The Hunting Ground

"The Hunting Ground," a new documentary film about the national problem of sexual assaults on college campuses, will be shown at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH), room 302.

The showing of the 90-minute documentary, which highlights the first-person testimonies of campus rape survivors, is free and open to the public. Grinnell Advocates will be on site to provide support throughout the showing of the film, billed as "a startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. campuses."

Immediately following the showing, a panel discussion will be held that features panelists from various organizations and backgrounds.

The panelists will be:

• Jennifer Carlson, executive director, University of Iowa Rape Victim Advocacy Program
• Tess Cody, campus outreach coordinator, Crisis Prevention Services
• Jaime Nevins, community transgender activist, Iowa City
• Simona Sharoni, associate professor of women's studies, State University of New York, Plattsburgh (via Skype)
• Michael Shaw, vice-chair, Iowa Men's Action Network; and national board member, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Rachel Williams, associate professor of gender, women's and sexuality studies, and of art and art history, University of Iowa

Cosponsors of the showing and panel discussion are the Office of the President and the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights; as well as Faculty Against Rape and Dissenting Voices.

Grinnell welcomes and encourages the participation of people with disabilities. ARH is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator at the south end of the building that makes it easy to reach the auditorium and accessible restrooms on the third floor. Outside entrances with automatic door operators are located on the southeast and southwest sides of ARH. Several accessible parking spaces are available along Park Street. Accommodation requests may be made to Conference Operations.