California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom

Last month, the CA Coalition for Reproductive Freedom gathered in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a powerful convening of more than 30 reproductive health, rights and justice warriors with one unifying goal in mind: ensuring California lives up to its promise of being a reproductive freedom state!

CCRF is thrilled to welcome Sylvia Castillo as our new Executive Director. Sylvia is a seasoned leader with more than a decade of experience in coalition building and championing reproductive health, rights, and justice. CCRF also onboarded new leadership to its Executive Advisory Committee. Check out the full announcement here: https://bit.ly/ccrfleadership2024

It's Giving Tuesday! Help us to promote s*xual and reproductive health, rights, and justice in California by giving our post a share, following us, and of course, donating to our work reproductivefreedomca.org/donate (link in bio). Our work is not possible without your generosity thank you!

This Giving Tuesday, Nov 29, help us to promote s*xual and reproductive health, rights and justice in California! Your gift is massively important to maintaining our quality programs and events. Make a contribution today!

reproductivefreedomca.org/donate (link in bio)

Have you registered for our event yet? Come thru on December 1st, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM for our Reproductive Freedom in California: Navigating , , and . During this webinar, we will discuss the ever-changing landscape of reproductive rights in California and provide healthcare professionals and advocates with the tools needed to support communities navigating a -Roe California. We will have the following panels with experts in the field.

Panel One: Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Post-Roe California
Panel Two: Beyond Abortion: Parenting and the ways we are encompassing the fullness of Reproductive Justice
Panel Three: Reproductive Justice, Connecting the dots across movements

Register at tinyurl.com/CCRFevent (link in bio)

Link to this dope event in our bio!
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🚨NOV 12 at 12 pm 🚨

Register now for our first in-person book reading in Oakstop! We have a packed schedule including:
⭐️ book reading
⭐️ discussion between HEART and Women’s Mosque
⭐️ Q&A
⭐️ light snacks

Thank you to Qalbu Maryam Women’s Mosque and California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom for making this event possible

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WHAT A NIGHT - we did it!!!! Thank you so much, California, for showing up, voting, and reminding the country that WE WON’T BACK DOWN. California, we are setting the standard for reproductive health rights and it’s all because of YOU!
Thank you!

Still struggling with all things voting? If you haven't already check out some voter resources we have on our website Reproductivefreedomca.org/civic-engagement (link also in bio) to support your process.

You can return your vote-by-mail ballot by mail as long as it's postmarked on November 8th and received by November 15th, or in-person to a secure ballot drop box, to a voting location or your county elections office by TOMORROW 8:00 p.m. on November 8th. Share this with friends and family and don’t forget to show up to the polls! For more voter information go to: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info

Note: CCRF itself DOES NOT take policy positions or lobby specific bills, budget items, or administrative procedures. We have shared resources to ONLY support you in your decision-making process this voting season.

Please join the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom on Thursday, December 1st, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM for our Reproductive Freedom in California: Navigating , , and . During this webinar, we will discuss the ever-changing landscape of reproductive rights in California and provide healthcare professionals and advocates with the tools needed to support communities navigating a -Roe California. We will have the following panels with experts in the field.

Panel One: Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Post-Roe California
Panel Two: Beyond Abortion: Parenting and the ways we are encompassing the fullness of Reproductive Justice
Panel Three: Reproductive Justice, Connecting the dots across movements

Register at tinyurl.com/CCRFevent (link in bio)

This election, Californians have the chance to explicitly add the right to an abortion and contraceptives directly into the state constitution.

You can return your vote-by-mail ballot by mail as long as it's postmarked on November 8th and received by November 15th, or in-person to a secure ballot drop box, to a voting location or your county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on November 8th

Share this with friends and family and don’t forget to show up to the polls! For more voter information go to: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info

We’re entering week 3 of our fundraiser! We know different folks have different capacities so we wanted to offer a few ways for you to support CCRF. You can of course donate directly to our campaign, buy a CCRF sweatshirt for cuffing season, or purchase a ticket to the show happening on Friday October 14th in Los Angeles.

Huge shout out and thanks to ! We’ll see y’all there - Oct. 14!

The next BIPOCalypse show on Oct 14th is a charity event and all proceeds will be donated to , a WOC owned non-profit in support of reproductive rights ✊🏽✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿.

