Grassroots Organizing

Brooklyn Men (K)onnect

Brooklyn Men (K)onnect is a Brooklyn (NY) based community organization that provides health & sex education while advocating for safe sex practices for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). BMK works towards strengthening Brooklyn’s LGBT community through events, programming, and collaboration.

Circle of Voices Inc.

Circle of Voices is an organization located in Brooklyn, NY for Womyn of Color and Womyn of African decent. This group uses art as a medium through which they address issues such as cancer and HIV/AIDS awareness. They do so by holding workshops and performances with these issues as the focal points.

Classy L.A.D.Y.

Classy L.A.D.Y. (Loving Accepting & Defining You) is a small organization in Columbia, South Carolina that provides reproductive health and sex education to young women. It is a community based organization, which focuses on healthy relationships and programing that prioritizes pregnancy prevention.

More Than Sex-Ed

More Than Sex-Ed is an Organization based in Los Angeles, CA that provides children, teens, educators and parents with sexual education. Through yearly programs and events, they organize with an emphasis on sex education and awareness within LA.

Prison Birth Project 

The Prison Birth Project of Holyoke, MA works with both formerly and currently incarcerated mothers interested in Reproductive Justice. This organization provides education on Reproductive Justice and encourages the mothers to become leaders within their communities. This group was formed due to consistent cases of the denial of basic health care rights for incarcerated women.

Rustin’s Place 

Rustin’s Place is an organization located in St. Louis, Missouri. It provides health services and education to community members — specifically of the African American non-heterosexual community. According to their website and Facebook page, their free services include various STD and STI testing, free pregnancy tests, social events and activities for the community as well as support groups for those in need. Although the organization was created with a specific demographic in mind, all are welcome.

Scarleteen

Scarleteen is a grassroots organization in Seattle, Washington. It provides sex, health, and reproductive health education for young girls. It is an organization that promotes healthy sexual experiences and centers its programing on sex education.

Sister Reach

Sister Reach is a community based organization located in Memphis, Tennessee. This organization strives to educated women and girls about women’s health and Reproductive Justice.

Sister Song

Sister Song is an organization in Atlanta, Georgia. This group of women focuses on strengthening the voices of women of color and indigenous women in an attempt to attain Reproductive Justice.

SPARK

SPARK is an organization that provides Reproductive Justice education to individuals of all backgrounds. Anchored in Atlanta, Georgia, the organization has expanded to other Georgian communities.