title: No Más Bebés - Viewing Parties!*
start: 2016-02-01
start time: 00:00
end time: 23:59
venue: United States
city: Norton (KS)
country: US
coordinates: 40.0, -100.0
tags: CLRJ CaliforniaLatinasforReproductiveJustice Feminism FeminismInCalifornia Feminismo Feminismus ReproductiveJustice WomenRights reproductivehealth
links:
Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/427368670794212/
description:
This is your chance to watch No Mas Bebes in community! On February 1st, 2016, the Emmy Award-winning series, “Independent Lens,” will premiere "No Más Bebés" on PBS (please check your local listings).
WHAT IS A VIEWING PARTY?
Any place where two or more people gather in community to watch "No Más Bebés."
Whether you watch from the comfort of your livingroom or gather with friends in a community space, having a No Más Bebés Viewing Party encourages a collective experience.
Here are a few additional things you can do: Post a selfie of your viewing party to this page or on your social media using #NoMasBebes #StillWeThrive, plan a discussion after the film, share stories & experiences in your community that resonate with the themes the film touches upon, follow the conversation using #NoMasBebes #StillWeThrive.
ABOUT THE FILM:
No Más Bebés tells the story of a little-known but landmark event in women’s history and reproductive rights. The story of Mexican immigrant women who were sterilized while giving birth at L.A. county hospital. Alongside young Chicana/o lawyers and a whistle-blowing doctor, the mothers stood up to powerful institutions in the name of justice.
The film highlights contemporary issues including:immigration, poverty, bodily autonomy, cultural competency in health care, among others. 40+ years after the landmark case highlighted by "No Más Bebés," the struggle to control the bodies of poor women of color in this country continues.
INDEPENDENT LENS PREVIEW:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/no-mas-bebes/
COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
Mujeres De Maiz Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights Advocates for Youth Voto Latino AF3IRM National New Voices Pittsburgh: Women of Color for Reproductive Justice
*Check your local PBS listing