About this Event
Join Body Freedom for Every(Body) on ELECTION DAY, Tuesday, November 5th, from 3 to 4 PM CST at The Future Front House [1900 E. 12th St, Austin, Texas] for our next TRUCK TALK: “We Keep Us Safe.” This conversation brings together voices on reproductive freedoms and the ways in which we persevere.
TRUCK TALKS are open to the public and will take place in front of the Body Freedom Truck, which features an iconic wrap by artist Barbara Kruger. This wrap presents her powerful 1989 artwork, “Your Body is a Battleground,” first shared at the Women’s March on Washington in support of reproductive freedom.
Body Freedom for Every(Body) champions bodily autonomy, with a specific emphasis on intersecting themes of Reproductive Justice, Queer Liberation, and Trans Joy through contemporary art. Over 100 artists’ visions are represented in this project: the aim is to reinforce community(ies), create safe spaces, and cultivate joy.
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About The Speakers:
Renee Bracey Sherman is a reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller, and writer. She is the founder and executive director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions and share their stories at the intersection of race, class, and gender identity. She is the co-host of The A-Files: A Secret History of Abortion, a podcast from The Meteo, and executive producer of , an award-winning documentary elevating the voices of people who’ve had abortions. She is the co-author of LIBERATING ABORTION: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve from Amistad/Harper Collins, out now.
Lucie Arvallo is the proud granddaughter of Mexican immigrants and has always called Austin, Texas home. She received her bachelor’s degree from St. Edward’s University and graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law. After graduation, Lucie joined If/When/How as a Reproductive Justice Legal Fellow, and most recently she served as Senior Policy Analyst at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, leading the immigrant access to health care and coverage portfolio. Lucie is also a board member for ARC-Southeast, an organization that provides funding and logistical support to ensure Southerners receive safe and compassionate reproductive care including abortion services. She is currently the Executive Director at Jane's Due Process.
Becca Rea-Tucker is an author, baker, and abortion rights advocate. She loves almond croissants and creating spaces where people who have abortions feel seen and supported. Known online as @thesweetfeminist, Rea-Tuckers merges baking and advocacy to help break down abortion stigma, sharing daily affirmations and resources with a community of hundreds of thousands. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan, The Oxford Review of Books, The New York Times Style Magazine, Feminist, Katie Couric Media, Vanity Fair Italy, Vogue Spain, and others.
Jasmine Wahi is the Founder and Co-Director of Project for Empty Space, a nonprofit organization in New York City and Newark, New Jersey. Her multifaceted curatorial practice predominantly focuses on issues of femme empowerment, complicating binary structures within social discourses, and exploring multi-positional cultural identities through the lens of intersectional feminism.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Future Front, 1900 East 12th Street, Austin, United States
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