Organization Spotlight
Awe Inspiring: African American Women Evolving
by Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check
August 2, 2007 - 7:50am (Print)
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.
Justice NOW: Advocacy and Activism for Women in Prison
by Eesha Pandit, Feministing
August 2, 2007 - 7:40am (Print)
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
by Amie Newman
August 2, 2007 - 7:30am (Print)
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.
Interview with the DC Abortion Fund
by Tyler LePard
August 2, 2007 - 7:30am (Print)
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.
