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The Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa is proud to host the screening of the amazing film, Your Fat Friend featuring author and podcaster, Aubrey Gordon. Join us for the viewing and stick around for a discussion immediately following the film. As part of Weight Stigma Awareness Week, EDCI aims to assist in facilitating important conversations regarding the lived experience of being in a larger body, how thin and straight-sized folks can be an ally and ways we can all break free from weight stigma and anti-fat beliefs.
SEPTEMBER 28th, 2024 | 11:00am (doors open at 10:30am)
FLEUR CINEMA AND CAFE | 4545 FLEUR DRIVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50321
TICKET PRICE: $20 | Proceeds are split between the filmmakers and the Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa. Your ticket helps EDCI to continue our mission of reducing weight stigma in Iowa.
Synopsis: Made over 6 years, acclaimed director Jeanie Finlay charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best selling author and beloved podcaster. Her aim? A paradigm shift in the way we see fat people and the fat on our own bodies. Her life changing work has brought her an ardent, international audience but also threats to her life. One of her biggest challenges is getting her parents to listen.
