Documentary on Domestic Violence to Screen in Teaneck

The following announcement was submitted by the Teaneck League of Women Voters: 

In observance of Women's History Month, the League of Women Voters of Teaneck  will show a film about the legal issues involved with domestic abuse on March 17 at 2 p.m. 

We hope you will join us at the Teaneck Library Auditorium with a discussion and refreshments to follow. If you missed the showing at the Teaneck Film Festival in November, this is another chance to view it. This program is free and open to the public.

The film, “Crime After Crime” is a critically acclaimed documentary on the legal battle to free a supervisor of horrific abuse and forced prostitution from a California prison.  The film has received over 23 top honors, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the National Board of Review’s “Freedom of Expression Award.” It has been acclaimed at many film festivals including the Teaneck Film Festival. This powerful film is about Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her involvement in the murder of the man who abused her, and her lawyer, Josuha Safran’s efforts for a new trial. For more information about the film, please visit crimeaftercrime.com and/or freefromabuse.org. 

Hopefully, it will lead to a discussion dealing with abuse and efforts by the NJ legislature and the U.S. Congress to deal with the legal battles that ensure and how we can help in those efforts.

For those who would like to contribute, we will be collecting nonperishable food for distribution to the local food pantries.

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