Online Film Viewing: Belly of the Beast

Watch Online June 11th - June 16th
 

When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal involuntary sterilizations in California’s women’s prison system, they take to the courtroom to wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes – from dangerously inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations – primarily targeting women of color. But no one believes them. This shocking, real-life legal drama captured over seven years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated women, demanding our attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of Eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.

Upon registering, a link will be provided to you to watch online between June 11th - June 16th. A discussion session will be held on Thursday, June 17th at 6pm via Zoom.

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This event is free but we welcome donations to Maroon Calabash to support birth workers in Wisconsin.

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