Justice & Equity
Black Lives Matter
We at the Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative stand in solidarity with YOU, our community, as we grieve these losses together, support each other in healing, and seek revolutionary strategies to dismantle these systems of oppression.
San Francisco Reproductive Justice Summit: Black Women Know
“Black Women Know: will bring together Black/African American community members and health care providers to challenge the prevalence of anti-black racism within the health care safety-net system in San Francisco. The primary goals of the summit are to: Address the inequities in reproductive health outcomes experienced by Black/African American people in San Francisco by destigmatizing STDs and promoting sexual agency; Develop actionable recommendations to improve racial equity and cultural responsiveness in the provision of sexual health services at San Francisco safety-net clinics.
Oakland Mutual Aid Collective (OMAC)
We are proud to be a founding partner of the Oakland Mutual Aid Collective (OMAC), is a project to fundraise for, procure and rapidly distribute 30,000 reusable cloth face masks and public health information to vulnerable communities in Oakland. These communities include the unhoused, low-income and immigrant families, seniors, essential workers, and other under-resourced adults, children, youth, and families.
One Love Black Mamas
One Love Black Mamas was born with the solidarity of Black identifying health care workers and community members. Our Black identifying community team shows up weekly with love, respect, humility, and more. We are committed to building trust in our communities so we have a strict no strings attached policy which means we don't share any of the families' information in exchange for donations. We center Black mamas, their families, and the community.
The Courageous – Shining a Light on Racial Injustice
After working at the intersections of women’s health, diversity, equity, inclusion and racial justice for years, in March, Judy Young was invited by the Chancellor's office to join a group of 25 UCSF leaders to travel with Glide's Center for Social Justice on its 3rd Justice Pilgrimage to Alabama. The trip was an opportunity to deepen her understanding of the history of racial injustices in the United States and how it informs her work as the Executive Director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and the Co-Director of the Black Women's Health & Livelihood Initiative.