Contraceptive Justice and the Need for Community-Driven Contraceptive Access Projects That Are Rooted in the Reproductive Justice Framework, Friday, December 6, 2019
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Thinking causally about genders & sex-linked biologies – a critical interdisciplinary dialogue for population health sciences, Tuesday, November 19
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Positive Stories of Black Motherhood: Fri. October 11, 2019
Tariana V. Little, MS and Fatima Dainkeh, MPH, co-producers, and Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, reproductive justice researcher and associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco joined us for a screening of the short film “Stories of Black Motherhood” with a panel discussion on resilience and positive representation.
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Abortion as a Moral Good: A Conversation with Katie Watson, JD: Wed. May 22, 2019
Katie Watson joined us for an intimate teatime discussion of major themes of her award-winning book Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law and Politics of Ordinary Abortion. Katie Watson currently teaches law, ethics, and humanities to medical students and students in the Northwestern University masters program in bioethics and medical humanities. 12 people attended this event.
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I, A Black Woman, Resist: Film Screening and Discussion with Sharrelle Barber: Tues. May 7, 2019
Dr. Sharrelle Barber joined us for a screening of her film I, A Black Woman, Resist, a short documentary film project honoring the life and legacy of Afro-Brazilian activist Marielle Franco. Dr. Barber is a graduate of HSPH and is currently an assistant research professor at the Drexel School of Public Health. She studies the effects of racism on health inequities. 41 people attended this event.
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Research and Advocacy in the #MeToo Era: Thurs. April 18, 2019
The Women, Gender, and Health Interdisciplinary Concentration hosted a panel to discuss research and advocacy related to sexual assault and #MeToo. Nina Harris (education specialist, Harvard Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response), Brian Corr (executive director of the Peace Commission and member of Mending Cambridge), Anne Banducci (military sexual assault coordinator at the Boston VA) presented followed by discussion moderated by Diane Rosenfeld (lecturer, Harvard Law School). This event took place in Kresge 200 and 30 people attended.
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International Women’s Day Luncheon: Fri. Mar 8, 2019.
The Women, Gender, and Health Interdisciplinary Concentration hosted its annual International Women’s Day Lunch! Students, faculty and staff joined us in Kresge 110 for an informal lunch and a bit of history. Thoughts on the meaning of the day were shared by representatives from the following organizations: Africa Health Forum, Black Students Health Organization, Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty, Health Equity and Leadership, Muslim Students’ Association, Native American Students Organization, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Women and Health Initiative, Women in Leadership, and Women of Color Collective. The lunch concluded with a decadent chocolate cake and a group sing-a-long to “Bread and Roses”! 60 people attended.
