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