Breaking Silos in Reproductive Justice: Building Solidarity to End Family Policing
Friday, November 15, 2025 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m
2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

Hosted by The Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice (CRRJ) at UC Berkeley Law, in collaboration with If/When/How: Lawyers for Reproductive Justice, Movement for Family Power, and the Gender Journal, this full-day symposium features panel discussions and conversations examining the intersections of reproductive justice and the family policing system—often referred to as the “child welfare” system.

In the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal, the symposium will highlight the increasing connections between restrictions on reproductive autonomy and the surveillance and punishment of parents. Discussions will address how policies such as test-and-report practices and mandated reporting deter individuals from seeking reproductive health care and contribute to family separation.

Panelists will explore how this system functions as a form of reproductive punishment and control, particularly for Black, Latine, and Indigenous families and other marginalized communities. As part of these panel discussions, Kim Ye represents the work of SWOPLA including its sex-worker-led abortion access fund and its recent publication of ProMomme: a Sex Workers Guide to Parenting.

MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, author, and professor Dorothy Roberts, a leading scholar on race, gender, and the law, delivers the keynote address, followed by closing speaker Amanda Wallace, founder of Operation Stop CPS and a movement leader in family policing abolition.

The event is free and open to the public.