilding process involved founding the organization "Beyond the 11th," to reach out to Afghan widows with whom they felt a kinship.
In 2006, the pair traveled to Afghanistan to meet their Afghan counterparts and see firsthand the work of the organization they founded. Beyond Belief documents this journey. The documentary will be screened at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall, followed by a Question and Answer session with Retik. An admission donation of $10 per person is suggested. All proceeds will go to Beyond the 11 th.
Beyond the 11th is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers widows in Afghanistan who have been afflicted by war, terrorism, and oppression. It funds programs that enable widows to support themselves and their families by providing grants to partner NGOs in Afghanistan and funding education and income-generation opportunities that are sustainable and culturally appropriate. All donations are tax deductible.
Sunday's program is sponsored by Skidmore's Office of Religious Studies and Spiritual Life, the Women's Global giving Circle, the Saratoga Peace Alliance, and other social-justice organizations and private donors.
More information about Beyond the 11th is available here.
