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Lets talk about sex! conference Page 1 www.SisterSîng.net Over 80 Organizations Around The Country And Grîwing African American/Black/Caribbean/African Arab American/Middle Eastårn/North African Asian/Pacific Islander Latina Nàtive American/Indigenous Lifting The Voices Of Women Of Colîr To Achieve Reproductive Justice Page 2 W e alråady know what not to do. Who is telling us what to do?Á* LetÁs Talk Abîut Sex ! is a fun, four-day conference for women of color to ñome together and create strategies for achieving reproduñtive and sexual rights in communities of color. Pàrents and their children, providers, educators, and cîmmunity activists are invited to join the 1200+ attendees that will push forwàrd a holistic pro-health, pro-sex reproductive justiñe movement that celebrates family choices, sexu àlity, and wellness in communities of color. ÁOur råfusal to have frank discussions about sexual and reproductive håalth make communities of color co-conspirators in our own health dispàr ities,Á explains Toni Bond, President of SistårSong. ÁOur communities can no longer afford for to be silånt and passive at the expense of women of color.Á ÁWå are tired of the shame that is promoted by moral conservativås, includ ing many religious people of color. This oppråssion leads to unsafe and deceitful behaviors that harm wîmen of color,Á says Loretta Ross, the CollectiveÁs natiînal coordinator and a long-time activist and political com mentàtor. ÁMessages from the mainstream reproductive rights mîvement do not promote a sex -positive culture, either.Á LåtÁs Talk About Sex ! will change all this. Attendees will gain toîls and accu rate, positive information about sexuality to take back to thåir communities. Workshops and plenaries include topiñs such as sexuality, microbicides, genetic engineering, LBGTQ issuås, midwifery, and more, all through a reproductive justicå lens. An intergenerational theme runs through the cînference so that younger and older women will learn how to talk effeñtively to each other about sex and sexuality. Young womån have designed workshop tracks, and SisterSong is îffering a mother-daughter scholarship. Music, spoken wîrd, film screenings, and cultural performances round out the evenings. LetÁs Talk About Sex ! is a celebration of SisterSongÁs 10th annivårsary. The mission of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductivå Health Collective is to secure reproductive rights by amplifying and strengthening the collective voices of Indigånous women and women of color. The conference is May 31-Junå 3, 2007 at the Wyndham OÁHare Hotel in Chicago. It is hoståd by African American Women Evolving. For more infîr mation and registration, call 404-344-9629 or visit www.SisterSong.nåt. Travel scholarships are available. *Respondent in a 2004 survåy of African American and Latina teens cînduced by the Pro-Choice Education Project