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Computing for the Margins: Reproductive Justice Module
This module situates a prompt related to access to menstruation supplies for vulnerable populations such as homeless and incarcerated women. Students are encouraged to utilize activities explored in the previous module on Computing for the Margins.
What is Sexual and Reproductive Justice (SRJ)[1] ?
SRJ exists when everyone has the power and resources to make healthy decisions about their bodies, sexuality and reproduction.*
Themes and topics included under SRJ include:
Choose to have or not have children.
Choose the conditions under which to give birth or create a family.
Care for their children with the necessary social support in a safe and healthy environment.
Control their own body and self-expression, free from any form of sexual or reproductive oppression.
The term "reproductive justice" was coined by a group of Black women in 1994. From this group, a framwork and SisterSong, a collective lead by indigenous and women of color emerged.
ACTIVITY #1
ACTIVITY #1
Introduce the video and explain what you want students to look out for: including images, names and stories. You may also want to warn them that there will be discussions of sexual assault, medical abuse, medical neglect, pregnancy, birth, abortion, silencing and healing. These discussions may trigger emotions that lead to re-traumatization, so remind your audience that their participation in this screening is voluntary.
Discussion Prompts:
• What is missing?
• What does healing look like? How might it look within an SRJ framework and context? Whose healing is prioritized?
• In the video, Barbara says that to heal, we need to hear from everyone. What does she mean by this and why is this important? How is silence not useful in the healing process?
• What do we lose when we don’t focus on the people in our communities facing the most significant health, social and economic challenges?
• What types of power are at work when we forget the needs of others?
• What kind of world would you like to live in? What are the features of a world and community you are invested in maintaining?
ACTIVITY #2
ACTIVITY #2
Introduce the two videos:
Discussion Prompts:
Homeless and Incarcerated Menstruating women can be considered vulnerable populations at the margins.
How is intersectionality at play for these women?
How do your privileges differ from those presented in the video?
Programming Activities:
Programming Activities:
Assignment Part 1 (5 pts):
Using the video as motivation discuss the potential data that is associated with this issue?
Assignment Part 2 (10 pts):
Consider a technology based solution to assist with this social justice issue. Describe a system using one of the data points discussed above that you would implement:
Assignment Part 2 (10 pts):
Consider a technology based solution to assist with this social justice issue. Describe a system using one of the data points discussed above that you would implement:
Assignment Part 3 (20 pts):
Considering the solution you've described above. Develop an program using the LList API to create a menu driven system that will store a list with two data attributes (2 items per node object). Our example in class had Name and age.
Your menu should allow users to:
append or insert new items to the list
change attributes (change item in a node)
pop from list (delete record)
and print the list.
Make sure your presentation and menu thoughtfully demonstrate it's connection to your solution.
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