WHEN WOMEN COME MARCHING HOME

Film explores female veterans’ struggles
Democrat and Chronicle
Robin L. Flanigan
August 7, 2015

A candid documentary being screened at the Little Theatre aims to create awareness about the specific challenges female veterans face — and one of its featured voices is from Greece.

Service: When Women Come Marching Home, showing for free on Monday, depicts the courage of several female veterans as they transition from active duty to civilian life. It brings to light a disturbing disparity: Women who have been in the military are more likely to be single parents, unemployed, homeless, living in poverty and victims of sexual trauma. And though they make up just 14 percent of today’s military forces, that figure is expected to double over the next decade, according to Disabled American Veterans, a national advocacy and assistance group.

Alicia Thompson, a program specialist at Veterans Outreach Center on South Avenue, opens up in the film about the post-traumatic stress disorder she has experienced since her deployment to Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps.

The film is part of WXXI’s Veterans Connections initiative, designed to help bridge military and veteran needs with community support and awareness. It is co-sponsored by the Veterans Outreach Center, which has launched a Women’s Veteran’s Initiative to identify needs, advocate for resources and tailor programming and strategies for this population in the greater Rochester area.
read more here

SERVICE: WHEN WOMEN COME MARCHING HOME | Women Make Movies | Trailer

If you live in the Orlando area, tomorrow morning we're having a video/photo shoot to try to bring more attention to the simple fact that women served too.

9:00 am at the VFW Post 4287, 3500 S. Goldenrod Rd. Orlando, Fl 32822

We need male veterans to show up for the sake of their sisters! Female veterans of all ages, combat or not, veteran or current military, this event is for you.

Wear BLACK T-SHIRT, this is a must. It can have a military or veteran logo on it but non-service related tops won't work. If you want to be in the video, it has to be a BLACK T-shirt. Hats are fine and you can wear whatever else you want.

The shoot should not take more than an hour so you can get back to plans for your Saturday.

We're not letting out more information than that but if you need to know more call me at 407-754-7526.
Celebrating Sisiterhood Of Service For Military Women and Veterans