On June 25, 2013, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Executive Director, Lynn Paltrow, will speak at the Innocence Project for their summer brown bag lunch lecture series.

On June 26, 2013, at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, Demia (Butler University’s student chapter of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance); Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies at Butler University; and Indiana Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice (IRCRC) will co-host a community education event entitled "Experts Discuss Suicide, Mental Health, and Healing:What Helps and Should Pregnant Women Be Treated Differently?"

Come out to hear experts Dr. Laura Miller, Stephen C. McCaffrey, and Dr. Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds speak about these topics and their relationship to the Bei Bei Shuai case that is set for trial in September.

NAPW is co-sponsoring the event along with: The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Backline; Demia (Butler University’s student chapter of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance); Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies at Butler University; Indiana Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice (IRCRC); LRSJ (Law Students for Reproductive Justice) Bloomington; Mental Health America of Indiana; NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Indiana; National Perinatal Association (NPA)

Read the event's media advisory, visit the event page to sign up, and share the event with your allies, friends, and social media! We look forward to seeing you there!

On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Executive Director, Lynn Paltrow, will lead a presentation at YP4's (Young People For the American Way) Northeast Regional Training for new fellows. Ms. Paltrow will speak on "Roe v. Wade and the New Jane Crow: Reproductive Justice in the Age of Mass Incarceration." The training will take place at St. John's University campus in Queens, NY. For more information about YP4, visit their website.

The 2013 International Hard Reduction Conference (IHRC) will occur in Vilnius, Lithuania from June 9 to June 12, 2013. NAPW Executive Director, Lynn Paltrow, will attend and speak at the conference. Ms. Paltrow will be chairing a plenary event on Monday, June 10, 2013 on "Developing harm reduction services for women who use drugs," and will participate in another session that day on "Parenting and Drug Use." The IHRC website has the full conference agenda available with registration and conference information.

Take Root: Red States Perspectives on Reproductive Justice conference announced its 2014 dates. Save the date to join us in Norman, Oklahoma on February 21 & 22, 2014 for the only (yes only!) annual reproductive justice conference for red state folks and by red state organizers!

The University of Michigan will host a Reproductive Justice conference from May 29 - May 31, 2013 on "Reproductive Justice: Activists, Advocates, Academics in Ann Arbor." NAPW Executive Director, Lynn Paltrow, and Jeanne Flavin, NAPW Board President & Fordham University Professor of Sociology, will attend the conference and speak on a panel about "Cultivating Collaborations: Academics and Advocates Discuss Partnerships." Additionally, Ms. Paltrow will lead a working session on "Mass Incarceration, 'War on Drugs,' and Reproductive Justice." Registration and further information can be found on the conference website.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, NAPW Executive Director, Lynn Paltrow, and Columbia University Assistant Professor and Research Scientist, Dr. Carl Hart, PhD, will conduct a CLE program at the Queen County Bar Association. The program, as part of the Child Welfare Court Improvement Project will address "Drug Use, Drug Effects, and the Role of Science and Experts in Child Protective Cases." Registration and further information can be found on the flyer below.

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