What is organizing anyway? Maybe you want to be an organizer. Maybe you want to be organized into the movement. Either way, this episode is for you! We’re talking all about organizing for reproductive justice with Lexis Dotson-Dufault, Taren Holliman, and Jordyn Close from the Abortion Fund of Ohio. Your Gaslit hosts for this episode Erika and Ivania also have lots of questions about Ohio, especially Ohio’s Reproductive Freedom Amendment, and the differences and similarities between the midwest and Texas. Everyone shares their funniest and weirdest organizing stories and their hopes for the future.

Here is a list of resources, information, and organizations mentioned in the episode:

Recent news on the fight for reproductive freedom in Ohio

Read the text of “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety”

Abortion Fund of Ohio

Ohio Women’s Alliance

Advocates for Youth

This super-sized season premiere episode is a conversation with Erika Galindo and Mads Clendening about what happened on abortion at the Texas Legislature earlier this year. They’ll update you on the complex (and still-changing landscape) of abortion access in Texas, highlighting the challenges and legislative changes that have brought us to where we are now. We’ll also talk about the importance of reproductive justice, the role of abortion funds, and the need for community engagement and solidarity in the fight for abortion rights. The conversation also touches on the recent history of abortion access, including explaining how abortion was banned in Texas even before the end of Roe v. Wade.

Here is a list of resources, information, and organizations mentioned in the episode:

NeedAbortion.org

INeedAnA.com

ProPublica’s reporting on the death of Tierra Walker

Petition: Investigate Texas’s Maternal Death Crisis Now

Welcome to another episode of Gaslit, where your hosts Shae and Ivania welcome Taja Lindley from All Options for a conversation about what it takes to show up for pregnant and parenting people. This wide-ranging conversation digs into the connections between compassion, listening, and silence. We’ll talk about what person-centered care means and why the framework of reproductive justice shows us how we can navigate the contradictions and messiness that are part of all of our lives. You can learn more about All Options at all-options.org and connect with Taja at BlackWomensLabor.com.