Battleground

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Battleground

Q&A with Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, President and CEO of WCLA – Choice Matters and Elizabeth Zimmerman, Chair of the Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund

Battleground is an urgent and timely window into the intersection of abortion and politics in America, following three women who lead formidable anti-abortion organizations to witness the enormous influence they wield. As the nation faces the end of Roe, the film also depicts those on the front lines of the fierce fight to maintain access.

After the Q&A, please join us upstairs for light refreshments to continue the conversation and network.

In Partnership with Planned Parenthood and Choice Matters.

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Q&A with Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, President and CEO of WCLA – Choice Matters, and Elizabeth Zimmerman, Chair of the Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund
Monday, Nov. 7 2022, 7:00
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  • Catherine Lederer-Plaskett is an internationally-recognized advocate for women’s reproductive rights. Her lifelong civil rights activism has focused on gender, race, and economic disparities. As its President and CEO for two decades, Catherine has spearheaded the growth and revitalization of WCLA - Choice Matters, the oldest ongoing pro-choice advocacy organization in the nation.  Catherine advises in the election and re-election of elected officials at federal, state, and local levels of government on the issue of reproductive justice, and on how to engage pro-choice voters. Key to Catherine’s work is advancing comprehensive reproductive health policies and legislation. Catherine  is a founding member and former co-chair of the New York State Alliance for Women’s Health,  a primary focus of which was the drafting of the Reproductive Health Act which passed into law  in NYS on January 22, 2019
  • Elizabeth Zimmerman is Chair of the Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund. She is an attorney who received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from Columbia Law School. During her practice of law, she focused on employment and civil rights law, and also served as the Co-President of the Westchester National Organization for Women. She has championed reproductive justice and legislation at both the state and county level and has frequently appeared on local television to comment on issues affecting women. 
     

This film is part of the Community Matters: Now More Than Ever series.



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