Welcome to Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice

Sisters in Action for Issues of Reproductive Empowerment (SAFIRE)

The SAFIRE high school youth organizing program annually trains 30 - 40 young Asian women aged 14 - 18 from low-income, immigrant and refugee families as leaders and organizers for reproductive justice. SAFIRE operates year-round, including a summer session, and welcomes new participants at different times throughout the year. SAFIRE’s Core Power curriculum is designed to encourage young Asian women to develop their self-awareness and claim their inherent power to stand up for themselves, their families, and their communities for the long term. Participants research, develop and lead reproductive justice campaign activities, engage in political education, conduct electoral and legislative advocacy, as well as participate in physical activities such as martial arts, yoga and meditation. By organizing and mobilizing to educate and pressure critical leaders and institutions to develop policies and make decisions that protect and advance reproductive health and rights in our communities, SAFIRE youth leaders achieve specific and measurable gains. The SAFIRE program works to:

* Implement social change at community and systemic levels to promote and protect women’s and girls’ reproductive health and rights; and

* Build capacity and leadership of young Asian women in the Reproductive Justice and Social Justice Movements.



	SAFIRE Sisters in Action for Issues of Reproductive Empowerment (SAFIRE) The SAFIRE high school youth organizing program annually trains 30 - 40 young Asian women aged 14 - 18 from low-income, immigrant and refugee families as leaders and organizers for reproductive justice. SAFIRE operates year-round, including a summer session, and welcomes new participants at different times throughout the year. SAFIRE’s Core Power curriculum is designed to encourage young Asian women to develop their self-awareness and claim their inherent power to stand up for themselves, their families, and their communities for the long term. Participants research, develop and lead reproductive justice campaign activities, engage in political education, conduct electoral and legislative advocacy, as well as participate in physical activities such as martial arts, yoga and meditation. By organizing and mobilizing to educate and pressure critical leaders and institutions to develop policies and make decisions that protect and advance reproductive health and rights in our communities, SAFIRE youth leaders achieve specific and measurable gains. The SAFIRE program works to: * Implement social change at community and systemic levels to promote and protect women’s and girls’ reproductive health and rights; and * Build capacity and leadership of young Asian women in the Reproductive Justice and Social Justice Movements.