Our Mission
ACT is a reproductive justice organization building power through leadership development, community organizing, advocacy, and policy change in our communities.
Build Power. Organize. ACT.
- Womxn
- Young People
- Communities affected by systemic oppression
- Elected officials and decision makers
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Guiding Principles
Reproductive Justice
Gender Justice
Racial Justice
Accountability and Courage
Movement Building
Restorative Healing
Liberation and Equity
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Organizational Strategy
Center young people and hold physical space for their growth and healing
Create opportunities to develop leadership
Build power of our base through community engagement, political education, civic participation, and connection to broader movements
Build strategic alliances with organizations and movements to advance reproductive justice
Increase access to reproductive health services and resources
Educate and inform policies, policy makers, and leaders
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Anticipated Changes
Historically oppressed communities have the equity, access and power to thrive.
Communities inform and drive policies to dismantle systemic oppression
Young people and womxn belong to a unified movement addressing reproductive justice locally, statewide, and nationally
Decentralized personal, social, institutional and political power
Freedom and capacity to radically imagine and realize our full selves
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Want to get involved?
- Volunteer (sign up here)
- Event Committees
- Canvassing or phone banking
- Office support
- Outreach
- Internships & Fellowships
- Join our Board of Directors
- Participate in a Program:
- Feminist Leadership Academy
- SHAPE
- Teen Success, Inc.
- ACTion Teams
- Attend an event
Contact us if you want to get involved
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ACT’s Mutual Aid Fund will go directly to those most impacted by COVID-19 in Tulare Co, including ACT’s youth participants, alumni network, undocumented families, young parents, LGBTQ youth, and folks who have lost income.
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Slides 5 & 6 of a drawing series exploring abolition. "We are weaving new ways of relating with each other, learning to hold conflict with grace, and naming that all of us are worthy of participating in repair."
I've been holding these drawings in my imagination for several months now but have been slow to work on them and unsure of what exactly I would write about them. In some parts of me these concepts feel so simple, & in other ways feel so deep and hard and complex. Harm/ conflict take place in such a wide breadth of ways across deeply differing power dynamics. Accountability requires those who perpetuate harm to admit the harm and then choose to engage in a healing process. Unfortunately, so many people still refuse to come to that place. And even those who have chosen to engage in an accountability process sometimes still engage in harm. There are so many just and important questions that come out of these realities and I believe they help move us forward.
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As I understand it, at the heart of abolition is the naming that none of us are disposable. And through the work of Restorative and Transformative Justice is an opportunity to hold the mess of such complexity, the mess of process, the mess of each other in relationships. To name that we are all HUMAN. We all harm others & we all receive harm in some way throughout our lifetime, but that we are all also capable of transformation, understanding, and repair. Prison and policing denies us of this grace. Abolition creates a world that holds space for our humanity.
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These images are downloadable on my "Art for Community" page on my website.
(It feels important for me to say here that I am young in my life as an abolitionist & still have so much to learn. I am enjoying creating these drawings as a way to ground myself more deeply in some of these concepts and it seems like others have been feeling the same. I don't think I captured all that these drawings embody with this caption or even layed it all out correctly. I definitely feel more confident in the drawings than I do with the writing. I am not a writer & I am not a teacher in this area.
The holidays are coming up and we are doing a donation drive for the 10 young families we work with! We would like to gift them all types of goodies and we need your help! We have started the donation drive this week and drop-offs will be at our ACT office. Check the post for specific drop-off times and dates, along with the list of wanted items. Hit us up if you have questions or would like to support in any way. Thank you so much we appreciate all your support!
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#tularecounty #youngparents #communitycare #donationdrive
The holidays are coming up and we are doing a donation drive for the young parents we work with! We would like to gift them all types of goodies this holiday season and we need your help! We will start the donation drive next week and drop-offs will be at our ACT office. Check the post for specific drop-off times and dates, along with the list of wanted items. Hit us up if you have questions or would like to support in any way. Thank you so much! 💜
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SWIPE : How are you showing up for Black Trans Women and Black Trans Femmes in their everyday lives. D*ath shouldn’t be the only moment Black Trans anything comes out of your mouth. Liking a post or sharing a story doesn’t keep us safe? What can you do to make sure we have the things we need? #whilewerehere #whiletheyarehere #Prideextended I truly would like to know what can you do to truly show up for Black Trans Women and Black Trans Femmes?
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#transawarenessweek #transisbeautiful #transblacklivesmatter
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Revolutions have been in process for centuries, sometimes with space in between, and always survived by a deep love for our people. What does the future of revolution look like to you? Leave a comment with your thoughts ☺️
This week I’ve been leaning into the release of knowing the orange f*** face is out, and now I’m beginning to sit deeper into the acceptance that the battle is not over. The question I’m praying on…. If politicians won’t save us, what will?
It’s up to us, our communities, our creations, prayer, power, healing, and our continued global resilience that we take back the land, liberate the people, and restore the planet.
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#mutualaid #revolution #bidenharris2020 #indigenousresistance #blackliberation #womenofillustration #artistsoninstagram #artivismofeminista
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There are just two days left to vote! Make sure to drop off your ballot or vote in-person between 7am and 8pm today or tomorrow!
If you’re voting in-person, know your rights and don’t let anyone keep you from casting your ballot!
If you run into any trouble at your polling location, make sure to call the voter protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE.
#Vote #YouthVote #California #VoteEarly #Election #Election2020
Here are our VOTER SQUAD WINNERS! 🤩 They will be getting some cool swag from @kgalongbeach @fils4justice and @actforwomenandgirls
Check out our Voter Resource link! Find the official Tulare County Polling and Ballot Drop off location list, comprehensive non-partisan voter guides, know your rights materials, and voter status link.
[ID]: purple and yellow background. Text: ACT Voter Resources: Polling and Ballot Box Locations, Non-partisan voter guides, know your rights, voter status link. top left corner: graphic design of 2 folks. Bottom left corner: graphic design 1 person voting.
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#tularecounty #youthvote #voterresources #vote2020