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Poverty outlaw
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Documentary from the point-of-view of Philadelphia welfare recipients, showing some of the devastating effects of welfare reform. Chronicles the growth of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, a gro...
Documentary from the point-of-view of Philadelphia welfare recipients, showing some of the devastating effects of welfare reform. Chronicles the growth of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, a group of welfare recipients organizing to protest the cuts in their benefits and to work toward better living conditions for poor people who live in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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- Creator
- produced and directed by Pamela Yates, Peter Kinoy in association with the Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Skylight Pictures, [1997]
- ©1997
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in
- OCLC
- ocm37040788
- Credits
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- Maggie Low (voice of the woman)
- Editor, Peter Kinoy
- VHS format.
Subjects
- Kensington Welfare Rights Union -- History.
- Welfare recipients -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Poor -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Welfare rights movement -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Poor women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Economic conditions.
- Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions.