Lydia Ahlum Hanson, Director of Programs, Affirmations, Ferndale Miriam Zoila Pérez, writer, speaker, activist; author of The Radical Doula Guide, columnist at Colorlines Rayna N. Brown, Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Chicago Alexandra Minna Stern, moderator; U-M Obstetrics & Gynecology, History, American Culture, and Women’s Studies Reproductive Justice encompasses the … Read more
No Más Bebés tells the story of a little-known but landmark event in reproductive justice, when a small group of Mexican immigrant women sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were sterilized while giving birth at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Marginalized and fearful, many … Read more
Mickey Katz-Pek (Jean King Women’s Center of SE Michigan) Charles Borgsdorf (attorney advising not-for-profits) Ed Goldman, moderator (University of Michigan Ob/Gyn, Law School, Women’s Studies) Sponsored by AwakenMichigan Reproductive and Sexual Justice Project. Panelists discuss common mistakes, how to avoid them, and best practices, followed by discussion.
Out of Silence features vignettes written by a diverse set of playwrights, based on real stories from the 1 in 3 Campaign. The play seeks to move beyond political rhetoric and explore the situations, relationships, emotions, and logistics that contextualize the decision to seek abortion care, building a culture of compassion, empathy, and advocacy. This is … Read more
Jane Hassinger, Research Program Lead, IRWG – Co-Principal Investigator Lisa Harris, Associate Professor, OB/GYN – Principal Investigator Lisa Martin, Associate Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies and Health Policy Studies – Co-Principal Investigator Meghan Seewald, Research Specialist, OB/GYN The Providers Share Workshop is a facilitated, multi-session workshop designed to offer teams of abortion care workers a … Read more
This one-day mini-conference will convene a group of interdisciplinary scholars who study historical and contemporary patterns of sterilization and are concerned about social and reproductive justice. The goal of the event is to discuss and compare practices and contexts for medical sterilization in the United States, from the 20th century to the present, exploring patterns … Read more
Due to the recent events related to the COVID-19 virus, all U-M events on campus convening 100 people or more have been canceled until at least April 21, 2020. Because the Summer Institute draws a large global audience, it is with deep regret we are canceling the 3rd Annual Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute, May 7-8, … Read more
Vanessa Dalton, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine Leah Litman, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School and a contributor to the podcast Strict Scrutiny Sara McClelland, Associate Professor of Psychology & Women’s and Gender Studies Sarah Wallett, Chief Medical Officer, Planned Parenthood of Michigan Moderator: Anna Kirkland, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor … Read more
Dee Fenner, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children, and Professor of Urology, at the University of Michigan Anna Kirkland, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies; Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG); courtesy appointments in Sociology, Political Science, and … Read more
This talk will now only be presented on Zoom. Register for the Zoom webinar: https://myumi.ch/e6Ven In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Americans everywhere are strategizing and mobilizing to protest and challenge the abolishment of the right to abortion care. These actions are necessary and important, though it is often forgotten that even … Read more
Rianna Johnson-Levy, Ph.D. student in History and Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Michigan Christine S. Asidao, Associate Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), University of Michigan Laura Blake Jones, Dean of Students, University of Michigan Moderator: Anna Kirkland, Kim Lane Scheppele Collegiate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, University … Read more
TaNefer L. Camara, IBCLC, maternal health & equity strategist and healer Linda Jones, Executive Director and co-founder of Black Women Birthing Justice (BWBJ) Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson, licensed clinical psychologist and birth doula, Founder and Executive Director of Diversity Uplifts, Inc. Alexus Roane, MPH, Graduate Fellow for Research at IRWG; PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of … Read more