Since there have been several posts and some discussion on this topic, perhaps our dear readers would be interested in the following event.

Lantern Free Film Screening
Tuesday, February 21, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
New Lantern Events Location:
Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 W 38th Street
Between 8th and 9th Ave.
Suite 511
New York, NY

Lantern teams up with Whirlwind Creative gallery and Holla Back NYC to bring you a free screening and discussion of War Zone.

War Zone is about sex, power and what happens when men—either knowingly or unknowingly—threaten a woman’s right to walk undisturbed on the streets. What exactly do catcalls, leers or a whole litany of other behaviors mean to a woman? And why do men engage in these behaviors?

Shot all over the US, Maggie Hadleigh-West turns her camera on men in the same way that they turn their aggression on her. War Zone is 76 minutes of explosive footage as the filmmaker places herself in very real danger by daring to ask the men on the streets why they are treating a complete stranger in a sexual way. In the process, she has been hit, yelled at, apologized to and engaged in mesmerizing conversations with the men that have harassed her. Through these conversations, Hadleigh-West reveals the anger, fear and frustration as well as the affection, admiration and humor that characterizes relationships between men and women.

Discussion panel guests include members of Holla Back NYC, a local grassroots organization that empowers New Yorkers to confront and snap pics of street harassers.

Light refreshments will be served.
Film begins at 7pm.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend; email Olivia (olivia AT lanternbooks.com) or leave a voice message at (212) 414-2275 ext. 16.

Should be rather interesting. I, of course, am going in order to heckle my friends at Holla Back NYC.