Third Wave Foundation

Third Wave News and Announcements

Welcome to Alex, our new Program Director!

We are really excited to welcome Alexandra DelValle to the Third Wave staff and family! Alex joins us after serving as the Deputy Director of UPROSE, a Brooklyn-based community organization that uses organizing and advocacy to develop intergenerational, indigenous leadership for the environmental justice movement. Alex holds a BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Oberlin College, and a MPH in Reproductive, Adolescent and Child Health from Columbia University. Previously, she served as the Community Mobilization Coordinator at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and as a board member at Choice USA. Alex was also the 2006 recipient of Choice USA’s Generation Award for Commitment to Leadership.

Happy New Year and Thanks from Third Wave!

Happy New Year! As we celebrate the close of 2009, and look forward to the possibilities of 2010, the staff and board of Third Wave want to thank you for your support this past year! With your engagement – through your contributions, conversations, and joining us at an event – we are stronger than ever. Please consider making a donation to Third Wave today!

The Birth Attendants on Film

The Birth Attendants are one of Third Wave’s multi-year grant partners and a collective of doulas in Washington state that provides reproductive health education, birth support, resources and advocacy to pregnant and post-partum women who are incarcerated.

This year, Birth Attendants collaborated on a documentary highlighting their work towards reproductive justice for and by women in prison. The full video will be released next year.

Learn more about Reproductive Justice Issues in Part 2 of the Reproductive Justice Briefing Book!

Third Wave is proud to have supported the Pro-Choice Public Education Project’s original production of the Reproductive Justice Briefing Book as well as the website work on it, and we’re excited to announce that a second part just came out! Access it here.

From the PEP website:

“PEP takes a holistic approach to looking at reproductive health care and how women’s real life experiences affect their ability to make healthy decisions about our bodies, sexuality and reproduction for ourselves, our families and our communities.

In these pages, you will find perspectives on a wide range of reproductive justice issues, from new reproductive technologies to teen parents to the impact of government policies on access to health care.”

Everyday Philanthropy

What is the quadratic equation? Was the teddy bear really named after Teddy Roosevelt? Why did Isabella have that pot of basil? Help out Third Wave while you search for these answers – and anything else – online. Goodsearch is an internet search engine with a philanthropic mission. Powered by Yahoo!, each time you search through Goodsearch, the charity of your choice receives a contribution from Goodsearch – if you select Third Wave Foundation, you can help out Third Wave and sate your curiosity from the comfort of your chair.

You can now also Goodshop on Third Wave’s behalf. Access a store’s online site through the Goodshop website and an average of 3% (depending on the merchant) of your purchase amount will go to Third Wave at no additional cost to you. Make your holiday shopping a double gift!

We’re a Facebook Cause!

If you’re on Facebook, add us as a cause here. This is a great way to show your support of Third Wave and introduce us to your entire network. Recruit your Facebook friends to join our Cause! To learn more about Facebook Causes, click here.