{"id":10389,"date":"2024-03-16T13:50:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/?page_id=10389"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:51:32","slug":"racial-justice-challenge-topic-1-bodily-autonomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/racial-justice-challenge-topic-1-bodily-autonomy.html","title":{"rendered":"2024 Racial Justice Challenge Topic 1: Bodily Autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week One: Bodily Autonomy<\/span><\/h1>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Bodily autonomy is one of the most fundamental rights we have as human beings. However, across the country, this fundamental right is being challenged. This week, we will have difficult conversations about some of the many ways marginalized bodies are restricted, policed, and violated.<\/p>\n

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Laws have been proposed and passed that limit the rights of trans, gender nonconforming, and non-binary individuals, impacting their access to essential medical care and their ability to exist in public spaces. The fight for reproductive choice is also an ongoing struggle that has taken critical decisions out of the hands of individuals. Weight stigma, which disproportionately impacts women of color, is yet another way we police bodies that has a profoundly negative impact on people\u2019s physical and mental health. People of color also face discrimination based on their hair texture and style. Each day this week, we will dive into a different aspect of the critical conversation of bodily autonomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Week One Themes<\/h2>\n