CONFERENCE - March 20, 2025
Presentations from "Reproductive Justice and Community Resistance in LA County"
On March 20, 2025 the Los Angeles Women and Health Equity Coalition hosted the "Reproductive Justice and Community Resistance in LA County" Conference at
The LA LGBT Center, Pride Hall
Conference Program
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Slide deck of conference presentations
Welcome
Susie Baldwin (she/her), MD, MPH, Office of Women’s Health, LA County Department of Public Health
Opening Remarks
Congressmember Laura Friedman (she/her), California’s 30th Congressional District
Opening Remarks
Lindsey P. Horvath (she/her), Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 3
Morning Speakers: Emerging Issues in a Changing Political Landscape
Moderator
Frankie Darling-Palacios (they/them), LA LGBTCenter
Reproductive Health: Federal Policy
Celinda Vázquez (she/her), Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
U.S. Supreme Court Cases: An Overview
Dipti Singh (she/her), JD, Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley
Federal Policy Updates And Implications For The LGBTQ+ Community
Terra Russell-Slavin (she/they), JD, LA LGBT Center
Addressing the Intersections: Anti-Immigrant Actions,
Health Care Access, and Domestic Violence/Gender- Based Violence
Connie Chung Joe (she/her), JD,
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
Policy Updates on California Protections and Investments
Sylvia Castillo (she/her), California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom
Afternoon Speakers: Activation and Resistance: Policy, Programs and Social Justice Movements
Moderator
Xochitl Lopez-Ayala (she/her)
ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Supporting Immigrants: LA County and Partners in Action
Rigo Reyes (he/him), LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs
Empowering Voices: Advocating for Reproductive Justice in TGI Communities
Héctor Trinidad Plascencia (they/them/we/us), Plascencia Consulting and LA County LGBTQ+ Commission
Access to Essential Medications in California Mifepristone and Opill®
Jasmine Young (she/her), JD, National Health Law Program
Plan C Self-Managed Abortion 101 Information Session
Imani Wilson-Shabazz (she/her), MPH, Plan C
Fierce Aunties
Tyla Adams (she/her), MPH, CHES®, Black Women for Wellness
Closing Remarks
Ellen Eidem, MS, Office of Women’s Health, LA County Department of Public Health
Call to Action
Nomsa Khalfani, PhD, Essential Access Health