The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation will hold a dialogue series focusing on reproductive justice during the month of October. The dialogue series will establish a brave space to explore our social identities, lived experiences, and the stories that define and unite us related to reproductive justice.
Beyond the issues of birth control and abortion, reproductive justice looks at the whole picture of bringing children into the world. Working with trained facilitators, participants in the dialogue will look at the many questions reproductive justice raises, such as having control over your own body, choosing if and how to have children and raise them in a healthy and safe community and choosing not to have children.
Dialogue participants will meet on Monday evenings in October (October 3, 10, 17 and 24). Participants must attend all four dialogue sessions and are encouraged to attend an October 31 culminating meeting for all dialogue groups to gather together to share their perspective on the series’ experience.
To ensure the quality of interaction we are limiting the group size, so register early.
To sign up to take part in the dialogue, go to:
https://matildajoslyngage.org/sign-ups%2Fcontact-us
Details will be sent once we receive your registration.
A recent Pew Research Center study found that “U.S. adults who fall on either end of the ideological spectrum are more active than other Americans across several measures of political engagement, from voting to posting about politics on social media to donating to campaigns.” The study also found that individuals “with relatively moderate views are more reluctant to post about political or social issues” on social media or engage in conversation on these matters. The dialogue is an attempt to bridge this divide around the issue of reproductive justice.
The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation is dedicated to educating, especially through the process of dialogue, current and future generations about Gage’s work and its power to drive contemporary social change. These dialogues are inspired by Gage’s belief that all children have a right to be chosen, wanted and welcomed into the world.
For more information on Matilda Joslyn Gage and the Foundation visit our website: matildajoslyngage.org
For questions email: matildajgagefoundation@gmail.com or call: 315-637-9511.
