You may GIVE HERE by putting Afiya in the additional information box. You may also mail checks to the church made out to Horizon UU Church with Afiya on the memo line any time during October.
The Afiya Center (TAC) was established in response to the increasing disparities between HIV incidences worldwide and the extraordinary prevalence of HIV among Black women and girls in Texas. TAC is unique in that it is the only Reproductive Justice (RJ) organization in North Texas founded and directed by Black women. The mission of TAC is to serve Black women and girls by transforming their relationship with their sexual and reproductive health through addressing the consequences of reproduction oppression.
The Afiya Center understands that the reproductive justice framework is the driving force behind sexual and reproductive rights for Black women. By utilizing this multi-pronged framework, The Afiya Center continues to bring awareness to the connections between reproductive oppression and the increased risk of transmission of HIV to women of color. Additionally, The Afiya Center believes that reproductive justice is a platform to create advocacy that is informed, self-actualized, and protects women’s reproductive health, rights, and justice.
The Afiya Center was founded in response to the absence of programs to assist marginalized women living in poverty who are at high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. It embraces the reproductive justice framework as the most effective means for tackling this dual epidemic.
The Afiya Center has long recognized that for Black women there is a perceived double standard: we are stigmatized when we have children and are further shamed and stigmatized when we seek abortions. We are ready to expand our advocacy efforts to ensure all Texas women are truly supported — no matter her choice. The Afiya Center is a proud participant of the Trust. Respect. Access. Coalition — a multi-year campaign to promote policies that restore trust in Texans to make their own reproductive health care decisions, respect the dignity of Texans and the judgment of health care professionals, and ensure access to abortion and the support all Texas families need to thrive.
Learn more at https://www.theafiyacenter.org/ or follow TAC on Facebook or on Instagram theafiyacenter. They’ve been working to Get Out The Vote and partnering with other Dallas organizations to “bend the arc towards justice.”