January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Central Time

Reproductive Rights Week

Vanderbilt Law, Nashville, TN

Reproductive Rights Week: "Roe, Popular Constitutionalism, and the Erosion of American Democracy" with Professor Mary Ziegler

a. A second talk with Prof. Mary Ziegler to kick off Reproductive Rights Week

 Reproductive Rights Week: Tennessee Freedom Circle and Advancing Reproductive Justice

a. We brought in healthcare workers to share their perspective on reproductive rights and how it impacted their work.

Reproductive Rights Week: Reproductive Justice and the Criminal Legal System with Nina Gurak

a. Nina Gurak from Health and Free Tennessee came to talk with us on Thursday. HFT is a network of agencies, organizations, and individuals working together to promote sexual health and reproductive freedom in the state of Tennessee. Their organizational focus is on the intersections of racism, the criminal legal system, and reproductive justice. They fight to improve access to reproductive health care for marginalized communities and fight punitive policies that seek to criminalize reproductive outcomes. Nina spoke with us about her work and the intersections between reproductive justice and the criminal legal system.

Reproductive Rights Week: Reproductive Rights Letter Writing Campaign

a. We supplied a prompt, materials, and information for individuals to write to their elected officials.