A Womb With a View: Exploring Reproductive Choice through Film
- Feb 5, 2008 (Tuesday), 5pm and 7:30pm screenings.
- At Engineering and Computer Science Building, Room 125, UVic
- By donation.
The UVic Women’s Studies Equity & Outreach Committee in conjunction with the WS Course Union, is hosting a 3 day film festival exploring issues of reproductive choice!
5:00pm: “Abortion: Stories from North and South”
A documentary exploring legal, cultural, religious, and
experientialperspectives on abortion in various times and places across the globe: Ireland, Peru, Colombia, Thailand, Japan, and Canada.
7:30pm: “Vera Drake”
This feature film tells the story of Vera Drake, a wife, mother, and covert abortionist living in post-WW2 England. Vera’s life changes dramatically when her illegal activities are found out by the local authorities.
Each film with be followed up with a brief question period, facilitated by members of WS E & O.
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UVic Women’s Studies Equity & Outreach Committee says…
We have organized this event to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Morgentaler decision, the landmark case which finally acknowledged women’s legal right to reproductive choice in Canada. But we also want to take discussion around reproductive choice further: We want to examine and discuss what reproductive choice really means in Canada and around the world, legally, theoretically, and in practice. We want to move public discussion about reproductive choice away from the more popular pro-choice/anti-choice debate.
We would greatly appreciate your attendance at this event, even if you can only make it for one film. Please see the schedule below!
Pro-choice buttons, patches, and baked goods will be available for sale!
