WTUL News and Views spoke with Women With A Vision this morning about the ignored and suppressed history of the Reproductive Justice struggle, how the voices and issues of women of color have been oppressed and criminalized, and what criminalization and justice look like in the age of Renisha McBride, Marissa Alexander, and countless others. […]
Blog: On Violence, the Black Body & Reproductive Justice
Women With a Vision’s Program Assistant, Mwende Katwiwa wrote a blog post entitled, Violence, the Black Body, and Reproductive Justice, exploring the historical legacy of violence against black bodies and linking it to our struggle for Reproductive Justice. Read and share here!
FILM SCREENING: "We Always Resist: Trust Black Women"
On Wednesday, August 13th, 2014, Women With a Vision is screening, “We Always Resist: Trust Black Women”, as part of a month-long celebration of 20 years of reproductive justice activism. The 24-minute film provides an informative history of the struggle for reproductive justice within African-American communities and argues that black women have always considered reproductive […]
Celebrate 20 Years of Reproductive Justice Organizing with WWAV!
Join WWAV this August to Honor 20 Years of Reproductive Justice Organizing! Women With A Vision is hosting a month of events: panels, teach-ins, brown bags, a film screening, and more, highlighting the movement for reproductive justice.
Join WWAV at the "Ending Violence, Ending Criminalization” Conference August 9th!
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs is holding their annual Regional Training Academy in New Orleans this year! Co-sponsors and local hosts of the event are BreakOUT!, along with support from Women with a Vision, Inc. and the LGBT Community Center of New Orleans. Join us for an all-day mini conference on talking through strategies […]