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May 7, 2024

Reproductive Justice forum May 14: Panel and open discussion focuses on access to safe, comprehensive healthcare and resources

Join the Kitsap County Council for Human Rights for a *Reproductive Justice Forum: Navigating Reproductive Health in a Post-Roe America*. This free event takes place 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 in the Eagle’s Nest of the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1195 Fairgrounds Road [ [link removed] ], Bremerton. 

The forum will focus on a discussion of safe and comprehensive reproductive healthcare, featuring Wilder Kruzan of the Northwest Abortion Access Fund; reproductive healthcare champion Senator Emily Randall; Jewel Shepherd-Sampson, founder of the Kitsap Black Student Union and youth mentor; Annemarie Manskie, high school student journalist, photographer and active member of the Kitsap Black Student Union; Kitsap Public Health Officer Dr. Gib Morrow; and Linda Segur of the Kitsap Parent Child Assistance Program.

Panelists will discuss their work, advocacy, perspectives and experiences in Kitsap communities, and the audience will be invited to share their own stories. There will be opportunities to ask questions, find resources and get involved in supporting reproductive healthcare. Refreshments are provided.

Reproductive Justice is a movement launched in 1994 when a group of black women recognized that the needs of women of color and other marginalized women and trans people were being underrepresented in the women's rights movement. In 1997, a collective of  women of color formed SisterSong, an organization to support and uplift the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy and reproductive decision making; access healthcare; and nurture children in safe and sustainable communities. They built a network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems impacting the lives of marginalized communities.

Visit the Kitsap County Council for Human Rights website at *kcowa.us/hrc [ [link removed] ]* for more information and resources. Additional materials will be posted after the event.

"Questions? Contact Rebecca Pirtle in the Commissioners' Office at [email protected]"

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*More about forum participants:*

Wilder Kruzan

Wilder Kruzan is a member of the Kitsap County Council for Human Rights and will moderate the event. She has taught childbirth education for parents and workshops for birth professionals since 2002. She experienced hundreds of births as a doula and served nearly three decades as a liaison between families and resources, providing a web of support and information. She connects with people from all backgrounds and locally has worked with organizations including the Northwest Abortion Access Fund, Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center, Kitsap Strong, and Kitsap HOPE Circle.



Senator Emily Randall

Washington State Senator Emily Randall represents the 26th Legislative District. Born and raised on the Kitsap Peninsula, she is a longtime community organizer and advocate for expanding education opportunities and access to affordable healthcare for women, children and LGBTQ people. In 2019, she sponsored and helped pass the Reproductive Health Care for All bill prohibiting health care discrimination on the basis of immigration status or gender identity. She continues to champion the protection of reproductive health care services and make our health care system more equitable and affirming.



Jewel Shepherd-Sampson

Jewel Shepherd-Sampson, a native resident of Bremerton, is the founder and executive director of of Kitsap Black Student Union, a nonprofit organization that works with BIPOC students in Kitsap County,. Her activism began as a child under tutelage of the late Bishop Lawrence Robertson. As a young student at Marcus Whitman Junior High, she founded the Black Youth Organization under Blacks in Government and the Bridge Builders Multicultural Club. She continued to strive for excellence as a college student at Central Washington University, where she was inducted into the honor society. She now devotes her time locally as a mentor with Our Gems for the last seven years and volunteers with Kitsap Strong/Graduate Strong. She's very active in several other organizations including the Port Orchard Police Department Community Advisory Panel, Filipino-American Association of Kitsap County Board of Directors, the Puget Sound Regional Council Equity Board, Port Orchard Equity Club and Kitsap Community Resources Board. 



Annemarie Manskie

Annemarie Manskie is a sophomore at Central Kitsap High School. She enjoys writing and is a student journalist for the Cougar Chronicle, the student news site for the school. Annemarie won an honorary award at the Washington Journalism Education Association in Photojournalism for 2024. Annemarie has been an active member of Kitsap Black Student Union (KBSU) for over a year. She has been recognized as a culturally active student in school and community, and KBSU has provided a platform to amplify her voice even more. She believes that joining KBSU has been transformative and allowed her to tap into her leadership and advocacy calling. Everyone doesn’t find their purpose so young, but Annemarie has found hers. Through collective voice, cultural awareness, celebration of culture, and skill building, she has found a sense of belonging, empowerment, and resilience within the community.





Dr. Gib Morrow

Dr. Gib Morrow is a physician, husband, father, and health officer for the Kitsap Public Health District. He considers reproductive freedom a fundamental human right. In 2021, Kitsap Public Health adopted a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis and committed to taking meaningful actions to address institutionalized and systemic racism. The district focuses on equitable outcomes for all persons and compiles, analyzes and shares data on health disparities to identify and communicate about barriers people face through systemic discrimination, poverty and homelessness.



Linda Segur

Linda Segur, a strong proponent to ensure all women's voices matter, has served almost eight years as the clinical supervisor of the Kitsap Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP),a University of Washington evaluated case management program. Since 1991, she has provided advocacy and support, including assistance accessing family planning methods, to pregnant and parenting women across Washington who are also dealing with substance use disorder. She has worked with women and their families at Kitsap Mental Health, providing co-occurring substance-use disorder and mental health counseling. She was also a family services coordinator for the Head Start/Early Head Start and a parent educator for the Kitsap Drug Court program. She is an active member of the Kitsap Strong Speaker's Bureau and recently completed trained as a Science of Hope Navigator. 







 

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