Abortion and Reproductive Justice Conference‐ The Unfinished Revolution II Ulster University 2/3 June 2016 #RJBelfast16 1 Conference Programme Abortion and Reproductive Justice – The Unfinished Revolution II 2–3 June 2016 Page Map 1 Orientation information 2 Tourist Information 3 Welcome and Speaker Profiles 5 Daily Schedule 7 Abstracts 19 2 Fr ederick St B8 B88 8 Little Done L rk St ittle Yo P le at Litt rick St ga Donegall St ll St Gr eat Pa A2 tr ick St St Curti rk Yo s S t 1 Libr Univ E ersit xchange t ar of Ulsty t S y St S n er rd io a n S w M U t d Car M E Pa 3 rk 3 ademy St The Ac MA Gambl C Ex cha e ng Saint Anne S 9 e t S Squa BT1 2NJ BT1 t ’s B3 r Belfast, Belfast, e re e 10 Exchange Street West, West, Street Exchange 10 Av l t The Mac The ya St. Anne W Ro e Cathedr s St ’s t n al io t D ra u lbot St n Ta b orpo H a C r i l l L S i n t D k Done u n b ga a r ll St S A t 2 y a u Tomb St Q N l l o a r g t h e S n t o D t A2 g S in War g St Warin The City of Belfast From the Irish, Béal Feirste, meaning ‘mouth of the sandbanks’, Belfast was granted city status in 1888, before being propelled unto the global stage in the early 20th century as having the biggest and most productive shipyard in the world. Reminders of Belfast’s maritime heritage still loom large over the city in the shape of ‘Samson’ and ‘Goliath’, the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes that dominate the Belfast skyline, and are directly adjacent to our conference venue. Indeed, our Conference Dinner venue sits on the site of the former Harland & Wolfe shipyard, from where RMS Titanic took her ill‐fated maiden voyage. Today, Belfast shows no resemblance to the city whose identity was so tied to the euphemistically‐ termed ‘troubles’ and, instead, is a vibrant, buzzing modern city, ‘famous’ for so much. But beyond its famous (infamous) peace walls, prisons, murals, docks and shipyards – that have inspired so many poets, playwrights and songwriters – Belfast is probably best known for the deep warmth, conviviality and friendliness of its people. Orientation Information Conference Location‐ The conference will be held at the Mac, Belfast. A site map can be found at the front of the programme. The dinner (2nd June) will be at Belfast City Hall. Audio Visual Facilities ‐ All presentations that have been submitted in advance of the conference will be pre‐loaded and available on the laptop in your presentation room. On the day, a member of the conference team will be available to assist with any problems. Paper Sessions ‐ Session Chairs are asked to ensure that the sessions are kept to a strict time schedule. In the unlikely event that the Session Chair has not arrived when the session is due to commence, the first presenter should assume the role of Chair. Wifi Access ‐ Username: MACGuest Password: themac1234 Social Media ‐ #RJBelfast16 Health Emergencies Royal Victoria Hospital, 274 Grosvenor Rd, Belfast BT12 6BA. Tel: 028 9024 0503 Belfast City Hospital, 51 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AB. Tel: 028 9032 9241 Dental Emergency Clinic, Belfast City Hospital (RODP). Tel: 028 9063 8486. 2 Eateries close to Belfast City Hall Deanes Bistro (£££) 34 Howard St., BT1 (0.2 miles, 5min walk) Tel. 02890 331134 Howard Street ‐ 56 Howard St., BT1. Tel. 02890 248362. www.howardstreetbelfast.com Little Wing Pizzeria ‐ 10 Ann St., BT1 4EF (0.3 miles, 6 min walk) Tel. 028 9024 7000 Mourne Seafood Bar ‐ 34‐36 Bank St., BT1 1HL. (closes 9.30pm)Tel. 028 9024 8544 James Street South Restaurant ‐ 21 James Street South BT2 7GA Tel: 02890 434310 Yard Bird – 3 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LA. Tel: 02890 243712 Coppi ‐ St Anne’s Square (0.7 miles, 15min walk), BT1 4EF. Tel. 02890 311959 Nando’s ‐ Victoria Square, BT1. Tel. 028 90323452 (closes 10pm) (0.3 miles, 7min walk) Yo!Sushi ‐ Victoria Square Tel.028 90099700(closes10pm) http://m.yosushi.com/restaurant Places of Interest ‐ http://visit‐belfast.com/things‐to‐do/category/attractions. Entertainment Guide (gigs, exhibitions, updated daily) – www.LostEvent.com Belfast Sightseeing Tour (1.5hrs) Tel. 02890 321321 www.belfastsightseeing.com Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, BT9 5AB, Tel. 02890 440000 www.nmni.com Taxis Value Cabs – 028 9080 9080 FonaCAB – 028 9033 3333 Class Taxis – 028 9024 2666 24/7 Taxis – 028 9024 7247 Airports, Rail & Buses Belfast City Airport ‐ BT3 9JH, Info Desk: Tel. 02890 939093 Belfast International Airport – Info Desk: Tel.02894 484848 Translink (integrated rail and bus service) – 028 9066 6630 www.translink.co.uk 3 clpp.hampshire.edu Challenging overpopulation rhetoric and championing reproductive freedom since 1986! http://sites.hampshire.edu/popdev/ A feminist center on peace, population & the environment 4 Abortion and Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution II On behalf of the Organising Committee we would like to warmly welcome you to “Abortion and Reproductive Justice - The Unfinished Revolution II”, an international conference hosted by the Institute of Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS) Ulster