reproductive rights
The downside of observing under-appreciated achievements with Black and Women’s History month-long observances is they invariably miss something that was (for someone) very important. That makes something that was under-appreciated seem UNappreciated, which is probably not the case.
From an e-mail:
THE WANDERLUST REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE STORY COLLECTIVE AND
BIKE CARAVAN IS COMING TO TOWN!
This summer, fifteen women are traveling from New Orleans to New York City with
the Wanderlust story collective and bicycle caravan. In solidarity with local
activists and rooted in the belief that sharing stories is a powerful way to
elevate awareness and create social change, we'll be pedaling from town to town
to listen to your stories and document how you and others are working to expand
access to reproductive health care, defend reproductive rights, and promote
reproductive justice.
The goals of the trip are to document the inspirational, groundbreaking work
happening across the country, expand the conversation about reproductive
justice, and build horizontal networks to strengthen our collective movement
for reproductive health, rights, and justice.
Join the Wanderlust bike riders for an evening of story sharing, delicious
barbeque, and good conversation!
WHEN: Saturday June 21st from 6 - 8 PM
WHERE: 117 W. Poplar Ave Carrboro, NC
No parking on the street—park at the Garret Building Co. at the corner of
W. Main and W. Poplar or University Methodist Church (if there's no event going
on) or Carrboro Elementary School—on Shelton Street.
At the gathering, you'll be able to:
* Meet the Wanderlust Reproductive Justice Bike Caravan riders
* Share your experiences and talk about what reproductive justice means to you
* Hear from others in your area about what they're excited about and the
projects
they're working on
Please RSVP to Kristen Anderson at andersonk@ipas.org
For more information about Wanderlust, please visit www.protectchoice.org
or wanderlustwithrhonda.com
WANDERLUST IS A PROGRAM OF THE PRO-CHOICE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT
Date:
Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 2:00pm
Location:
117 W. Poplar Ave Carrboro,
IPAS is a locally-based international women's health and reproductive rights organization. The following message came today:
IPAS has been sponsoring WUNC and we have a short announcement that is read on-air. Recently, WUNC decided that the phrase 'reproductive rights' which we use in our announcement was in violation of FCC regulations because it advocates for a particular position that is not universally endorsed. They admit that this is a conservative interpretation of the regulations, but nonetheless they will not let Ipas use this phrase in its on-air announcement.
I have been arguing with them to make the case that reproductive rights is not a euphemism for abortion and that, indeed, the whole point of rights is that they are universally held, e.g. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I doubt that my arguments will be successful.
I know that many of you are supporters of WUNC and I think some questions from listeners on this policy might help open their eyes to this issue.
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