Over thirty reproductive rights and social justice activists convened at the Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center in Phoenicia, New York from Monday, July 9, 2007 - Thursday, July 12, 2007 for the 3rd annual New Leadership Networking Initiative Summer Leadership Institute.
Workshops included:
- A History of the Movement
- Careers in the Movement
- Eugenics and Population Control
- Human Rights 101
- Integrating New Issues and Perspectives into your Work
- Intersex Issues and Reproductive Justice
- Introduction to Reproductive Justice
- Lifetimes of Activism
- Media Skills Training
- Mentorship, Peer Support and Organizational Health
- Morning Notes - Reflection Through Sound, Mind and Body
- Movement Breath Circle
- Organizational Sustainability
- Small Group Discussion on Women and Health Care Reform
- Spoken Word Performance
- Strategies, Victories and New Battles Ahead
- Vision and Legacies Workshop
- Words of Choice Creativity Workshop
- Youth Organizing in Mexico
2007 Summer Leadership Institute Participants and Speakers:
- Lauren Alexander, Guttmacher Institute
- Jessica Barclay-Strobel, Third Wave Foundation
- Vivian Barrett, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
- Alyssa Best, Wider Opportunities for Women
- Cindy Cooper, Words of Choice
- Sarah Covert, Ms. Foundation for Women
- Gina de Vries, Youth Trans and Intersex Education Services
- Bo Espinosa-Setchko, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
- Eshanda Fennell, Pro-Choice Public Education Project
- Marlene Gerber Fried, Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program
- Sondra Goldschein, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
- Rotunda Gorman, Aniz, Inc.
- Shana Griffin, New Orleans Women's Health and Justice Initiative
- Suzanne Grossman, Words of Choice
- Lonna Hays, Ipas
- Thea Hillman, Intersex Society of North America
- Alicia Jay, Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program
- Laura Kaplan, National Women’s Health Network
- Mia Kim Sullivan, Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program
- Kristin Lambert, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
- Lee Che Leong, NYCLU Teen Health Initiative
- Mary Mahoney, Pro-Choice Public Education Project
- Mandisa Moore, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies
- Cara Page, Committee on Women, Population and the Environment
- Miriam Pérez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
- Jenn Pozner, Women In Media & News
- Lisa Richardson, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies
- Loretta Ross, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
- Edith Sargon, Choice USA
- Kiyana Scott, SisterLove, Inc.
- Sarah Steinfeld, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
- Lois Uttley, MergerWatch Project
- Laura Villa Torres, Ipas