University, Northern Ireland. The conference seeks to build on inter-disciplinary learning about access to abortion, activism and abortion politics by posing the question “how does abortion sit within the reproductive justice framework?” The papers submitted to the conference cover topics such as abortion stigma, barriers to legal reform, medicalisation, human rights, migration, provider refusal, activism, abortion narratives, sex-selective abortion, and religion. The conference will have a strong interdisciplinary dimension with papers drawn from social policy, criminology, sociology, medicine, psychology, history and art. We will have presenters whose work spans the globe including: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA and Zimbabwe. This is the first international conference on this theme to be held in the UK and Ireland and builds on the historic first international conference on abortion held in Canada in August 2014; Abortion the Unfinished Revolution. We have two exciting days of presentations, art, performances, conversations and workshops planned. Our two key note speakers Marlene Gerber Fried and Sylvia Estrada-Claudio both bring with them a wealth of knowledge and insight as academics and activists. Keynote speaker biographies Marlene Gerber Fried is a long-time reproductive rights activist. She was the founding president and a long-time board member of the National Network of Abortion Funds and the Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts. She works on abortion access internationally with the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights. She received the 2014 Felicia Stewart Advocacy Award from the American Public Health Association, and in 2015, NNAF established and awarded her the first Marlene Gerber Fried Abortion Access Vanguard Award. She is also a professor at Hampshire College and Faculty Director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program (CLPP), an organization dedicated to reproductive rights education and leadership development. In 2010-2011 she was Interim President of Hampshire College. She edited, From Abortion Rights to Reproductive Freedom: Transforming A Movement, and co- authored with Silliman, Ross and Gutiérrez Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice, November, 2004. 5 Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio is a doctor of medicine who also holds a PhD in Psychology. She is a Professor of the Department of Women and Development Studies, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines. She is author of 2 books, Rape Love and Sexuality: The Construction of Woman in Discourse (UP Press, 2002); And Then She Laughed: Experiences in Counseling Women (Anvil Press, 2015). She is also a regular columnist for Rappler, the Philippines leading news and social news network. Like most Filipinas, she is known to friends by a nickname, Guy. Guy considers herself more of an activist than an academic because she has spent most of her life working in social movements. She is proudest of being co-founder, and now Chair of the Board of Directors of Likhaan, an organization working with grassroots women on issues of reproductive and sexual health and rights. Acknowledgments A number of organisations have generously contributed to the planning and facilitation of this conference. Without this support the conference would not have been possible. Sponsorship has been provided from the following sources: Civil Liberties and Public Policy, Hampshire College; BPAS; Contact MCR; Safe Abortion Women’s Right; The Open University; Inroads: The International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma; Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment; Amnesty International Northern Ireland; Transitional Justice Institute (Ulster University); British Humanist Association; Kent University; The Graduate School at Queen’s University, Belfast. Travel Grants The Political Studies Association, UK Irish Studies Group, Alliance for Choice, the Sibeal Feminist and Gender Studies Network provided travel grants for early career researchers and post-graduates. We wish to acknowledge the generosity of Belfast City Council for the use of City Hall and the provision of hospitality to our guests. The Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRISS, Ulster University) provided financial support and in particular Deborah Coey and Ciara Fitzpatrick who provided administrative support. 6 Daily Schedule Wednesday 1 June – informal gathering in Sunflower Pub, 7pm onwards DAY 1 Thursday 2 June Location 8.15 Registration 1st floor area Upstairs at the Mac (1st 8.45 Welcome floor) The works (4th floor) 9.00 Parallel Session 1 The hub (4th floor) The lab (6th floor) Factory (6th Floor) 10.30 Break The works (4th floor) 11.00 Parallel Session 2 The hub (4th floor) The lab (6th floor) 12.30 Lunch Factory (6th Floor) An open session to talk about European regional The lab (6th floor) networking as part of the International Campaign for 12.30 Women’s Right to Safe Abortion, and International Safe Abortion Day 28 September.