When former Michigan State Representative Lisa Brown was banned from the statehouse floor for saying the word “vagina,” that should have turned some heads.

Mind you, when this “shocking” and “blasphemous” word was said on the House floor in a statement on reproductive health, it wasn’t in the 1950s. It was 2012, right around the same time you and your friends were probably seeing Marvel’s The Avengers for the fourth time in theaters or coming to the terrible realization that “Payphone” by Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa was still going to be on the radio in three years. 

As a response to that day when Lisa Brown was silenced on the House floor for uttering the name of a human sex organ, Lady Parts Justice was formed and, consequently, Lady Parts Justice Michigan was born.

If you haven’t heard the name before, then there’s no better time to ask your friend Google and mark your calendars for our second annual V to Shining V Detroit event on Saturday, Sept.26. Stand up for reproductive justice and help raise funds for LPJ nationwide!

The fun is going down at PJ’s Lager House at 1254 Michigan Ave in Detroit. A $5 donation is suggested, and reproductive justice warriors of all ages are welcome to attend. Lisa Brown will kick things off at 3 p.m. sharp, so tell your friend who is always late to be ready to leave the house at 1:30 p.m. instead of 2:15 p.m., because you won’t want to miss a moment of this.

From Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence to feminist activist Mira Krishnan — to rockin’ bands and other cool performers and comedians — expect to be entertained, feel awesome, and most importantly, empowered and united.

Questions? Check us out on Facebook at Lady Parts Justice MI.

Want to get involved on campus? Go on GrizzOrgs to speak with the rad people who are making Voices for Choices happen.