Reproductive Justice Symposium (Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Week)
- Event Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Time: 9:30 am–5:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free
9:30am – The Legal Landscape of Abortion Access
- Moderator: Lesley Wexler, Professor, Illinois Law School
- Panelists: Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women's and Reproductive Rights Project, ACLU of Illinois; Mike B., Director of Elevated Access
11:15am – The Legal Landscape of Gender-Affirming Care and Trans Rights
- Moderator: Tavish McMillin, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, and The Institute for Racial & Cultural Healing
- Panelists: Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women's and Reproductive Rights Project, ACLU of Illinois; Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois(external link)
2:00pm - Post-Dobbs Effects on the Mental Health of Abortion Seekers and Workers
- Moderator: Walker Fitz, Midwest Access Coalition(external link>
- Panelists: Tuyet Mai Hoang, School of Social Work
4:15pm - Creating Brave Spaces: Justice, Joy, and Healing Workshop with Dora Watkins, School of Social Work, and founder and executive director of The Healing Project(external link)
Contact
For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at spurlock-museum@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-2360.
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.