STAND WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD TODAY!

BUILD SOLIDARITY & LEARN FROM WOMEN WHO KNOW HOW TO FIGHT BACK!

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Co- Hosts: Greater Portland NOW & Nasty Women Get Shit Done!

Endorsed by: Women's March 2020 Planning Team & Mult. Co. Women's Group

8/16/19 @ Clinton St. Theater @ 7PM - [DOORS OPEN @ 6:30]

Tix are $10 for early birds &$15 at door! We have volunteer roles if you want to help & be "comp'd" in.

SHORT FILMS & A Q&A Dialogue After!

DETAILS ABOUT TWO AWARD-WINNING FILMS & PANELISTS:

We Have Our Ways (2017 - Running time - 15 min.)

In a dystopic but recognizable America, street riots are common, tap water is undrinkable, and you’re lucky if you get health insurance. Regina (sidony o'neal) keeps her head down to just get by, especially at work. As a customer service rep for Alleviate, she must reject health coverage for desperate callers all day in order to do her job. But when her younger cousin Abigail (Paige Moreland) is in need of a criminalized medical procedure, she must decide what price she’s willing to pay for justice. Willamette Week named it a Favorite Portland Film of 2017 saying, "Ways employs sci-fi suspense to convey a clever call to action for women to survive and rebel against the increasingly dehumanizing oppression of a misogynist, corporatized government." The film was directed by Dawn Jones Redstone, written by Kjerstin Johnson and produced by Christian Henry. Learn more and watch the trailer at wehaveourways.com

JANE: AN ABORTION SERVICE (1969-1973 - before Roe v Wade. Running time - 58 min.)

This fascinating political look at a little-known chapter in women's history tells the story of "Jane", the Chicago-based women's health group who performed nearly 12,000 safe illegal abortions between 1969 and 1973 with no formal medical training. As Jane members describe finding feminism and clients describe finding Jane, archival footage and recreations mingle to depict how the repression of the early sixties and social movements of the late sixties influenced this unique group. Both vital knowledge and meditation on the process of empowerment, Jane: An Abortion Service showcases the importance of preserving women's knowledge in the face of revisionist history.

A GIRL LIKE HER (1995 - Running time 48 min.)

This is the real story of 'sex and the single girl'. It reveals the hidden history of over a million young women who became pregnant in the 1950s and 60s and were banished to maternity homes to give birth and surrender their babies for adoption. They were told to keep their secret, move on and forget. But, does a woman forget her child? Hear what they have to say now about the long-term impact of surrender and silence on their lives. Written by Ann Fessler, Director.

Judith Arcana – She is a writer of poetry and prose, online and on paper. She is a Jane, and much of her writing is rooted in that pre-Roe reproductive justice work.

Ana del Rocío – Executive Director of Color PAC and Oregon Futures Lab, the first person of color on the David Douglas School Board and an activist/community builder for equality. She is creating opportunities for candidates of color so elected representatives reflect the communities they serve.

Lani Jo Leigh - Clinton Street independent theater owner, activist and community builder who was one of the “girls” sent away to give birth.

These women will share their perspective on a women's right to choose and two will speak to what it was like BEFORE Roe V Wade. They all will share how you can stand up and fight back for all women's personal autonomy!