[Peace] CU Premiere of THE GROUND TRUTH on Wed!!

[Jen Tayabji]

AWARE is a cosponsor of this film showing!
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT!

The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) presents...

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"The Ground Truth":
Sometimes The Greatest Act Of Courage Is To Tell The Truth

Wednesday, October 11th
7-8:30pm

First Floor,  Illinois Disciples Foundation**
2 Blocks from the UI Quad!

Free and open to the public!

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On Wednesday, October 11th, to mark the 4th anniversary of U.S.
Congressional authorization to use force against Iraq, the PRC will be
hosting the Champaign-Urbana premiere of the documentary, THE GROUND TRUTH.

THE GROUND TRUTH stunned filmgoers at the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film
Festivals. Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia
Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will
stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans -
ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as
they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the
struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict
in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film - is a prelude for the
even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home - with
personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government.

As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero,
bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to
fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth. Features
interviews with Charlie Anderson, Kelly Dougherty, Paul Reichoff, and other
veterans. For more information about the film, please visit
http://www.thegroundtruth.net.

A short discussion will follow the film!

**Please join us on October 11th in Wisegarver Lounge at the Illinois
Disciples Foundation, located on the 1st floor. The event is wheelchair
accessible. Limited free parking is available. The IDF is located at the NW
corner of Springfield and Wright St. in Champaign. Only 2 blocks from the UI
Quad and located on several CU-MTD bus routes. The event is free and open to
the public!

The PRC would like to thank our co-sponsors:  Activist Forum, Anti-War
Anti-Racism Effort (AWARE), Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center,
Channing-Murray Foundation, Community United Church of Christ, Illinois
Disciples Foundation, Mexican Student Association, School for Designing a
Society, Socialist Forum, UC Friends Meeting, UC Independent Media Center
Steering Group, University YMCA, and Vietnam Veterans Against the War (C-U
Chapter).

The PRC is a program of the Illinois Disciples Foundation and a UIUC
registered student organization. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call (217) 352-8721, email prc at prairienet.org or visit
us online at http://www.prairienet.org/prc.