Wednesday, January 5, 2011

New music video from Mobility International celebrates pride, achievements and solidarity of women with disabilities around the world

From MIUSA:

Signing and singing in Arabic, Spanish and English, 54 disabled women activists from 43 countries celebrate the pride, achievements and solidarity of women with disabilities around the world, in this video filmed during MIUSA’s 5th Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD).

On January 6, 2011, MIUSA will release Loud, Proud and Passionate!(sm), a music video in celebration of our 30th Anniversary. Please show your support by forwarding the YouTube link to as many people and organizations as you know throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our goal is to get 2,500 views, which will bring us $2,500 for our next WILD program.

WILD delegates in the video come from Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St.Lucia, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The video is captioned in English.

Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development.