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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.
Anti- Recruitment Protests - Operation Rescue Protests - SF War supports Lorena Bobbit
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: V 437Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Women Against US Military Intervention in El Salvador protest. Protestors storm Armed Forces Recruitment Center in San Francisco resulting in police attack and several arrests.
Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights protest at meeting between anti-abortion organizations including Operation Rescue. BACORR attempts to block the entrances of meeting place resulting in several arrests.
CNN coverage of Lorena Bobbitt's trial. Jaime Lee Evans of SF Women Against Rape is interviewed stating that Bobbitt acted in self-defense and should be seen as a hero for fighting back against her husband.
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