The resources to navigate sex ed, fertility, pregnancy and the post partum period for Muslims with uteruses are limited. HEART being a reproductive justice organization invested in the wellbeing of those impacted by the sexual and reproductive health landscape partnered up with influencer Irene Khan to break down these topics. Our series brings in individuals who hold professional expertise and lived experience to go in depth, break the silence and create a space for us to speak openly about how we are impacted when we lack language, resources and access to take control of our sexual and reproductive health.
Angelica Lindsey-Ali, known on social media as The Village Auntie is a certified sexual health educator, intimacy and relationships expert, and curator of women-centered spaces.
Folks can follow Angelica at @tvainstitute and @villageauntie on instagram.
**Here is the summary of the policy agend!**
Justice for Muslims Collective, HEART Women & Girls, Vigilant Love, the Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia, Project South, the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA), and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) are thrilled to launch “Abolishing the War on Terror, Building Communities of Care” grassroots policy agenda.
This agenda is a labor of love, a product of lived expertise, and a model for community care. As the Biden Administration, alongside a new Congress sets the course for the next four years, we are calling for abolishing the War on Terror and reinvesting resources into structures of community care.
The agenda is broken into 2 main sections - one calling on abolishing and divesting from harmful state policies and the second building our communities of care. We call for abolishing and divesting from:
Violence, War, Imperialism & the War on Terror Infrastructure
Wars, Imperialism, and Militarism Abroad Under the War on Terror
Military Funding to Israel and Palestine
Immigration, Refugee, Asylum Policies, Programs & Institutions
Mass Surveillance
Prisons, Jails & Pipelines to Prison.
We call on investing into:
Anti-Poverty, Health Justice & Housing Justice
Covid-19
Reproductive Justice
Disability Justice
Community-Led Justice
Voting Rights, Census, & Structural Democratic Shifts
Gender-Based Violence and Gender Justice
Environmental and Climate Justice
We hope this agenda is used as an educational tool and resource for communities impacted by the War on Terror, grassroots organizations, movement groups, and policymakers in order to build power, heal, and enact change at the local, state, and federal level.
Justice for Muslims Collective, HEART Women & Girls, Vigilant Love, the Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia, Project South, the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA), and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) are thrilled to launch “Abolishing the War on Terror, Building Communities of Care” grassroots policy agenda.
This agenda is a labor of love, a product of lived expertise, and a model for community care. As the Biden Administration, alongside a new Congress sets the course for the next four years, we are calling for abolishing the War on Terror and reinvesting resources into structures of community care.
The agenda is broken into 2 main sections - one calling on abolishing and divesting from harmful state policies and the second building our communities of care. We call for abolishing and divesting from:
Violence, War, Imperialism & the War on Terror Infrastructure
Wars, Imperialism, and Militarism Abroad Under the War on Terror
Military Funding to Israel and Palestine
Immigration, Refugee, Asylum Policies, Programs & Institutions
Mass Surveillance
Prisons, Jails & Pipelines to Prison.
We call on investing into:
Anti-Poverty, Health Justice & Housing Justice
Covid-19
Reproductive Justice
Disability Justice
Community-Led Justice
Voting Rights, Census, & Structural Democratic Shifts
Gender-Based Violence and Gender Justice
Environmental and Climate Justice
We hope this agenda is used as an educational tool and resource for communities impacted by the War on Terror, grassroots organizations, movement groups, and policymakers in order to build power, heal, and enact change at the local, state, and federal level.
Building upon a history of shared values and intersecting work, the Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia brings together HEART, Justice for Muslims Collective and Vigilant Love to build analysis, tools and power to dismantle Gendered Islamophobia. Sitting at the intersection of the Gender-based Violence and Anti-Terror Industrial Complex fields, these organizations are committed to addressing GI from both perspectives. The partnership held a convening on September 11th to make space for those who are entrenched in the work but are rarely centered in conversations on the impacts of the war on Terror. Since the convening, this group has continued build together at monthly coalition meetings. Our collective analysis is reflected in this report that we are so proud to share with all in our communities.
From the HEART to Heart video regarding Maternal Health, this handout gives you synopsis of the video that goes over some of the great guidelines to help you make nutritious choices to help your little one grow.
From the HEART to Heart video regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections, this handout gives foundational and practical information about sexually transmitted infections.
This HEART to Heart video gives foundational and practical information about sexually transmitted infections. To view the accompanying handout, please click on the "Learn More" button below.
1 in 4 women are victims of sexual violence in their lifetime and more than 68% of sexual assault victims choose not to report their assault. This paper (written for the Hurma Project Research Conference in January 2020) explores the barriers to sexual violence response, intervention, and prevention in Muslim communities as well as the opportunities in those areas using a public health framework.
