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Liberating Abortion w/Renee Bracey Sherman
February 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for an exciting event with Renee Bracy Sherman as she discusses her new book, Liberating Abortion, in conversation with Amber J.Phillips. This book is a galvanizing history of abortion recentering Black people to put forth a timely argument that we must liberate abortion for all.
Tickets with AND without a book are available.
People have been having abortions since the dawn of time, yet Black people’s access and affirming care is continuously under attack. In Liberating Abortion, award-winning abortion activist Renee Bracey Sherman & journalist Regina Mahone illustrate the long racist history that brought us to this moment, uncover the hidden figures who set the foundation that activists and storytellers are building on today, and explain how abortion has been and remains essential to the health of our communities.
Liberating Abortion will take you back to the basics of sex education, detailing the traditions of abortion over centuries, while examining how society makes us feel about our experiences. You’ll find rigorous research, never-before-heard stories, and eye-opening interviews with more than fifty people of color who’ve had abortions, including activists, actresses, television writers, politicians, and the two Black members of Jane, the Chicago feminist service that provided abortions before Roe.
With poignant storytelling and precise analysis, Liberating Abortion will change how you think about abortion forever.