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Film Screening of Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & The Farm followed by Q&A w/Shodhini Doulas
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The Sacred Arts Center:
5222 Hollywood Blvd, LA, CA 90027
$10-$15 (sliding scale)
This film tells the story of counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin and her spirited friends, who began delivering each other's babies in 1970, on a caravan of hippie school buses, headed to a patch of rural Tennessee land. With Ina May as their leader, the women taught themselves midwifery from the ground up, and, with their families, founded an entirely communal, agricultural society called The Farm. They grew their own food, built their own houses, published their own books, and, as word of their social experiment spread, created a model of care for women and babies that changed a generation's approach to childbirth.
Stay after the film screening to meet some of Shodhini's trained and experienced doulas. We will be hosting an open Q&A about birth work and their role as doulas.
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Volunteer Midwife in Senegal
Steph Mosscrop
Steph Mosscrop is a student midwife in Maine. Steph is planning a volunteer trip to Senegal, West Africa. Steph tells us: "...this is a midwifery exchange program where students are taught, get to travel and is not a philanthropic trip. I am going there to learn from a group of midwives in an established clinic. While my tuition does help keep the clinic running and buy some medical supplies, it is a business model and is a source of income for the clinic. I will be paying the teaching midwives the same stipend that would be owed in any other setting..."
Staph is asking for your financial contribution. Steph will spend one month, February 15th through March 15th, volunteering at a Birth Clinic.
To Donate: gofundme.com/1oqwvk
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40th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade
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There is a hostile climate of opinion surrounding abortion. Women seeking abortion care must walk through crowds of protestors; abortion providers fear for their safety; states are passing laws to make women seeking abortions go through waiting periods, obtain parental or judicial permissions, or view photos of aborted fetuses; politicians vote against women's reproductive rights and the author of the last U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion, Justice Anthony Kennedy, publicly shamed women who have later abortions in Gonzales v. Carhart.
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Arkansas
 Little Rock NOW
Date: January 19, 2013
Time: 1PM - 3PM
Location: Arkansas State Capitol Steps and Oyster Bar - Little Rock, AR
Details:
1PM: 3rd Annual Rally for Reproductive Justice
2PM: Speak Out - Food, Drinks, and Conversation
More Info: Facebook Event
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Bay Area / California
 Women's Health Specialists
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Location: Casa Ramos Chico South
Details: Come celebrate with us in solidarity and enjoy food, drinks, and a silent auction.
More Info: Facebook Event
Women's Health Specialists
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Location: Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant - Redding, CA
Details: Come celebrate with us in solidarity and enjoy food, drinks, and a silent auction.
More Info: Facebook Event
Women's Health Specialists
Date: January 24, 2013
Time: 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Sacramento, CA
Details: Come celebrate with us in solidarity and enjoy food and drinks!
More Info: Facebook Event
 Bay Area Radical Women
Date: January 17, 2013 and January 26, 2013
1/17: New Valencia Hall - San Francisco, CA
Time: 7PM
Details: Roe v. Wade 40 - The ongoing battle to win reproductive rights for women of all colors.
1/26: Justin Herman Plaza - San Francisco, CA
Time: 12PM
Details: Protest Anti-Abortionists
More Info: baradicalwomen [at] earthlink.net
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 California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Date: January 19, 2013
Time: 9:30AM - 1PM
Location: South Los Angeles
Details: Latinas and the "A" Word: Talking about Abortion 40 years after Roe v. Wade
More Info: Constant Contact
 End Pornography and Patriarchy
Date: January 22, 2013 and January 26, 2013
1/22: San Francisco, CA - City Hall
Details: Stand Up for Abortion
1/23: UN Plaza
Details: Counter-Protest the Anti-Abortion "March for Life" (i.e. Forced Motherhood)
More Info: stoppatriarchybayarea@gmail.com
 Trust Women - Silver Ribbon Campaign
Date: January 26, 2013
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Justin Herman Plaza - San Francisco, CA
Details: A Festive Public Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
More info: Facebook Event
 National Council of Jewish Women - Los Angeles Section
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 11:30AM
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Details: "Abortion Under Siege" Community Program
More Info: Facebook Event
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 Honoring Legacies of Justice: 40 Years of Roe v. Wade
Date: January 20, 2013
Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Location: Nile Hall in Preservation Park - Oakland, CA
Details: Join in an evening of testimony, song, and community honoring the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
More Info: Facebook Event
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Washington, D.C.
 National NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 5PM - 6PM
Location: U.S. Supreme Court Sidewalk
Details: Vigil
More Info: Facebook Event
 Heather Ault
Date: January 22, 2013 and Beyond
Location: Supreme Court
Details: Sharing Roe v Wade banners and the 4000 Years for Choice project
More Info: Indiegogo Campaign
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End Pornography and Patriarchy
Date: Janaury 21, 2013 - January 26, 2013
Details:
1/21: Take Abortion Rights into the crowds at the Presidential Inauguration
1/22: Abortion Rights Protest
1/23-1/24: City Wide Abortion Rights Activities
1/25: Counter-Protest the Anti-Abortion "March for Life" (i.e. March for Forced Motherhood)
1/26: Emergency Summit to Defend Abortion Rights and Defeat the War on Women
More Info: Website and Indiegogo
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Florida
Key West NOW
Date: January 26, 2013
Time: 4PM - 5PM
Location: Federal Building
Details: 16th annual Roe v. Wade demonstration
Brevard NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 4:30PM - 6PM
Location: Melbourne, FL
Details: Sign Waving followed by 6PM Celebration at Lexi Martini and Tapas
More Info: president [at] brevardnow [dot] org
Pinellas County NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 12PM - 1PM
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Details: Roe v. Wade commemoration rally to celebrate and honor women's rights to reproductive freedom each year
Treasure Coast NOW
Date: January 24, 2013
Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Location: St. Lucie, FL
Details: Roe Celebration
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Gainesville NOW
Date: January 22, 2013 and January 25, 2013
Location: Gainesville, FL
Details: 1/22: Craftiness and Activism - 6PM
1/25: "We Won't Go Back" Art Show - 7PM
Palm Beach County NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 11AM - 1:30PM
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Details: Roe v. Wade Anniversary Program and Demonstration
Tallahassee NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 12PM - 1PM
Location: Florida Capitol
Details: 14th Consecutive Candlelight Vigil and Speak Out for the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
More Info: TallahNOW [at] aol [dot] com
 Riot Grrrl Jacksonville
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 12PM - 1PM
Location: City Hall - Jacksonville, FL
Details: Stand up for Choice!
