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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW SPECIAL COLLECTION

Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections
June 2010
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This Special Collection provides resources and an introduction to reproductive justice, focusing particularly on the connections between the elimination of reproductive oppression and domestic and sexual violence. Included is a basic definition of reproductive justice, information about the development and the history of the Reproductive Justice Movement, and related resources.

Highlighted in this collection are resources that relate to the holistic well-being of women, families, and communities as it pertains to violence against women and reproductive rights and health. It makes connections between the Reproductive Justice Movement and the Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence Movements in the United States to demonstrate the necessity of collaboration.

Access this Special Collection at: http://www.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php?category_id=1088

Key Areas:

~ Defining Reproductive Justice
~ Reproductive Justice Frameworks
~ Building upon Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights
~ Paradigm of Intersectionality - A Holistic Framework to Ensure Complete Well-Being
* Physical, Emotional/Mental, Spiritual
* Political, Economic, Environmental, and Social
~ Collaboration - A Key Building Block of the Reproductive Justice Movement
~ Reproductive Justice to End Sexual & Domestic Violence
~ Movement Building Tools
~ Related Organizations, Projects, & Initiatives

This collection was developed by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, *the Women of Color Network, and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, who would like to thank SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, especially Loretta Ross, and the Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice for their years of dedication to and development of reproductive justice as a framework and movement and for all of their resources that are part of this collection.

Disclaimer – WOCN is currently federally funded and does not engage in lobbying practices. However, we will forward information that is relevant concerning time sensitive policy and legislation issues affecting communities of color and violence against women, and we encourage you to contact those listed below for further information.

Angela Sutton, WOCN Project Specialist