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| Title | Mission and recruitment information, 2004 |
| Identifier | W078_01_15 |
| Date of original | 2004 |
| Decade | 2000s |
| Creator | Georgians for Choice (Organization) |
| Scope note | Correspondence and printed material, as well as minutes and agendas, financial records, legal records, photographs, audio-visual records, and artifacts including textiles, 1974-2006 (bulk 1982-2006), document the legislative, organizational, advocacy, and educational work of Georgians for Choice to preserve reproductive choice in the state. Reference material documents legal issues, legislation, and various other organizations representing pro-choice and pro-life viewpoints. The Georgians for Choice records also contain materials relating to the administration, fundraising, and manangement of the coalition-based non-profit. |
| Biographical or historical note | Formed in 1986, Georgians for Choice brought together 16 women's organizations in an effort to greater impact the protection and expansion of women's reproductive freedom in Georgia. Over time, Georgians for Choice grew to become to a 45 member coalition. Membership in Georgians for Choice was open to any organization supporting the coalition's mission and goals. Each organization paid a membership fee based on its total budget. However, no organization was denied membership due to an inability to pay dues. Additional financial support for the coalition came from special events, individual donations, organizational donations (special appeals), and foundations. Georgians for Choice strove for diversity in both its membership and leadership, and in its selection of its steering committee, worked to ensure that members represented varied geographic regions and included women of color, organizations of faith, social services, the women's legal community, health care providers, educational organizations, and gay and lesbian organizations. Serving as a clearinghouse for members, Georgians for Choice functioned as a centralized source for media referrals; had a video library on women's reproductive health issues; provided timely information on state and national legislation; provided a quarterly newsletter with state, regional, and national events; provided speakers for panels and forums; monitored clinic violence; provided clinic escorts and training; testified before state legislative committees; and conducted in-district and Washington meetings with members of Congress. GFC invested a great deal of energy in its Candidate Report Card, which provided voters with information on national, statewide, and local candidates for public office and their positions on reproductive rights. It also helped connect women seeking reproductive services to care providers who offered family planning, abortion, pregnancy care, adoption services, and financial assistance. In 2008 Georgians For Choice changed its name to SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW and its mission to ""collaborate with individuals and communities to build and sustain a powerful reproductive justice movement in Georgia by developing and sharing a radical analysis in order to shift culture; mobilizing in response to immediate threats and; organizing for long term systemic change."" |
| Language | English |
| Subject |
Abortion--Law and legislation Birth control Dilatation and extraction abortion--Law and legislation Pro-choice movement--Political aspects Pro-life movement--Moral and ethical aspects Pro-life movement--Political aspects Pro-life movement Reproductive freedom Reproductive health Reproductive rights and policy Right to life--Moral and ethical aspects Women--Political activity |
| Subject (names) | Georgians for Choice (Organization) |
| Location depicted | United States |
| Note | Personally identifiable information has been redacted from this item. |
| Series | SERIES I: Administrative Files, 1989- 2004 |
| Collection | Georgians for Choice records |
| Curatorial area | Archives for Research on Women and Gender |
| Digital publisher | Georgia State University Library |
| Finding aid | http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/findingaids/id/446 |
| Rights information | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
| Citation | W078_01_15, Georgians for Choice records, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University. |
| Source format | files (document groupings) |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
