For over a year and a half, we have been working with key leaders and organizations from faith, veterans, and advocacy communities to use the film as a resource in their work. See below for a list of some of these groups.
National VA Chaplain Center
http://www1.va.gov/chaplain/
The Center will begin distributing copies of SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE to chaplain training programs at 21 VA Medical Centers across the country for use as educational resources. The Center also plans to use the film during their quarterly orientation trainings as well as focus area trainings on subjects such as PTSD. |
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
http://www.uusc.org
We’re working with UUSC, a national human rights and social justice organization, to engage their 50,000 members around using the film as a resource for their educational and advocacy work. Members will be encouraged to host viewing parties, plan community screenings, and make their voices heard at the national level on issues related to the film. |
The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE)
http://www.acpe.edu/
We’re working with ACPE to share news about the film as a resource for their nationwide network of 350 Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Centers and 600 CPE Supervisors. ACPE is a multicultural, multifaith organization devoted to providing education and improving the quality of ministry and pastoral care offered by spiritual caregivers of all faiths. |
1000 Voices Archive Project
http://www.1000voicesarchive.org/
We’re working with the 1000 Voices Archive to share excerpts of the film as online resources for sparking conversations about American values with individuals and communities across the nation. The Archive is a curated, national collection of video stories created by filmmakers and communities across the country. |
National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF)
http://ncmaf.org/
We’re partnering with NCMAF to use the film to spark discussion among military chaplains – including screening the film at the organization’s upcoming national meeting in January 2009. NCMAF includes 60 Christian, Jewish and Muslim denominations and represents 5,430 of the 7,620 chaplains serving in the US Armed Forces. |
The Episcopal Church – Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies
http://www.ecusa-chaplain.org/
We’re working with the Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies to use the film as a resource for sparking discussion among chaplains and church leaders – including screenings at upcoming conferences. |
San Francisco VA Medical Center – PTSD Program
http://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/
We’re working with staff clinicians in the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Program to explore potential use of non-graphic, interview excerpts from the film as group counseling resources for OEF / OIF veterans. |
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
http://www.afsc.org
We’re working with AFSC to explore opportunities for screening the film with youth and young adults – helping them to examine and discuss their personal feelings about conscience, war, and military service. |
Episcopal Diocese of California
http://diocal.org/
With strong support from Bishop Marc Andrus, the Diocese of California has partnered with us to engage Episcopal leaders across the country – and to facilitate public screenings at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, as well as a clergy and lay leaders screening at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA. |
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)
http://www.ivaw.org
We’re working with IVAW at national and local levels to share the stories of the soldiers featured in the film with a broader audience, spread awareness about the issues of conscience facing active duty service members and veterans, and to support IVAW’s advocacy on behalf of veterans and Iraqi civilians. |
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
http://www.iava.org
We’re working with IAVA to share information about the film with OEF / OIF veterans across the country – and to support the organization’s advocacy on behalf of veterans. |
Presbyterian Church USA – Peacemaking Program
http://www.pcusa.org/peacemaking/
We’re working with the PC (USA) Peacemaking Program to share news about the film as a resource for clergy and lay leaders seeking to address issues of conscience and war in their congregations. |
Center on Conscience & War (CCW)
http://www.centeronconscience.org/
We’ve been working with CCW to develop discussion materials for the film – and to provide copies of the DVD to active duty service members who are submitting – or considering submitting – a CO application. |
Lutheran Peace Fellowship (LPF)
http://lutheranpeace.org/
We’re working with LPF to share news about the film as a resource for congregations and those working with youth and young adults. We teamed up with LPF and other organizations to host a “Week of Conscience” – a coordinated series of over 25 screenings and discussions in places of workship across Seattle – in October 2007. |
Catholic Peace Fellowship (CPF)
http://www.catholicpeacefellowship.org/index.asp
We’ve been working with CPF to develop supplemental materials for use in screening and discussing the film in Catholic settings. |
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America (BPFNA)
http://www.bpfna.org/
We’re working with BPFNA to share news about the national PBS broadcast as well as the film’s role as a resource for Baptist congregations. |
Voices in Wartime Education Project
http://www.voicesinwartime.org/home/default.aspx
We're working with Voices in Wartime to share news about the PBS broadcast as well as identify opportunities to collaborate around using the film as an educational resource for youth and young adults.
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