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"Consent" screening in Dumfries on 4th December
As part of the 2012 16 Days of Action Against Violence Against Women (a campaign to raise awareness about violence against women across the globe), the Dumfries & Galloway Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership and Rape Crisis Scotland are holding a special public screening of the film "Consent".
Consent features the dramatisation of the background to a rape case, and follows colleagues Becky and Steve on the works night out which led up to the case. The second part of the film is not a dramatisation, however, but a courtroom setting where the trial is conducted as though it were real.
We see at first hand the deliberations of a jury of real people, who must decide whether Steve is guilty of rape, based on what they have seen. The screening will be followed by an audience/panel discussion. The panel will include representatives from the Police Family Protection Unit, South West Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre, the Procurator Fiscal's Office and Rape Crisis Scotland.
To reserve a free place, please contact Kate Barrick on 01387 245 190 or email Kate.Barrick@dumgal.gov.uk
The screening will take place at the Robert Burns Film Theatre in Dumfries on Tuesday 4th December. Registration and tea or coffee will be available from 5.00 pm.
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