BENEFIT FOR #METOO BEHIND BARS LAWSUIT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018, 3 PM
NEW PARKWAY THEATER – 474 24th St, OAKLAND
SOUTHWEST OF SALEM FILM
PANEL with Rojas – CCWP,
Maria Moore – Justice for Kayla Moore,
Jen Orthwein – Transgender Advocacy Group
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Four plaintiffs who have been incarcerated at the women’s prison in Chowchilla, CCWF, have filed the #MeToo Behind Bars lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The plaintiffs all identify as transgender, gender non-conforming (GNC) or queer. The lawsuit denounces physical assaults, sexual harassment and homophobic/ transphobic insults by correctional officers against them. Rojas, one of the plaintiffs in the case will be part of a panel discussion after the film.
Southwest of Salem tells the story of four Latina lesbians who were wrongfully convicted of gang-raping two young girls in the early 1990’s in San Antonio, Texas. They spent decades in prison before finally being exonerated. Their prosecution and conviction was the product of a homophobic culture and criminal legal system. Now trans, GNC and queer people are facing persecution in California’s women’s prisons as a result of similar attitudes and a prison power structure that condones them.
Sponsored by California Coalition for Women Prisoners
Endorsed by California Prison Focus, Copwatch, Critical Resistance, CUAV, Justice for Kayla Moore, Survived & Punished, Transgender Advocacy Group
For more information contact info@womenprisoners.org or call 415-255-7036 ext. 4
