Sponsored by the Western Connecticut State University Police Department in collaboration with the Women's Center, the first local showing of "The Hunting Ground" documentary will take place Tuesday, November 10th at 7:30 p.m. in the midtown campus Student Center Theatre. A facilitated discussion with Ann Rodwell-Lawton, Program Manager of Education & Outreach for the Women's Center, will follow the movie. The screening is free and open to the public. Counselors will be in attendance.
"One in five college women is sexually assaulted, yet only a fraction of these crimes are reported, and even fewer result in punishment for the perpetrators. In the film, Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering reveal the shocking epidemic of violence and institutional cover-ups sweeping college campuses across America. It is a scorching expose of the startling prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and the powerful interests that re-victimize vulnerable students while shielding perpetrators."