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SPARK A CHANGE! A FUNDRAISER & CELEBRATION

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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

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SPARK’s 2018 SOI is Here!

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SPARK’s 2018 Organizing Intensive is Saturday, February 3. Here you will have the opportunity to learn about organizing for Reproductive Justice, talking to your legislators, gentrification in Atlanta, and policies to be on the lookout for this legislative session.

This is an excellent opportunity to heavily engage with pressing issues that affect our communities. As we experience this drastic shift in our political environment, it is increasingly important to focus on building our power and our voices as a community. This will also be an important lead up training in preparation of SPARK’s LegislateTHIS! annual advocacy day at the GA State Capitol. You’re not going to want to miss it!

Sign Up HERE!

Email agbo@sparkrj.org or randi@sparkrj.org with any questions.

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Support Our Work!

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To date, SPARK has hosted over 70 LGBTQQ youth of color at 7 FYRE Media Justice Camps producing a variety of media resources covering issues from coming out, bullying, and sexual health to healthcare access, violence, and abortion. We hosted the first LGBTQQ youth of color reproductive justice conference in the Southeast, IGNITE, which provided 15 workshops to 85 LGBTQQ youth of color from 13 southern states, while Speak Justice Take Action has mobilized over 500 community members to the Georgia Capitol to advocate for sound reproductive health and rights policy.

Support our work by sponsoring the 3rd Annual SPARK A CHANGE! then come party with us in celebration of our communities on Friday, Dec 8, 2017 at the Elevator Factory. Get your tickets NOW!

See you there!

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

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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.

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Destigmatizing the A-Word: A Somos Sur & SPARK RJ NOW! Collab

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Abortion is a controversial topic. Unfortunately, that controversy often translates to silence on the issue, especially within the Latino(x) community. Join SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW and Somos Sur Art Collective as we delve into this conversation head on this Thursday 10/19 from 7-9pm at Honey Bubble located at 798 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

Image by Victoria Argañaraz, find more at borrachayamanecida.tumblr.com. We’ll be creating shirts with that stunning image, so be sure to attend and BRING YOUR OWN SHIRT.

Afterwards, you can wear your new shirt and catch SPARK tabling at MJQ with La Choloteca! Can’t wait to see you there!

RSVP on Facebook & share the event with your community!

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SPARK A CHANGE!

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We’re getting to that time of year again! There’s only a couple of months left until we throw down at our 3rd Annual fundraiser, SPARK A CHANGE!, taking place on Friday Dec 8th. We will also be celebrating our 10th Anniversary and invite you to join us in all of the merriment & jubilation that this joyous occasion brings. Stay tuned for more details and feel free to email Taylor, at Taylor@sparkrj.org, if you’d like to be one of the featured entertainers and artists this year!

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Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Voices

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SisterLove, Inc, in partnership with Spark Reproductive Justice Now!, presents Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Voices: A Policy Brief produced by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda on The State of Black Women and Reproductive Justice.

This event will be held at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, located at 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 from 9:00AM – 11:00AM.

Breakfast will be served at 9:00am followed by a panel discussion at 10:00am.

RSVP is required for admission, please reserve your place here.

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Are You Committed To Building A Stronger Trans Community?

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SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW! invites trans and non-binary people of color to join us in forming a Trans Leadership Initiative. This initiative will focus on creating community and social events specifically for and by trans PoC in the month of November, 2017. We encourage anyone interested to come – especially those looking to grow their organizing strengths and build a stronger trans community here in Atlanta.

ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED should fill out this form: bit.ly/SPARKTLI

The meeting will start at 3PM at Hodgepodge Coffee (720 Moreland Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316) on Sunday, Sept 24th. Parking is available and MARTA Bus #4 runs directly in front of the building.

Any questions? Email Taylor at taylor@sparkrj.org.

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Reproductive Justice Week Of Action

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We are partnering with Reproductive Justice organizations across the country as part of the In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda movement along with SisterLove, Inc, Women with a Vision, Inc., Black Women For Wellness, Black Women’s Health Imperative, New Voices Pittsburgh, SisterReach and The Afiya Center for the first annual #RJWeekofAction to let our elected representatives know that restricting access to abortion care and comprehensive sex education makes Black women less safe.

In Atlanta, SPARK is collaborating with SisterLove, Inc to offer advocacy training webinar that will equip you with all the necessary skills you will need to meet with local, state, and federal policymakers to discuss the reproductive health and rights of Black women in your community. As a constituent, we want you to be able to talk with your representatives about your experiences and the issues that impact your day-to-day lives.

Register HERE for the webinar taking place TONIGHT, from 8-9pm, and add your voice to the national movement to build power in our communities!

Questions can be sent to Sequoia Ayala, Policy and Advocacy Program Manager, at sayala@sisterlove.org.