Gender Justice Brunch

Gender Justice Brunch

Save the date for the 2nd annual Gender Justice Brunch!
December 8, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at The Depot in Minneapolis.

Exploring Adoption’s Place in Reproductive Justice: Indian Child Welfare Act and Domestic Adoption in the Dobbs Era

Join us for networking, a performance by Prairie Fire Choir, and a lively discussion with Gretchen Sisson, PhD, and Gender Justice Board Member, Joy Parker. Additional experts and programming will be announced as confirmed. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits applied-for.

Tables and Individual Tickets are on sale now! Reserve your place before the event sells out.

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About the Speakers

Dr. Gretchen Sisson

Dr. Gretchen Sisson is a sociologist who studies abortion and adoption in the United States. She is the author of Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Her research examining adoption decision-making after abortion denial was cited in the Supreme Court’s dissent in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health from Justices Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor.

Joy Parker

Joy Parker is an Indigenous Abenaki granddaughter, niece, mother, auntie, midwife, and lawyer. She is one of the very few midwife-lawyers in the country. As an attorney, Joy focuses on serving Tribal governments and Native organizations with a focus on Tribal sovereignty, healthcare, and reproductive justice issues.

Praise for Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood

Dares to imagine a different world where Americans treat adoption like the justice issue it is. Washington Post
Impressively reported...[Sisson] uses her deep well of knowledge to make the case that adoption is no solution for Americans’ reduced access to abortion. San Francisco Chronicle

Watch the Gender Justice Brunch Livestream

We are adding a livestream of the event to make the discussion accessible for those who want to join virtually!

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Sponsors

Justice Partner

Contreras Edin Law
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
Taft

 

Justice Defender

Annex Teen Clinic
Flourish Wealth Management
Maslon LLP
Michael Anderson Consulting
OutFront Minnesota
Robins Kaplan LLP
Vote Run Lead Action
Wanta Thome PLC

 

Justice Leader

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP
Moss & Barnett
O’Connell Consulting
Pro Choice Minnesota

 

Justice Advocate

Altmann Family Law
Family Tree Clinic
Mundahl Law, PLLC
Our Justice
ROYA LLC
Summra Shariff

 

2023 Brunch Photos

Gender Justice Brunch: 2023 Photo Gallery
Gender Justice Brunch: 2023 Photo Gallery
Gender Justice Brunch: 2023 Photo Gallery

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