Film Screening "Water" discussed at the InfoShop on March 28, 2007, 6:00pm in J1-050

The InfoShop & The World Bank Group
Office of Diversity Programs
Invite you to a film screening
Water

Water is set in the holy city of Varanasi, on the Ganges, in the 1930s, during
the rise of Mahatma Gandhi and his independence struggle from British colonial
rule. It?s a time of change, but the old ways die hard. There are still child
marriages in India. Chuyia (played by Sarala), is an eight year old widow. Upon
the death of her husband, she is sent to live in a convent-like compound with
other widows who live ascetic lives.

Beautiful and hopeful, depressing and disturbing, this movie by Indian director
Deepa Mehta will please your senses and prick your conscience. The movie opens
with a quotation from The Laws of Manu, a Hindu holy book.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 6:00pm
World Bank J Building - J1- 050
(701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.)

Welcoming by
Arup Banerji
Sector Manager, Human Development Sector Unit, Europe and Central Asia
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About the Office of Diversity Programs
The Office of Diversity Programs is an in-house source of expert advice on
diversity and inclusion. Its goal is to create an inclusive and respectful work
environment that values all human differences and mobilizes them as strategic
business assets in service of poverty reduction. The Office of Diversity
Programs provides guidance on institutional and unit-level strategies to promote
diversity and inclusion, advises on the diversity dimensions of recruitment,
strategic staffing, succession planning, and career development, conducts
research on systemic barriers to inclusion, and shares information on best
practices in diversity management worldwide.

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank.  It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues.  It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use.  In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop