Congratulations to Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice and our grant partners whose savvy coalition-building led to the removal of 60 anti-choice billboards targeting African American and Latina women. Grant partners involved included: Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, ACCESS, Black Women For Wellness, California Black Women’s Health Project, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, Generations Ahead, and California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom.
Program Officer Karla Rodriguez recently wrote about these billboards, her personal response as a Latina mom and the strategic and critical response of our grant partners to these billboards. Read more
In the News:
- The Triumph Over Racist Billboards in Oakland: We Did It Together, RH Reality Check, July 13, 2011
- Oakland Mayor, Community Leaders Applaud Removal of Racist, Anti-Choice Billboards, RH Reality Check, July 13, 2011
- Hear from black women as they react to Oakland’s Billboards