BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Miss Representation first premiered in the documentary compet ition at the Sundance Film Festival where it caught the eye of OWN: Opra h Winfrey Network. It made its television debut as part of the OWN docum entary film club in October 2011\, with over 1.3 million people tuning i n to its multiple airings. Additional screenings with corporations\, non -profits\, religious groups\, government organizations and communities a re happening every day all over the world.\nLocal Screening: \; Ther e will be a local screening of Miss Representation on March 9th at 7:30 p.m. at Hancock United Church of Christ\, 1912 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexin gton. \; Tickets are $5 at the door. After the screening\, there wil l be community panel discussion.\nThe media is invited to attend the scr eening and cover the post-screening panel discussion. \; If you woul d like to attend\, please contact Rev. Dana Allen Walsh\, dana.allenwals h@hancockchurch.org\, 781.862.4220.\nWritten and directed by Jennifer Si ebel Newsom\, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contribut e to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influen ce in America. \; The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls\, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.\nMiss Representation includes stories from teenage gir ls and provocative interviews with politicians\, journalists\, entertain ers\, activists and academics like Condoleezza Rice\, Lisa Ling\, Nancy Pelosi\, Katie Couric\, Rachel Maddow\, Rosario Dawson\, Jackson Katz\, Jean Kilbourne\, and Gloria Steinem. \; The film offers startling fa cts and statistics that will leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective. \; www.missrepresentation.org\n&ldquo\;We are thrilled to have so many outreach opportunities for \;Miss Representation. T his film was made to be a change agent in our culture\, to inspire both women and men to recognize women's collective voice\, leadership capacit y and equal rights\,&rdquo\; says Newsom.\nIn a society where media is t he most persuasive force shaping cultural norms\, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman&rsq uo\;s value and power lie in her youth\, beauty\, and sexuality--and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made strides in leadershi p over the past few decades\, the U.S. is 90th in the world in terms of women in national legislatures\, women hold only 3 % of clout positions in mainstream media\, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating. \nMiss Representation was selected from the Sundance line-up to be part of the OWN Documentary Film Club. &ldquo\;Through personal stories and p rovocative interviews\, Jennifer crystalizes the relevance of the media and its portrayal of women in today&rsquo\;s society\,&rdquo\; said Lisa Erspamer\, Chief Creative Officer for OWN. In addition\, ro*co films wi ll distribute Miss Representation to educational institutions (K-12 inst itutions\, universities and libraries) located in the United States and Canada.\nThe distribution of the film Miss Representation has been the c atalyst for a social action campaign led by MissRepresentation.org. The campaign seeks to empower women and girls and provide them with new oppo rtunities to realize their full potential.\nMissRepresentation.org is ig niting a cross-generational movement to shift the cultural mindset of co mmunities\, interrupt and stop patterns of sexism\, change the way women and girls are represented in the media and ensure a tipping point that will lead to gender parity in leadership throughout the United States. J oin the campaign at www.missrepresentation.org.\nAbout Girls&rsquo\; Clu b Entertainment\nGirls' Club Entertainment was founded by Jennifer Siebe l Newsom - actress\, filmmaker\, and former First Lady of San Francisco.  \; It was formed as an umbrella entertainment company to develop an d produce independent films with strong social\, political\, and cultura l significance focused primarily on empowering women. URL:http://lexington.patch.com/events/film-screening-miss-representation- ede23e93 SUMMARY:Film Screening: Miss Representation LOCATION:Hancock United Church of Christ: 1912 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexing ton\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR