On January 28th, 2017, my social justice group and I had Travis Baille from Pro-Choice America come in to speak to our grade about Reproductive Rights. We started off this fieldwork by introducing to our grade who Travis Baille is and what he does. Travis is a Reproductive Rights activist and has been for a…
Women: Reproductive Rights
Caroline’s 4th Fieldwork – Women’s March NYC
by Caroline
On January 21, 2017 hundreds of thousands of women gathered all over the United States to march for women’s rights. I got the privilege of attending the one in NY which was amazing. It was so great to see that so many people support women’s rights and are willing to take time out of their…
Caroline’s 3rd Fieldwork – Center for Reproductive Rights
by Caroline
On December 8th, my Social Justice group and I went on a fieldwork to the Center of Reproductive Rights. We talked with Devon Hutchins who is a Human Resources & Administration Associate. Devon joined the Center’s U.S. Legal Program in 2013 and transitioned to the Human Resources and Administration team in 2015. Devon earned her…
Caroline’s 2nd Fieldwork – Phone Call w/ Keli Goff
by Caroline
On December 28th, 2016, my Social Justice group and I had an over the phone interview with a woman named Keli Goff. Keli Goff is an American journalist, playwright and screenwriter. She is currently making a documentary about women rights. As a writer she covers politics and more. She read a lot about politics and…
Caroline’s Fieldwork 1 – Every Mother Counts
by Caroline
For Social Justice, my topic is Women’s Reproductive Rights. I am in a group with Sadye, Georgia, and Cate. On September 16th, my group and I went on our first fieldwork to Every Mother Counts. Every Mother Counts is non-profit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. They encourage people to…
Travis Ballie Talking to our Grade 1/26/17
by sadye
As our last fieldwork ended with Travis Ballie. Travis works for NARAL or Pro-Choice America. Pro-Choice America is NARAL Pro-Choice America is a 501 organization in the United States that engages in political action and advocacy efforts to oppose restrictions on abortion and expand access to abortion, in other words, fights for women’s reproductive rights…
Meeting With Travis Ballie 1/26/17
by Georgia
On Thursday, January 26th, Travis Ballie, the Lead Organizer in the Field Department of NARAL, came to speak to us and our grade. NARAL is a women’s reproductive rights organization that is also known as Pro Choice America. NARAL lobbies Congress to convince elected representatives to support the right to choose, they also organize women…
Phone Call with Anne Bailey Pro-Choice America (12/9)
by sadye
A few days ago my group and I had a fieldwork with Pro-Choice America, we interviewed Anne Bailey. Anne works for Pro-Choice America. Pro-Choice America uses politics to help elect candidates who believe in pro-choice and make sure that candidates who don’t believe in pro-choice are not in an office. While we were on the…
Visit with Center For Reproductive Rights- 12/9/16
by sadye
Visit To Center For Reproductive Rights On 12/9/16
by Cate
On December 9th, my group and I went over to the Center For Reproductive Rights and interviewed three women. We interviewed Devon Hutchins, along with her two coworkers. Their names were Lauren and Genevieve. The Center For Reproductive Rights is an organization that focuses on using the law to help make the government protect, respect…
Meeting With Devon Hutchins On Our Fieldwork with the Center for Reproductive Rights 12/9/16
by Georgia
Fieldwork with Pro Choice America (Interview With Anne Bailey) 12/9/16
by Georgia
A few days ago my group had a phone interview with a woman named Anne Bailey. Anne works for Pro Choice America. Pro Choice America uses politics to help elect candidates who believe in pro choice and eliminate candidates who don’t. Anne brought up some very smart points, especially about the election. Anne said that…
Interview With Anne Bailey On 12/9/16
by Cate
On December 9th, 2016, my group and I interviewed a lady named Anne Bailey. Anne is a young woman who works with an organization called Pro-Choice America. Pro-Choice America is also known as NARAL. Anne is Pro-Choice America Deputy Field Director. NARAL is an organization that is made up of pro-choice women and men across…
Interview with Keli Golf, Women’s Reproductive Rights- 11/28/16
by sadye
On Monday afternoon my group had a fieldwork. This fieldwork was not the kind where you go and volunteer, instead, my group and I had a phone call interview. At 1pm we got on the phone with Keli Golf is an American journalist, playwright, and screenwriter. She first came to prominence as a blogger and…
Interview With Keli Goff, 11/28/16
by Cate
On Monday 28th, 2016, my group and I were able to interview a woman named Keli Goff. We had this interview at 1:00 and we were able to have it at LREI. Keli Goff is an American journalist, playwright, and screenwriter. Currently, Keli Goff is making a documentary about women’s rights. Not only that, but…
Interview With Keli Goff 11/28/16
by Georgia
My group and I had a very interesting phone call with Keli Goff. Kelly is an American journalist, playwright and screenwriter. She writes and interviews a lot of people who are dealing with/have to do with women’s reproductive rights. Keli said a lot of very interesting things to us. She explained how she thinks that social media…
Your Body, Your Choice: Women’s Reproductive Rights
by Clair
Our group is studying Women’s Reproductive Rights. Women are not getting the right maternal care that they need. In fact, the U.S. is 60th in the world for women’s maternal care. Women are being turned away from abortion clinics and are not being given a choice. Our group is working with organizations to try to…
Meeting With Every Mother Counts 11/16/16
by Cate
On the 16th of November, my social justice group and I went to meet with an organization called Every Mother Counts which is a nonprofit organization that helps make childbirth and pregnancy safe for every mother. In the beginning, we wanted to go to an organization that helps women all over the world. We also wanted…
Every Mother Counts Visit- November 16, 2016
by sadye
On November 16, my group (Georgia, Cate, and Caroline) and I went to “Every Mother Counts.” Every Mother Counts is a non-profit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. They inform new audiences to take action and raise funds to support maternal health programs around the world. When we got to…
Meeting With Every Mother Counts, 11/16/16
by Georgia
Cate, Sadye, Caroline and I met with the organization Every Mother Counts (EMC). Every Mother Counts is an organization that helps women across the world with maternal health issues. They go to different places around the earth and help different areas get the resources they need to make sure that every woman has a safe…