Jeremy Brecher

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Roots of Roe

The Roots of Roe — What’s the History Behind the New Abortion Wars?

A classic documentary of the struggles over abortion and contraception — available now on-line.

Abortion and contraception go back thousands of years. So does the question of who should control them. Our attitudes about controlling human reproduction through abortion and contraception have changed radically over the centuries. So have our perceptions of the moral and ethical issues involved. The Roots of Roe reveals the story of abortion and contraception in America from the first surgical abortion in 1742 to the struggles over Roe v. Wade. In a debate often reduced to simple-minded slogans, The Roots of Roe offers partisans and the public a unique historical perspective on the new abortion wars.


Roots of Roe, The Connecticut Story, 1983

The Roots of Roe, The National Story, 1984

The program has won more than 20 awards, including:

  • The New York International Festivals, Finalist, Documentary/History & Society, 1995
  • EEN Local Program Awards, Honorable Mention, Documentary, 1995
  • Emmy Award, Writing, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Boston/New England, 1994
  • Emmy Award, Documentary, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Boston/New England, 1994
  • Emmy Award, Directing, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Boston/New England, 1994
  • Cine Golden Eagle Winner, (International) Documentary, 1994
  • Philadelphia International Film Festival, Finalist, Documentary, 1994
  • Chicago International Film Festival, Certificate of Merit, Documentary/History, 1994
  • Houston International Film & Video Festival, Gold, Women’s issues, 1994
  • U.S.A. Film Festival, Finalist, Documentary, 1994
  • New York Expo of Short Film & Video, Special Jury Award, Documentary, 1994
  • Connecticut Associated Press, Best Feature, 1994
  • Connecticut Vision Awards Gold Award for Documentary
  • James A. Brady Script Doctor Gold Award for Scriptwriting, Connecticut Vision Awards, 1996
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Silver, Documentary, 1994
  • U.S. International Film and Video Festival, Second Place “Silver Screen Award,” History, Biography, 1995
  • The Nancy Susan Reynolds Award, The Media Project, finalist, 1997
  • Gold Award, WorldFest-Charleston International Film Festival, 1997

ABOUT JEREMY BRECHER

11You and I may not know each other, but I suspect there are some problems that we share -- problems like climate change, war, and injustice. For half a century I have been participating in and writing about social movements that address those problems. The purpose of this website is to share what I've learned. I hope it provides something of use to you in addressing our common problems.

For the record, I am the author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements. I have written and/or produced more than twenty video documentaries. I have participated in movements for nuclear disarmament, civil rights, peace in Vietnam, international labor rights, global economic justice, accountability for war crimes, climate protection, and many others.

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Common Preservation

  Human Survival Movement

Climate Protection

  Climate and Labor

  Climate Insurgency

  Against Doom

  Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs

Labor History

  Strike!

  Common Sense for Hard Times

STRIKE! Commentaries on Solidarity and Survival

  • Protecting Workers and Communities–From Below | Part 1: On the Ground
  • New Foundations for the House of Labor?
  • Commentary: The Green New Deal – The Current State of Play
  • Commentary: The Green New Deal in the States – Part 2
  • Commentary: The Green New Deal in the States – Part 1
  • If the Courts Won’t Protect the Climate the People Must
  • The Inflation Reduction Act and the Labor-Climate Movement

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