DOWNLOAD THE REPORT NOW BY CLICKING HERE DOWNLOAD THE REPORT NOW BY CLICKING HERE On Thursday September 14th, 2017, the Ms. Foundation published the report Centering Black Women, Girls, Gender Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns For Expanded Sanctuary and Freedom Cities, by Andrea Ritchie and Monique Morris (National […]
This weekend 3 WWAV staff members, Nia Weeks (Director of Policy & Advocacy), Nakita Shavers (Reproductive & Sexual Health Program Coordinator) and Mwende Katwiwa (Programs Assistant) will be traveling to Amherst, M.A. for the annual Civil Liberties and Public Policies (C.L.P.P) Conference Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom! If […]
On March 21st, 2016, a collection of community members and organizations led by The Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) called a press conference to demand the resignation of Sheriff Marlin Gusman. The action was supported by a group of more than a dozen Black religious leaders in the city […]
By Katya Schoenberg, WWAV Summer Volunteer This summer, Amnesty International made mainstream headlines with the announcement of its upcoming vote on whether or not to advocate for global decriminalization of sex work. The announcement came with some backlash, most notably from celebrities such as Lena Dunham who signed a misguided […]
When I first heard about the murder of Trayvon Martin, I was livid. I remember the searing heat I felt at yet another black person becoming a disposable character in the American narrative of violence against black bodies. Despite my anger, the initial media storm and protests that […]
