Event
April 2008
Saturday, April 12
Rape: Cries from the Heartland
| Co-sponsor: | Covington & Burling, LLP |
| Time: | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Place: | Covington & Burling, LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Conference Room 1139 |
| Speaker: | Lucane LaFortune, DC Rape Crisis Center |
| Description: | Participants of the Saturday Academy Program (of Covington & Burling, LLP) will watch the film “Rape: Cries from the Heartland”. The film profiles seven victims whose ages range from eight to seventy-two and includes interviews with rape crisis counselors and the police. Filmed at the Rape Crisis Center in Memphis, Tennessee, the program presents a disturbing portrait of rape as it really is - an act of violence, not sex. This event is open to members of the Saturday Academy. |
| Category: | Children & Teens |

