Organization Spotlight

Awe Inspiring: African American Women Evolving

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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.

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Justice NOW: Advocacy and Activism for Women in Prison

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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.

Follow Eesha Pandit on Twitter, @EeshaP

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Pregnant Behind Bars: The Prison Doula Project

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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.

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Interview with the DC Abortion Fund

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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.

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