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SUMMARY:Conscious Contact: Exploring Recovery Through Film and Story
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:MLK Library is excited to host producers of the award winning 
 film Bill W. Conscious Contact which features rare archival material and d
 eeply personal interviews\, of Bill Wilson's inner world..\nhttps://dclibr
 ary.libnet.info/event/17641558
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This community screening will feature <str
 ong><em>Bill W. Conscious Contact</em></strong> followed by a conversation
  with the filmmakers and attendees will also be introduced to the book <st
 rong><em>A Marriage that Changed the World: Lois &amp\; Bill Wilson and th
 e Addiction Recovery Movement.</em></strong>&nbsp\;The program promotes co
 mmunity engagement around addiction recovery\, storytelling\, and wellness
  resources.</p>\n<p>Attendees will gain insight into the lived experiences
  presented in the film\, participate in a moderated discussion\, and conne
 ct with literature and resources tied to recovery and community healing.&n
 bsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<h3>Watch the Trailer</h3>\n<p><iframe width="640" hei
 ght="360" title="vimeo-player" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/1067876558?ti
 tle=0&amp\;byline=0" frameborder="0" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cr
 oss-origin" allow="autoplay\; fullscreen\; picture-in-picture\; clipboard-
 write\; encrypted-media\; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></i
 frame></p>\n<p><strong>Jay Stinnett</strong> is an independent scholar\, b
 iographer\, documentary producer\, and author based in Sedona\, Arizona. H
 e operates through Muse Bookings LLC and has devoted 25 years to biographi
 cal research into the life and spiritual philosophy of Bill Wilson\, co-fo
 under of Alcoholics Anonymous.</p>\n<p>His feature documentary <em>Bill W.
  Conscious Contact</em> &mdash\; produced in joint venture with The Steppi
 ng Stones Foundation&reg\; - The Historic Home of Bill &amp\; Lois Wilson&
 reg\; in Katonah\, New York\, and directed by Kevin Hanlon &mdash\; has ea
 rned ten awards at film festivals across the United States and has screene
 d internationally in India\, Dubai\, England\, Germany\, and Austria. The 
 film has sold out multiple self-produced theatrical events.</p>\n<p></p>\n
 <h4><strong>About the Book</strong></h4>\n<p><a href="https://catalog.dcli
 brary.org/search/card?id=59215597-328d-5ce8-9209-988f90f8f5d2&amp\;entityT
 ype=FormatGroup"><strong>A Marriage that Changed the World: Lois &amp\; Bi
 ll Wilson and the Addiction Recovery Movement</strong></a></p>\n<p>Without
  the marriage of Bill and Lois Wilson\, there would be no A.A. or Twelve S
 tep movement. Without the attention paid by the Wilsons\, the Smiths\, and
  other Twelve Step pioneers to healing for the family\, family members wou
 ld not know how to find help for themselves and their loved ones.</p>\n<p>
 Learn how Lois Wilson brought Twelve Step programs to life through her ext
 raordinary commitment and leadership&mdash\;in a time when women were seld
 om allowed to lead\, offering the world hope and recovery. Discover how Bi
 ll Wilson helped found and shape A.A. in a way that has led millions to re
 covery through the addiction recovery movement.</p>\n<p>Whether you are in
 terested in history in general\, Twelve Step history in particular\, or wa
 nt to understand better the magic and mystery of the recovery movement\, y
 ou will want to know more about Lois and Bill Wilson and how their marriag
 e is still changing the world.</p>\n<p></p>\n<h4>About the Authors</h4>\n<
 p></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/ed
 itor/dclibrary/tom_head_shot.jpg" width="200" height="283" alt="" style="f
 loat: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Tom Adams</strong>\, MSW\, is 
 a writer on topics related to recovery\, leadership\, spirituality and rac
 ial justice&nbsp\; (www.thadams.com) and an active student of the history 
 and development of Alcoholics Anonymous\, other Twelve Step programs and t
 he growing&nbsp\;recovery movement. He is a retired nonprofit executive an
 d consultant who specialized in community development and leadership trans
 itions.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>
 \n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<
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 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>&nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\
 n<p></p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https:/
 /static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/joy_head_shot.png" wi
 dth="200" height="283" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0
 px\;" />Joy Jones</strong> is a popular speaker\, performer and the author
  of books for both adults and children. Her latest book is the biography\,
 &nbsp\;<em><strong>A Marriage That Changed The World: Lois &amp\; Bill Wil
 lson and the Addiction Recovery Movement</strong></em>\, co-authored with 
 Tom Adams\, MSW. She is the founder of the multigenerational double Dutch 
 squad DC Retro Jumpers and also performs with the improvisational acting t
 roupe\, Verbal Gymnastics. Visit her at www.JoyJonesOnline.com.</p>\nhttps
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