About Take Root
The Take Root - Red State Reproductive Justice Conference continues to create a foundational space for red state connections and organizing. As we enter into Take Root’s twelfth year, we find ourselves in a crucial moment in which to engage activists in red states. The 13th annual Take Root Red State Reproductive Justice Conference returns to an in person convening October 14th & 15th, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! Information to submit proposals and join committees coming soon!
Hosting a conference with a reproductive justice framework helps us see the connection between:
Past speakers include:
Hosting a conference with a reproductive justice framework helps us see the connection between:
- poverty and food access in rural and urban communities
- histories of coercive sterilization of people of color
- the disparity in impacts of the criminalization of drugs and its effects on families
- gender self-determination and gender violence
- access to contraception
- trans health
- medical consent information.
Past speakers include:
- abortion providers, funds, escorts, and practical support groups
- bail funds
- birth workers and doulas
- data and digital security
- students
- health care professionals
- immigrant rights advocates
- legal professionals
- policy and research experts