Greetings! I intentionally attended the BWRJ SPEAK OUT held in Chicago's Jackson Park on May 18th, 2011. I observed, noticed there was a small gathering of majority black women who sat in the audience, channel 7 news was present, filming the introductions made by BWRJ. After hearing the guest speakers come forward, I felt compelled to share my story and to SPEAK OUT on abortion and how a woman is sometimes cornered to make a decision without having the support she needs during pregnancy. I spoke about the RAGE I felt as I drove past huge billboards that shamed black women who have abortions (as these billboards were posted by a multi-million dollar Texas based anti-abortion company) and are strategically placed throughout Chicago's south and west side neighborhoods, which are mainly filled with black women. I spoke out about the need for black women needing the space, the resources, and the support that so many lack supporting their decisions about birth.
As a mother of 2, and a birth doula, I feel compelled to share my story with many more women who suffer through making life changing events.
More from Black Women Reproductive Justice please check their website:
http://bwrj.org/welcome.html
and Flyer:
http://bwrj.org/documents/Speakout.pdf
