Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams close out the year with an episode jam-packed full of resources for all of our justice-minded listeners. With a show notes section filled to the brim with books, audio articles, and even app recommendations, Kelley and Terry want to make sure you have all the best faithfully pro-choice info heading into 2023 and beyond!


From the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion to the modern day struggle for intersectional reproductive freedom, religious voices have been at the forefront of fights that matter for generations. We’re here to amplify essential voices, tell stories that often go unheard, and lift up the holy and healing work of faithfully pro-choice activists like you.
Episodes

Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Faith Organizer Kelley Fox joins up with Executive Director Elaina Ramsey to discuss all that went into preparing faithful responses to the fall of Roe in 2022 and all the plans we have in the year ahead. Coming into 2023, Kelley and Elaina discuss the emotions and struggles of 2022, but also the last few years of surviving a pandemic-filled world with grit & grace.
Links to discussed content:
- Our 2023 Trainings: www.faithchoiceohio.org/trainings
- New Year, New Name: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/new-year-new-name
- Volunteer with The Jubilee Fund for Abortion Access: www.faithchoiceohio.org/jubileefund
- Our Proudest Faithfully Pro-Choice Moments of 2022: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/our-proudest-faithfully-pro-choice-moments-of-2022
- NEWS: "Groups Seek to Put Abortion Access on the Ohio Ballot": https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/groups-seek-to-put-abortion-access-on-the-ohio-ballot/KUTXL3A6BJF2ZGTQGVUU7YOSVA/
- NEWS: "U.S. FDA Allows Abortion Pills to Be Sold at Retail Pharmacies": https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-fda-says-abortion-pills-can-be-sold-retail-pharmacies-new-york-times-reports-2023-01-03/
Music by Korbin Jones

Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Resourcing the Movement: Great Books, Ideas, and Frameworks from 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Links to discussed content:
Kelley's Suggestions
- Emergent Strategy, by adrienne maree brown: www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html
- Grievers, by adrienne maree brown: www.akpress.org/grievers.html
- StoryGraph: https://thestorygraph.com/
- Libby: www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
- Conflict Is Not Abuse, by Sarah Schulman: https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Conflict-Is-Not-Abuse
- The RTJ Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a25T4KlaQDs&list=PLbfHdh_1xRX4U8IFnGE_6G3SjAzQhcRG6
- The Barnard Center for Research on Women: https://bcrw.barnard.edu/
- The Art of Losing, by Kevin Young: https://kevinyoungpoetry.com/the-art-of-losing.html
- Jelly Roll, by Kevin Young:
https://kevinyoungpoetry.com/jelly-roll-a-blues.html - My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter, by Aja Monet: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1067-my-mother-was-a-freedom-fighter
- Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, by Kendrick Lamar: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kendrick-lamar-mr-morale-and-the-big-steppers/
Terry's Suggestions
- Choice Words, edited by Annie Finch: https://anniefinch.com/choicewords/
- The Baby Thief, by Barbara Bisantz Raymond: https://babythief.com/
- Ramp Hollow, by Steven Stoll: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780809095056/ramphollow
- We Will Not Cancel Us, by adrienne maree brown: www.akpress.org/we-will-not-cancel-us.html
- Beautiful Trouble Resources: https://beautifultrouble.org/
- On Repentance and Repair, by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg: www.amazon.com/Repentance-Repair-Making-Amends-Unapologetic/dp/0807010510
- "Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis," by Maurice Mitchell: https://convergencemag.com/articles/building-resilient-organizations-toward-joy-and-durable-power-in-a-time-of-crisis/
Music by Korbin Jones

Thursday Dec 15, 2022
What a Year! Our Amazing 2022 in Review
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams put the whole year in perspective with a look back at all the exciting new work Faith Choice Ohio has been up to in 2022. From implementing an organizational name change, hosting our first Reproductive Justice Book Club, and offering 5 new trainings, to launching Ohio’s first faith-based abortion fund and adding a whole new staff member, this year has been filled with lots of BIG changes for Ohio’s faith voice for reproductive choice!
Links to discussed content:
- New Year, New Name: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/new-year-new-name
- The Jubilee Fund Website: www.faithchoiceohio.org/jubileefund
- The Jubilee Fund: Faithful & Practical Support For Abortion Access: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/the-jubilee-fund-faithful-and-practical-support-for-abortion-access
- Reproductive Justice Book Club: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/reproductive-justice-book-club-preparing-for-the-struggles-ahead
- Faith Choice Ohio Trainings: www.faithchoiceohio.org/trainings
Music by Korbin Jones

Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams struggle with how the practice of restorative and transformative justice gets lived out in a flawed and systemically-unjust world. Confronting very real desires for retribution and vengeance, Kelley and Terry go deep on the theory, practice, and spiritual necessity behind letting go of violence in order to embrace thriving, aiming for a world where everyone can succeed together at the very same time.
Links to discussed content:
- Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy: www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/us/politics/oath-keepers-trial-verdict-jan-6.html
- "We Will Not Cancel Us" - adrienne maree brown: www.akpress.org/we-will-not-cancel-us.html
- "Emergent Strategy" - adrienne maree brown: www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html
- Restorative & Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training
- Faith Choice Ohio's Festival of Giving: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/festival-of-giving-for-abortion-access
Music by Korbin Jones
Art by Ashley Lukashevsky

Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams discuss the election aftermath and the calculus of fighting for justice through multiple strategies.
Diving into what Ohio’s election outcomes mean for abortion justice in the Buckeye state, Kelley and Terry dig deep into the limitations of elections to bring about social change, the need for deeper community engagement from all sides of the political spectrum, and how faithfully pro-choice abortion advocates can keep taking action for a more just future.
Links to discussed content:
- Faith Choice Ohio is featured in Slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/after-dobbs-abortion-bans-pro-choice-religious-groups-and-clergy-are-politically-active.html
- Restorative and Transformative Justice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training
Music by Korbin Jones

Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams talk about ballot boxes & values voters in this pre-election episode centered on faith, repro, and creating a future we all want to inhabit. Discussing both the importance and also the severe limitations of voting as a vehicle for social change, Kelley and Terry explore the balance between electoral change theories, community-centered organizing, and mutual aid in the movement for reproductive health, rights, and justice.
Music by Korbin Jones

Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams explain why restoring the reproductive rights protections of Roe v. Wade is about as useful as reinstituting the 1973 minimum wage: woefully insufficient and downright ridiculous. Using the modern experience of inflation and stagnant wages, Kelley and Terry talk about what a truly thriving future looks like for Ohioans — both in their pocketbooks and their reproductive health experiences. Listen along as everything from BIPOC health equity to Appalachian Abortion access get explored through the lens what a flourishing future could and should look like if our politics weren’t mired in fighting for merely a return to 50-year-old standards of reproductive health, rights, and justice.
Links to discussed content:
- Biden pledges to push bill codifying abortion rights if Democrats expand ranks: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/biden-abortion-midterm-elections-dnc/
- Inflation Has Turned $15 an Hour Wages Into a Setback: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-17/inflation-has-turned-15-an-hour-wages-into-a-setback
- Cunt: A Declaration of Independence by Inga Muscio: www.sealpress.com/titles/inga-muscio/cunt-20th-anniversary-edition/9781580058391/
- Genesis 3: The story of God cursing Eve: https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Genesis+3
- Dow Falls 300 Points Despite Strong Jobs Report As Rates Surge On Recession Fears: www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2022/06/03/stocks-fall-despite-strong-jobs-report-as-rates-surge-on-recession-fears/?sh=75f6bf1f21a4
Music by Korbin Jones

Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
The Space In-Between: Understanding Abortion Access in a Volatile Legal Landscape
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams work to make sense of abortion access in Ohio and the greater Midwest in this episode dedicated to accurate news and trustworthy sources. Giving particular attention to the role faith-rooted organizing plays in supporting abortion access, Kelley and Terry give listeners a clear picture of what future possibilities lie ahead for reproductive freedom in the Buckeye state.
Links to discussed content:
- If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice: www.ifwhenhow.org/
- I Need An A: www.ineedana.com/
- Church Clarity: www.churchclarity.org/
- SACReD Dignity: www.sacreddignity.org/
- Clergy for Choice: www.faithchoiceohio.org/clergy-for-choice
- Kelley's Faith Journey Blog "Finding the Divine as an Afrofuturist in a Christian Supremacist World": www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/finding-the-divine-as-an-afrofuturist-in-a-christian-supremacist-world
- Guttmacher's Abortion Map: www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/overview-abortion-laws?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI87rU-vnG-gIVDS-tBh1DSgHHEAAYASABEgIYxPD_BwE
- NY Times Abortion Access Map: www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/podcasts/the-daily/abortion-access-roe-v-wade.html
- Rev. Loey Powell’s story: www.npr.org/2017/05/19/529175737/50-years-ago-a-network-of-clergy-helped-women-seeking-abortion
Music by Korbin Jones

Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams dive into the ever-evolving status of legal abortion in Ohio, discussing how confusion and constantly changing legal standards are not just a coincidence in a state under assault by anti-abortion religious extremists. Addressing the real motives of forced birthers who author legislative confusion, Kelley and Terry take a look at the religious underpinnings of this extreme agenda and offer some alternative ways for pro-choice religious voices to reclaim the power, witness, and integrity of their religious traditions in support of abortion seekers.
Links to discussed content:
- Hamilton County judge temporarily blocks 6-week ban: www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1123054970/ohio-abortion-ban-law-blocked-judge
- Abortion clinics overwhelmed by calls after 6-week ban blocked: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/09/19/ohio-clinics-say-phones-ringing-constantly-after-abortion-ban-blocked-by-judge/
- Christian Anti-Intellectualism: www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-wasting-of-the-evangelical-mind
Music by Korbin Jones

Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams talk about the role of self-preservation in the struggle for communal liberation, addressing self-care, work-life balance, and the necessity for sometimes just simply taking a break.
Connecting concepts of mental health capacity theory with the reproductive freedom movement, Kelley and Terry mix equal parts theory and personal experience in this episode centered on care for comrades & cultivating a sustainable struggle for justice, peace, and liberation.
Links to discussed content:
- Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/
- About "Spoon Theory" from The Cleveland Clinic: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/spoon-theory-chronic-illness/
- Lucy & Ethel at the chocolate factory: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQ58I53mjk
- More about the killing of Donovan Lewis: www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/10/columbus-police-overnight-warrants-after-donovan-lewis-shooting/8048604001/
- More about the killing of Jayland Walker: www.npr.org/2022/07/15/1111760958/jayland-walker-autopsy-shot-akron
- Queen Elizabeth II and colonization: www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122238140/queen-elizabeth-ii-death-commonwealth-countries-colonial-history
- Books by Jayne Allen (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted & Black Girls Must Be Magic): https://jayneallen.com/books/
Music by Korbin Jones