October movie: “Waitress”
October 2, 2009
Our October 7 Women’s First Wednesday Film, “Waitress” will begin at 7pm at the Cinema Center downtown, after a coffee-and pie reception starting at 6:30. Have you already seen “Waitress”? Come anyway – it is worth seeing again, and we promise Cadillac Coffee and a piece of scrumptious home made pie - how about a slice of Pregnant Miserable Self Pitying Loser Pie??
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October is of course Domestic Violence Awareness month, which is why we chose this movie about a spunky survivor of domestic violence. Harriet Miller told an interesting story this past Saturday: a generation ago, the issue of establishing our local Shelter for Women Victims of Violence came before city council. One councilman asked, “So you’re telling me if my wife and I have an argument, and things get a little out of hand, and she shows up at this shelter, you won’t tell me where she is?” When the reply was “yes”, he said “Then I’m against it.”
In 30 years we have made big strides in awareness about domestic violence, and certainly have increased services to women victims and their families, including outstanding local programs for men who batter. Unfortunately, we haven’t made a dent on how many of us are battered in our relationships. Wednesday we’ll celebrate all our spunky survivors and officially congratulate new YWCA Shelter Director Cat Voors. We’ll commit to doing more toward education regarding prevention, and take up a donation for a small special project Cat has in mind for the Shelter.
What: free movie, Waitress
When: coffee and pie, 6:30 pm; movie 7:00 pm
Where: Cinema Center 437 E. Berry Street Fort Wayne, IN (See map)
Who: Sponsored by the Cinema Center, Fort Wayne Feminists, AAUW, Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau, Gladieux Consulting, League of Women Voters, and Ujima Resources
Why: to benefit local women-focused organizations
