It's in Our Hands
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At Havurah Shalom's Intergenerational Activism Fair for Reproductive Justice ("It's in Our Hands") on April 5, Havurahniks and representatives from the reproductive rights nonprofits Momentum Alliance, Planned Parenthood and the Western States Center shared and learned about reproductive rights advocacy - past, present and future - while raising money for the three nonprofits through the sale of beautiful handmade items.
The evening included a reproductive justice history slideshow and presentations by Eliana Kertzner, Layton Borkan, Judith Arcana, Emily Lai, Mica Hastings, Natalie Lerner, and Katherine McDowell. Topics included early activists for reproductive justice, how teens can get involved, the Oregon Reproductive Justice Bill, and current legal challenges and issues.
All parts of the evening included people from a wide range of ages, and more than $1,800 was raised for the three nonprofits. So many planners, presenters and artists to thank ... especially Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, who conceived the idea of the activism fair and led the planning team, and Stefanie Hausman, who organized the hand-made crafts fair.
For a good basic history of the evolution and definition of reproductive rights in this country, see this Reproductive Rights Fact Sheet. (Thank you, Buff Neretin.)
For the visuals complementing this history, see the It’s in Our Hands slideshow, which we adapted from the Western States Center’s Reproductive Justice 101 slideshow to include Jewish and Havurah member quotes. (Thank you, Amanda Coffey.)
Read about the Oregon Reproductive Health Equity Act, introduced in February legislative session, with 450 people at the Lobby Day for the bill. (Thank you, Natalie Lerner.)
And here's a list of Reproductive Justice Legal FAQs (Thank you, Katherine McDowell.)
The above photo is of Becky Seel checking out Roberta Michaels' Herbs Daughter products, and the photo on the right is of Natalie Lerner of the ACLU.
You'll find more more photos on Havurah's Facebook page with captions describing who led which parts of the program. (You don't have to have a Facebook account in order to see them.)
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