Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival presents Heather Booth: Changing the World
When:
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018 7:00p -
10:00p
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018 7:00p -
10:00p
Where:
National Museum of American Jewish History
101 S Independence Mall E
Philadelphia, PA
Admission:
$General Admission: $15 Seniors: $13 Students: $7
Categories:
Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Film
Event website:
https://www.nmajh.org/CalendarEvent.aspx?eventid=621
From her early influences growing up on an Israeli kibbutz to her first experiences as a Civil Rights activist in Mississippi at the age of 18, Heather Booth spent the next five decades of her prolific career as a political organizer, educator, and leader of the progressive movement.
Though Heather may have accomplished some of her best work in the shadows – including her founding of JANE underground, a secret network of doctors and women’s health advocates who offered safe abortion services pre-Roe vs. Wade – it was her role in Harold Washington’s successful, groundbreaking mayoral campaign in 1983 that ignited her political career.
HEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD is both a reverent portrayal of an unsung progressive hero and a frank look at the realities and practicalities of achieving social change in contemporary America.
(Documentary Feature, US, 1 hr, 2017)
