This is an emergency! : a reproductive rights and gender justice portfolio
Meredith Stern (Editor, Artist), Judy Kashoff (Editor, Interviewee), Melanie Cervantes (Contributor), Thea Gahr (Contributor), Bec Young (Contributor), Favianna Rodriguez (Contributor), Mary Tremonte (Contributor), Molly Fair (Contributor), Ian J.G. Cozzens (Contributor), Kristina Brown (Contributor), Delia Kovac (Contributor), Emmy Bright (Contributor), Lois Harada (Contributor), Erin Rosenthal (Contributor), Katrina Silander Clark (Contributor), Arley-Rose Torsone (Contributor), Sam Merritt (Contributor), Olivia Horvath (Contributor), Ladyfingers Letterpress (Printer), Third Termite (Printer), Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, Secret Door Projects
"[A] print portfolio project centered on reproductive rights and gender justice. There hasn't been a safe time for women, gay or non-gender conforming people in North America since Europeans invaded this continent. The forms of oppression shift over time and while some aspects of life improve, we don't have full justice and equality in the United States ... This project you hold in your hands is a collaboration of over two dozen voices. These are people who have experienced gender and reproductive injustice and were moved to dream together. Stories, images and multigenerational interviews combine here to give a range of perspectives on how our lives are impacted by our ability (or lack there of) to experience equality. There is no way an endeavor of this nature could be comprehensive; instead it's meant to be a small glimpse of some of the complex emotions, ideas and perspectives of people dealing with these issues. I hope this project will inspire dialog and communication. The intent is that it be used along with other organizing efforts to shift culture and provide historical perspectives about how these issues impact our lives in the early 21st century" --Page one
Print Book, English, 2012
[Meredith Stern], Providence, Rhode Island, 2012