SPARK A Change: 15 Years of Sparkles!

Join SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW! on Thursday, November 17, 2022, for our “SPARK A Change: 15 Years of Sparkles” event!

This community centered event will feature delightful local bites, drinks, fantastic performances, and a DJ! We can’t wait to honor SPARK’s 15th birthday with a celebration of our biggest supporters and community!

This is sure to be an evening you do not want to miss!

The full variety show lineup will be announced soon, so be sure to follow us on social media (@SPARKRJNOW)!

Our ticket prices are set to create a sliding scale. We ask that when you purchase your ticket you choose the ticket that appropriately describes your relationship to SPARK and is a price you feel comfortable paying. If you are having trouble paying the price of the ticket please contact us at info@sparkrj.org.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS BY VISITING BIT.LY/SPARKLES22

Support SPARK this month during “SPARK’s Giving Month”!

SPARK’s Giving Month 
[November 1, 2021 – November 30, 2021]

To celebrate Giving Tuesday this year, SPARK is taking the entire month of November as an opportunity to raise funds and support for some of our unique programming and organizational needs!!
 

We are calling this campaign, SPARK’s Giving Month!

Watch the following video for a quick message from SPARK’s Executive Director about SPARK’s Giving Month!


Throughout the month we are asking donors to support the following unique programs and organizational needs:

On our donation form you will be able to specify which programs you would like your donation to benefit! 

We are also thanking our supporters by sending out new SPARK SWAG! 


For more information about these donation opportunities AND to donate, please visit www.sparkrj.org/givingtuesday.

SPARK Presents JusticeNow 2020!

Spark Reproductive Justice NOW! presents JusticeNow 2020, a cross-movement power building and power shifting national conference. This conference will bring together activists, advocates, artists, movement leaders, organizers, community members, students, educators, policy makers, public health professionals, researchers, scientists and funders, all within a multitude of movements.

JusticeNow 2020 will center conversations and strategies on interconnected issues related to Reproductive Justice. Our goal is to provide an intentional and inimitable space for folx to unite for the advancement ofReproductive Justice!

Through interactive workshops, sessions, panels and plenaries, attendees will have the opportunity to access information and resources, while planning, strategizing and engaging on issues that cross all social justice movements. JusticeNow 2020 provides a forum for the interdisciplinary presentation of ideas, thoughts, research and inquiry related to the liberation of historically marginalized and criminalized communities.

Be on the lookout for more information about JusticeNow 2020, including our save the date, call for proposals, call for sponsors and registration.

Let’s take charge of the conversations that center Our Bodies, Our Communities and Our Futures. Let’s demand JusticeNow!

If you would like to receive JusticeNow 2020 information directly to your email CLICK HERE to sign up for our newsletter!

#JoinSPARK at our April events!

#JoinSPARK at one or ALL of our many events happening this April!

APRIL 2 : HIV/AIDS Education and Awareness Panel
Agnes Scott College – Leticia Pate Evans Hall E-Conference Room A & B
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

APRIL 4 : #WokeWednesday Celebration
Victory Sandwich Bar ~ 340 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

APRIL 5 : Reproductive Justice 101 w/ Emory Reproductive Health Association
Emory University – GCR 721
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

APRIL 11 : SPARK Off! The Podcast

APRIL 13 : SPARK A Change! 
Elevator Factory ~ 437 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

APRIL 16 : AMPLIFY GA Launch
Georgia State University – Woodruff Park
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

APRIL 24 : Queering RJ Seminar w/ Emory Reproductive Health Association
Emory University – Rollins School of Public Health ~ 1518 Clifton Road

For more information about individual events visit SPARK on Facebook or email us at info@sparkrj.org

Join us for our “Queering Reproductive Justice Symposium”!

To conclude Trans Week 2018 @ GSU, we are hosting a Queering Reproductive Justice Seminar
Friday March 30th, 2018 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
in Langdale Hall, Room 1081!

Schedule:
10:30 a.m.: Doors Open/Registration
11:00 a.m.: Welcome
11:15 a.m.: Queering Reproductive Justice Introduction & Timeline Activity with SPARK
12:30-1:15 p.m.: Lunch (will be provided)
1:20-2:20: Panel 1- Lived Experience in Legislation
Panelists: Rep. Park Cannon, Tracee McDaniel, Dean Steed, Tavianna Rouse
2:25-3:25: Panel 2-Arts in Activism
Panelists: Eshe Shukura, Koochie-Koochie Ku
3:25-3:30 Wrap-Up

Cosponsors:
Sociology Graduate Student Association, SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW!, Political Science Graduate Student Association

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Accessibility notes:
The event space is wheelchair accessible. For visitors who will be driving, T-deck (43 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303) is the closest parking garage and costs $7. The Five Points MARTA  station and the Georgia State MARTA Station and both .3 miles away. If lack of transportation is a barrier to your attendance, please let us know. For any accessibility concerns, please email sgsa.gsu@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRANS WEEK @ GSU

SPARK A CHANGE! A FUNDRAISER & CELEBRATION

Join SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW!

The Third Annual

SPARK A CHANGE!
A FUNDRAISER AND CELEBRATION

Friday, April 13, 2018
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
[our new date and time!]

Elevator Factory | Atlanta, GA

This community centered event will feature fantastic live music and performances, and a prize raffle. We will also be honoring our community youth leaders for exemplifying our vision of a world where all people are empowered, valued, and able to make liberatory decisions about their communities, families, and lives with our Vanguard of Change Award.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

We showed up, we showed out, and we showed LOVE.

HUGE THANKS for all who joined us yesterday at the Center for Civil and Human Rights for the In Our Own Voice Policy Brief on The State Of Black Women and Reproductive Justice. The event was a huge success and we left the gathering feeling inspired by the collective power in the room. A special thanks to our Atlanta partners, Sisterlove, Inc who moderated the event. If you missed the briefing, you can view a live recording here courtesy of Sisterlove and read the brief online.