Faith and RJ for Choice USA

Faith & Reproductive Justice
Choice USA Lunch and Learn
June 2009

Introductions
Emily Goodstein
Director, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom

Agenda
Introductions and Icebreaker
RCRC’s History and Program Overview
Partner Text Study Activity
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Questions

Icebreaker
Please share your…

Name
Organization
School
Favorite thing about your home town…

Clergy Consultation Service
Pro-choice clergy in New York begin to organize in 1967
1,400 members throughout the nation join in one year
Formation of the Religious Coalition on Abortion Rights in 1973

What's in a name?
1973: Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR)
pronounced “R-car”
1993: RCAR broadens its mission and changed its name to the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC)
2001: RCRC starts Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) program
Pronounced “surf”

RCRC Members Include

RCRC’s Mission
The preservation of reproductive justice through a faith positive lens.

RCRC’s Programs Include
Interfaith Outreach
Clergy for Choice
Seminarians for Choice
Multi-Cultural Programs
La Iniciativa Latina
Black Church Initiative
Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom
Public Policy

Small Group Activity

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