Posted: September 10, 2012 at 10:02 pm

Don’t Miss These

There are a couple of really great documentary showings coming up that will be of interest to Cowgirl readers.

First, the ACLU of Montana is hosting a screening tour of the “Code of the West.“ This is the documentary film tells the  story of the medical marijuana debate in Montana during the 2011 Montana Legislative Sessi.on.  Here’s the trailer. The ACLU of Montana is hosting the free screenings of the film in September and October as part of its mission to educate the public about medical marijuana, drug law and the impact drug convictions have on prison overpopulation and families.

When the documentary first was shown in Helena, the house was packed.  So, if you get a chance to attend one of these don’t miss it.

Date & Time

City

Venue

Address

Sep. 11 @ 7:00 Choteau The Choteau Public Library 17 North Main Choteau, MT 58422
Sep. 12 @ 6:00 Conrad Conrad Public Library 15 4th Avenue SWConrad, MT 59425
Sep 19 @ 7:00Sep. 20.  @ 7:00 KalispellWhitefish Flathead County LibraryWhitefish Community  Library 247 1st Avenue East Kalispell, MT 599019 Spokane AvenueWhitefish, MT 58837



More screenings will be held across Montana, including: Thompson Falls, Polson, Libby, Butte, Livingston, Gallatin Gateway, Glendive, Red Lodge and Miles City.

See the ACLU website and www.codeofthewestfilm.com for details.

Second, in Helena this Friday September 14th, the Myrna Loy Center will show “The Invisible War“, a film about the epidemic of rape within the US military. Watch the trailer here.  The film’s website explains:

The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem-today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 19,000 violent sex crimes in the military in 2010. The Invisible War exposes the epidemic, breaking open one of the most under-reported stories of our generation, to the nation and the world.” 

The Invisible War is scheduled to open at the Myrna Loy Center on Friday, September 14th.  Check the Myrna Loy website to find out when the film will be shown, as they don’t yet have the times online.

 


7 comments

  1. Irwin M. Fletcher

    Please make sure to also see Dinesh D’Souza’s ’2016: Obama’s America’ It should be required viewing before filling out a ballot.

  2. Amy Cannata

    Thanks for publicizing our Code of the West screenings. We’ll be scheduling more in the coming weeks in places like Polson, Thompson Falls, Gallatin Gateway, Livingston, Butte, Miles City, Glendive, Great Falls, Lewistown and more.

  3. Dan T.

    Hi Amy, it’s great to see that the ACLU is showing this film. I definitely recommend that anyone who can go see it. It’s a pretty scary reminder of how terrible the 2011 legislature really was.