From November 1st - 5th, the Body Freedom For Every(Body) truck is traveling to Austin, Texas in partnership with Future Front Texas, McLennon Pen Co. Gallery, Renee Bracey Sherman, Jane’s Due Process, and The Sweet Feminist.
Austin Location Partners:
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front. As a 501c3 arts & culture nonprofit, they produce two community-led exhibitions, The Front Market & The Front Festival. Beyond their flagship exhibitions, Future Front host year-round shows and workshops at their creative space in historic East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year. Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, Future Front invites the public to dream of a future where creativity, curiosity, and intersectional design thrive in Texas—where they see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities. Learn more here.
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery was founded by Jill McLennon in March 2023 with a commitment of showcasing the work of emerging and internationally established artists. The gallery aims to present contemporary art that is exciting, poetic, and emblematic of the times, while also placing the work within a historical context. Prior to moving to Austin, McLennon spent thirteen years working in New York City for globally renowned commercial art galleries and auction houses in placing contemporary artwork in private and public collections, curating exhibitions, and supporting some of today’s most esteemed living artists in their career development. The name of the gallery has been passed down from McLennon's grandfather who established a luxury pen shop in downtown Chicago that originally opened in 1934. Learn more here.
Renee Bracey Sherman is the co-author of LIBERATING ABORTION: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve, co-host of the podcast The A Files: A Secret History of Abortion, and the founder of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership of people who have abortions. She has been hailed as the ‘Beyoncé of Abortion Storytelling.’ She’s a Chicago-born, midwest-raised activist, writer, and reproductive justice activist committed to the visibility and representation of people who have abortions in media and pop culture with a particular focus on the intersection of race, class, and gender identity. Her work is so influential that the right-wing website Twitchy recognizes her as “the queen of all abortions” and once wrote that Renee “never met an abortion she didn’t love.” It’s true, Renee loves everyone who had abortions. Learn more here.
Jane’s Due Process helps young people in Texas navigate parental consent laws and abortion bans to confidentially access abortion and birth control. Their work includes abortion and practical support funding for young people under 18 traveling out of Texas for abortion care, a Text line for young people needing information on birth control and family planning services without parental involvement, free emergency contraception for teens in various Texas communities, and advocating for and centering the voices of young people in the fight for reproductive rights. Jane’s Due Process is working towards a future where young people in Texas have full reproductive freedom and autonomy over their healthcare decisions. Learn more here.
Becca Rea-Tucker is a baker and writer with a passion for mixing sugar + strong opinions. She loves destigmatizing abortion, talking about feelings, and all butter pie crust. Rea-Tucker is the author of choose-your-own-adventure cookbook Baking By Feel and the creator of The Sweet Feminist. Learn more here.
TOUR STOPS IN AUSTIN
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Friday, November 1st - Saturday, November 2nd
Future Front Texas
1900 East 12th St, Austin, TX
12 pm - 6 pm -
Sunday, November 3rd - Monday, November 4th
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery
2502 East 12th St, Austin, TX
12 pm - 6 pm -
Tuesday, November 5th
Future Front Texas
1900 East 12th St, Austin, TX
12 pm - 6 pm