This event is hosted by Center for Reproductive Rights and Justice at UCBerkeley, If/When/How, Movement for Family Power, and Elephant Circle.
In November 2024, Center for Reproductive Rights and Justice at UCBerkeley, If/When/How, and Movement for Family Power convened the Breaking Silos in Reproductive Justice: Building Solidarity to End Family Policing symposium to interrogate the family policing system as a reproductive injustice. Now, we are continuing the work with a 5-part virtual teach-in series in collaboration with our movement partner, Elephant Circle.
Join our second virtual teach-in on May 20th: Hands Off Mamas: Disrupting the Criminalization of Birthing People Who Use Drugs.
This teach-in will explore the demonization, criminalization, and separation of birthing people and their babies as a core feature of the Drug War–which employed our healthcare system as a key tool of surveillance and punishment, especially for Black mamas. Join us to discuss family policing as a maternal health crisis and how you can help end the criminalization of mamas who use drugs with our panelists:
* Chanel Porchia-Albert, Ancient Song
* Dinah Ortiz, National Survivors Union
* Karen Thompson, Pregnancy Justice
* Kimá Joy Taylor, Doing Right by Birth
* Miriam Mack, Movement for Family Power
Spanish language interpretation will be provided for this event series.
SAVE THE DATES!
June 17
July 15
Aug 12
Teach-ins will be held at 12:30-2:00PM PT / 3:30-5:00PM ET on Zoom.