Date: July 8th 2008
This year, over 30 reproductive rights and social justice activists gathered in the beautiful coastal region of Essex, MA at the Essex Conference and Retreat Center for four days of networking, learning, and laughing.
Our fourth annual Summer Leadership Institute took place from July 8 – July 11, 2008, and offered trainings, workshops, and talks on various subjects at the intersections of Reproductive Justice. We began our program with a History of the Movement and Introduction to the Reproductive Justice Framework and the week culminated with a talent show featuring the creative talents of many participants, mentors, speakers, and some lively cheerleading by CLPP staff.
Other workshops and activities included:- Lifetimes of Activism
- Understanding the Right as a Prerequisite to Reproductive Justice
- Population Control and Climate Justice
- Class and the Economy
- Media Skills
- Gender Diversity
- Prisons, Reproductive Oppression and Abolition
- Wanderlust: Traveling, Sharing Stories and Building the Movement for Reproductive Justice
- Yoga and movement for activists
- Spoken word performances, Reproductive Justice skits, and fire dancing
- Zahra Alabanza, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
- Pooja Awatramani, NARAL Pro-Choice New York
- Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, Population and Development Program
- Teakia Brown, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
- Lauren Carmin, Guttmacher Institute
- Alexandra Cawthorne, Center for American Progress
- Sarah Coburn, ACLU of Pennsylvania, Clara Bell Duvall Project
- Kate DeMayo, Ipas
- Nora Dye, Pro-Choice Public Education Project
- Ellen Gattozzi, Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program
- Jennifer Glick, Institute for Women and Ethnic Studies
- Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
- Jennifer Marshall, Memphis Center for Reproductive Health
- Nia Mitchell, SPARK! Reproductive Justice Now
- S. Mandisa Moore, Women’s Health and Justice Initiative
- Alison Ojanen-Goldsmith, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
- Eesha Pandit, MergerWatch
- Miriam Pérez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
- Ariel Samach, New York Civil Liberties Union
- Kate Shapiro, Project South
- RJ Thompson, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
- Adrienne Elyse Wallace, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
- Erin Wilkins, Backline
- Heidi Williamson, SisterSong
- Natasha Wilson, Women’s Health and Justice Initiative
- David Zielinski Koszka, Stonewall Youth
SAVE THE DATE!
