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DESCRIPTION:Join Lux magazine for a discussion of the state of reproductive rights, 
 lessons from different parts of the movement, and how we win.\n\nLux 
 magazine and Verso book have just released a free ebook: "We Organize to 
 Change Everything: Fighting for Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice." 
 \n\nDate and time: Thu, June 16, 2022 @ 3:30 PM - 5 PM PT (6:30 PM – 8 PM 
 ET)\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-abortion-strategies-tickets-356360703457\n\nRSVP 
 both for the FREE event and to receive a FREE copy of the ebook. \n\n\nThe 
 US movement for reproductive rights is in disarray - five decades of NGO 
 fundraising, lobbying Democrats, and bringing lawsuits before unsympathetic 
 courts have failed to protect access to abortion – access that was first 
 won in the streets in the 1960s and 1970s.\n\nToday, organizers are 
 knitting together a new national movement using more direct tactics: 
 interrupting pro-life demonstrations, organizing to get abortion pills from 
 overseas, and rallying behind abortion funds to support those who can’t 
 afford the procedure. \n\nAt this event, prominent organizers from 
 different parts of the movement for reproductive freedom will break down 
 how their work functions and how it connects with the broader fight for 
 reproductive justice. \n\nWe’ll explore tensions in the movement: Should 
 we emphasize direct service or political organizing? Legislative fights or 
 a mass movement in the street? And we’ll share lessons from battlegrounds 
 like Texas that are transferable to parts of the country less likely to 
 enact dangerous new bans on reproductive health care.\n\nThis panel will be 
 a place to debate strategy and tactics with those leading the fight to 
 expand the reproductive justice movement, and it will be shared widely with 
 activists engaged in this struggle.\n\n***Register through Eventbrite to 
 receive a link to the video conference on the day of the event. This event 
 will also be recorded and live captioning will be 
 provided.***\n\nSpeakers:\n\nLaurie Bertram Roberts is a low income, black, 
 queer, disabled grassroots reproductive justice activist, freelance writer, 
 doula, prospective midwife, and mother. She is the co-founder of the 
 Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, and executive director for the 
 Yellowhammer Fund in Alabama, a reproductive justice organization that 
 seeks to meet the needs of those living in or traveling to Alabama for 
 reproductive healthcare.\n\nMonica Raye Simpson is the executive director 
 of SisterSong: The National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. 
 Simpson is a queer, Black, North Carolina native and long-term organizer 
 fighting against systemic violence against southern Black women and LBGTQ 
 people. A singer and spoken word artist, Simpson created Artists United for 
 Reproductive Justice at SisterSong, a platform for artists to collaborate 
 on replicable artwork that furthers the reproductive justice 
 movement.\n\nRockie Gonzalez (she/her) is an Indigenous xicana from the 
 Texas Rio Grande Valley residing in Austin for 20 years. She is a long time 
 trainer, facilitator and organizer. Her mission is to: build ground-up 
 alternatives by operationalizing anti-racist values with a transformative, 
 compassionate and decolonial approach rooted in Black Feminist Theory and 
 indigenous knowledge to dismantle white supremacy. Rockie is Founder and 
 Board Chair of the Frontera Fund in Texas, Deputy Director of the Austin 
 Justice Coalition and an Undoing Racism trainer with the People’s 
 Institute for Survival and Beyond.\n\nFarah Diaz-Tello is a human rights 
 attorney specializing in issues of reproductive justice. She serves as the 
 Senior Counsel & Legal Director for If/When/How, and previously held a 
 position as the Senior Staff Attorney at National Advocates for Pregnant 
 Women. She publishes on issues including the criminalization of pregnancy 
 outcomes, economic coercion in childbirth, obstetric violence, and 
 reproductive issues in pop culture.\n\nSarah Leonard (moderator) is 
 editor-in-chief of Lux magazine. She is contributing editor to Dissent and 
 The Nation. (@sarahrlnrd)\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/11/18850384.php
SUMMARY:The New Abortion Strategies: Reproductive Rights, Lessons from the Movement & How We Win
LOCATION:FREE online event w/ live captioning + free ebook copy
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/11/18850384.php
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