Soup & Substance Feature Film: Troop 1500

Join us for the first Soup and Substance Feature Film: Troop 1500

Tuesday, January 31
5 – 7 p.m. in DUC Laird North.

TROOP 1500 follows five young Girl Scouts—sisters Caitlin and Mikaela, Jasmine, Jessica and Naomi—whose mothers are serving time. Once inside the prison bars, the girls of Troop 1500 fall into the arms of the mothers they seldom see— Kenya, Melissa, Ida and Susan—crying and laughing while pulling out report cards and pictures and passing along hellos from grandparents and absent brothers. At the conclusion of each monthly meeting in the prison library, the girls and moms form a circle and recite the Girl Scout Promise in unison: “On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout law.”  The result is a sobering but hopeful look at the struggles faced by the more than 1.5 million American children who have a parent behind bars.

Following the film screening, stick around for a discussion led by staff members of the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes.  As always, we’ll also provide a complimentary simple supper of soup and bread.

Please register here by January 30.  If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Williams at swilliam@uwsp.edu.