Middlebury 5K
Sunday November 6th, 2016
10.30am Registration, Run 11am
McCullough Lawn, Middlebury College

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Come run, walk, or even skip your way through 5km and inform yourself about reproductive health and justice issues along the way!
This 5k is organized by a group of Middlebury students in GSFS 329: The Politics of Reproduction. As part of a course project that seeks to move our course content beyond the classroom, we are organizing a 5k called “Steps Towards Reproductive Justice.”

What is reproductive justice?
Reproductive justice is a movement and a set of beliefs that refers to the position that people should have the rights to have kids, not have kids, and have the resources to raise their kids in the ways they want. Right now, this isn’t the case. Incarcerated women are often shackled when giving birth. 89% of counties in the U.S. do not have abortion providers, so women’s access to abortion is unequal. State and federal support continues to be cut, which impacts the ability of poor women to parent. Reproductive justice centers marginalized groups and emphasizes the effects of lack of access to resources, which impacts many women’s reproductive decisions. Eliminating racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, classism—these are all reproductive justice issues.

Consider these facts:

• The average woman must travel 30 miles to obtain an abortion.

• 5.1 million U.S. children have had incarcerated parents.

• In 2014, 75% of abortion patients were low income—
49% living at less than the federal poverty level, and 26% living
at 100–199% of the poverty level.

• Black women are 4 times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.

We invite you to join us in developing a better understanding of the issues that impact women’s reproductive health.

The event is FREE and open to all—Middlebury students, faculty, staff, and community members. There will be snacks offered at the finish, as well as the opportunity to decorate T-Shirts with stencils that include statements on reproductive justice.

Registration will take place at 10:30am, and the run begins at 11am. There will be additional opportunities to pre-register at various dining halls throughout the week.
Sign up at this link: https://goo.gl/forms/be5ydQ1DGCAZ3x6X2
Questions? Contact stepstowardsrj@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

This event is sponsored by Chellis House: The Women’s Resource Center at Middlebury College and a MIddlbeury College Community Engagement MiniGrant and organized by students in GSFS 329: The Politics of Reproduction.

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