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ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Judy Reyes are tacking the critical issue of abortion and how it's shaping the 2024 election. They are joined by Imani Gandy of Rewire News Group and Monica Simpson of SisterSong to discuss the future of the reproductive justice movement and the fight for bodily autonomy.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.
On this week's episode of 'The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart': ready for round two. Vice President Kamala Harris says she's ready to debate Donald Trump again after her speech on reproductive rights clearly has him rattled. I'll get reaction from Monica Simpson, the lead plaintiff challenging Georgia's abortion ban and Ian Sams, senior advisor to the Harris-Walz campaign. Chaos agents. Trump and his allies accused of sowing the seeds for chaos on Election Night. We'll explain how Republican shenanigans could shake up everything with Ari Berman. And Mr. Robinson's neighborhood. Donald Trump returns to North Carolina, but without the man he called Martin Luther King on steroids. My political panel and I will talk all about Mark Robinson, the allegations of racist and lewd language on a porn forum, and the political campaign that may need a parental warning label. All that and more on “The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart.”
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the positive news of Trump's South Carolina presidential primary win. Then, Monica Simpson, executive director of Team Sister Song, joins the show to discuss the fight for reproductive rights in America. Plus! Chris Geidner points to the three biggest stories of the week, and how they are directly related to Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How do you make a complicated reproductive choice when you're racing against the clock? We follow two women in Georgia as they figure out how to end their pregnancies in a state with a 6-week ban. And then we talk to Sister Song's Monica Simpson about how the Reproductive Justice movement is expansive enough to hold space for people with conflicted feelings about their abortions. Learn more about SisterSong at https://www.sistersong.net/. Learn more about Northwest Abortion Access Fund at https://nwaafund.org/ and Cascades Abortion Support Collective at https://www.cascadesabortionsupport.org/. And learn more about carefem at https://carafem.org/ and Lilith Clinic at https://lilithclinic.com/. To learn more about all the organizations featured in The Defenders, visit: https://lemonadamedia.com/the-defenders-resource-page/ Share your thoughts on The Defenders! To help us keep creating great content, please take our short listener survey at bit.ly/thedefenderssurvey Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Lisa Phu is our producer. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation. Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership. You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into the GOP's delusional abortion takes in news. Then, you're in for a treat: Erin interviews Chrissy Teigen and SisterSong's Monica Simpson about reproductive rights and how they manifest in politics, in healthcare, and at home. The interview followed a roundtable all about abortion, which took place at Chrissy's house in Los Angeles and featured leaders in the movement: Dr. Jamila Perritt, Kwajelyn Jackson, and Nancy Cárdenas Peña. Finally, some Sani-Petty (the Jeff Bezos photoshoot in Vogue is…really something!). For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Show NotesSisterSong and Monica SimpsonChrissy TeigenDr. Jamila PerrittKwajelyn JacksonNancy Cárdenas PeñaJezebel Is Dead. Long Live Jezebel (Rolling Stone)
The president asked Americans to let him “finish the job” in a video announcing his campaign. Meanwhile, there's a standoff on the hill over Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt limit plan. Carol Lee, Garrett Haake, Mike Murphy, Amy McGrath, Jay Rosen, Monica Simpson, and Becky Pringle join.
