On Veteran’s Day, participants discuss “The War at Home” at Edgewood College

Madison, Wis. (Nov. 8, 2004) – A city and country divided and at war: Is this Madison today or during the Vietnam War? This Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, Edgewood College will screen and discuss the acclaimed documentary “The War at Home,” which details the tumultuous events of Madison’s anti-war protests, with a panel discussion among the filmmakers, the activists, veterans, and others.

“The War at Home” Screening and Discussion

• 6:30 p.m., Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, screening
• 9:00 p.m., discussion
• Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Humanities Center, Edgewood College, Edgewood College Drive, Madison
• Free, contact Tom Linfield 608-265-6052

• Midge Miller, peace activist, former state legislator, seen in film
• Joe Elder, professor of sociology and languages and cultures of Asia, UW
• Jonathan Stielstra, UW student activist in the 1960s, seen in film
• Blake Kellogg, former WKOR-TV news director, whose crew shot much of the Dow protest footage in Madison
• Byron Knight, dean of broadcasting and media innovation, UW-W Extension, one of the film’s producers
• Doug Bradley, director of communications, UW System, Vietnam veteran

To learn more about the event, please contact Tom Linfield, Edgewood College, 608-265-6052, 608-836-0296, or Linfield@wpt.org.

About “The War at Home”

“The War at Home” chronicles the awakening and growth of the Vietnam protest movement in the United States, from a handful of politically active students, to the street confrontations at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, to the killings at Kent State. Through both newsreel and current footage, we follow participants from all sides - students, police, and political figures of the time - as they face each other in growing confrontation. “The War at Home,” produced by Glenn Silber and Barry Brown, is a case history, a statement of the motivation and anatomy of a mass movement. The film uses archival television news footage from both fronts: the war in Vietnam and the protest movement in the United States. Events taking place at the UW Madison are used as a microcosm of the national protest movement throughout the 60s and early 70s. “The War at Home” touches on many issues: the moral climate of the time, individual responsibility, citizen-government interaction on foreign policy issues, and options available in a free society. The film is narrated by those who were involved on all sides, and provides an in-depth examination of an unsettling era and its current implications.

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About Edgewood College

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