Name: Gabriella Friedman

Social Justice Group: 2023-2024, Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care

Date of Fieldwork: January 25, 2024

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):New York Women’s Foundation, Ana Oliveria

Type of Fieldwork: [69]

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?:

For this interview, we spoke to Ana Oliveria, the CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation. The organization’s main goal is to ensure everyone their right to reproductive healthcare. The New York Women’s Foundation advocates for women’s rights by bringing together other advocates and providing funding for the women who need support. During our interview, Oliveria explained the importance of having control over our bodies. “Our body is our terrain,” she said. “We live in the world we create. When we don’t use that power, others shape the world for us.” Oliveria also spoke about how many people see the problem, and maybe even see the solution, but no one is really taking action.