Congregational United Church of Christ will be host a special screening of “Brave Miss World” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 308 E. Second St. N. in Newton.
Organizers want to start conversations and address issues of rape awareness and prevention. Fabiana Benskin and Leslie Ruggles, both of local Crisis Intervention Services, will be on hand to engage in discussion following the film.
In the film, Miss Israel Linor Abargil was abducted, stabbed and raped in Milan, Italy at age 18. She had to represent her country in the Miss World pageant only six weeks later. When to her shock she was crowned the winner, she vowed to do something about rape.
The film follows her from her rape, to her crowning and through her crusade to fight for justice and break the silence.
For more information about the film, visit bravemissworld.com.
This event is free and open to the public.