In the last Episode of Support Unseen, Bri shares space with Chanel Porchia-Albert (she/her), founder and Chief Executive Director of Ancient Song Doula Services, to envision what the future of abortion support looks like given our current social and political context and how we can move forward toward this new and imaginative world. Ancient Song Doula Services is a reproductive health organization focused on providing resources and full-spectrum doula services to women of color and marginalized communities throughout New York City and northern New Jersey. Chanel’s work in birth and reproductive justice spans across research and methods of care for marginalized people and people of color. Her efforts within infant and maternal health has led her across the globe to Uganda where she has served as a maternal health strategist in rural war torn areas. She also brings a human rights framework into birthing rooms by highlighting institutional reform and accountability measures within healthcare to address implicit bias and racism. 

Stay in touch Chanel Porchia-Albert

• Instagram: @chanel_porchia

Learn about Ancient Song Doula Services: https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/

• Follow Ancient Song Doula Services on Social Media:

• Instagram:  @ancientsong

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• All-Options Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AllOptionsNatl

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• Ibis Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/IbisReproductiveHealth

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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In Episode 3, Part 2 of Support Unseen, Bri continues the conversation about reproductive justice (RJ), intersectionality within and across movements, and what support looks like among RJ advocates with Che Justus (they/them). Che Justus is a native of Birmingham, AL, a Black/queer/trans advocate, and a writer. They combine their passion and administrative savvy to support movements working towards collective liberation. They also facilitate healing space for individuals and families experiencing reproductive experiences and crises as a volunteer with All-Options.

Episode resources and social media handles:

• Stay in touch Che Justus 

• Instagram: @chejustus

Abortion Support Resources 

• National Network of Abortion Funds

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• All-Options Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AllOptionsNatl

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• Ibis Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/IbisReproductiveHealth

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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In Episode 3, Part 1 of Support Unseen, Bri is joined by Ash Williams (he/him) to discuss what intersectionality is and how that shows up within the reproductive justice (RJ) movement and within other movements outside of the repro world. In addition, they talk about how people within the RJ movement show up and support one another through their work. Ash Williams is a Black trans abortion doula, public intellectual, and abolitionist community organizer from Fayetteville, NC. For the last 5 years, Ash has been vigorously fighting to expand abortion access by funding abortions and training other people to become abortion doulas. Ash is an abortion doula with the Mountain Area Abortion Doula Collective (MAADCo).

Episode resources and social media handles:

• Stay in touch with Ash Williams

• X (formally known as Twitter): @ash_bash23

• Instagram: @maadco.abortiondoulas

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• All-Options Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AllOptionsNatl

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• Ibis Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/IbisReproductiveHealth

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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In Episode 2 of Support Unseen, Bri speaks with Safiya (she/they), an artist, an activist, and a full-spectrum community doula, about how non-medical abortion support compares, contrasts, and fills gaps to care provided within the medical industrial complex. Safiya is a Black, Americanized, Caribbean Goddess, trying to thrive in the diaspora and decolonize. She considers herself a crucial part of the village(s) it takes to create families, raise families, and keep our communities thriving in resilience. She spends much of her time dreaming up ways an oppressive, individualistic, capitalist society can be nurturing for children and non-traditional family structures. Safiya also previously worked at Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project (RRFP) as a Caller Support Coordinator. 

Episode resources and social media handles:

• Learn about RRFP https://www.rrfp.net/

• Instagram: @rrfpva

Follow All-Options on Social Media:

• All-Options Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AllOptionsNatl

Follow Ibis Reproductive Health on Social Media:

• Ibis Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IbisReproductiveHealth

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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In Episode 1 of Support Unseen, Bri Goode is joined by Elena Colón (she/her) of Luz de Atabey Midwifery Project (LAMP), a free community reproductive health clinic in Austin, Texas. She is a queer boricua (puertorriqueña) single mami, student midwife, community health worker, full spectrum birth companion (doula) and herbalist. She has a background in birth and reproductive justice work, community organizing, and medical case management. Together, they explore what unbiased, radical, and holistic person-centered care looks like and explain the various ways that people are giving and receiving that care. 

Episode resources and social media handles:

Learn about LAMP: https://www.lampatx.org/

Follow LAMP on Social Media 

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lampatx/

LAMP is an accredited Easy Access Clinic in partnership with Commonsense Childbirth Inc. and a part of the National Perinatal Task Force

• https://commonsensechildbirth.org/ 

Abortion support resources in Texas 

• Jane's Due Process

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• All-Options Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AllOptionsNatl

Follow Ibis Reproductive Health on Social Media:

• Ibis Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/IbisReproductiveHealth

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Bria (Bri) Goode, host of Support Unseen and Senior Research Manager at Ibis Reproductive Health, introduces Support Unseen as a podcast about navigating feelings and experiences around abortion processes - the people who receive it, and those who provide it - and the systems and landscapes these folks work with, against, and alongside. She speaks with Paulina Guerrero, former National Programs Director at All-Options, about the study that informs this podcast and what folks hoped to achieve through the study of non-medical support for abortion.

Episode resources and social media handles:

• All-Options toll-free Talkline phone number: 1-888-493-0092

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• All-Options Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AllOptionsNatl

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• Ibis Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IbisReproductiveHealth

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Support Unseen is a new podcast about giving and receiving abortion support from All-Options and Ibis Reproductive Health. Coming soon.