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Friday, May 09, 2003
Sex, Lies and Videotape
See the film that profiles the union organizing campaign at a San Francisco strip bar, Live Nude Girls Unite!. Filmmaker Julia Query works at the Lusty Lady as an exotic dancer. Julia’s Jewish mother is a feminist activist and doctor who has fought for years for the rights of prostitutes but does not know about her daughter’s work. The film culminates at a public health conference where both mother and daughter are featured speakers. The Jewish mother-daughter relationship makes for a unique backdrop to the film's examination of the challenges faced by organizers supporting the rights of women in the sex industry.
In cooperation with Jews United for Justice, the DC Labor Film Festival, and Reel Affirmations, DC’s International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, the DC Jewish Community Center will show the film on Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at its building on 16th and Q Streets NW. Tickets are $7.50 for sponsor organization members, non-members pay $9, and seniors and students pay $1. To order tickets in advance, call 800/494-8497 or log onto www.boxofficetickets.com. For more information, call 202/884-7635 or see www.jufj.org.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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