More Info: Facebook Event
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Illinois
 Illinois Choice Action Team
Date: January 27, 2013
Time: 4PM - 6:45PM
Location: James Addams Hull-House Museum - Chicago, Illinois
Details: Honor the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade with a screening of the movie Jane: An Abortion Service
More Info: ilchoiceactionteam.org
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Maine
 Moving Choice Forward ME
Date: January 23, 2013
Time: 9AM - 12PM
Location: Maine State House
Details: Rally and Celebration of 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
More Info: Facebook Event
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 Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center
Date: January 17, 2013
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Location: Bangor, ME
Details: Choice and Chocolate: Multimedia Presentation to celebrate 40 years of Reproductive Freedom in Maine
More Info: RSVP
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Mississippi
 Wake Up Mississippi
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: Take the day off
Location: Make a flight to Jackson, MS
Details: Join us in sending a strong message to the anti-woman bullies from the streets to the Capitol that we won't go back
More Info: Facebook Event
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Missouri
Northeast Missouri NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Location: Truman State University
Details: Panel Discussion on Abortion Rights on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v Wade
Details: Facebook Event
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New Hampshire
 Concord Feminist Health Center
Date: January 19, 2013
Time: 11AM - 2PM
Location: Concord, NH
Details: Celebration of Women, a Counter-Protest toward the annual Right to Life March
More Info: Facebook Event
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New Mexico
Sante Fe NOW
Date: January 25, 2013
Time: 1:30PM and 3PM
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Details: 1:30PM - Santa Fe Capitol to celebrate Roe v. Wade's 40th Anniversary
3PM - Reception to honor Reproductive Rights and those who support them.
More Info: Website
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New Jersey
Northern New Jersey
Date: January 27, 2013
Time: 2PM - 5PM
Location: Rutgers University - Middlesex, NJ
Details: "Roe at 40: Looking Ahead"
More info: Website
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South New Jersey NOW
Date: January 28, 2013
Time: 6:30PM - 9PM
Location: Cherry Hill Women's Center
Details: "Behind the Doors" - tour the clinic and discuss the challenges of providing abortion.
More Info: Website
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New York
Rochester NOW
Date: January 23, 2013
Time: 7PM - 8:30PM
Location: First Unitarian Church - Rochester, NY
Details: The State of Reproductive Heatlh Care in New York State - What Needs to Change
More Info: Website
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Tennessee
 Religion, Law and Reproductive Rights: The 40th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade
Date: January 22, 2-13
Time: 6PM - 8:30PM
Location: University Center Theater, University of Memphis
Details: Reception, Documentary "From Danger to Dignity: The Fights for Safe Abortion", and panel discussion
More Info: Event Page
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Pennsylvania
Ni-Ta Nee NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 10AM - 11AM
Location: Webster Cafe - State College
Details: Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary Discussion
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Northwestern Pennsylvania NOW
Date: January 20, 2013
Time: 3PM - 5PM
Location: La Belle Restaurant - Erie, PA
Details: Celebrate Choice Get-Together
More Info: nwpanow@yahoo.com
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Texas
 Celebrating Women's Lives and Choices: The 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Rally
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
Location: Texas State Capitol South Steps
Details: Join us as we celebrate the last 40 years and rally to protect the next 40 years.
More Info: Facebook Event
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Virginia
Charlottesville NOW / Richmond NOW
Date: January 21, 2013
Time: 12PM - 4PM
Location: Blue Moon Diner - Charlottesville, VA
Details: Kickoff Party and Speak Out to rally and celebrate
Virginia NOW
Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Capitol Square Bell Tower - Richmond, VA
Details: Demonstration and Vigil to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
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Richmond NOW
Date: January 22, 2013 - January 25, 2013
Location: Richmond, VA
Details:
1/22: Pro-Choice Happy Hour and Fundraiser
Time: 6PM - 11PM
Location: Babe's of Carytown - Richmond, VA
1/23: Film Screening: "From Danger to Dignity the Fight for Safe Abortion"
Time: 7PM
Location: 1300 Bainbridge St. - Richmond, VA
1/24: Advocacy Workshop
Time: 5:30PM
Location: Health Clinic - 1511 Starling Drive
1/25: Demonstration
Time: 11AM - 1PM
Location: 9th and Broad St - General Assembly
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Washington
 Cedar River Clinics
Date: January 27, 2013
Time: 2:30PM
Location: Theater Off Jackson - Seattle, WA
Details: Celebrate Choice! 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade - An Afternoon of Music, Comedy & Cake
More Info: Website
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The 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade is January 22nd. Please let us know any and all plans to commemorate this anniversary - we will include your event in the Women's Health in Women's Hands blog. Send an email with location, time, place, event, sponsor and a separate link. Info will be added as time allows.
For N.O.W. events around the country, visit their website.
For the Words of Choice compiled list of events around the country, visit their blog.
Thank you!
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