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KICK IT WITH SPARK!
44 years after the US Supreme Court made the landmark decision, ROE V WADE is under attack. This is the latest in an ongoing effort to disempower women and further criminalize those most marginalized in society with restrictive laws. What can we do to protect our rights?
Join SPARK for a Facebook LIVE chat with Kwajelyn Jackson of Feminist Women’s Health Center, as we discuss how a repeal of the Supreme Court decision would impact women’s health and the fight for universal reproductive justice.
RSVP HERE.
This event is part of a national series with our partners from All Above All. We Will Be BOLD.
We are not alone!
Following a slew of aggressive executive orders that include a global gag rule that restricts abortion funding, we’ve collected some of articles written by our partners, allies and advocates that will help put it all in perspective.
Get informed.
Stay informed.
- Black women are leading #ReproJustice movement through the Trump administration. Read New Voices’ La’Tasha Mayes’ response to the 44th Anniversary of Roe V Wade here.
- SPARK was included in this list alongside our partners and allies at Advocates for Youth National Network of Abortion Funds National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and many more. Check out the article here and share it with your communities.
- Marcela Howell, E.D of the National Black Reproductive Justice Agenda, shares her perspective on abortion access before and after Roe V Wade here.
Help End BAD HIV Laws
Are you a resident of Georgia living with HIV?
Did you know that Georgia law punishes folks living with HIV for not disclosing their status to their partners?
Georgians living with HIV can face up to 10 years for lovers’ spats.
Have you been affected?
Would you like to tell your story, and be part of the movement to end HIV criminalization in Georgia?
If so, the Georgia Coalition to End HIV Criminalization would like to invite you to tell your own story, in your own words.
The opportunity to film or record audio will happen at the Phillip Rush Center Annex on January 26th from 5PM – 8PM. (Limited Slots Available)
THE CROSSROADS OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Before it was a buzzword, intersectionality was a term that black women and queer and trans people of color used to identify shared experiences that are now largely recognized as part of a broad-scale system of domination used to subjugate our communities.
First coined in 1989 by American civil rights advocate and leading scholar of critical race theory, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, intersectionality not only gave a name to the systems of oppression, but also lit a path of resistance in its recognition of our collective power to demolish these systems and rebuild an inclusive model of governance.
Learn more about intersectionality here.
Women’s March ATLANTA
The Women’s March is happening this Saturday, January 21, in cities all over the country and around the world. Will you march with Atlanta?
Spark Off! Roe v. Wade
January 2017 marks the 44th anniversary of the Roe v Wade verdict and this month we talk to two individuals who have had abortions about their experiences and the future of reproductive rights. Tune in and let us know what you think!
Roe v. Wade: Then v. Now
44 years after the US Supreme Court made the landmark decision, #ROEvWADE is under attack. This is the latest in an ongoing effort to disempower women and further criminalize those most marginalized in society with restrictive laws. What can we do to protect our rights?
Join SPARK for a Facebook LIVE chat with Kwajelyn Jackson of Feminist Women’s Health Center, as we discuss how a repeal of the Supreme Court decision would impact women’s health and the fight for universal reproductive justice.
RSVP HERE.
This event is part of a national series with our partners from All Above All. We Will Be BOLD.
We #WontBePunished. #sparkrjnow #reprojustice #BlackWomenLead #TrustBlackWomen #atl
Rustin Lorde Breakfast 2017 – You’re Invited!
Join our very own Taylor ALXNDR and our partners at the Southern Unity Movement at The 2017 Bayard Rustin/Audre Lorde Breakfast and march TODAY at 10AM at the Loudermilk Conference Center (40 Courtland Street Atlanta, GA 30303). This year’s theme is Relevance and Artists who inspire positive change and illuminate paths toward liberation will be featured. Select works from the exhibit Living With, “a collection of multi-sensory, interactive installations” about the impact of AIDS will be displayed.
Roe V Wade: An Open Mic & Reading Series
Join our partners, Charis and Cliterati, for an open mic & reading series on Thursday 1/19/17 in observance of the upcoming 44th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
Click here to RSVP.
