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Buffalo State is pleased to welcome internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson to campus March 12 and 13 for a workshop and premiere screening of her new film about campus sexual assault, It Happened Here.

Part of the Beyond Boundaries: Dare to Be Diverse Series, Jackson's appearance includes the
following events, which are free and open to the public:

Film Screening and Discussion of It Happened Here (2014)
Thursday, March 12, 7:00 p.m.
Burchfield Penney Art Center

Workshop on Documentary Filmmaking and Social Justice
Friday, March 13, 10:00 a.m.
Ketchum Hall 118

It Happened Here, a compelling new documentary from Emmy Award–winning director Lisa F. Jackson and producer Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen, explores sexual assault on campuses through the personal portraits of five students at three schools: Amherst College, the University of Connecticut, and Vanderbilt University. Featuring  testimonials from college administrators, educators, mental health experts, and legal scholars, It Happened Here breaks the silence surrounding campus sexual violence.

In raw and intimate interviews, students describe surviving a sexual assault only to be met with apathy, disbelief, blame, or retaliation from authorities when they tried to report the crime. Seeking only justice, the victims were ignored, belittled, or shamed while their attackers remained on campus with impunity. Rather than remain silent, they chose to speak out and push for institutional change.

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Beyond Boundaries: Dare to Be Diverse is co-sponsored by the Communication Department, the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the I Love Consent Program, the Student Success Office, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, and the Grant Allocation Committee.