| Announcements
French Canadian TV has translated the videos for broadcast in
1999. Visit http://www.canalvie.com
for more information.
The anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision is in January.
You may purchase or borrow the Trilogy or individual programs in the series
to complement your own event surrounding this anniversary.
Important Web sites for additional Roe v. Wade updates:
http://www.cais.com/agm/
http://www.feminist.org/rrights/rwevents.html
http://www.calyx.com/~refuse
http://www.ppfa.org/ppfa/abor-pub.html
http://www.naral.org/anniversary/calendar.html
http://www.igc.org/igc/womensnet/aa/97110718081/aa2.html
http://www.stasek.com/ccffc/brochure.html
http://www.igc.apc.org/women/feminist.html
Previous Events and Announcements
October: Abortion Access Month
Spanish Language Outreach Special Screening
in SF
A free special screening of THE FRAGILE PROMISE of CHOICE
On October 21, 1999, a free special screening of THE FRAGILE PROMISE
of CHOICE was hosted at the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts
in San Francisco, CA. The screening was presented by CARAL Pro-Choice
Education Fund - Women of Color Organizing Project and The Latino Coalition
for a Healthy California - Latina Health Policy Project. The screening
event, which included a reception, was followed by a lively panel discussion.
Host organizations:
California Abortion Reproductive
Rights Action League (CARAL)
www.caral.org
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
www.lchc.org
For free information on how to hold your own Spanish Language Outreach event,
click here.
U.S. PREMIERE OF THE TRILOGY
FROM the BACK-ALLEYS to the SUPREME COURT & BEYOND
with Spanish subtitles
On September 28, 1998, the abortion trilogy (with Spanish subtitles)
had its U.S. premiere in California's state capital at the Sacramento Film
Festival (Crest Theater). CARAL'S (California Abortion Rights League) Women
of Color Organizing Project hosted the free screening and reception. Keynote
speakers included Dolores Huerta, (co-founder United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO)
and Maria Mejia (Director of Catholics for a Free Choice in Mexico) along
with key Hispanic figures in California government, including the Speaker
of the Assembly, Antonio Villaraigosa and Assemblywoman Deborah Ortiz.
Executive Producer Danny McGuire (KTEH-TV) introduced each film on behalf
of CONCENTRIC MEDIA. It was a very successful evening with over 500 people
in attendance.
Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman's
LATIN AMERICAN SCREENING TOUR
Every September, activists in sixteen Latin American Countries urge
their governments to consider decriminalizing abortion. Particiating
countries include: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Chile, the
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico,
Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
In Mexico, a special invitational screening of FROM DANGER to DIGNITY
hosted by GIRE was held in the Cineteca Nacional. After the film, there
was a reception for key government officials and others involved in women's
rights. This screening was timely, as it dovetailed with an open discussion
of abortion between the government, the Church and the people of Mexico. |
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