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SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective

The articles that I found that I believe would be helpful when writing on the topic:

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[null SISTERSONG: WOMEN OF COLOR ORGANIZE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.] and it focuses on the goals and aspirations of the organization. It touches on what makes SisterSOng unique in their approach at aiding women of color and indigenous women. The article also looks at the

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This next article while not focusing directly on SisterSong as an organization, looks at more of the history of Reproductive Justice in terms of branching out past the narrative of middle-class white women in the reproductive advocacy circle. It utilizes the phrase "Still building a movement."

Lastly I found this article:

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This article looks at the intersectionality importance of the movement. Looking at techniques of strengthening the movement and building momentum.

SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective

Founded in 1996 by 16 organizations run by women of color, SisterSong is an organization established to empower women and their reproductive choices. It is a compilation of over 80 organizations and 500 individuals. Though the organization prides itself on inclusively and intersectionality, the four main minority groups that it focuses on are Native American/Indigenus, Black/African American, Latina/Puerto Rican and Asian/Pacific Islander.

Going against other pro-choice organizations in order to gain autonomy over the movements attempting to provide sterilization and birth control not to increase the women's right to chose but for population control. Founded with the idea of intersectionality, SisterSong hopes to be an organization that allows all woman to feel comfortable in their reproductive choices as well as provide a platform that allows for ownership of women's reproductive voices.

Goals of Organization

SisterSong's mission is imbedded with the notion that access to a voice is a human right for indigenous women and women of color. Hoping to empower women who have been marginalized in the fight for access to reproductive healthcare. The three objectives of SisterSong are: support, mentorship and advocacy. The goal is to provide autonomy for women of color by collaborating with multiple organizations and voices

National Women of Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights Conference 2003

The phrase "Reproductive Justice" was first coined at the 2003 SisterSong National Women of Color Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights Conference in Atlanta, GA. This conference was pivotal in starting up SisterSong as an organization and banding together international experiences of reproductive health and sexual rights.

The conference began on November 13th, 2003 with more than 600 activists in attendance. Marking in as the largest gathering of women of color for reproductive rights to date.