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Access to Health: Elevating the Discourse on Health Care and Reproductive Justice

Tout Suite
Houston, TX


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Access to Health: Elevating the Discourse on Health Care and Reproductive Justice  

Featuring Januari Leo, MSW (Director of Public Affairs, Legacy Community Health - Houston) and Eesha Pandit (Co-President - Board of Directors, National Network of Abortion Funds)

Presented by Christina Gorczynski and Melanie Pang of First Person

Wednesday
August 5, 2015
11:30am-1:00pm

Registration and Networking: 11:30am
Lunch and Program: 12:00-12:50pm
Dessert, Coffee, Thank You/Gratitude and Wrap-up Message: 12:50-1:00pm

Ticket includes program, networking, lunch, water, tea, coffee, taxes, gratuity, and dessert.*

Registration includes 1.0 CEU for Social Workers, LPCs and LMFTs. CEUs are provided by the UH Graduate College of Social Work Center for Career & Professional Development, Continuing Education.

*Without advance notice, tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for another luncheon. You may give your ticket to another person to attend in your place with no advance notice required.  
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Januari Leo, MSW
Director of Public Affairs, Legacy Community Health - Houston

Januari is the Director of Public Affairs for Legacy Community Health in Houston, and also recently completed a four-year term as the NASW Houston Branch Chair. She is passionate about healthcare policy, politics, and leadership development. Januari currently sits on the board for the League of Women Voters-Houston, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

Eesha Pandit
Co-President - Board of Directors, National Network of Abortion Funds

Eesha Pandit is a writer and activist - her writing can be found at The Crunk Feminist Collective, The Nation, Feministing, Salon, RH Reality Check, Feministe and In These Times.  
She most recently worked as Executive Director of Men Stopping Violence, a social change organization dedicated to ending men's violence against women. She's also served as as Women's Rights Manager at Breakthrough, a global human rights organization. At Breakthrough Eesha worked on the Bell Bajao! (Ring the Bell!) Campaign that asks men and boys to take action, get involved and help end violence against women. Previously, Eesha served as Director of Advocacy at Raising Women's Voices (RWV). RWV is a national initiative working to make sure women's voices are heard and women's concerns are addressed as policymakers put the new health reform law into action. At RWV, Eesha coordinated a national field network of 22 state-based regional coordinators working to include women's health access in local, state and national policy efforts.

Eesha has also served as Associate Director of Programs at the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program at Hampshire College where she coordinated the organization's New Leadership Networking Initiative and the Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps. She's worked with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, and Amnesty International USA's Women's Rights Program. Eesha currently serves on the board of the National Network of Abortion Funds. She has a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.A. from the University of Chicago.

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2015 Let's Fly Learning Luncheon Series Presented by First Person

In 2014, First Person held a series of successful Learning Luncheons that gave our audience insight on topics that were at the forefront of the nonprofit sector, such as immigration, foster care, and food politics. We invite all people who are passionately interested in our topics to attend.

2015 marks our third consecutive year to provide these excellent discussions and networking opportunities. Today, many challenging issues are at the core of public discourse. From criminal justice to LGBT rights, race to healthcare, divergent views are making tidal waves across social media platforms and creating a crossfire of news headlines. Our goal in this series is to create an intentional, safe space to discuss issues that are at the core of these public conversations.

The 2015 Let's Fly Learning Luncheon Series will run from May-August 2015. Each luncheon will be held on a Wednesday from 11:30am-1:00pm at Tout Suite (2001 Commerce St., Houston, TX 77002). Registration required.

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2015 Let's Fly Learning Luncheon Series Schedule

Women in Leadership: Exploring Pathways to Success from a Woman's Perspective (May 20, 2015)
Featuring Magda Herrera (Associate Director of Corporate Relations, University of Houston), Reda Hicks (Senior Counsel, Americas - Energy Solutions, Panalpina, Inc.), and Berenice Yu, MSSW (Program Officer, Rockwell Fund)
http://women2015.brownpapertickets.com  

Racial Justice: Living Up to Houston's Diversity (June 3, 2015)
Featuring Rachel Afi Quinn, PhD (Assistant professor of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Houston) and Marcia Walker-McWilliams, PhD (Visiting Scholar in African American Studies, University of Houston)
http://racialjustice2015.brownpapertickets.com  

Building Unlikely Coalitions: Our Common Ground, Our Common Goals (June 17, 2015)
Featuring Jodi Bernstein (Senior Associate Director of the Southwest Region, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Aabha Brown (Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Houston), and Christina Gorczynski (CEO & Founder of First Person LLC and Campaign Director, Texas Wins)  
http://coalitions2015.brownpapertickets.com  

What's Next for the LGBT Movement: Shifting the Spotlight from Marriage Equality to Lived Equality (July 8, 2015)
Featuring  Becca Keo-Meier (Doctoral student and board member of Alliance at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston), Fran Watson (Licensed attorney and certified mediator, Houston Civil Rights Strategy Group), Lisa Changadveja (Former LGBT & AAPI Director for Ready for Hillary)
http://whatsnext2015.brownpapertickets.com  

Criminal Justice: Speaking Out for a Fair and Effective System (July 22, 2015)
Featuring Terri Burke (Executive Director, ACLU of Texas), Amber Burton (Vice President, Anthony Graves Foundation), and Carolina Canizales (Education Not Deportation Coordinator, United We Dream)
http://criminaljustice2015.brownpapertickets.com    

Access to Health: Elevating the Discourse on Health Care and Reproductive Justice (August 5, 2015)
Featuring Januari Leo, MSW (Director of Public Affairs, Legacy Community Health - Houston) and Eesha Pandit (Co-President - Board of Directors, National Network of Abortion Funds)
http://access2015.brownpapertickets.com

Location
  Tout Suite
2001 Commerce St.
Houston, TX 77002
United States
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Dates
 
Start: Wednesday Aug 05, 2015 11:30 AM
End: Wednesday Aug 05, 2015 1:00 PM

Prices
 
$35.00

Contact
 
Who: Melanie
Web: http://firstpersonhouston.com

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