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Refusing the Binary
Sunday, March 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
In past eras, articulations of reproductive freedom or “Reproductive Rights” rooted in mainstream culture, were legal-centric. They focused primarily on the establishment of reproductive choice arguments that hinged on Constitution-sanctioned access. The 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade as a matter of “settled law” showed that a different standard must now be applied to insure not only women’s choice, women’s health, and women’s body autonomy, but also women’s access to comprehensive networks of support, education, and services so that the communities they (and their families) inhabit can thrive. This learning engagement is meant to offer an introductory exploration Reproductive Justice as a broader, more comprehensive notion of “law,” in conjunction with the larger issues of human procreation, human agency, human rights, and human liberation.
For many years, reproductive practices of Black, indigenous, and other Peoples of Color have recognized social, cultural, and community-positive dimensions by acknowledging how women and men in marginalized spaces—and subject to State reproductive regulation, control, and surveillance—have been called to respond to their oppressive socio-economic conditions by centering a wider range of human needs, aspirations, and circumstances. Is it possible to use this human-centric perspective to forge a new way to understand and support people’s decisions to have children, NOT have children, or raise children under circumstances in which they can flourish? Come listen, dialogue, and find out.
How to Attend
Join Zoom Meeting: 899 7435 9999
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About the presenter:
Cecelia Hayes’ more than 28 years of professional experiences run the gamut of organizing, curriculum development, teacher mentoring, & executive coaching for equity with a variety of organizations in Seattle and Chicago. She was on teaching faculty in Sociology at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago for nine years, focusing on critical race theory, gender studies, queer theory, and media studies, and was the 2013 Phyllis Mayo Fellow for Leadership Tomorrow, a national civic engagement institute. A founding member of Black UU’s of the Pacific Northwest, Cecelia is also a member of the Association of Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries Songleaders Convergence, a member of the Eliot Institute (at Seabeck) Programming Board, and served as a member of the UUA General Assembly Planning Committee from 2018-2022. She is currently the senior practitioner for equity, social justice and engagement in Executive Services for King County, WA.
Cecelia’s passion for justice work was cultivated by childhood stories told to her by her grandmother in Memphis, TN. She is a founding member of the For Us, By Us Transformational Conversations Collective that began hosting community-centered gatherings in King County, in response to the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020. In 2021, she was recipient of the King County Executive’s Performance Excellence Award for Leadership. The daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter of singers and Movement activists, Cecelia’s accomplishments and interests include, vocal performance, “slam” poetry performance, documentary films, local community activism and keeping up with a very energetic 13-year-old daughter.
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Transportation & Parking
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
