Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

Please join us on Friday, December 11, 5:30pm EST/2:30pm PST, for a screening of the new and already award-winning SURVIVING THE SILENCE followed by a conversation with the entire cast of the film. SURVIVING THE SILENCE tells the story of two women in love who played a part in shaping military history: Col. Patsy Thompson and Barbara Brass. The film shines light on unknown history, revealing Thompson’s role in Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer’s high-profile expulsion from the Army National Guard, and how her actions in military court led to Cammermeyer’s re-instatement via federal court.

We are a Screening Partner in this very special event hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California, offering a discounted Partners price. To secure your ticket, please reserve a non-member ticket, then enter STSP20 in the discount code field as you check out. Click HERE to get tickets.

How better to mark this important turning point in military policy than viewing some of the history behind the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell and engaging with those who lived it? The cast of the film - Col. Patsy Thompson, her wife Barbara Brass, Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, 22nd Sec. of the Army Eric Fanning and attorney Mary Newcombe (who represented Cammermeyer during her trials) - will be joined by filmmaker Cindy L. Abel.

Join us and see why SURVIVING THE SILENCE has been invited to 24 film festivals in 8 countries across 5 continents and 8 awards. Audiences all over the world are inspired and engaging with the love story that reveals unknown history behind current-day military policy. Unlike festivals that are geo-blocked to the state in which they're being held, this will be open to viewers across the country. Even if you've been fortunate enough to see the film at a festival, this will be a unique experience, as this will be the first time the entire cast has been available.

Be sure to use STSP20 at checkout as you join us in celebrating this 10th anniversary of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell and the worldwide response to SURVIVING THE SILENCE.

What is The Commonwealth Club of California? It is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing nearly 500 events annually on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy to more than 25,000 members and the public. Since its founding in 1903, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Governor Jerry Brown, political commentator David Brooks and environmental advocate Jane Goodall. Martin Luther King Jr., Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Commonwealth Club. And now, SURVIVING THE SILENCE!