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[PAST EVENT] The Invisible War: A Film Screening about Sexual Assault in the Military

September 27, 2012
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Law School, Room 119 (613 South Henry Street)
613 S Henry St
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
From Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated; Twist of Faith) comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America's most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 19,000 violent sex crimes in the military in 2010. The Invisible War exposes the epidemic, breaking open one of the most under-reported stories of our generation, to the nation and the world.

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William & Mary Initiative on Gender, Sexuality and the Law wmigsl@gmail.com