On PBS this weekend, Friday October 12th in most markets, NOW with David Brancaccio will air a one hour program, "Child Brides: Stolen Lives" documenting "the heartbreaking global phenomenon of forced child marriage, and the hope behind breaking the cycle of poverty and despair it causes." They've created an e-Card you can send to friends and family or to yourself to provide a heads up to the broadcast (and there is no cost to send the e-Card). Maria Hinojosa will report from Niger, Guatemala, India, etc.:
On Friday, October 12 at 8:30 pm (check local listings), NOW's Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa travels around the world for a revealing exploration of early child marriage in developing countries, and how people can act locally and globally to solve the problem. The hour-long special, "Child Brides: Stolen Lives," marks the first time the subject has been documented in a primetime television newsmagazine. Countries visited include Niger, India and Guatemala.The stakes are high: child brides typically experience high rates of childbirth complications, HIV infection, partner violence, and a cycle of poverty. An estimated 100 million girls will be married over the next 10 years.In her report, Hinojosa takes viewers on a journey of sorrow, healing and hope, including scenes of an illegal midnight wedding in India where children as young as three are married. In each country, Hinojosa shares the work of brave community members who are campaigning to end the centuries-old practice of child marriage - sometimes putting their own lives at risk.
And Thursday, October 11th on Democracy Now! (NPR, Pacifica, and countless other radio and TV outlets including DishTV):
Clive Stafford Smith, an attorney for more than 50 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, joins us to talk about his new book, "Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side: Seeking Justice in Guantanamo Bay."
Charlie Savage, a Pultizer Prize-winning journalist for the Boston Globe for his reporting on presidential signing statements, joins us to talk about his new book, "Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy."
If you miss either program, you can visit the websites -- and you can visit the websites period.