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2026 Reproductive Justice Conference

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Wed, Mar 4, 2026

9:30 AM – 4 PM EST (GMT-5)

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The Duke Women’s Center is hosting our annual Reproductive Justice Conference as part of our Women’s History Month programming on March 4, 2026 in Duke University’s Penn Pavilion building. We use SisterSong's definition of reproductive justice, described as “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.”

The 2026 conference theme, Boundaries, Bodies, and Bliss: Pleasure and Reproductive Justice Advocacy, seeks to interrogate the intersections of sex, sexual pleasure, and reproductive justice advocacy. Panel topics will include “Sex and Pleasure in the Media,” “Sex Work and Women’s Sexual Capital,” and more. Stay tuned for the full speaker and panelists lineup!

New for this year, we are introducing RJC Week 2026! This is a full week of reproductive justice related events, starting with a Women’s History Month Kickoff and RJ Resource Fair on Monday 3/2, a lunch workshop on how to have HARD conversations on Tues. 3/3, a self-pleasure guided reflection and activity on Thurs. 3/5, and a RJ zine-making kickback with the CSGD on Fri. 3/6. Full event lineup and information available on DukeGroups at https://bit.ly/joinDUWC.

Email womenctr@duke.edu with any questions about the conference topic or workshops.

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Upcoming Events

Mon, Mar 02, 2026
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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RJC Week 2026: Women's History Month Kickoff & Resource Fair

This year’s Women’s History Month theme, Golden: Cultivating Joy, invites us to center joy as an essential part of gender equity work. Inspired by the idea of “gold” as something precious, enduring, and deeply rooted, we are focusing on practices and HERstories that uplift joy as a source of power and connection. Join the Women’s Center and our campus and community partners as we kickoff our WHM celebration through vibrant engagement, storytelling, and resource sharing that help our community tap into joy as both an individual and collective practice. Screen-printers will be on site for students interested in getting a t-shirt or canvas tote printed with our WHM 2026 design, created by Kelsey Graywill of hyperlocaldurham. Part of RJC Week 2026, all interested in reproductive justice are welcome.

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Tue, Mar 03, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
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RJC Week 2026: How to Have HARD Conversations Workshop

Have a hard time saying no? Want to be better at communicating with an intimate partner? Hate conflict and try to avoid it at all costs? Come learn some important life skills from by Alex Whicker of the Gender Violence Education and Outreach office. This workshop will teach students how to have hard conversations around consent, boundaries, conflict, and more. We hope you’ll leave knowing how to better communicate with others and how to say no when the situation calls for it. Part of RJC Week 2026, all interested in reproductive justice are welcome.

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