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The Invisible War | Film Screening

Thursday, April 12th at 7:30pm

Allen Hall's Main Lounge (1005 W. Gregory Dr., MC-050, Urbana, IL 61801)

Featuring post-film talk-back | Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Today, a female soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. Sexual assault within the ranks is so frequent that one in three female service members are raped while in the military. These crimes are routinely covered up by the chain of command, with higher-ranking officers granted virtual impunity for assaulting junior service members.

As part of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the University of Illinois Women's Resource Center together with the Central Illinois Iraq Veterans Against the War and Civillian-Soldier Alliance will be screening The Invisible War, a documentary on the that examines the epidemic levels of sexual assault in the military which debuted this January at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Focusing on the powerfully emotional stories of multiple sexual assault survivors, The Invisible War is a moving indictment of the systemic cover-up of military sex crimes, chronicling the women’s struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice. It also features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm of conditions that exist for rape in the military, its long-hidden history, and what can be done to bring about much-needed change.

The screening will be followed by a discussion of what we can do to end sexual assault in the military and in our communities. This event is free and open to the public.

The event is co-sponsored by: University of Illinois Veteran's Affairs, Counseling Center, American Association of University Women—Champaign Chapter, Channing-Murray Foundation, Sexual Health Peers (SHP), National Organization for Women (UIUC), and Gender and Women's Studies

Friday, April 6, 2012 - 12:46pm

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Univeristy of Illinois - Allen Hall's Main Lounge
(1005 W. Gregory Dr., MC-050
62801 Urbana , IL
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 7:00pm

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Scott Kimball - scottkimball@ivaw.org

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Kelly Dougherty

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I enlisted in the Army at 17, I think, as part of the D.E.P. I spent a year messing around, getting in trouble, and realizing that I was not making...

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