Join Mass. NOW & NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts for a film screening of the new documentary "The Vessel" on January 27th at 6pm. Stay for a presentation following the screening by reproductive rights activist Susan Yanow talk about her experiences in the field working with Women on Waves, abortion & self induction.
ABOUT THE FILM
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts sails a ship around the world, providing abortions at sea for women with no legal alternative. Her idea begins as a flawed spectacle, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockade. But with each setback she faces, Rebecca hones a more refined mission, until she realizes she can use new technologies to bypass law—and train women to give themselves abortions using World Health Organization-researched protocols with pills.From there we witness her create an underground network of emboldened, informed activists who trust women to handle abortions themselves. Vessel is Rebecca’s story: one of a woman who hears and answers a calling, and transforms a wildly improbable idea into a global movement.
This event is FREE and open to the public!
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts sails a ship around the world, providing abortions at sea for women with no legal alternative. Her idea begins as a flawed spectacle, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockade. But with each setback she faces, Rebecca hones a more refined mission, until she realizes she can use new technologies to bypass law—and train women to give themselves abortions using World Health Organization-researched protocols with pills.From there we witness her create an underground network of emboldened, informed activists who trust women to handle abortions themselves. Vessel is Rebecca’s story: one of a woman who hears and answers a calling, and transforms a wildly improbable idea into a global movement.
For More Information go to http://vesselthefilm.com/
ABOUT SUSAN YANOW
A long-time reproductive rights activist, Susan Yanow MSW works to expand access to abortion domestically and nationally through consulting projects with organizations including Ibis Reproductive Health, the Reproductive Health Access Project and Venture Strategies (VHSD). She is a cofounder of Women Help Women, an international organization that provides abortion and contraception services, and of Expanding Abortion Services in the South (EASE), which works in Alabama and Mississippi. She formerly worked with Women on Waves/Women on Web. She currently serves on the Boards of the ACLU of Massachusetts, the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women, and Chennai Children.
ABOUT SUSAN YANOW
A long-time reproductive rights activist, Susan Yanow MSW works to expand access to abortion domestically and nationally through consulting projects with organizations including Ibis Reproductive Health, the Reproductive Health Access Project and Venture Strategies (VHSD). She is a cofounder of Women Help Women, an international organization that provides abortion and contraception services, and of Expanding Abortion Services in the South (EASE), which works in Alabama and Mississippi. She formerly worked with Women on Waves/Women on Web. She currently serves on the Boards of the ACLU of Massachusetts, the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women, and Chennai Children.
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