Shows
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeI Consent: The Importance of Bodily Autonomy at Every AgeFaith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams sit down with Dr. Sue Ellen Braunlin, a medical doctor and comprehensive sexuality educator, to talk about consent, sex education, and what the future holds for reproductive freedom from a public health perspective.
Sue Ellen gives listeners a great overview of the importance of sexuality education in the lives of children, outlining how important healthy ideas of consent and bodily autonomy are for the development of children, youth, and adults.
Links to discussed content:
Indiana RCRC: https://twitter.com/ircrc
Our Whole Lives Training: www.uua.org/r...2021-11-0528 min
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeToo Stressed to be Blessed? How Your Trauma Can Steal Your PowerFaith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams explore how personal and societal trauma rooted in constant anti-abortion assaults on reproductive freedom can drive unhealthy behaviors within social justice systems. Using the recent case of Francine Coeytaux as a case study, Kelley & Terry give concrete strategies for tending to your own trauma, maintaining behaviors that are in alignment with your values, and making amends when you’ve done something harmful — whether you intended to harm others or not.
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The Atlantic Article: "The Abortion Backup Plan No One Is Talking About," by Olga Khazan: www.t...2021-10-2229 min
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeTriggered: The Manipulative Truth Behind Ohio’s Extremist Abortion BansFaith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams tackle the latest abortion ban proposed in the Ohio General Assembly and give a rundown of the real reasons that extremist politicians keep putting forward bills that try to ban abortion in Ohio. With special attention to Senate Bill 123 (the so-called “Trigger Ban”), Kelley and Terry talk about class solidarity, the legislature’s stigmatizing assault on reproductive freedom, and the cult-like religious roots of this harmful, anti-Ohioan crusade against abortion.
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Abortion Bans are Against My Religion! – Sign on to the faith community letter opposing abortion bans tod...2021-10-0828 min
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticePlanning for Post-Roe America: How Marginalized Communities Continue to Lead the WayFaith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams cover lots of ground in this episode as they explain why planning for life in the United States without Roe v. Wade's guarantee of abortion access isn’t something new and actually has been anticipated for decades by communities on the margins. From what abortion funds could look like post-Roe to how you can best get involved now to support abortion access in Ohio, Kelley and Terry lay it all out about where we could be headed in a few short months.
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Supreme Court to He...2021-09-2429 min
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeThis Mess With Texas: Why Every State Is in the Struggle to Protect Abortion AccessFaith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams talk Texas — explaining the state's latest abortion ban, exploring the Ohio connections at play, and laying out exactly why reproductive health advocates are disappointed but not surprised at the whole damn debacle. Kelley and Terry discuss abortion ban history, how bans have played out in other nations, and even how we are already prepared with networks of mutual aid that will support & care for patients in Ohio and beyond no matter what the future holds.*
Links to discussed content:
Texas' Senate Bill 8: www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033202132/texas-abortion-ban-what-happens-next
Donate to the Tex...2021-09-1029 min
Courage ConversationsS2:EP17 Empowered Choice with Elaina RamseyIn this episode, we interview survivor and activist Elaina Ramsey, on the importance of autonomy, choice, and consent. This is a fundamentally important conversation for both survivors and those who love survivors. We discuss the ways survivors can regain control and take their power back. This show streams on September 2nd at 7 pm EST on our Facebook. You can catch the replay of this episode and all of our previous episodes at: www.Courage365.org/videos Follow Elaina: www.twitter.com/elainabueno www.facebook.com/elainabueno www.instagram.com/elainabueno www.ohior...2021-09-0539 min
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeTake Your Time Off! — Self-Care & Breaking from Toxic American Work CultureFaith Organizer Kelley Fox and Executive Director Elaina Ramsey talk about time off, prioritizing mental health, and how operating at your best is the best for one's family, team, community, and self. From Olympic athletes to restaurant servers, everyone should have access to bodily autonomy and the right to freely choose what to do with their time and bodies.
Links to discussed content:
Naomi Osaka: https://time.com/6077128/naomi-osaka-essay-tokyo-olympics/
Simone Biles: www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/simone-biles-focusing-on-mental-health-how-to-tell-if-you-need-a-break.html
Allyson Felix: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/allyson-felix-pregnancy-nike.html
Our last episode on Women Have Options-Ohio and the importance of h...2021-08-1328 min
R-Soul: Reclaiming the Soul of Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeSystem Upgrade Required: Why Abolition Is a Reproductive Justice IssueFaith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams go in-depth on abolition, exploring why minor adjustments to a system not built for justice will never be enough. Listen in for a full rundown of how abortion and abolition intersect, including a discussion about practical ways we can start creating the justice-focused future of our dreams even as we speak.
Links to discussed content:
"Abolition Reads:" Our New Book Club for People Seeking Freedom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscOyqrTgiGt3BniTieir3bHqMAI9_qg4y
A Recap of Our Restorative & Transformative Justice Book Club: www.ohiorcrc.org/b...2021-07-1628 min
The Morning After from Pro-Choice OhioDiscussing Anti-Protest Bills with OWA & OhioRCRCNARAL's The Morning After is a production of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio.
This week, our Deputy Director Jaime Miracle sat down with Jasmine Henderson, Director of Policy & Social Impact with the Ohio Women's Alliance, and Rev. Terry Williams, Faith Organizer for the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
The trio discussed terrible legislation pending in the Ohio Statehouse to punish people for expressing their first amendment rights through protest. This legislation is nothing more than a transparent attempt to stifle Ohioans’ voices and make it harder for Ohioans to organize protests that Republicans don’t agree with...2021-06-1139 minThe Morning After from Pro-Choice OhioAlmost to Election DayNARAL's The Morning After is a production of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio.
On this week's episode, Kellie and Gabe chatted about the last month before the 2020 election, including the presidential and vice presidential debates.
Links from this week's show:
OhioRCRC.org
prochoiceohio.org/2020-endorsements
prochoiceohio.org/vote
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2020-10-1628 min