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A Conversation about War: Producer Susan Hackley travels to Indiana to lead an event with Silouan Green, veteran and author

5/20/2016

A Conversation about War

Join us for a community gathering to talk about war. This event will be led by Silouan Green, veteran and author, and Susan Hackley, documentary film producer, and it is open to everyone free of charge. We invite veterans, soldiers, liberals, conservatives, independents, pacifists, parents and siblings – and anyone else with something to say about war.
When a nation goes to war, a nation should have a conversation on why we fight, how we fight, and what we do when the fighting stops and our troops come home. Never before have so few served relative to the general population, and to many Americans the wars are all but invisible.

This Conversation about War is our first step in making sure that all Americans can express their thoughts about war and ask questions in an environment of respect and curiosity. This is for everyone. We hope you will come.

Tuesday, June 14, 7 PM.
Inventrek Technology Park Auditorium
700 East Firmin Street
Kokomo, Indiana 46902

Associate Producer and Advisory Board Member Martha Jackson speaks at the Fletcher School about "Veteran Kids"

5/6/2016

Associate Producer Martha Jackson was invited to speak at The Fletcher School and present "Veteran Kids", our short film about the impact of war on America's 2 million children whose parent(s) have deployed to our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other presenters were two talented writers, Army Capt. Matthew Gallagher, author of "Kaboom" and Sara Novic, author of "Girl at War". This "Words After War" event brought veterans and civilians together to examine the many impacts of war through literature and film.
In this photo, left to right: Capt. Matthew Gallagher, Martha Jackson, Sara Novic, and moderator Michael Baskin.

Producer Susan Hackley meets with Silouan Green, veteran and motivational speaker

5/3/2016

Project New Hope transforms the lives of veterans through free retreats for veterans and their families – a "healthy environment to learn from others and expand their experiences to develop methods to move beyond negative impacts that may have resulted from deployments or service in America's Armed Forces."
"A Child's Guide to War" project founder Susan Hackley is shown here at a recent retreat in Groton, MA, with Silouan Green, Marine veteran and motivational speaker and writer. Silouan and Susan are planning an event in Indiana - "A Conversation about War" that will be open to the public and that will welcome everyone!

Featured by the Alliance for Peacebuilding

3/21/2016

A Child's Guide to War is proud to be featured as the lead story in "The Peacebuilding Post," which is published by the Alliance for Peacebuilding. We hope that by spreading awareness in such formats we can increase our ability to bridge the civilian-military divide. Read the article that has been published on the link below:

War Changes Everyone

Professor Diane Levin shares an important guide for military families

3/17/2016

Diane Levin, professor at Wheelock College, co-wrote a guide to help children and families deal with the deployment of a parent. Diane Levin serves on the Advisory Board of "A Child's Guide to War" project.

The 'So Far' Guide
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Why should we care?

2/12/2016

Why should we care about bridging the civilian – military divide? Producer and project founder Susan Hackley talks about her motivation for launching this project, going back to the Vietnam War and the early days of the Iraq War. Listen to her interview on the link below with transpartisan public policy expert Michael Ostrolenk.

Click here to listen!

War Changes Everyone: A Video of the Event

2/3/2016

On December 7th, Producer and Project Director Susan Hackley and internationally-renowned photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind led a discussion about how war impacts everyone, not just soldiers. From Ukraine to US, war changes everyone.
Here is the video, in case you missed the event!

Join us Monday, December 7th, for "War Changes Everyone"

12/3/2015

You are invited to “War Changes Everyone”, a discussion to be co-led by Producer and Project Director Susan Hackley and internationally-renowned photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind.
Monday, December 7th
4:30pm-6pm
Harvard University
Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA
The talk is part of the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar Series on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution. The theme for this year's Kelman Seminar is "Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media".
In their work, Susan and Anastasia show how war has a profound impact on everyone, not just soldiers. Susan in her short film will show the impact of war on the children of American soldiers. Anastasia with her photographs will talk about the impact of war on Ukrainian women and others.
Read more about them & the event here: http://www.pon.harvard.edu/…/kelman-seminar-war-changes-ev…/

A Child's Guide to War presents "Veteran Kids" a new mini-doc

11/16/2015

What is it like when your parent goes to war? Watch “Veteran Kids” and hear American kids talk personally about the impact of war on them and their families. We shot this short film in Indiana, as part of the “A Child’s Guide to War” project. Watch the six minute film here.

A Child's Guide to War welcomes TWO new additions to our Advisory Board!

9/22/2015

We are proud of the outstanding leaders and thinkers who have joined the Advisory Board of A Child's Guide to War. We are excited to announce two new additions to our Advisory Board: Dana H. Born and Martha White Jackson.

Dana H. Born is a lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University and a retired brigadier general, with over 30 years of service in the U.S. Force. Born served two terms as the President-appointed Dean of the Faculty for the U.S. Air Force Academy, where she was also a professor and head of the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department. Born has also served as the Assistant Director for Recruiting Research and Analysis in the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, aide to the Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Chief of the Personnel Issues Team in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. She commanded the 11th Mission Support Squadron at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., was an Exchange Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force, and served in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. A 1983 graduate with distinction of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Born holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology. We are so excited to welcome her to the board!

Martha Jackson, an educator and mother of an active-duty Army Ranger who has deployed twice to Afghanistan. Jackson is a member of Blue Star Mothers, a non-political, nonprofit organization of mothers of active duty service men and women and veterans. Blue Star Mothers provides support to deployed soldiers and assistance to veterans organizations. She has had a long career in teaching English to international students beginning as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco. She has taught at Northeastern University, Boston University and Show Women's University. She was a Teaching Fellow under Professor Robert Coles at Harvard University. She has served on many educational boards, including The Brookline Educational Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves New England Board, and Beacon Academy. We are thrilled to have her support for this project!
Thank you to everyone on our Advisory Board and all of our supporters!

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