CINECULTURE; Women's Herstory Month

[Denise Blum]

Cineculture Club presents:

Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month 

At 5:15PM in McLane 121@Fresno State

Charisse Shumate: Fighting for Our Lives (2005)

Freedom Archives (Editor) and California Coalition for Women Prisoners (Contributor).

 35 min. USA. Not rated.

The story of women prisoners -- many of them domestic violence survivors -- who stood up to the CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to demand quality health care for imprisoned women.  Charisse Shumate and dozens of other women filed a lawsuit against the state of California (Shumate v. Wilson) to fight this medical neglect and the systemic violence they endure on a daily basis. 

A panel discussion follows the film, featuring formerly incarcerated women -- and other activists who are challenging inhumane prison conditions and the prison industrial complex.

Our Voices Within: Out of the Shadows

The stories of domestic violence survivors incarcerated in state prison for crimes related to their experiences of being abused.  The film features interviews with six domestic violence survivors released from prison and their connections to Free Battered Women, a grassroots coalition working for justice and freedom for abuse survivors who are incarcerated.  Footage from Free Battered Women’s community event celebrating these and other survivors’ freedom links their remarkable journey to freedom with the larger movement to end domestic violence.  Our Voices Within: Out of the Shadows explores hope in the face of injustice; resistance to state violence; struggles for freedom; and the power of solidarity.

 

Post-screening discussants: Survivors of domestic violence and representatives from Free Battered Women

Admission is Free

Parking is relaxed after 4:30PM on Fridays

Funding for this program provided by Associated Students 

Cineculture Club promotes cultural awareness and addresses diversity issues through film and post-screening discussion.

President: Roxanne Villaluz rock...@yahoo.com

Advisor: Denise Blum db...@csufresno.edu

 

 

[Denise Blum]

Cineculture Club presents:

Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month 

Friday, March 7th