A statement tonight the world wonders can they really make a difference im bringing off in berlin this is the day. This is not about the work but the fact that we want to talk about Sexual Harassment and inequality. About time should we even have to have the sponsorship occluded its a global issue and since were hollywood people its in the spotlight so lets talk about it now thats happened and the policy not been. Pivotal to the ramifications the freedoms whether i thought that i would have to teach my daughter how to navigate in a dangerous world and now i feel like i can be part of handing her i think. Also coming up half a world away a british journalist calls it quits over unfair pay saying she to earn more if she were he. I dont want to be remembered as the woman who complained about her pay i want to be remembered for my fine china. We begin the day with hollywood seeing red and dressed in black and wanting the world to take notice last nights Golden Globes in los angeles was the
Conversation to clearly define its a global issue and since were hollywood people its in the spotlight so lets talk about it now thats happened and the policy not been easy. If its all through the ramifications the feed into other industries i thought that i would have to teach my daughter how to navigate in a dangerous world and now i feel like i can be part of handing her i think. Also coming up half a world away a british journalist calls it quits over unfair pay saying she to earn more if she were he. I dont want to be remembered as the woman who complained about head pay i want to be remembered for my fine china. We begin the day with hollywood seeing red and dressed in black and wanting the world to take notice last nights Golden Globes in los angeles was the first major Industry Award since what they called the reckoning began last year several women went public with allegations of Sexual Harassment against the movie producer Harvey Weinstein it set in motion an avalanche of sim
Testified. Nguyen van da is facing a 20 year sentence on charges of conducting propaganda against the state. This is an hour. The hearing comes to order and good afternoon to everyone. One of the potential partners in the transpacific partnership, vietnam is the only country banning religious groups, violating internet freedom, harbors child violators and regularly jails those who speak out for human rights. There are over a hundred prisoners of conscious. Nguyen van da spent four years in jail and four additional under house arrest. He was detained again and brutally beaten last december for continuing his work. His arbitrary detention undercuts claims that vietnams leadership can become a trusted partner. I had the privilege of meeting with him at his law office at of vu minh and i was taken by his love for the country. His wife is here to speak on his behalf and her testimony is timely because president obama is traveling to vietnam at the end of the month. A steady stream of state
Among the partners, vietnam is the only country that bans independent religious groups, the only country considered one of the worst violators of internet vietnam harbors severe child labor and forced child labor violators and regularly jails and tortures those who speak out for human rights, political inclusion with a right to practice their religion. There are today over 100 prisoners of conscience in vietnam wynn van didefend of religious freem down and he was detained and detained last september for continuing his work. His arbitrary detention undercuts any claim that the current vietnamese leadership can become a trusted u. S. Partnership. Prior to his arrest i had the previous to meeting with him in hanoi at his law officer at 10 dwayne tran yip street in 2005. I was deeply impressed with his passion for truth, his defense of universally recognize the his tate, extraordinary courage and deep aabiding live for as a result name. He is truly a patriot. His wife Vu Minh Khanh is with
She will ship out to fort benning on friday. So, that is it. See her say goodbye to civilian life for little while. And then we have here a u of l alum also with a masters from the can school of social work. She came to google as a refugee as well with her family in 1994. Without further do, please welcome our two moderators. I am looking forward to an exciting evening. [applause] thank you, daniel, and the university of louisville for sponsoring tonights fantastic row graham. Can you guys hear me ok . Ok, good. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is dd and my college right here is cal. Like the professor said, we are not related, its a common last name. Moving voices, it is our mission to bring more attention to the South Vietnamese perspective. We want people to know that South Vietnam fought bravely and risked everything for freedom. Unfortunately, its often a perspective that is overlooked in our public discussion about vietnam war. We are so thrilled tonight to have the university but t