Reproductive Freedom Train: An Afro-Futuristic Journey
All aboard the Reproductive Freedom Train—an Afrofuturistic journey of story, art, and ancestral intelligence for bodily autonomy.
Join us for an introductory session to the Reproductive Freedom Train, a larger virtual journey across the United States inspired by the legacy of the Underground Railroad and the Negro Motorist Green Book. This opening experience offers a meaningful preview of the full journey, which follows Black women, birthing people, their babies, and families as they seek liberation from racism, oppression, injustice, and harmful outcomes within the reproductive healthcare system.
Guided by Harriet Tubman and Mama Tandie Lumumba, a midwife from the fictional city of Afrum in the year 2325, this introduction invites attendees into immersive storytelling, sensory engagement, and community connection that bridges the past, present, and future.
Participants will also learn how the broader experience is grounded in the core principles of reproductive justice and highlights birth equity, trauma-informed care, advocacy, cultural competency, and anti-oppression practices.
As part of the journey, participants will receive a curated resource guide featuring activists, providers, birthing centers, farms, and healing spaces that can support them well beyond the experience itself. Each stop along the train route will connect travelers with individuals, organizations, and events that offer education, healing, practical resources, support, and inspiration.
This experience is a call to action, blending historical homage, cultural affirmation, and futuristic visioning to empower participants, foster healing, and imagine a world where reproductive liberation is a reality for all.
All aboard the Reproductive Freedom Train—an Afrofuturistic journey of story, art, and ancestral intelligence for bodily autonomy.
Join us for an introductory session to the Reproductive Freedom Train, a larger virtual journey across the United States inspired by the legacy of the Underground Railroad and the Negro Motorist Green Book. This opening experience offers a meaningful preview of the full journey, which follows Black women, birthing people, their babies, and families as they seek liberation from racism, oppression, injustice, and harmful outcomes within the reproductive healthcare system.
Guided by Harriet Tubman and Mama Tandie Lumumba, a midwife from the fictional city of Afrum in the year 2325, this introduction invites attendees into immersive storytelling, sensory engagement, and community connection that bridges the past, present, and future.
Participants will also learn how the broader experience is grounded in the core principles of reproductive justice and highlights birth equity, trauma-informed care, advocacy, cultural competency, and anti-oppression practices.
As part of the journey, participants will receive a curated resource guide featuring activists, providers, birthing centers, farms, and healing spaces that can support them well beyond the experience itself. Each stop along the train route will connect travelers with individuals, organizations, and events that offer education, healing, practical resources, support, and inspiration.
This experience is a call to action, blending historical homage, cultural affirmation, and futuristic visioning to empower participants, foster healing, and imagine a world where reproductive liberation is a reality for all.
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Shawnee Benton Gibson, LMSW/FDLC,
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- 1 hour
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