Washington, D.C. — Under the Trump-Pence administration and the anti-choice majority in Congress, women’s health and rights are under full attack with efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, further restrict access to abortion, and confirm an anti-choice Supreme Court justice. Yet women’s ability to contribute to the economic productivity of the nation depends on an intersectional, woman-centered economic agenda that articulates reproductive justice as an integral aspect of women’s multifaceted lives.
On Wednesday, March 15, join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on the mutually reinforcing ways in which reproductive health and economic empowerment help women and the overall economy thrive. The event will include a panel of experts, who will discuss efforts to integrate reproductive health, rights, and justice into a woman-centered economic agenda; increase women’s overall quality of life; and advance the American economy.
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WHO:
Opening remarks:
Neera Tanden, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
Panelists:
Lisa D. Cook, Associate Professor of Economics and International Relations, Michigan State University
Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Silvia Henriquez, Co-Director, All* Above All
Loretta Ross, former National Coordinator and Co-Founder, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
Monica Simpson, Executive Director, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
Moderator:
Heidi Williamson, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
11:00 a.m. ET – 12:30 p.m. ET
WHERE:
1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C., 20005
RSVP:
RSVP to attend this event.
For more information, contact Chelsea Kiene at [email protected] or 202.478.5328.