Screening and Discussion of the movie Gaslight in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

We will be screening the 1944 movie "Gaslight" in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Ingrid Bergman stars as a newlywed unaware that her seemingly charming husband, Charles Boyer, is a crazed murderer. Gaslight Plot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_%281944_film%29

Join us and learn about this little known form of abuse called "gaslighting". We will have a discussion about the movie and abuse afterwards. There will also be a community resource table available with advocates to help answer any questions you may have.

Sponsored by: Massachusetts Survivors Outreach.
Advocating ~ Research ~ Holistic Healing For Survivors Of Abuse in MASSACHUSETTS
Mission

OUR MOTTO: "Alone we are weak ... Together we are strong"

The Mission of Massachusetts Survivors Outreach (MASO) is heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse, shed light into the darkness that surrounds these issues as well as provide research and continuing education to professionals working with victims of abuse especially on alternative therapies in treating victims of abuse in the health and wellness communities. MASO will also provide the tools to overcome the physical, psychological, legal, and spiritual obstacles they face on a daily basis.

MASO believes violence against women and children results from the use of force or threat to achieve and maintain control over others in intimate relationships, and from societal abuse of power and domination in the forms of sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, able-bodyism, ageism and other oppressions. MASO recognizes that the abuses of power in society foster battering by perpetuating conditions, which condone violence against women and children. Therefore, it is also the mission of MASO to work for major societal changes in the state of Massachusetts that are necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence and to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children.

MASO's work includes advocating for social change and coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels.