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Sexism, Classism, and
Racism - If one is first, the others are certainly not second. The right of oppressed peoples to self-determination
extends deep into the national and individual realms. The rights of women to make decisions on their own behalf are worth monitoring and defending.
If you are a woman, or someone who loves a woman, stand up and take note. Learn as much as you can. Find out what
will be lost if you are not pro-active in your support of a woman's right to self-determination.
ACTIONS
Moral and physical support is provided for women seeking
services at the clinic located at corner of Grove Avenue and Boulevard is provided by members of the RRFP on Saturday
mornings from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Join them.
DATA ON WOMEN IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND
- Of the overall city population of 194,179, 53.7%
are female (2000 U.S. Census)
- Of the 5,000 people who experience homelessness each year, 38% are adult
women, unaccompanied by children (www.homewardva.org, January 2007 P.I.T.)
- Of 15,325 firms owned in Richmod in 1997, 15.7% were women-owned. (2000 U.S. Census
RESOURCES
Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project
Financial assistance for abortions, contraception/EC.
Other services include information and referral, client advocacy, education and options counseling. Contact: rrfp@riseup.net
Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
Best known as a provider of family planning and sexuality education.
Clinic address: 3415 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221
Contact:
(804) 254-1760 - www.vlpp.org
The VCU Women's Health Center
at Stony Point and The VCU Health Center Downtown both offer comprehensive health services for women.
Contact: 1 (800) 829-6626
to make an appointment.
Self Employed Womens Association
http://www.sewa.org/aboutus/index.asp
Black Women in
a Black United Front
Click the link below to read this
paper presented by Ana Edwards, Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, Richmond VA, in response to a request to address the role
of Black Women in a Black United Front during the Black Left Unity Conference, Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Session 3. This conference carries on the efforts of individuals and organizations
frustrated by the failure of an effective response to the Katrina/Gulf Coast crisis. Two national gatherings, as well
as an International Tribunal held in New Orleans in 2007, have been held to bring together people with long and current histories
of struggle and engagement in the movement for peace and justice. These respresentatives of the "Black Left" are
working to reconnect with the roots of the Black Liberation Movement and its effectiveness when unified to analyse,
respond, and act on issues and crises in black and working class communities, especially as based upon the principles
of human rights and the right to self-determination. Visit www.WeChargeGenocide.org.
Black Women in a Black United Front
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