09/18/2024
Excited to announce Cook County Commissioner Josina Morita | 13th District will be a speaker at Evanston’s 3rd Pro-Choice March & Rally
Cook County Commissioner Josina Wing Morita was elected in 2022. She is the first Asian American woman to serve on the Cook County board. After having been elected in 2016 to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD).
As an urban planner and policy advocate, Josina brings expertise in racial justice, water policy, environmental justice, voting rights, and language access.
Josina’s human rights, racial justice, and environmental justice work has been recognized locally and nationally. In 2007, she was named one of the top 35 leaders under 35 fighting racism and poverty in Chicago by the Community Renewal Society. And in 2023, she was named a top Legislator in Leadership by the Illinois Women’s Bar Association.
Josina is the mother of young children Kai and Meiko. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and International Race Relations from Pitzer College and a Masters in Urban Planning and Public Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
To volunteer signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4CAAAB2CA6FB6-50891292-prochoice
The purpose of this event is to bring together individuals, organizations, and communities who believe in Reproductive Justice for All. It will serve as a powerful demonstration of solidarity and a call to action for policymakers and society to recognize and protect the fundamental right of individuals to make their own decisions about their bodies and reproductive health. The Pro-Choice March and Rally is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds, genders, and beliefs who support the principles of bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom.