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DESCRIPTION:Free Film Screening of “Grounds for Resistance,” a documentary by Lisa 
 Gilman\n\nIn November 2008, a group of U.S. veterans opened COFFEE STRONG, 
 a coffee shop located outside the gates of the U.S. Army base Fort Lewis in 
 Washington. Inspired by the Vietnam-era G.I. coffee house movement, Coffee 
 Strong provides a safe space where service members, military families, and 
 veterans can drink coffee and discuss issues, such as their experiences of 
 war, deployment concerns, the hardships of life in the military, and 
 veteran benefits.\n\nMembers of Coffee Strong—most of whom were deployed 
 one or more times to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and all of 
 whom are under the age of 30—provide G.I. rights counseling and direct 
 people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, sexual assault, 
 discrimination, recruiter abuse, and medical and legal problems to the 
 appropriate resources. They also provide counseling for those seeking 
 options for leaving the military early. Visitors to Coffee Strong read 
 books from the free library, use the free computers with Internet access, 
 explore literature on war and imperialism, and enjoy special events, such 
 as punk rock shows and movie nights.\n\nThis 50-minute documentary film is 
 about Coffee Strong: its importance for its most active members, active 
 duty soldiers and their families, veterans of recent and past conflicts, 
 and regional and national political movements. At the center of the film 
 are the men and women whose experiences in the military and war compel them 
 to commit themselves to help others who are serving or have served in the 
 past. Each individual featured in the film exists within a nuanced tangle 
 of conflicting emotions tied to pride, dedication to service, friendship, 
 anger, disillusionment, sadness, and guilt. The film examines each one’s 
 stories from their decisions to join the military, their experiences of 
 war, and their motivations for devoting themselves to Coffee Strong. It 
 explores how their relationships with one another and their activist 
 efforts to make a more peaceful and just world help them cope with their 
 own 
 experiences.\n\nhttp://groundsforresistance.com/\nhttp://www.coffeestrong.org/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/18/18694110.php
SUMMARY:Screening: Grounds for Resistance
LOCATION:909 12th Street, Sacramento
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/18/18694110.php
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