About the Triangle Interfaith Reproductive Justice Coalition
Our Mission
The mission of the Triangle Interfaith
Reproductive Justice Coalition is to foster understanding,
compassion, and advocacy for reproductive justice principles
within a diverse and inclusive community.*
We believe that individuals should have the autonomy to make
informed decisions about their reproductive health and
family planning, while respecting the values and religious
perspectives of everyone. Through education, dialogue,
activism, and struggle, we strive to create a society where
principles of reproductive justice are upheld and individuals
are empowered to lead healthy, fulfilling lives in accordance
with their own faith traditions and personal values.
*We gratefully acknowledge the visionary work of Black women, who formulated the Reproductive Justice framework in 1994, and who have been thought leaders since its inception. We particularly honor the leadership of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, whose work is at the center of this movement.
Our Vision
We envision a North Carolina in which all residents have
access to reproductive health care. Affirming the inherent
worth and dignity of all persons, we strongly support the
Constitutional Right of Religious Liberty and the right of
each person to make reproductive health care decisions in
accordance with their own conscience and faith beliefs,
without stigma or shame.
Our Values*
The Right to have a child.
The Right not to have a child.
The Right to raise a child in an economically
sustainable environment.
The Right to bodily autonomy.
*By lifting up these particular values, we follow the lead of
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.
Our Coalition Partners
Binkley Baptist Church
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting
Church of Reconciliation
Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church of Durham
Judea Reform Congregation
Kehillah Synagogue
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
