Topic - Legalize Equality, Film by Kamala Lopez 

Schedule

9:30 Registration, coffee, & refreshments

10:00 Film: Legalize Equality (30 minutes)

After the film, Marta Bookbinder will lead a discussion of this film which portrays an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today. By following both real life stories and precedent-setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez portrays how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace matters to domestic violence, rape and sexual assault to the foster care system, the healthcare system and the legal system.

Along the way, she reveals the inadequacy of present laws in place that claim to protect women, ultimately presenting a compelling and persuasive argument for the urgency of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.

11:00 County-wide League Business Meeting

The business meeting will set the League's priorities for 2019 – 2020. Please bring your handbooks with the county positions. We will review, discuss and adopt our county-wide positions and priorities.

League of Women Voters of North & Central San Mateo 650-342-5853 lwvncsmc [at] sbcglobal.net