News Release

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February 2, 2006

Boise State's Diverse Perspectives Film Series Presents 'Troop 1500'

The Boise State University Diverse Perspectives Film Series, a community engagement project offered on the third Tuesday of each month, examines diversity through a range of films. This month’s feature, “Troop 1500,” will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. An accompanying screening will be offered at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Boise State West Campus Second Floor Lounge. Facilitated audience discussion about family-friendly policies in Idaho and eastern Oregon will follow each film.

“Troop 1500” is a profile of a Texas-based Girl Scout troop that does not meet in the typical comfort of a troop leader’s home, but instead gathers at Gatesville Prison to unite troop members with mothers who have been convicted of serious crimes. Facing steep sentences from the courts and tough questions from their children, the mothers struggle to rebuild relationships with the daughters who must endure a childhood without them.

The Diverse Perspectives Film Series is co-sponsored by the Boise State Women’s Center, the Cultural Center, Student Activities, Idaho Public Television and the Independent Television Service.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Relations, (208) 426-3275

Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.

 

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