How Utah can change the conversation about domestic violence
On Monday October 20th the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition is inviting the public to a free screening of one of the most powerful documentaries to come out of this year’s Sundance collection.
“Private Violence” is a feature length film that follows the experience of two survivors of domestic violence and shines a light on a deeply disturbing fact – that the most dangerous place in America for a woman is her own home. Every day in the US, at least four women are murdered by abusive (and often, ex) partners. The knee-jerk response is to ask: “why doesn’t she just leave?” Private Violence shatters the brutality of this logic and
begins to shape powerful, new questions that hold the potential to change our society: “Why does he abuse?” “Why do we turn away?” “How do we begin to build a future without domestic violence?”
Kendra Wyckoff, Executive Director of the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, encourages everyone to come to the screening. “Recent research from the Department of Health indicates that between 2000 – 2013 42.9% of all adult homicides here in the state of Utah were related to domestic violence. There is still a culture of silence that surrounds domestic violence, it is still treated as a “family” matter or a “private” matter and when society does ask questions they often blame the victim for what is happening rather than holding the perpetrator of the abuse accountable for their own actions. Come and watch this film and learn why we cannot stay silent any longer and what may really be going on behind closed doors.”
What: “Private Violence” Screening
When: MondayOctober 20th Doors open at 6:15 pm for 7pm screening
Where: Egyptian Perry Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd, 2415 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401
How: Entrance is free and no ticket is required. Please visit http://www.meetup.com/privateviolence/Ogden-UT/1219872/
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