Reproductive Justice
Reproductive justice is distinct from reproductive health, choice, or freedom. It is not a substitute for the terms “pro-choice,” “reproductive rights,” or “sexual rights.” Read Loretta Ross of SisterSong explain the specific meaning of the term “reproductive justice” here.
SisterReach
Founded in 2011 by Cherisse Scott, the current CEO, SisterReach was formed to offer women and girls in Memphis, TN and the surrounding Mid South area a framework of Reproductive Justice(RJ). Before SisterReach’s founding, there was no organization or entity working specifically from the RJ framework in the state of Tennessee. Sign up for their newsletter here. Learn about volunteer/intern opportunities here.
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum – Nashville Chapter
NAPAWF is building a movement to advance social justice and human rights for AAPI women and girls in the United States. AAPI: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Kelly Hill is the Chair of the only chapter in TN, in Nashville. Check out their Facebook page and contact nashvilleleaders@napawf.org if you’re interested in joining.
Health Care: Reproductive Health, Choice, and Freedom
Healthy & Free Tennessee
Healthy & Free is a non-partisan coalition of groups and individuals working together to promote and protect sexual health and reproductive freedom across the state. Their state director, Allison Glass, is based in Memphis, but they have field organizers in Memphis and Chattanooga and are often in Nashville to visit the legislature. See who’s on their steering committee here. Join as an individual or a group here.
CoreAlign (?? Chattanooga? Memphis?)
Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee (Nashville)
American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (Nashville)
A Better Balance (Nashville)
Improving Birth (Memphis)
Radical Sparkle Childcare Collective
Sex Positive Nashville
Nashville Alliance for Sexual Health
Nashville Feminist Collective 