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Content warning: historical examples of racism Dr. Jen is switching things up in today's informative and enlightening episode; instead of answering a question or two, she's delving into the behind-the-scenes of her recent visit to DC for the State of the Union, during which she had the chance to speak to some incredible people about the importance of reproductive health and justice. But, what exactly is reproductive justice, and why is it something you should care about? Dr. Jen is answering these questions and more! What's going down: Why reproductive health should matter to all, not just those of us with uteruses How reproductive justice is defined by two incredible women: Congresswoman Nikema Williams and her guest, Monica Simpson, the Executive Director of SisterSong How racism, classism, and various issues affect reproductive health and justice What intersectionality means and why it matters Henrietta Lacks: who she is and why you should know her name and legacy The Mississippi Appendectomy: what happened and why we should learn more Why all of the above matters more than ever in a post-Roe world Thank you for continuing the conversation and calling into the Viva la Vulva Voicemail at (503) 893-2016! Please be sure to rate, follow, review, and remember that nothing is considered TMI around here. Social & Website Tiktok: @drjenniferlincoln Instagram: @drjenniferlincoln YouTube: @drjenniferlincoln Website: www.drjenniferlincoln.com Resources Grab a copy of my book HERE! Obstetricians For Reproductive Justice References 1. Sistersong: https://www.sistersong.net/ 2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052181 3. Ms. Magazine, “Sterilization of Women of Color: Does “Unforced” Mean “Freely Chosen” https://msmagazine.com/2011/07/21/sterilization-of-women-of-color-does-unforced-mean-freely-chosen/ 4. Equal Justice Initiative. Rethinking the Legacy of Marion Sims https://eji.org/news/rethinking-the-legacy-of-marion-sims/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the final election of the 2022 midterms, Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock keeps his Georgia seat, defeating Republican candidate Herschel Walker. Warnock will be the first black Senator to serve a full six year term in the Senate. Plus, a New York jury finds the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud. Jason Johnson, James Carville, Juanita Tolliver, Reed Galen, David Jolly, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Monica Simpson, Kendra Cotton, Rachel Bitecofer, and Barbara McQuade join.
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina close Season 4 of Las Doctoras with a conversation with two special guests!Our first guest is Monica Simpson, queer Black activist, artist, and executive director of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She takes us through her over 20 years of social justice work with a keen focus on sexual reproductive justice.Monica starts all of her training sessions at SisterSong with the line: We all have a story to tell. She firmly believes that stories are our fuel. They provide purpose and motivation to all of our work in social justice, whatever the cause.A group of Black women got together in 1994 to discuss healthcare reform for underrepresented communities, and the term they eventually came up with was reproductive justice, which is defined as “the human rights of bodily autonomy”. It's very much intersectional, and encompasses our right to the children we want in the ways we want, to prevent or end shameful pregnancies and replace them with those of dignity.Community and care are at the heart of the SisterSong movement. Monica talks about their upcoming Let's Talk About Sex Conference in Dallas, Texas, at which the topic of conversation is the blueprint for body revolution. We're all so eager to start revolutionary work from so many different angles. Monica encourages us to slow down because, the truth is, it all starts with our first environment—our own body!Our second guest is Marsha Jones, Founder and Executive Director at The Afiya Center, which was established in response to the increasing disparities between HIV incidences worldwide and the extraordinary prevalence of HIV among Black women and girls in Texas. TAC is unique in that it is the only Reproductive Justice (RJ) organization in North Texas founded and directed by Black women.Having grown up in an old-school religious environment, Marsha had a lot of paradigms to shift when she came into her work. Her first step as she entered this fight concerning HIV was to center her work around social justice and human rights. She learned that, “It is these systems of oppression that drive HIV among Black women, not who we have sex with and how.”Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, Marsha's biggest fear is twofold: 1) When you start using language that is criminalizing in any way with people who are closer to the criminal justice system, there will be health and economic impacts; 2) A lack of resources for women who have experienced violent rape and have few or no options now that they are pregnant.Voting is important, but it's not the only thing we can (or should) do. We need more people to talk about this crucial issue, and to look at it from a reproductive lens to tell the entire story—the entire experience. Aside from the obvious health challenges faced by women with unwanted pregnancies, there are dangers of them losing their jobs or even their homes, especially if they live in an abusive household.There are so many layers to this issue. Reproductive justice allows us to talk about factors which go beyond abortion. It is important, but is just one of many other pieces of the puzzle of reproductive justice!Connect with Monica Simpson:Visit the SisterSong website: www.sistersong.netJoin us at the upcoming Let's Talk About Sex Conference: www.letstalkaboutsexconference.comFollow Monica on Instagram: www.instagram.com/artivistmonicarayeConnect with Marsha Jones:Visit The Afiya Center website: www.theafiyacenter.orgFollow The Afiya Center on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theafiyacenterConnect with Las Doctoras:Visit their website: www.lasdoctoras.net Follow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/las.doctoras
It has been a difficult and heavy couple of months. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many women, especially Black women, are left feeling scared, worried, and unheard. Judge Shermela Williams and Monica Simpson join the Monuments to Me podcast to help make sense of it all. Judge Shermela Williams was elected to be superior court judge in 2021, making her a part of a small rare club of Black female judges. Prior to her election, she was a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. Monica Simpson is a dynamic, queer, Black woman from North Carolina. She is the executive director of Sister Song, a Southern-based, women of color reproductive justice collective. Monica has dedicated her life and career to activism, working in multiple areas from the prison industry, violence against Black women, and LGBTQ+ issues. In this conversation, Monica and Judge Shermela break down how we got to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 so that we can better understand how and why this happened. Then, they share why it's important to understand how this ruling doesn't just affect Black women, but Black women of a certain socioeconomic status and what this means for them. The issue of white supremacy is also discussed as it is deeply interlaced with this ruling. Finally, Judge Shermela and Monica share how they're taking care of their mental health and well-being since their line of work is incredibly taxing and heavy. This episode is a must-listen for women everywhere as we try our best to move forward and create a truly accessible society where all women have the basic right of bodily autonomy. To learn more about our hosts Akilah and Tyi make sure you check out their Instagram pages. Tyi @tyi.mccray Akilah @akilahffriend And please email the show at Monumentstomepodcast@gmail.com
Honored, thrilled, over the moon, and beyond excited are a few of the phrases we'd use to describe how we felt going into this interview and how we feel releasing it. We had the pleasure of sitting down virtually with the incredible Monica Simpson, who is the Executive Director of SisterSong. In our conversation, we chatted about SisterSong, the work they do as a coalition, and two key topics – reproductive justice and birth justice. Through our conversation we talk about what each is, how they intersect, and how these movements not only came about but continue to be relevant (even more so) in a post-Roe world. We also discuss the overwhelmingly disproportionate impact that the overturning of Roe has on BIPOC people, and the long ignored issue of access (just because something's legal, doesn't mean all people have access to it). SisterSong: https://www.sistersong.net/ Follow us on social media: Instagram: @girlandthegov and @girlandthegovthepodcast TikTok: @girlandthegov YouTube: @girlandthegov LinkedIn: @girlandthegov Pinterest: @girlandthegov Senator Phone Numbers: https://bit.ly/3cotN4j Brand Ambassador Program: https://bit.ly/3OsNrK0 Fall Internship: www.girlandthegov.com/careers Register to Vote & Check Registration: https://bit.ly/3yUUXre Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oilfPk --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girl-and-the-gov-the-podcast/support
In part two, Chuck Compton, Bobby Franklin, Monica Simpson, and others joined Jim & James Live at the TGA O&M Conference.
Alicia Garza welcomes Monica Simpson, the Executive Director of SisterSong: The National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. Garza and Simpson talk about how SisterSong came to be, how Black people are disproportionately impacted when our healthcare is attacked, and how to stay healthy while fighting for our rights. Plus, Garza's weekly roundup of all the news you can use, and a brand new edition of Lady's Love NotesAminatou Sow on Instagram & TwitterLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & FacebookAlicia Garza on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & YouTubeThis pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by LatyrxAlicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women's activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME's Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House), and she warns you -- hashtags don't start movements. People do.
