SisterSong
About SisterSong
Founded in 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective emerged from the vision of 16 organizations of women of color representing Native American, African American, Latina, and Asian American communities who recognized their right and responsibility to represent themselves and advance the perspectives and needs of their communities. Just three years after the term "Reproductive Justice" was coined in 1994, SisterSong was established to create a national, multi-ethnic reproductive justice movement rooted in the internationally-accepted human rights framework created by the United Nations. The organization defines Reproductive Justice as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent children in safe and sustainable communities. Based in Atlanta, SisterSong connects individuals and organizations across the country who share a commitment to addressing the intersecting oppressions that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities. The collective's approach centers the most vulnerable people, recognizing that true freedom requires addressing how multiple oppressions impact one another and that all people deserve access to resources and full human rights to live self-determined lives without fear, discrimination, or retaliation. SisterSong's membership represents a diverse movement of indigenous women, women of color, LGBTQ people, and allies united in their dedication to growing the reproductive justice movement and uplifting the voices of movement sisters working toward access to all reproductive rights and community liberation.