Rochester Indymedia to screen "Jane: An Abortion Service"
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Rochester Indymedia presents a screening of "Jane: An Abortion Service" to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Susan Galloway will make some introductory comments.
Friday, January 22, 2016
7:00 - 9:00pm
Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa St.
Rochester, NY
Upstairs (not wheelchair accessible)
Discussion to follow.
Donations welcome!
About the Film:
Jane: An Abortion Service
A film by Kate Kirtz and Nell Lundy
1996, 58 minutes
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.
JANE: AN ABORTION SERVICE was funded by the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