It's Black History Month, and we're also in what may quite possibly the last few months of Roe v. Wade's existence as we know it. So it seems an important time to talk about what exactly Reproductive Justice means, the history of this Black women-led movement, and why it's so very important. Joining the podcast is Monica Simpson, Executive Director of *the* organization for the Repro Justice (RJ) movement, SisterSong. Monica explains what RJ is; its history and founding by Black women; how we do everyone a disservice if we shy away from talking about sex when we talk about reproductive justice; and why Black people and other historically marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by restrictions on reproductive health. Further, as we discuss what may be Roe's final moments, we discuss what Roe meant and means to the Black community, how SisterSong preparing for what may be the end of Roe in June 2022, and how YOU can help. LINKS: Transcript (Note that all transcripts are AI-generated and may contain slight errors.) SisterSong website Donate to SisterSong Katie's recommended reading on reproductive justice: "Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty" by Dorothy Roberts
Racism manifests in different ways for different people in different environments.For many Black women, experiences with sexual and reproductive health reveal cross-cutting themes of racism, sexism, and classism, all expressed in the context of strong social norms and prejudices regarding Black women and reproduction. Attention to poor health outcomes for Black women has grown recently in part due to stories of negative maternity experiences of prominent Black women, such as Serena Williams. Congress has gotten into the act as well and taken steps to address the crisis of high rates of maternal mortality among Black women. But what are the individual experiences behind this crisis?Monica Simpson, executive director of Sister Song, joins A Health Podyssey to discuss a paper her and coauthors published in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, an issue devoted entirely to the topic of racism and health. They examined the reproductive health experiences of Black women in the South.They found that Black women's experiences navigating sexual and reproductive care were informed by both structural and individual racism, often leading to poorer quality care and likely worst health outcomes.If you enjoy this interview, order the February 2022 Health Affairs Racism & Health theme issue.Listen to Health Affairs Pathways.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts
Andy & John (plus Monica Simpson) talk about the TCEI Expo, the upcoming SCTE CableTec show , and some 5G spectrum news.
Welcome to the P.S. Blossom! We're kicking off this series with a discussion about designing family, the importance of doulas, and advocacy in Black communities. Executive Director of SisterSong, Monica Simpson, tells us about her journey and how what started as a big sister's desire to protect her own became a lifelong mission. SisterSong's mission to strengthen and amplify the collective voices of Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color - propels the reproductive justice and birthing movement by standing against reproductive oppression and centering human rights. These are conversations creating change. IG & Twitter: @PS_Blossom https://rhiaventures.org/blossom
A conversation with leading Atlanta-based organizers about the deep, intersectional, and transformative struggle for Black liberation. ---------------------------------------------------- Much of the ‘back of the house' organizing that has made the current rebellion and political moment possible goes unseen. So often images of protestors in the streets capture our collective attention and imagination. People often think that protests and marches define organizing. However, so much of what Black organizers do involves more mundane and less sexy work like: mutual aid, transformative justice, fundraising for bail, working to fight evictions, healing and carework. This work helps lay the groundwork for getting people to imagine the abolition of policing and other violent systems in order to build support networks (and worlds) that don't rely on the logics of anti-Blackness. This behind the scenes work is also gendered, racialized, and classed labor that many Black queer, trans, non-binary, and disabled femmes perform. Why is this organizing work important? How is it beautiful/artful? How do we elevate/celebrate it? How do we invite people into this beautiful work? Speakers: Mary Hooks is the co-director of Southerners on New Ground (SONG). SONG is a political home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the South. We build, sustain, and connect a southern regional base of LGBTQ people in order to transform the region through strategic projects and campaigns developed in response to the current conditions in our communities. SONG builds this movement through leadership development, coalition and alliance building, intersectional analysis, and organizing. Mary's commitment to Black liberation, which encompasses the liberation of LGBTQ folks, is rooted in her experiences growing up under the impacts of the War on Drugs. Her people are migrants of the Great Migration, factory workers, church folks, Black women, hustlers and addicts, dykes, studs, femmes, queens and all people fighting for the liberation of oppressed people. Monica Simpson is the Executive Director of SisterSong, the National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to activism by calling her artistic and healing practices into the implementation of SisterSong's mission. Based in the historic West End in Atlanta, GA and founded in 1997, SisterSong amplifies and strengthens the collective voices of Indigenous women and women of color and