Gretchen Sisson In Conversation With Renee Bracey Sherman

Moderators: Jessica Pieklo and Imani Gandy 

Sunday November 17th at 6PM-7PM

Trident, Boulder CO

Gretchen Sisson, Ph.D., is a qualitative sociologist studying abortion and adoption at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at University of California, San Francisco. Her research was cited in the Supreme Court’s dissent in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and has been covered in The Washington Post, The Nation, All Things Considered and Consider This, New York Magazine, VOX, and other outlets.

Renee Bracey Sherman is a reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller, and writer. She is the founder and co-executive director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions and share their stories at the intersection of race, class, and gender identity. She is also an executive producer of Ours to Tell, an award-winning documentary elevating the voices of people who've had abortions. In October, she and her co-author Regina Mahone released their debut book, LIBERATING ABORTION: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve and they are also the co-hosts of The A Files: A Secret History of Abortion, a podcast from The Meteor. She lives in Washington, DC.

Jessica Pieklo is Executive Editor of Rewire News Group, the country's only nonprofit media organization dedicated exclusively to reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice. 

Imani Gandy is Editor at Large of Rewire News Group, writer of Angry Black Lady Chronicles. She and Jess co-host the award-winning podcast Boom! Lawyered.