Join SERV for a free screening of the award-winning documentary Miss Representation at the Gloucester County Library in Mullica Hill. A panel discussion about the film and Sexual Assault Awareness Month will follow.
Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.
The film draws back a curtain to reveal a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see – how the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls makes it difficult for women to feel powerful and achieve leadership positions.
Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists, and academics, like Katie Couric, Rosario Dawson, Gloria Steinem, Margaret Cho, Condoleezza Rice, Rachel Maddow, and Nancy Pelosi, build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken, but armed with a new perspective.
Learn more about the film at http://therepresentationproject.org/film/miss-representation
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This event is one of many in which SERV aims to educate the public about sexual violence and how we can all help with prevention efforts in our community. Find more events at https://www.centerffs.org/serv/serv-events-campaigns
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