Michelle Wooten McFarland is a reproductive justice advocate who has worked on the ground in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for eight years. Working within the framework of intersectionality, in her role as an Organizing Manager for a reproductive rights organization, Michelle has developed programs statewide, like the Happy Period Campaign, Paint &Tea, and Practi-Cab, with the goal of destigmatizing abortion care access and reproductive healthcare. Michelle also serves as the Organizer/Events Coordinator for the Virginia Reproductive Equity Alliance to help grassroots efforts. In her time in the coalition space, she has helped organize grassroots efforts for the passage of the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which overturned TRAP Laws in Virginia, making Virginia the first southern state to break down policy barriers to abortion care.
Michelle is also the Co-Founder and serves as the Programs Director for the Green Cab Organization, managing organization and program operations. The Green Cab is a practical support organization that helps patients with transportation needs and train volunteers as abortion doulas with their partner organization, the Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project. In her spare time she serves as a member of the Hampton Democratic Committee, Newport News Democratic Committee and is a former 2020 3rd Congressional National Delegate for the Democratic Party of Virginia.
