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DESCRIPTION:Activists against coerced sterilization in California women's prisons, 
 Kelli Dillon and Cynthia Chandler, discuss their work after an online 
 screening of the film which documents their battle with the Department of 
 Corrections.\n\nFilmed over seven years with extraordinary access and 
 intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, Belly Of 
 The Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in 
 California prisons. The pastoral farmlands surrounding the Central 
 California Women's Facility, the world's largest women's prison, help 
 conceal the reproductive and human rights violations transpiring inside its 
 walls. Dillon, a courageous woman who was involuntarily sterilized at the 
 facility, teams up with Chandler, a radical lawyer, to stop these 
 violations. They spearhead investigations that uncover a series of 
 statewide crimes, primarily targeting women of color, from inadequate 
 access to healthcare to sexual assault to illegal sterilization. Together, 
 with a team of tenacious heroines, both in and out of prison, they take to 
 the courtroom to fight for reparations. \n\nKelli Dillon is the 
 Co-Chairperson for the Empowerment Congress Southeast Neighborhood Council. 
 She is a survivor of domestic/gang violence and an advocate for violence 
 prevention and intervention programs.\n\nCynthia Chandler has dedicated her 
 life to achieving gender and racial justice while challenging violence in 
 all its forms, including imprisonment. Cynthia is an always-bold founder, 
 coach, and life-learner with over 25 years' experience as a social 
 entrepreneur, activist, academic and attorney.\n\nWanda Sabir is a 
 journalist (Wanda's Picks), college professor, visual artist, Depth 
 Psychologist and poet who believes in the power of art to change and shape 
 social movements as well as assist in trauma healing and memory reclamation 
 work.\n\nFree\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/10/20/18852682.php
SUMMARY:Film: Belly of the Beast, Screening and Filmmaker Discussion
LOCATION:[ONLINE] San Francisco Main Library
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/10/20/18852682.php
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