Reproductive Justice, Politics of Poverty & Gen Z Social Activism with Deja Foxx

Doing It! with Hannah Witton

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Health & Fitness, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Deja Foxx, who is a 21 year old reproductive rights activist, political strategist and blogger, as well as the youngest staffer on US Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Deja and Hannah discuss the current state of reproductive justice in the United States, how the overturning of Roe v Wade will disproportionately affect people of colour and poor people, and what the recent changes in law actually mean for people who need abortions in the US today. Deja shares insights into why abortions will still be available to people today because of the development in science since the 1970s. Deja also talks about facing discomfort in your activism and the importance of receiving proper safety and impact training. Finally, Hannah and Deja discuss the Gen Z Girl Gang community and what Deja plans to do when she becomes President of the United States.

CW: abortion, miscarriage and homelessness

✨MORE ABOUT DEJA FOXX✨
Deja Foxx is 21 years old and leading thought at the intersection of social justice and social media. She is the founder of GenZ Girl Gang, a student at Columbia University, and a Digital Creator with Ford Models who got her start advocating for reproductive justice after experiencing homelessness in her teenage years. At just 19, she worked for Kamala Harris as the Influencer and Surrogate Strategist and became one of the youngest presidential campaign staffers in modern history.

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/deja_foxx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dejafoxx/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deja_foxx
- GenZ Girl Gang: https://genzgirlgang.com/

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0:18.9	At all protected.
0:26.1	No. That's the power of love holidays. At all protected. Hi everyone. Welcome back to Doing It, the Sex and Relationships podcast where sex has
0:31.5	never been so nerdy. With me, your host, Hannah Whitten. I am so happy to be back with a new season of doing it,
0:39.0	and I am super excited to share with you my first guest,
0:42.8	the incredibly impressive, Deja Fox.
0:46.4	Deja is a 21-year-old reproductive rights activist,
0:50.1	political strategist and blogger,
0:52.3	known for being the youngest staffer
0:54.0	and first influencer and surrogate
0:56.1	strategist on US vice president, Kamala Harris's presidential campaign. She is one of the most
1:03.0	important voices in abortion activism and is known for her work with Planned Parenthood,
1:08.5	her fearlessness in speaking up and also being the founder of Gen Z Girl Gang, a social action community for women and femmes, all of which she does, all while studying as an undergrad at Columbia University.
1:21.8	I told you she was impressive. I really wanted to get Deja on the podcast to get her expert insight into the current state of reproductive justice in the United States and her first-hand perspective on how the overturning of Brohe versus Wade will disproportionately impact folks of color and poor people.
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