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Books Movies & Music Staff Recommend... DVD They Killed Sister Dorothy
Books Movies & Music Staff Recommend... DVD They Killed Sister Dorothy
| 23 Jul 2010 |
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Did you kno w a woman from Dayton was awarded the United Nations Human Rights Prize? Dorothy Stang grew up with her 8 brothers and sisters here in Dayton and attended Julienne High School. At 17, she joined the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Cincinnati and began a life of service to the poor. At 73, Sister Stang gained international attention when she was gunned down in a Brazilian rainforest for protecting the land rights of the peasant farmers with whom she had lived and worked for 30 years. They Killed Sister Dorothy is an award-winning documentary narrated by Martin Sheen that examines her work in the Amazon and the reasons for her murder in 2005. A complex and riveting story is told through footage of interviews with Sister Dorothy and her supporters as well as actual courtroom scenes from the trial of her accused murderers. (View film clips at http://www.theykilledsisterdorothy.com/ ) In addition to this excellent DVD, the library has adult and children's biographies of Sister Stang, including Large Print and downloadable versions. Our Local History Room has news clippings and a locally produced DVD of a library program featuring Mary McCarty and Lisa Powell of the Dayton Daily News with Sister Joan Krimm, a life-long friend of Sister Stang.
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