LA screening of Healing the Warrior’s Heart
Sunday, November 16, 2014
3:30 PM
http://laskinsfest.com/events/sunday-330pm/
At Regal Cinemas as part of LA Skins FEST
1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles
Theater #8
FREE
FROM YOUTUBE CHANNEL: The Western Folklife Center’s Media Producer Taki Telonidis recently returned from a two-week shoot on the Blackfeet reservation in northern Montana for the documentary, Healing the Warrior’s Heart. This public television special presents a Native American perspective on military service, and sheds new light on PTSD by examining the emotional trauma of war through the prism of Native American tradition and ceremony. Tribal cultures have long understood that helping warriors heal emotionally is key to maintaining a healthy community, and for centuries they have used healing songs and ceremonies to cleanse them of war.
Visit www.westernfolklife.org for more information.
FROM FILM FESTIVAL SITE:
Today it’s known as PTSD, but warriors and soldiers of every era have suffered from the trauma of battle. At one point in the past ten years, suicide rates among American soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded the numbers killed in battle. What can be done to heal these wounds and end this tragedy? This films seeks answers among the first warriors of our Nation. Examining traditional Native American warrior cultures and healing methods, we discover what these ancient peoples have known and practiced for centuries when it comes to preparing a person for battle and bringing them back to the community afterwards.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/25/dennis-kucinich-war_n_5877180.html
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Wonderful photos taken by Nancy Mancias at the Saturday, October 11th San Francisco annual Fleet Week action along the SF waterfront – with the “Blue Angels” screaming overhead.
Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel enjoy a free entrée Tuesday, Nov. 11
Come in and let all of us at California Pizza Kitchen Ventura show our appreciation for your service.
California Pizza Kitchen, known within the food industry as CPK, is a casual
dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza.
Pacific View Mall
3301 E. Main Street, #1150
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 639-5060
• For Proof of Service, any of the following will be acceptable.
◦ U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card
◦ U.S. Uniform Services Retired Identification Card
◦ Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
◦ Photograph in uniform
◦ Wearing uniform
◦ Veterans Organization Card (i.e., American Legion and VFW)
◦ DD214 (The DD214 is the standard separation document of
the United States and is a paper document)
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Read Article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141011172042.htm
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—Read Article http://warisacrime.org/content/another-drone-protester-found-not-guilty