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DANFORR – DETROIT ACTION NETWORK FOR
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATES OF MICHIGAN, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR
CHOICE AT WSU invite you to a
Pro-Choice Night at the Movies
“Back Alley Detroit”
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“A must for everyone who cares about the reproductive rights of women. A rare opportunity to
hear women of color and others in the community describe the realities of illegal abortion.” - Coauthors, The New Our Bodies, Ourselves
“This sympathetic and powerful production recalls a chilling era in the chronicle of the abortion
debate in the U. S.” - Booklist
FILMAKERS LIBRARY DESCRIBES BACK ALLEY DETROIT:
The generation that came of age since Roe v. Wade knows little of the sordid realities
once faced by women seeking to end an unwanted pregnancy. This historical
documentary tells the story of illegal abortions as they were experienced by all kinds
of women – rich and poor, white and minority, married and single. It chronicles the
physicians, clergy, and women’s health activists whose quiet defiance of abortion
laws stands as a dramatic unwritten chapter in the history of U.S. civil disobedience.
Among those who risked prosecution were the members of the Jane Collective. This
clandestine group was composed of self-taught activists who safely performed over
10,000 abortions in Chicago. Back Alley Detroit recalls a period when women lived
in terror of unwanted pregnancies, while an underworld profited from their vulnerability. Produced by Daniel
Friedman and Sharon Grimberg. Director’s Citation, Black Maria Film Festival, 1993; Silver Plaque,
Chicago Film Festival, 1992; National Women’s Studies Conference, 1992; American Sociological
Association, 1992
Plus the acclaimed new DVD
“Words of Choice”
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007
7:00 p.m.
5920 Second Avenue, Detroit
(North of Wayne State University; 1 block west of Cass Ave.)
A buffet-style light meal and refreshments will be served.
Suggested donation: $5/$1-unemployed & students
(No one turned away)
For more information contact:
Detroit Action Network For Reproductive Rights (DANFORR)
313-378-2369 ~ [email protected]
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