The School of Social Work is excited to co-sponsor the third annual Reproductive Justice Week! Kicking off on April 7, this week-long series of events across Urbana-Champaign offers multiple ways to engage. Connect with local activists at in-person gatherings, join an online workshop to gain practical tools for action, or explore community resources with friends and family at the Health Fair at the Square. Celebrate at the Rose Bowl, where dancing and joy will help support birth justice efforts. For more information and full list of scheduled events, visit the UCRJ website.
Monday, April 7
Noon – 1:30pm (hybrid): “Legal Challenges to Bodily Autonomy” sponsored by If/When/How at the University of Illinois College of Law
Tuesday, April 8
6:30pm CT (virtual): “Crisis Pregnancy Centers: A Threat to Public Health & Reproductive Justice” with Reproductive Transparency Now. Registration required; register here
Wednesday, April 9
6:30pm CT (virtual): “Self-Managed Abortion – A Primer” with Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights and Sam Auerbach (PhD, WHNP). Registration required; register here
Thursday, April 10
Noon-1:30pm: Abortion research group panel at the University of Illinois College of Law
6pm: “Cookies & Contraception” with U of Illinois Medical Students in the auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building (506 South Mathews Ave, Urbana)
7pm: “Is it a Girl or a Boy? Understanding the Ambiguous Genetics of Sex” with medical geneticist Dr. CM Laukaitis (MD, PhD) at Axe Bar
Friday, April 11
Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17)
9am – 3:00pm: “Exercising Choice: Advancing Reproductive Justice and Abortion in Healthcare” by the RADIANT (Reproductive Advocacy and Diversity in Advanced Nursing Training) Fellowship at the UIC College of Nursing in Champaign. Registration required; register here
Noon-1:30pm: “Staying safe against fascist tech” a workshop with Jake McGinty at the Channing-Murray Foundation
Saturday, April 12
8am-noon: Healthy Families Fair! Come one, come all to a health and community resources fair at Lincoln Square Mall. Free raffle, giveaways, kids activities, family-friendly. All are welcome!
1:30-3:00pm: “From Allies to Advocacy for Transgender and Nonbinary People” featuring groundbreaking transgender athlete Chris Mosier at Spurlock Auditorium
Sunday, April 13
6-9pm: Party for Reproductive Justice! at The Rose Bowl.
6pm – Paul Kotheimer
6:45pm – KayBuzz & Uri
7:30pm – J’Lyn Hope
8:15pm – New Souls