Reproductive Justice
This is the final week of National Ocean Month, but we must address the absolute atrocity and national disgrace that is the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Given the makeup of the court and the leak of the draft opinion, we are not surprised by the ruling but we are disgusted, outraged, and ready to fight with everything we've got for reproductive justice, environmental justice, and racial justice.
We want to provide some opportunities to connect with organizations and collectives doing work on reproductive justice that can use your support through education, advocacy, and donations, should you be able to provide it.
Need time to learn more about reproductive justice?
SisterSong is a Southern-based, national membership organization whose purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities.
A national-state partnership focused on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and regional levels in the fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women, femmes, and girls.
Want to dive in and support people?
The Network works builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.
Mutual aid is a voluntary and reciprocal exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit. These sorts of networks are incredibly important now and will continue to grow in importance as climate change intensifies. Find your local mutual aid network and community collectives at mutual aid hub’s map resource. Then become part of the network - utilize supports, provide supports.
Want to take virtual action?
Tell your senators to reconsider the Women’s Health Protection Act now the Roe is gone.
The Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) is federal legislation that would protect the right to access abortion in every U.S. state. Equal access to abortion care—everywhere—is essential for social and economic equality, reproductive autonomy, and the right to determine our own lives.
https://actforwomen.org/take-action/
Just last month the Senate voted whether to advance consideration of the Women’s Health Protection Act. The vote was along party lines With Sen Manchin voting with Republicans to not move the bill forward. This is the list of how each Senator voted in May.
Did your Senator vote against it? Call them. Ask them what they propose to do now.
Sister Song is a Southern Based, Black women led national Reproductive Justice Collective.
Follow them, engage with them, support them!
This is the Center for Reproductive Rights with ways to donate, share, and support reproductive access.
Your voice is the most powerful tool you have to defend abortion rights and access. The link takes you to a toolkit to spread the word about what you can do.
Whatever set of learning or advocacy you choose we will be with you every step of the way.