Movement Leaders Unpack The Conservative Agenda To Roll Back Women’s Reproductive Rights
Atlanta, GA April 24, 2024 – chromatic black™, in collaboration with SisterSong/Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, Center for Popular Democracy, and a network of concerned citizens, will host the second “2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Shared Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights on Wednesday, May 1 at 7 PM ET. The town hall, the second in a series on shaping a more equitable future for all, will unpack The Heritage Foundation’s Vision for America, widely referred to as the MAGA Plan. The host of panelists will dive deep into Project 2025’s efforts to dismantle Roe vs. Wade and decades of women’s reproductive rights progress.
“Project 2025 is a continuation of a calculated assault on our bodily autonomy, spearheaded by well-funded groups with deep ties to influential policymakers and Supreme Court justices,” says Abeni Bloodwoth, chief executive officer and founder, chromatic black™.
“2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Share Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights will be a candid discussion about the ramifications of The Heritage Foundation’s efforts to roll back decades of progress for women. Monica Simpson, Executive Director of SisterSong/Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, will moderate together with the following movement leaders:
- Abeni Bloodworth, chief executive officer and co-founder, chromatic black™
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Democrat for California’s 12th District
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Caroline Ciccone, president, Accountable US
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Angela Cobían, senior director of organizing and partnerships, Planned Parenthood Action Fund
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Nourbese Flint, executive director, All Above All
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Erin Grant, executive director, Abortion Care Network
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Kwajelyn Jackson, executive director, Feminist Women’s Health Center
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Rev. Latishia James, co-director for organizational development, SACReD
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Ivanna Gonzalez, director of campaigns, Florida Rising
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Kimberly Inez McGuire, executive director, Urge
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Lupe M. Rodriguez, executive director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
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JJ Straight, national campaigns director – Reproductive Freedom, ACLU
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Fatima Goss Graves, president & CEO, The National Women’s Law Center
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Jennifer Flynn Walker, co-chief of campaigns, Center for Popular Democracy
“2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Share Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights is a call to action, urging the community to come together to advocate for smart policies and compassionate values to ensure a thriving democracy for all.
“It’s imperative that we illuminate their meticulously developed blueprint for restricting access to abortion and reproductive healthcare and confront the regressive policies that advocate for outdated and ineffective methods. These actions are not only an infringement on our rights but a direct threat to public health, and our entire democracy. It’s vital to educate, debate, and shape our future together in order for democracy to survive,” says Abeni Bloodwoth, chief executive officer and founder, chromatic black™.
Project 2025 and Its Implications
Distinguished thought leaders will dissect the far-reaching impact of the MAGA Plan’s Project 2025, as it is conceptualized and the conservative blueprint designed to realign America’s policies and governance structure away from what its proponents see as regulatory overreach, towards a more deregulated, market-driven society.
Project 2025 lays out specifics for hundreds of policy objectives affecting every area of public life. Many of them affect three primary areas:
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First, the dismantling of environmental regulations, clean energy measures, and clean climate policies;
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Second, a rollback of civil and political rights for women and LGBTQ populations and the elimination of public health measures; and
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Third, a massive purge of career civil servants and increase in the concentration of power in the Executive Branch of the White House to consolidate an entrenched authoritarian regime.
Upcoming “2024 & Beyond” Creating Our Shared Future” town halls will focus on LGBTQ rights (May 30), public education (June 27), immigration (September 26), and racial equity (October 24). Dates subject to change.
“2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Shared Future” Town Hall – Reproductive Rights is sponsored by chromatic black™, in partnership with SisterSong, the Center for Popular Democracy, Accountable.US, ACLU, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, URGE, Feminist Women’s Health Center, SACReD, Abortion Care Network, Florida Rising, All Above All and the National Women’s Law Center
For more information and to register, visit: 2024 & Beyond: Creating Our Shared Future Town Hall – Reproductive Rights.
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About chromatic black™:
chromatic black™ is a collective dedicated to fostering innovation, creativity, and activism within communities. By leveraging the power of art and dialogue, chromatic black™ aims to inspire action and drive social change.
About SisterSong/Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
SisterSong/Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective is a Southern based, national membership organization. Our purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities.
About the Center for Popular Democracy:
The Center for Popular Democracy works to promote equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions. CPD builds the strength and capacity of democratic organizations to envision and advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial, and economic justice agenda.