Creating Systemic Change at the Intersection of Economic and Reproductive Justice
Description
This panel discussion moderated by Laura Flanders of
GRITtv features Sylvia Henriquez (Executive Director, National Latina
Institute for Reproductive Health), Lynn Paltrow (Executive Director,
National Advocates for Pregnant Women), and Miriam Yeung (Executive
Director, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum). The panel was
part of the daylong conference Critical Intersections: Reproductive and
Economic Justice sponsored by The New York Women's Foundation and BCRW.
In this panel, young feminist activists discuss their
areas of interest, what they see as the major challenges for feminist
movements, how organizing today compares to that by previous
generations, intersections between feminism and other approaches to
social justice, and how to build coalitions...
Published 01/30/13
Sonia Pierre (1963-2011), mobilized communities in the
Dominican Republic to advocate for citizenship and human rights for
Dominicans of Haitian descent. As the director of Movimiento de Mujeres
Dominico-Haitiana (MUDHA), she used legal challenges in domestic and
international courts to defend...
Published 12/06/12