ensures reproductive justice through securing human rights. SisterSong's headquarters is known as the “MotherHouse” and is a national organizing center for feminists of color. Toni-Michelle Williams is a community organizer and advocate for black trans justice and liberation. She serves as the Leadership Development and Programs Coordinator for the Solutions NOT Punishment Coalition (SNaP Co) in Atlanta, GA. With SnaP Co she successfully launched the Trans Leadership Connection internship program (TLC) in 2015. In 2016, the program released “The Most Dangerous Thing Out Here is the Police,” a report on trans people's experiences with Atlanta Police Department. Tiffany Lethabo King is an associate professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. She is the author of The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies (Duke University Press, 2019) and a co-editor of the book Otherwise Worlds: Against Settler Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism (Duke University Press, 2020). ---------------------------------------------------- Co-sponsored by Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org Sister Song: https://www.sistersong.net/ Southerns on New Ground: https://southernersonnewground.org Watch the live event recording: Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks
This week, Phill dives into the most religiously fraught political battlefield of our time: Abortion. To better understand the fight for abortion access nationwide, he first talks to Monica Simpson, the executive director at Sister Song, a reproductive justice organization led by women of color. Monica breaks down the ways reproductive care becomes politicized, and what’s at stake for bodily autonomy should Trump win re-election. Then, Phill talks to Reverend Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft—a pro-choice minister who explains the history of religion and abortion, and how the pro-life movement was created as a convenient political tool for white men seeking power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thanks for logging on! The men talk about satellite internet, the world's first transatlantic cable communication, SCTE training, and travel recommendations for New Orleans, LA. They also interview Monica Simpson of Texas Utility Engineering who speaks about what an engineering firm can offer telecom companies.
Host Cyrus WEbb talks with Monica Simpson, Executive Director of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective about the challenges being faced in 2020 and why she is advocating for #reproductivejustice for all women.
In this episode, Diana talks to Monica Simpson, the Executive Director of the Sister Song, the Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective based in Atlanta, Georgia. They discuss the difference between reproductive justice and reproductive rights, and why that nuance is important, a perfect conversation since we just celebrated the 25 years since its creation, the struggles and the wins of the reprojustice movement and why Sister Song is suing the Governor of Georgia. They also discuss activist work, how to support Black women, and why it's important to bring movements to the people. Listen to this conversation and don't forget to follow Sister Song on Instagram!
If conversations about reproductive health don't address the needs of Black people, then they're not real conversations. In this episode, Monica Simpson and Michaela Angela Davis drop facts on reproductive justice, and Bridget and Yves get real about perceptions of Black pain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Robin on FDA consideration of “libido drug” for women. Guests: Monica Simpson of SisterSong; Jeannie Gayle Pool, feminist musicologist, on a rediscovered opera and other gems ; Lina Nilsson on the real reasons women aren’t in STEM, and how to change that. Lina Nilsson Jeannie Gayle Pool Monica Simpson
A PILL FOR ABORTION LANDS WOMAN IN JAIL FOR MURDER A Georgia woman took pills to end her pregnancy and the prosecutor charged her with murder. Huh? The 23-year old bought the pills on line that caused her to go into labor. She delivered the non-viable fetus on the way to a hospital. So what are these pills? Can anyone get them? What is the medical abortion as opposed to a surgical one? Is it legal? Can women really be jailed for taking them? Is this common in the rest of the world? Join us Saturday as Dr. Beverly Winikoff of Gynuity Health Projects joins us to talk about medical abortion and the status of medical abortion around the world. Beverly was Director for Reproductive Health at the Population Council for 25 years and worked on preventing STDs, improving postpartum care, and Safe Motherhood. She is a professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. We’ll also have Monica Simpson, Executive Director of SisterSong, a Georgia organization that works for reproductive justice among indigenous women and women of color. She has been featured in several publications as an activist and an artist and works in philanthropy and fundraising as well. Join us Saturday as we talk about the Georgia case, and others like it; what can happen to women who take matters into their own hands when it comes to reproduction; what is a medically induced abortion; drugs used to terminate pregnancy; and what’s going on in the world when it comes to reproduction. Call-in with your comments to (646) 378-0430. And if you miss the live program, you can go to the website and listen to all our archived programs whenever you like at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways
Monica Simpson speaks about a souvenir in the Memory Theatre 2013 exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery, October 9-December 29, 2013.
MAG collections registrar Monica Simpson speaks on Hands from Buddhist Sculptures