The First-Ever Texan Feminist Throwdown: $14K Raised For Reproductive Rights in Texas
On January 22, 2023 we hosted our first-everTexan Feminist Throwdown—a community hoe-down for reproductive rights—on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Together, we celebrated the power we still hold to shape the future.
The 2023 Throwdown supported three nonprofit orgs working toward a better Texas, alongside a lineup of bands, DJs and inspiring speakers. Together, we raised a record-breaking $14,000+ for The Lilith Fund, MOVE Texas and Black Mamas ATX.
THIS THROWDOWN’S FIVE HIGHLIGHTS:
✰ No. 1 — 700+ Visitors & Donors!
Y’all showed up and out at Distribution Hall to fundraise and rage to performances by Taméca Jones, Bidi Bidi Banda, Gothess Jasmine, DJ Cassandra and more.
✰ No. 2 — $14,000+ Fundraised!
That’s the most we’ve ever raised in a single event!
✰ No. 3 — 3 Reproductive Rights Orgs Supported!
The Lilith Fund helps Texans pay for abortion when they can’t afford them and works to create reproductive options for all.
Black Mamas ATX provides culturally aligned & client-centered birthing and mental health services that support pregnancy and postpartum experiences.
MOVE Texas is a nonpartisan org working to build power in underrepresented communities through civic engagement, leadership & issue advocacy.
✰ No. 4 — 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade!
Whew. We were grateful to share the day in creative, like-minded company, sharing resources, volunteering and dancing a little cumbia.
✰ No. 5 — It was a community affair!
This event came together, thanks to gracious contributions from our cohosts at OTHR Agency and event partners at Distribution Hall, Remi and Gold Florals, Creative Production and Design, Moontower Rentals and Sourced Craft Cocktails.
THANK YOU.
✹ If you didn’t make it, we’ve got your back with a Texan Feminist Resource Guide. ❣️ Enjoy.
*All photos by Tess Leslie Photos
BEHIND THE TEXAN FEMINIST INITIATIVE
At Future Front, our work is guided by a commitment to improving representation and resilience in our creative and small business communities. This has a distinct relationship to our understanding of social justice in Texas—which includes reproductive justice.
We envision a Texas that acknowledges and fights against the intersectional issues that affect our communities’ health, like access to reproductive cares, systemic racism, transphobia, abuse and violence, sexual miseducation and more. We envision a Texas without sexual stigma—a Texas that does not work to prevent all genders and sexes from receiving appropriate health services.
We envision a Texas where spaces that prioritize individual agency and the communication of truthful, responsible information thrive. We envision a Texas where abortion is decriminalized. We envision a Texas where we can speak for ourselves.