“More than 30 years ago, a handful of CCRF member organizations joined together in order to maximize the effectiveness of policy advocacy in women’s health and reproductive rights by sharing information and coordinating advocacy efforts. From the beginning, CCRF member organizations have represented diverse constituencies, strategies, and approaches, and have worked in all arenas in which California public policy is made: Legislative, Budgetary, Regulatory, Administrative, Judicial, and Ballot Initiatives.

CCRF itself does not take policy positions or lobby specific bills, budget items or administrative procedures. Rather, we provide space, support and facilitation to our member organizations so that they can share ideas and information, build relationships and mutual understanding, and develop coordinated advocacy strategy on shared priority issues. CCRF members meet face-to-face several times a year, hold conference calls on specific issues, and maintain an email list for members to share information and alerts.

CCRF is membership-based and members must be organizations or groups that:
Have s*xual and reproductive health, rights, and/or justice as a core part of their mission or programs
Desire to influence public policy that impacts California on these issues
Are statewide or local entities in California or are national with a strong California presence and constituencies who will participate in and support CCRF activities.
Fully share and support CCRF’s vision and values.

The Coalition is guided by our Values, Best Practices and Rules, a document created by CCRF leadership in collaboration with consultant Eyal Rabinovitch and our member organizations.

CCRF is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and the nation’s largest fiscal sponsor.”

California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom updated their website address.

As we are approaching the end of 2022, we have begun fundraising for our Reproductive Freedom Fund launching in 2023! We are hoping to raise 20k over the next month and we look to you all to support Below we have named a few ways you can support us (links are in our bio)

• Donate to our campaign
• Purchase a CCRF Sweatshirt
• Buy a ticket to the Show happening on 10/14 at 8 PM in Los Angeles CA
• Reach out to your networks, this includes family, friends, colleagues, and others you are in community with.
• Reshare social media posts on the following platforms - Twitter, IG, Linkedin, Facebook, and anywhere you may have a social media presence

, we see y'all!

Thank you for being in community with us, CCRF stays fighting for s*xual & reproductive freedom. We've got more exciting ways to support the Reproductive Freedom Fund coming soon. Let's put funds back into our communities!

We have just a few hours left in 2022 to reach our goal of $1,000. NOW is the time to take action and donate to our cause. After you donate, share this post with your following and show your support for The California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom. Visit tinyurl.com/CCRFGive828 to donate to CCRF by 8 PM tonight!

We believe in investing in our communities but need your help. There are two days left of . We are calling on you to support Black-led and Black-benefiting organizations like ours.! Support The California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom to reach our $1,000 fundraising goal. Visit tinyurl.com/CCRFGive828 to donate today through 8/31 at 8PM

2022 has been an overwhelming year. Between the devastating effects of the pandemic, the current movement for racial justice, and the fall of Roe V Wade directly affecting Black and Brown people across the nation, the call to uplift and support Black-led and Black-benefiting organizations is louder than ever. There are three days left of . Support The California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom as we continue to give back to the Black community. Visit tinyurl.com/CCRFGive828 to donate today through 8/31 at 8PM

Today is - The BLACKEST Day of Giving! On this day during Black Philanthropy Month, we commemorate multiple important historical milestone moments in Black Americans' march toward freedom. A gift from you, in any way, shape, or form, will significantly impact us and our cause and the uplifting of Black-led/ Black benefiting organizations as well! Visit tinyurl.com/CCRFGive828 to donate directly to our Coalition!

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Know your rights! Prop 1 will explicitly protect your right to an abortion and your right to accept or refuse contraceptives. Vote

Have questions? We’re all ears! DM us anytime with questions surrounding Prop 1.

With or without , we must normalize and destigmatize by telling real stories from real people who have abortions or provide this essential care. The A word is , and we’re here to talk about abortion, abortion care, abortion providers, and beyond!

🎆🎆 LIVE in San Francisco, : Reproductive Life Stories, shares a series of stories that with humor, empathy, and honesty shed light on the lived experiences of women as they navigate personal decisions at the intersections of identity, race and reproductive health and justice. 🎆🎆
Join TEACH on Saturday, August 20th at 5pm for this year’s storytelling event and silent auction!

