Our mission is inspired by the concept and history of Reproductive Justice and activism as created by Black feminists in 1994. We support the definition of Reproductive Justice offered by Sister Song on their website https://www.sistersong.net/reproductive-justice.
Reproductive Justice is the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.
We aim to work together with other sister organizations in the River Valley of Western Mass. and beyond to support reproductive justice for pregnant people and parents through legislative action, informational campaigns, political demonstrations and fundraising to support access to abortions for all who need them. We also advocate for the educational and social supports (sex education, contraceptive access, and medical care) necessary for reproductive justice for all, regardless of income or race, as well as for the rights of working parents to paid parental leave, childcare and other social supports (housing, schooling, adequate income) necessary to raise healthy children. We have a list serve for those interested in reproductive justice issues. At present we sponsor a monthly Zoom meeting open to all interested. Please contact us for
further information or to join our task force.
Contacts:
Ann Ferguson ferguson3638@gmail.com
Sharon Tracy tracy.sharon@gmail.com
Next Meeting: First Tuesday of every month. Consult the calendar in the right-hand sidebar or contact Ann or Sharon.
FCCPR Statement on the SCOTUS Abortion Decision, Reproductive Justice and the Separation of Church