Tune in with WomenNC partnered with UNC Planned Parenthood Generation Action for our first in person community education event! Discussing: "The Fight for Reproductive Justice for Communities of Color".
Unfortunately, the recording didn't start until the 2nd panelist started speaking!
Speakers:
Moderator: Allyson Cobb, WomenNC Board Member & Director of Community Engagement for United Way of the Greater Triangle
Tara Romano, Executive Director of Pro-Choice NC
Iliana Santillan, Executive Direcor of El Pueblo
Simran Singh Jain, SisterSong National Membership Coordinator
Camille Adair, Carolina Abortion Fund Policy and Movement Building Manager
Call to action from the panelists:
Volunteer with the Carolina Reproductive Action Network!
Providing housing, transportation, childcare, and doula services
February 22 - Abortion Access and Reproductive Rights advocacy day at the NCGA!
February 14 - Medicaid Expansion advocacy day at the NCGA!
Sign up for Pro-Choice NC emails to get the latest news about how you can protect abortion access in NC during this session, including opportunities for people to come out to the NCGA in Raleigh.
Fund an abortion! Donate to Carolina Abortion Fund, or reach out to talk about hosting a fundraiser for Fund-a-Thon!
Education
- NC crisis pregnancy centers (anti-abortion fake clinics)
- Bans on abortion in NC pt I
- Bans on abortion in NC pt II
- ‘Constant chipping away at our reproductive rights’: Advocates slam funding for crisis pregnancy centers in House
- What “crisis pregnancy centers” really do
- “Crisis pregnancy centers come up short in providing access to information on pregnancy options”
- “Why Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Legal but Unethical”
- Barriers to Reproductive Health and Economic Empowerment in Durham, NC - WomenNC Scholar Isa van der Drift
- Reproductive Rights of Girls and Women Who Are Incarcerated - WomenNC Scholar Cristy Villalobos
- Women and Health: Funding & Supporting Reproductive Health Clinics - WomenNC Scholar Justine Schnitzler
Access to Services:
SisterSong's Birth Justice Care Fund
Teen Connections Education Program: Planned Parenthood