UCRJ Week 2024
April 19-28

*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

• 5pm CT: Virtual Heart-to-Heart Abortion Conversations event led by Unitarian-Universalist Church of Indianapolis, Unitarian-Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign (UUCUC), and Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights! (GRR) (Registration link: https://forms.gle/MUoqSX5gQTjL36uc6)

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Monday, April 22

Passover

Earth Day - Environmental Justice IS Reproductive Justice

• Noon: Virtual teach-in, "Self-Managed Abortion 101," with GRR! and Sam Auerbach, PhD, WHNP

  • Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yKEieQmJQB-4cHGWNc5j7A

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

 

Tuesday, April 23

Reproductive Justice Symposium at Spurlock Museum

Live-stream link: https://go.library.illinois.edu/ReproductiveJustice2024

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

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

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Wednesday, April 24

Denim Day of Action - Wear jeans to support survivors, and educate yourself and others about sexual assault

• 6pm CT: Virtual screening of PRECONCEIVED about the unexpected world of crisis pregnancy centers,  presented by GRR!

  • Pre-registration required - use registration code PGF-GRR to get the link to the film!

  • After the film, join the post-screening webinar via Zoom to learn more about how to expose & confront anti-abortion centers in the community

 

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)

• 6:30pm: Virtual anti-abortion centers (aka crisis pregnancy centers) Google review-a-thon with Reproductive Transparency Now

  • Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oce2orjMtE9CqFI6Vkw_3dOoNx4FWRezW

 

Friday, April 26

• 3-4pm: Know My Name book club for SAAM at the WRC

• 6pm: Webinar with Isis Rose MA, CLC, and Hannah Landis LM CPM, "Landscape of Midwifery in East Central Illinois"

• 7-9pm: Sexual assault survivors open mic with RACES at the IMC

 

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 from 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

 

All week long:

• Period product drive coordinated by Illinois Students for Reproductive Justice (ISRJ)

• Diaper drive to benefit the Bottom Line Diaper Bank with the United Way of Champaign

• Display of reproductive justice-themed books at The Literary in downtown Champaign

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