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Organization Spotlight

Awe Inspiring: African American Women Evolving

Andrea Lynch on August 2, 2007 - 8:50am
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In Chicago, an organization called African American Women Evolving has spent the past decade pursuing a positive, holistic vision for reproductive health and social justice -- by and for Black women.


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Justice NOW: Advocacy and Activism for Women in Prison

Eesha Pandit on August 2, 2007 - 8:40am
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Compelling social justice advocacy and activism must take the form of multidimensional organizing and intersectional thinking. Justice NOW in Oakland, California is a brilliant example of this kind of work.


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Pregnant Behind Bars: The Prison Doula Project

Amie Newman on August 2, 2007 - 8:30am
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At least 7 percent of incarcerated women are pregnant when they are sent to prison, with little access to health care or pregnancy resources. A group of Washington state doulas are there for them though.


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Interview with the DC Abortion Fund

Tyler LePard on August 2, 2007 - 8:30am
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Abortion funds around the country make sure that every woman does have the right to abortion -- regardless of her economic situation. Tyler LePard interviews Tiffany Reed, President of the DC Abortion Fund in Washington, DC.


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