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Cutting the Umbilical Cord: My Departure from the Mainstream Movement for Reproductive Rights

Posted on August 3, 2014

My upcoming birthday brings with the usual set of mixed emotions: happiness as I reflect on all that filled this last year, and all that may be in next; trepidation, as I recognize that the steps I have left to walk have become fewer. This year, however, it carries a greater weight, as I think […]

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Posted in Local Feminists, Reproductive Justice, Uncategorized Tagged feminism, holding our own, narrative, reproductive health, reproductve justice, she breathes, women of color 2 Comments

The Newest Chapter in the “War on Drugs”: The Pregnancy Criminalization Law (SB 1391)

Posted on May 19, 2014

On Tuesday, April 29th, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, signed into law the first law in the United States that authorizes the arrest and incarceration of women who use drugs while pregnant. Women in Tennessee can now be prosecuted for assault if they take a narcotic drug while pregnant and the baby is born addicted, is […]

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Posted in Prison Justice, Reproductive Justice, Social Justice Tagged Haslam, holding our own, Pregnancy, Prison, prison justice, SB 1391, she breathes, Tennessee, The Pregnancy Criminalization Law, women, women and poverty Leave a comment

Spotlight on Barbara Sutton

Posted on May 15, 2014

In an effort to give Holding Our Own network members an opportunity to get to know each other just a little better, we will be spotlighting a couple of local feminists each month. We hope that this will help give you more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, […]

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Posted in Activism, Economic justice, Gender-based Violence, Human Rights, Local Feminists, Political Education, Poverty, Reproductive Justice, Social Justice Leave a comment

Spotlight on Jessica Pino

Posted on April 25, 2014

In an effort to give Holding Our Own’s network members an opportunity to get to know each other just a little better, we will be spotlighting a couple of local feminists each month. We hope that this will help give you more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, or […]

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Posted in Activism, Local Feminists, Local Issues, Poverty, Reproductive Justice, Social Justice, Uncategorized Tagged activism, albany, breakfast in the classroom, feminism, hunger, hunger solutions, jessica pino, local feminism, new york, power, SNAP, social work Leave a comment

Spotlight on Victoria Kereszi

Posted on March 12, 2014

In an effort to give Holding Our Own’s network members an opportunity to get to know each other just a little better, we will be spotlighting a couple of our members each month. We hope that this will help provide you with more opportunities to connect, collaborate and leverage your resources. Do you want to be next, […]

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Posted in Activism, Events, Local Feminists, Reproductive Justice, Uncategorized, Women in the Military Tagged activism, albany ny, female veterans, holding our own, into loving hands, jennifer young-canton, local feminism, midwifery, motherhood, natural birth, photography, pro choice, sanctuary for independent media, she breathes, troy ny, victoria kereszi, women, women's work, workforce development institute, workshops, writing Leave a comment

State Terrorism and Violence Against Women

Posted on November 26, 2013

By Barbara Sutton The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence symbolically link the multiple forms of violence that women around the world experience (November 25) with the question of human rights (December 10). In Argentina, my country of origin, the specter of human rights abuses has particular connotations, reminding of a time in which […]

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Letting Women Decide

Posted on April 16, 2013

As a U Albany student and a young women entering her twenties, I have been paying close attention to the recent laws passed in Arkansas and North Dakota that would ban abortions as early as twelve weeks and even six weeks respectively. At the same time I am getting involved and excited as the number […]

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Posted in Reproductive Justice, Uncategorized Tagged abortion bans, governor's 10-point plan, new york abortion, ny women's equality agenda, reproductive justice, roe v. wade, she breathes, women's choice 2 Comments

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