PubliCalendar: A Fearless Sea Captain’s Fight For Abortion Rights

Diana Whitten’s film about a young doctor inspired to challenge anti-abortion laws is taking the big screen at Meaningful Movies. The, a sea captain, founded the project Women on Waves, which faced government, media, religious, and military pressures as it trained women around the world how to give themselves safe abortions.

Check out the trailer and learn about Gomperts’s story. And be sure to catch the discussion featuring NARAL Pro-Choice Washington’s Eileen Pollet, and Planned Parenthood Northwest’s Halei Watkins and Dian Bushley after the screening. 

Pioneering Ideas in Global Health

In Epic Measures, journalist Jeremy Smith thoroughly chronicled UW Dr. Christopher Murray’s relentless quest to measure health in every country. On Monday at Town Hall they’ll  discuss where we’re headed next in addressing global health.

Discussion topics include Murray’s Global Burden of Disease (a study that reports on the world’s health problems, how people live, and how they die), as well as Smith’s research process in his portrayal of Murray.

Pioneering Ideas in Global Health, Mon, Apr 13, 6:30pm, Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave, $5

The Lincoln Assassination is one of those moments in American history that has been picked over by historians for decades. Join author Michael Schein on the 150th Anniversary of the murder where he’ll discuss another historical perspective featuring John Surratt—a suspected Lincoln plotter who fled justice.

Schein explores Suratt’s affiliations with the Confederate government, as well as his two-year-long run from the law, which spanned the entire globe. Schein’s nuanced take on the Lincoln assassination is one that history buffs won’t want to miss. 

Book reading: ‘John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away,’ Wed, Apr 15, 7pm, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Free