Transform IWHC

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

It has been two years since we shared our truth about our experiences as Black women and women of color working at IWHC, in the hopes of organizational transformation. 1/5

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

For now, we are signing off. We continue our healing and our dedication to collective liberation. Thank you to our supporters and co-conspirators. Thank you to all intersectional feminist repro workers striving everyday to make our world better and more just. 5/5

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

It has been two years since we shared our truth about our experiences as Black women and women of color working at IWHC, in the hopes of organizational transformation. 1/5

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

We thank the curator for inviting us to be included. We agreed because we believe documentation is important to share our histories and lessons learned, especially given how feminists of color are often left out of the story. We hope others will find it useful and validating.4/5

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

This is yet another example of why we have always called for transformation, not investigation. The legal system inherently favors and protects those with power.
@kathyregan_ @IntlWomen

Read more from us here: https://t.co/T8Y7t4MrFg

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

@intlwomen's board also hired Morgan Lewis for the investigation into institutional racism. They somehow found no “unlawful discrimination based on race” yet “there is a culture of fear and intimidation within IWHC” with a “disproportionate negative impact on staff of color.” 🙃

[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

“After hiring one of the country’s largest and most expensive union-avoidance law firms, Morgan Lewis, Amazon is now paying almost $10,000 per day plus expenses to three anti-union consultants: Russell Brown, Rebecca Smith and Bill Monroe.” via @truthout https://t.co/lTgdAf3o11

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

What follows is an update on what has happened since we released our letter in July.

We believe that truth is fundamental to accountability and genuine change. We share this update in the same spirit we wrote our initial letter:

cc: @IntlWomen

https://t.co/tXL3NaavQK

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

Thank you, @WDforchange, for igniting long, overdue conversations surrounding racism in global, feminist movements and philanthropy. 🔥

We look forward to working alongside you in 2021 ✊🏾

[Women Deliver for Change @WDforchange]

We stand with you, @TransformIWHC. Thank you for speaking your truth.✊

📢To our followers: This is sector-wide problem, and it's time for change. What 2021 goals are you setting around your #antiracist & #intersectional commitments? Then do the work & *show,* not tell. #SRHR

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

@RaceEquityIndex Thank you for standing with us, @RaceEquityIndex ✊🏾

[TheRacialEquityIndex @RaceEquityIndex]

'We would like to remind our peers that working in global spaces does not preclude you from addressing racism. Anti-Blackness and racism are global. This is clearly a moment of reckoning in the SRHR sector. We hope to move beyond a moment toward movements of change.' Solidarity✊🏾

[Mwikali - 美恒 @Mwikali_Mutune]

Why am I not surprised? There is clear unwillingness to address the issues and instead, many PR games put in place to placate WOC.

[Mario Kaiser @MarioKaiserNYC]

This says everything about the lack of accountability at @IntlWomen: “Yael Gottlieb and Jessie Clyde have returned to work at #IWHC with their roles intact as Vice President of Development and Communications and Director of Grantmaking and International Partnerships.” #globaldev

[Rachel Jacobson @RachelJ_MPH]

I continue to stand in solidarity with my former colleagues at @TransformIWHC and support in full their ongoing demands for justice and accountability

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

Thank you, @ReproJobs, for uplifting our truths. Indeed, 2020 has been a mess of a year, but we are committed to building an anti-racist, feminist future for our movement!✊🏾

https://t.co/9kHnvEJ9RL

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

What follows is an update on what has happened since we released our letter in July.

We believe that truth is fundamental to accountability and genuine change. We share this update in the same spirit we wrote our initial letter:

cc: @IntlWomen

https://t.co/tXL3NaavQK

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

They write, “Transform IWHC’s original gift to the organization, delivered in July of this year, remains attainable. Without taking the steps they outlined, there is little chance at justice and repair at IWHC.”

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

We thank our white allies for their strong response to @IntlWomen board statement announcing the results of their investigation into institutional racism, pay equity, and grants and advocacy work. Read their latest solidarity statement here:
https://t.co/Jc4a2WVWWD

[Transform IWHC @TransformIWHC]

Moreover, our white allies audited our initial 10 demands of @IntlWomen to right the wrongs of entrenched institutional racism, and found that none have been fully implemented since July 6, the date we first released our letter.