Email: info@sistersong.net
Phone: 404.756.2680
Geography: United States
Founded: 1997
Address:1237 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
Mission
SisterSong is comprised of 80 local, regional and national grassroots organizations in the United States representing five primary ethnic populations/indigenous nations in the United States: Native American/Indigenous, Black/African American, Latina/Puerto Rican, Arab American/Middle Eastern, and Asian/Pacific Islander, as well as white allies and men. The Collective was formed in 1997 to fulfill a need for a national movement by women of color to organize our voices to represent ourselves and our communities. SisterSong educates women of color on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, and works towards the access of health services, information and resources that are culturally and linguistically appropriate through the integration of the disciplines of community organizing, Self-Help and human rights education.
Herstory
"We are SisterSong because we are women of color from many cultures and orientations who may sing different songs yet we
all sing the women's song in harmony, from the same score, on the same sheet of music."
- Juanita Williams, Management Circle Member and HIV/AIDS survivor – 1997
Who Is SisterSong?
The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective is a network of local, regional and national grassroots agencies representing five primary ethnic populations/indigenous nations in the United States:
- African American
- Arab American/Middle Eastern
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- Latina
- Native American/Indigenous
We mobilize women of color around our lived experiences by:
- bringing women of color together
- encouraging our collective sustainability through mentoring and self-help
- providing a framework that resonates with our lived experience
- organizing and mobilizing to affect change
The Collective was formed in 1997 and initially funded by the Ford Foundation to educate women of color and policy makers on reproductive and sexual health and rights, and to work towards the access of health services, information and resources that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
We achieve these goals through public policy work, advocacy, service delivery and health education within our communities on the local, national and international levels.
Members of the Collective includes organizations in the mainland United States, as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico.