Belly of the Beast Screening
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo and the California Legislative Women’s Caucus cordially invite you to an exclusive screening of Belly of the Beast followed by a Q&A panel on Monday, May 17th, 2021 at 5PM PST.
This film screening is brought to you in collaboration with Back to the Basics Community Empowerment (B2B), California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ), and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF).
May 17th at 5pm PST
About
About Belly of the Beast:
When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons, they wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes - from inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations - primarily targeting women of color. This shocking legal drama captured over 7-years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, demanding attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.
