On the Road Again...MA Version

Val and Danielle had a great time tabling at the Hampshire College Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program's annual conference this weekend. The conference, held in Amherst, Massachusetts, brought together 1000 activists from around the globe to organize around reproductive rights and health.

The theme of the conference is "From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom," so we looked forward to participating and knew we'd meet a lot of great feminists. This was our first CLPP conference and we weren't disappointed.

After running into other DC activists at National Airport, we flew into Hartford CT and drove north to Amherst. After a quick tour of Amherst, we got to campus and set up our table. We had our Campaign to Expose Fake Clinics info, domestic and global repro rights fact sheets, free copies of Ms. Magazine, and candy on the table. We also sold our totes and buttons that say "This is what a FEMINIST looks like."

Sidenote - for anyone who didn't get a tote bag or wanted a feminist t-shirt, you can get them at our online store. Our totes and tees are sweat-free and union-made, and they make a great gift!

We met feminist students from all over the country - Oklahoma State, Wellesley, UPenn, UConn, CUNY Hunter College, and of course Hampshire College, and dozens of other schools besides. They told us they had a great experience and were motivated to keep organizing their campuses around repro justice.

The Saturday opening plenary session had several terrific speakers lined up. They implored the audience to keep working for human rights and social/reproductive justice here and abroad.

Lyndon and Doris sold merch next to us, and they were a hoot. There were so many terrific organizations, including the Midwest Access Project, Feminist Abortion Network, and NARAL Pro-Choice New York.

We tabled Friday and Saturday, then came home Sunday. We had a great time, and would love to hear from folks who went to the conference as well. Email us at campusteam@feminist.org with stories and pictures from the conference!