ACLU New York Screening
Learn how patents on human genes are hurting women. Watch In the Family, an Emmy-nominated PBS film about genetic testing and breast cancer. Discuss what’s at stake for scientific research and women’s health.
Admission is free but space is limited. Doors open at 6:00pm.
View the ACLU flier for more information and to RSVP.
This event is a collaboration with Kartemquin Films and P.O.V. and is co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT). Learn more about the ACLU’s work on gene patents: www.aclu.org/brca.
Date:
10/20/2009 (All day)
Location:
New York, NY
Google Maps address:
Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY
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