Minnesota Peacebuilding in the Media
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LUNAFEST: Short Films By, For & About Women
WCCO CBS Minnesota, April 23, 2019 "LUNAFEST is Wednesday night at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis. It's a traveling film festival by, for and about women. Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins is the Honorary LUNAFEST Chairwoman and she joined us Tuesday. (3:26) WCCO 4 News At Noon – April 23, 2019" Watch the full video Looking Forward to the Luna Film Festival WCCO CBS Minnesota, April 18, 2018 "Donna Minter and Kirstin Burch of the Minnesota Peacebuilding Institute spoke with Ali Lucia about the women-focused festival, which is being held next week at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis (3:29). WCCO 4 News At Noon – April 18, 2018." Watch the full video Scene and Heard: Lunafest film festival celebrates women in the arts Star Tribune, May 30, 2015 "The Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute brought Lunafest to the Twin Cities as a fundraiser for the institute, as well as for the festival’s main beneficiary, the Breast Cancer Fund." Read the full article A world away, Ebola's deadly shadow is cast in Minnesota TwinCities.com, October 25, 2014 The training was developed in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said Donna Minter, the institute's founder and executive director. Although the Ebola outbreak is very different, the reactions are much the same. "Any time somebody experiences a traumatic event, their body and their brain goes through the exact same process," she said. The training teaches participants to understand that process and steer victims toward positive coping strategies."They're kind of like psychological first responders," she said. "When people come to them, they have the resources to be able to help." Read the full article |
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