WELCOME to Season 5 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast series POWERED by NBA Foundation HOSTED by Ebony Underwood HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! For our 7th annual #KeepFamiliesConnected multimedia campaign series that runs from Mother's Day through Father's Day, WE spotlight voices from our community, and uplift our allies working across the field to create a just and equitable society that seeks to keep justice-impacted families connected. S5 | EP 1: BREE ANDERSON: A Mother's Love ~ Reproductive Justice Changemaker Bree Anderson is a WE GOT US NOW Actionist and the Co-Founder & Executive Director of A'sani Heartbeat Foundation. As a New Orleans, Louisiana native, her journey into social justice started as a daughter impacted by the wrongful conviction of her father, Robert Jones. This led her to empower women and girls as the Co-Founder of Daughters Beyond Incarceration. However, her passion and mission transformed to Reproductive Justice, fueled by her own direct experience of parenthood, preterm birth, prematurity, maternal health and infant mortality. Today, Bree and her loving partner, Andre Apparicio, are co-founders of A'sani Heartbeat Foundation and Dad-A-Port dedicated to creating laws that will support infant mortality, maternal & paternal health, and neonatal infancy. Bree has served on several boards and transition teams dedicated to providing restorative healing to communities. Through her dedication to social justice, she has been called a Millenium Changemaker making a positive impact on the lives of countless children and families. She is the author of the book, In My Own Words, which has sold over 1000 copies and her work has been recognized and featured in The New York Times, Forbes 30 under 30, BBC, BET and other national outlets. In this episode, Bree shares her story and gives our audience an up close and personal insight into what ignited her to become a Reproductive Justice Changemaker dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of families and communities. She shares her continued motivation to support children of incarcerated parents through WE GOT US NOW with mentorship, policy, and advocacy towards the goal of dismantling unjust systems and providing healing to those affected by them. Bree continues to strive to make the world a better place. This Episode is Not to be Missed! FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO: WEGOTUSNOW.org | Instagram | LinkedIn LISTEN to the WE GOT US NOW Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all podcasts platforms. #WEGOTUSNOW #10MillionInspired #BreeAnderson #BreeofNola #ActionistinAction #ChildWellBeing #Community #Allies #Wellness #ChildrenwithIncarceratedParents #WeGotUsNowPodcast
