"Queering RJ" - Pre-Conference Convening Hosted by SPARK @ JusticeNOW2020
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About this event
What does it mean to "Queer" Reproductive Justice, and why is it important that we do so? In this comprehensive pre-conference session led by staff from SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW, we will explore how Reproductive Justice theory and praxis often fail to show up for Queer, Trans, and Non-binary folks. We will unpack how true Reproductive Justice cannot be achieved without centering Queer, Trans, and Non-binary folks and the issues that impact them the most. Finally, participants will see how SPARK Queers RJ daily and the steps folks can take to intentionally Queer RJ in their organizing, advocacy, and every day lives.
This pre-conference convening is being held virtually at SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW's #JusticeNOW2020 Conference! For more information about the entire conference please visit www.justicenowcon.com.
Interested in attending the full conference? Stop now and register at www.justicenowcon.com! If you register as "all-access individual" or "all access group," your registration fee will cover this pre-conference fee (see the different ticket descriptions for which registration level covers pre-conferences!).
If you have already registered in the above tiers please visit www.justicenowcon.com/pre-conferences for more information on how to access this pre-conference for free.
Full conference attendance is not required to attend a pre-conference, but we highly suggest it!
Organizer SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW
Organizer of "Queering RJ" - Pre-Conference Convening Hosted by SPARK @ JusticeNOW2020
#BlackLivesMatter was birthed in an "Open Love Letter to Black People," written by Oakland-based community activist Alicia Garza in July 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman; the self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman who murdered unarmed teenager, #TrayvonMartin. Garza ended her Facebook post with the benediction, "Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.”
Fellow activist Patrisse Cullors amended the last three words to create a hashtag: #BlackLivesMatter, which the two began to promote vigorously. A new friend, Brooklyn-based immigration-rights organizer Opal Tometi created Facebook and Twitter pages to connect other like-minded activists... and a movement was born.
We are unapologetically Black in our positioning, and committed to collectively, lovingly and courageously working for freedom and justice for all Black people (and by extension all people) regardless of actual or perceived sexual identity, gender expression, economic or educational status, ability or disability, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, immigration or incarceration status or location.
