Our resource guide presents information about how you can set up screenings and events. The guide is available free on the Concentric Media web site. Here are a few suggestions to ensure good attendance and successful follow-up afterward.

• Inviting co-sponsors

If your event is open to the public, INVITE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF HUMAN RIGHTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS (see list of sponsors for a recent event below).  The screening described below attracted nearly 600 people. Following the screening, 200 audience members signed up to become active in reproductive rights activities.
 
• Getting the word out

GET OUT THE WORD OUT EARLY.  Mail, email, fax, call, etc. at least six weeks in advance of the event to ensure good attendance.
 
• Successful follow-up

START A MAILING LIST WITH CONTACT INFORMATION OF ATTENDEES.  If audience members are reached soon after the event, they are often interested in making contributions of time, money or other kinds of support for your organization.

A large public screening of the three videos took place in Sacramento, CA. California Abortion Rights League's Women of Color Organizing Project sponsored this free event. Keynote speakers included Dolores Huerta (co-founder United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO), along with Hispanic legislators and other elected officials.  CARAL recognizes that women of color historically have not been included in the mainstream women's health movements, despite the fact that they are among the most severely affected by legislation restricting access to reproductive health services.  Screenings such as these encourage participation.

Access Sacramento  •  American Association of University Women-CA  •  American Civil Liberties Union-Northern California  •  American Nurses Association  •   American Studies Program-UC Davis •  Asians & Pacific Islanders for Reproductive Health  •  California Catholics for a Free Choice  •  California NOW  •  California Women's and Children's Health Coalition • Chicana/Latina Research Center-UC Davis  •  Chicana/o Studies Program-UC Davis  •  Chicano Studies Program-CSUS  •  Clinica Para Las Americas  •  Coalition of Labor Union Women  •  CSUS Women's Center  •  Davis Asians for Racial Equality  •  Department of Sociology-UC Davis  •  Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance  •  The Foundation Center  •  Hispanic AIDS Community Educational Resource  •  El Hogar Mental Health Center  •  Latino Civil Rights Network  •  Latino Coalition for a Healthy California  •  League of United Latin American Citizens-Sacramento Chapter  •  League of Women Voters of California  •  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center-UC Davis  •  Mexican-American National Organization  •  Multicultural Center-CSUS  •  National Latina Health Organization  •  National Organization for Women-Sacramento Chapter  •  National Women's Political Caucus-Capitol  •  Caucus Planned Parenthood-Mar Monte  •  Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice of No. California  •  UC Davis Women's Resources and Research Center  •  Untangled Tongues Support Group  •  Washington Neighborhood Center  •  Women's Art Practices of UC Davis  •  Women Democrats of Sacramento County  •  Women of Color Resource Center, Berkeley  •  The Women of De Colores Fair Trade Cooperative  •  Women's Health Specialists  •  Women's Information & Referral Service  •  Women's International League for Peace and Freedom  • Yolo Citizens for Affirmative Action  •  Zapatista Solidarity Coalition  •  Z-Spanish Radio Network