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Documentary - Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

Documentary - Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image Dates / Times 2018-02-02 to 2018-02-02 (18:30 to 21:00) Organization Silver Linings Foundation Type Single Day Community Fort Calgary - 750 9 Avenue SECalgary, ABT2G 5E1 403.852.0109 Tickets @ https://straightcurve.eventbrite.ca Please join Silver Linings Foundation on Friday, February 2, during Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2018, for the screening of the documentary "Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image", followed by a panel and audience discussion. Ninety percent of women and young girls say they do not feel represented in the fashion industry or in media, and that the imagery they are bombarded with makes them feel "disgusting" and "less than". Silver Linings knows that damaged self-worth can increase one's vulnerability to the development of an eating disorder. The important new documentary "Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image" examines the industries and obstacles responsible for this body image crisis and showcases the dynamic leaders fighting to redefine society's dangerous standards of beauty. . Event Details. Location: Fort Calgary - 750 9 Avenue SE, Calgary