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Film fest to raise money for breast cancer researc

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Film fest to raise money for breast cancer research, other women’s issues Film fest to raise money for breast cancer research, other women’s issues Marshall University’s Women’s Center will be hosting its first Lunafest,DVD Ripper a women’s film festival that benefits the Breast Cancer fund and the CONTACT Rape Crisis Center.

The film festival will be Wednesday in the lower level of the Memorial Student Center. #xA reception will begin at 7 p.m. and the films will start at 8 p.m.

The film festival will feature keynote speaker Sharon Pressman, executive director of the CONTACT Rape Crisis Center in Huntington.

“I will be speaking on different types of sexual violence and specific victim’s stories and how they have been sexually assaulted and how we’ve been able to assist them in their recovery,” Pressman said. “We will be using funds to provide advocacy services to victims. This will maintain the hotline and provide crisis intervention services and follow up services.”

CONTACT provides confidential and anonymous counseling services for victims of sexual assault, their friends and families. CONTACT provides advocacy, crisis intervention and support during medical exams,DVD Ripper police questioning and court appearances, according to the agency’s profile on the Cabell County Library’s Web site.

The film festival will highlight women as leaders in society illustrated through nine films by women filmmakers. These films will cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, sexuality,中小企业国际市场开拓资金,#x cultural diversity and breaking barriers, according to a news release.

“All the films are by, for and about women,” said Claire Snyder, graduate assistant in the Marshall’s Women’s Center. “The festival will showcase women and the arts and their creativity.”

Ten films will run consecutively for an hour and 20 minutes, Snyder said. Each film is less than 20 minutes.

“We really want to raise awareness and funds for the cause,” #xsaid Camilla Overup, DVD Rippergraduate assistant in the Marshall’s Women’s Center. 相关的主题文章：