🌟 Tickets are sliding scale and can be purchased at https://www.teachtraining.org/beyond-training/

We're excited to announce CCRF's Reproductive Freedom Fund! As a coalition, CCRF hears and prioritizes the voices of marginalized and oppressed experiences. Our fund is aimed towards putting funding back into communities who need it most. Next week, we will be launching a fundraiser to expand our fund!

Be on the look out for more details and ways to get involved!

Lastly, happy Friday to our amazing intern, Sophie Shean! She's taking huge strides in CCRF's legislative & policy programming and we're so thankful for her. Sending love to Sophie 💛

Sophie Shean (she/her/hers) is a CCRF Summer 2022 Intern and an incoming third year student at Tulane University. She is double majoring in both Public Health and Gender and Sexuality Studies. These two areas of study have led her to be a strong advocate of reproductive freedom both in Louisiana and in her home state of California. Outside of work, Sophie enjoys drawing, hiking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Next up, happy Friday to our lovely intern, Indira D'Souza! In the midst of dismantling systemic and structural oppression, you remind us to be a little more human. Thank you for being you, Indira!

Indira D’Souza (she/her/hers) is a CCRF Summer 2022 Intern and an incoming fourth year student at UC Davis studying Global Disease Biology, Human Rights, and Political Science. She engages in reproductive health advocacy work through involvement in campus organizations (), a student-run clinic (), and perinatal health research. Outside of working, Indira enjoys cooking new foods with her partner (and his dog), and spending time outside.

Did you know, CCRF had its first round of interns this summer? A very special happy Friday to our bold leaders who go above and beyond for equity and reproductive freedom. First up, we're uplifting the beautiful Eghosa Ogbeide stepping into her power:

Eghosa Ogbeide (she/her/hers) is a CCRF Summer 2022 Intern and an incoming fourth year student at UCLA studying Human Biology & Society. She is a UCLA Public Health Scholar and currently works with the UCLA Bixby Center. She also works in student affairs with the UCLA Residential Life as an RA and is currently conducting research in ovulation cycles and physical activity. Outside of work, Eghosa enjoys cooking, traveling, and watching guilty pleasure reality shows.

Last, but definitely not least: our wonderful Executive Committee Secretary, Sylvia Castillo! Send some love her way ❤️

Sylvia Castillo joined Essential Access Health in 2014. As Director of Government + Community Affairs she shapes and advances the organization’s public policy platform, and develops advocacy strategies to promote health equity and protect and expand access to quality s*xual and reproductive health care for all. Sylvia designs community outreach and advocacy campaigns impacting women’s access to health care services and previously oversaw the Women + Health Care Reform Coalitions in northern California. Prior to joining Essential Access Health, Sylvia was a Policy Analyst at AltaMed Health Services in Los Angeles, where she advocated for the health and wellness of patients and their families and communities. A native of Los Angeles, she received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Latin American Studies from UCLA and attended the University of San Francisco’s Masters of Public Affairs program.

Rounding off our week by finishing our Executive Committee series 🔥 Like many other RJ organizations, we're catching our breath here at CCRF. With that, introducing our fabulous Executive Committee Member Onyenma Obiekea:

Onyenma Obiekea is the Policy Analyst for Black Women for Wellness (BWW) and its sister organization, Black Women for Wellness Action Project (BWWAP). She began her work in Reproductive Justice (RJ) as Program Coordinator for BWW’s Get Smart B4U Get Sexy Program - the comprehensive s*x and s*xuality education program of the Organization’s RJ focused Project, Sisters in Control. Since then, she has continued her work in RJ in varying capacities and currently works on behalf of BWW/AP, to advance intersectional, transformative legislation that seeks to secure the health and wellbeing of Black women and Girls throughout California. Onyenma holds a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law and Master of Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine. She is committed to contributing to the global realization of RJ, by leveraging her training and experience in the field.

We are so excited to be apart of this conversation with some amazing partners!


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Join us next Monday, July 11th at 2:00pm as we examine what comes next in California as we continue to chart a path towards reproductive justice together.

This conversation is being hosted by featuring us along with our movement partners , , and !

You can register using the link in our bio!

🚨Save the date 🚨

California’s Reproductive Justice Future: Moving Money + Building Power California is building the future of abortion and reproductive justice; we need to resource it accordingly join us July 11th at 2pm PT.

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