Judy Vashti Persad, Women Working With Immigrant Women – Speech This 1988 speech delivered by Judy Vashti Persad of Women Working With Immigrant Women (WWIW) addresses the decriminalization of abortion. Vashti Persad calls for a nation-wide reproductive rights movement that attends to, rather than ignores, the needs of women of colour and immigrant women. Metadata Title: Judy Vashti Persad, Women Working With Immigrant Women – Speech Date: 1988 Region: Ontario City/Town: Toronto Author(s): Judy Vashti Persad