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WAI and SF War - Lorena Bobbit Protest
Date: 11/29/1993Call Number: V 435Format: SVHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Protest in support of Lorena Bobbitt who was going on trial for cutting off her rapist husband's penis. Women Against Imperialism and SF Women Against Rape argue that Bobbitt acted in self-defense and that male batterers and abusers are rarely punished in the same way as women defending themselves.
Rodney King Demonstration and Dyke Zap National Coming Out Day
Date: 4/17/1993Call Number: V 568Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents the heavy police presence at a demonstration in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco against the Rodney King verdict.
dyke zap at Fruitvale BART station by Women Against Imperialism who agitate and raise awareness about lesbian parenting in response to high profile cases across US of lesbian parents losing custody of their children.
Lesbian Moms and National Coming Out Day
Date: 10/11/1993Call Number: V 569Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Lesbian mothers from Women Against Imperialism leaflet Oakland Bart stations to raise awareness of high profile court cases that have deemed lesbians as unfit parents resulting in lost custody of children. They stress that homophobia is the problem not lesbian parents.
Wall of Women Against the War
Date: 10/11/1993Call Number: V 570Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Annual celebration and demonstration on International Women's Day, Wall of Women Against the War connect anti-abortion legislation, the Gulf War, and political prisoners to the struggle for women’s self-determination.
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