We are SACReD
SACReD is a national alliance of multiracial, multifaith, multiethnic, mixed gender and sexual identity religious leaders, congregations, movement organizations, activists, academics, and directly impacted communities collaborating to advance Reproductive Justice through congregational education, culture change, community building, and direct service.
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Unapologetically Intersectional
by Audre Knepp, SACReD’s Collective Rising Summer Intern My perspective is shaped by the spaces I bridge: as the daughter of a Mexican mother and white father, an international student living 8,000 miles from family, and an aspiring physician fighting for healthcare equity among LGBTQ+ and immigrant populations. Navigating these varied cultural and institutional systems showed me early on that our lives cannot be neatly compartmentalized. I’ve been able to hold internships at Collective Power and Clarke International University in Uganda to discover more on how reproductive rights impact multi-faceted lives. As I step into my own confidence in navigating…
We Work Toward Thriving
A Letter from Rev. Iya Latishia James, Executive Director of SACReD Dear SACReD Community, For the last six months, as I stepped into serving as SACReD’s solo executive director, I have been deep in reflection about what it means to lead through a time of rising fascism. Every day, we wake up to new ways in which the institutions meant to protect, provide for, and prioritize the flourishing of our communities instead cause irreparable harm. Whether it be through the systematic gutting of voting rights, the relentless efforts to control the bodily autonomy of all of us, or the supremacist-level…