UCRJ Week 2024
In-Person Events

*Diapers in sizes newborn, 4, and 5 will be accepted at all in-person events

in collaboration with the Bottom Line Diaper Bank, by United Way*

Friday, April 19

• Noon - 1pm: UCRJ at the  Y Friday Forum - Isis Rose, MA, CLC, "Maternal Mortality and Birth Justice in Illinois"

• 7:30pm (doors open): Reproductive Justice Ain't a Drag! Dildo bingo, trivia, and a drag show all in one night! With Uniting Pride and Planned Parenthood at The Axe Bar

 

Saturday, April 20

• 11am-2pm: YWCA Old Skool Brunch & Fundraiser at Neil St. Blues

• 3:30-5pm: Zine making with the Zine Library at Makerspace Urbana in the basement of the IMC

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Sunday, April 21

• 10:15am: Service on reproductive justice at UUCUC

• 4:30-6pm: Self-care crafting event, "The Road to Self" at the Champaign Public Library

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Monday, April 22

Passover

Earth Day - Environmental Justice IS Reproductive Justice

• 2-4pm: Period packing event at the Main Library with ISRJ

 

Tuesday, April 23

Reproductive Justice Symposium at Spurlock Museum

9:30am – The Legal Landscape of Abortion Access

                  Moderator: Lesley Wexler, Professor, Illinois Law School

                  Panelists: Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women's and Reproductive Rights Project, ACLU of Illinois

                  Mike B., Director of Elevated Access

 

11:15am – The Legal Landscape of Gender-Affirming Care and Trans Rights

                  Moderator: Tavish McMillin, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, and The Institute for Racial & Cultural Healing

                  Panelists: Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women's and Reproductive Rights Project, ACLU of Illinois; Brian C.       

                  Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois

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2:00pm - Post-Dobbs Effects on the Mental Health of Abortion Seekers and Workers

                   Moderator: Walker Fitz, Midwest Access Coalition 

                   Panelists: Tuyet Mai Hoang, School of Social Work; Liz M., Elevated Access; and Melissa O’Rourke Merida,

                   Equity Clinic

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4:15pm -Environmental Factors that Affect Reproductive Health

                    Panelists: Kate Clancy, Department of Anthropology; Jodi Flaws, College of Veterinary Medicine; and Lori

                    Raetzman,  School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

 

7:00pm - Screening of Plan C, a documentary on abortion pill access in the U.S.​

 

Thursday, April 25

• Noon-1pm: Teach-in on the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act at UUCUC (led by the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice)

• 4-6pm: Reproductive justice zine event with the Women's Resource Center (WRC) and University Library at the (WRC)

• 6-8pm: Open Arms: A Diverse Pregnancy Resource Workshop with McKinley Sexual Health Peers (WRC)

 

Friday, April 26

• 7-9pm: Sexual assault survivors open at the IMC organized by RACES

 

Saturday, April 27

• Noon-3pm: Before & After Baby Wellness Fair at the U-C Independent Media Center

                     1:30-2:30pm: Gentle yoga with Toria Baez, a donation-based yoga class supporting BIPOC for Better Birth

                     2-3pm: Join Days for Girls to tie dye underwear to be donated to the organization. Bring a small item to tie dye

                                     and take home for yourself (socks, a hat, or handkerchief)!

 

Sunday, April 28

• Party for Reproductive Justice! at The Rose Bowl with performances by Paul Kotheimer, New Souls, Emily the Band, Afro D & Friends,  and Haki N Dem