Drinks with Daschle

RHHHers' tips for the incoming health czar have been sent in to the transition team AND immortalized on YouTube. Please share the link widely and add any advice for Daschle we may have forgotten in the comments here on the happy hour blog.





Thanks to Raising Women's Voices for bringing the supplies and producing such a lovely clip. Here's to more happy hours with substance!

Happy Holidays,

Leila & Myra

Happy Hour gains substance...

OPTIONAL SIDE TABLE AT 12/17 EVENT, TIPS FOR THE NEW HEALTH CZAR

Tom Daschle is going to be the Obama Administration’s “health czar.” He’ll be the one in charge of getting federal health care reform and he needs to hear from us!

Join us at a special edition of Repro Health Happy Hour, where, cocktail in hand, you can tell Tom what kind of health care reform YOU need.

What do you think Tom should know? What are your biggest health care concerns?

Want to make sure he knows that we need reproductive health care?

We’ll gather your thoughts and submit them to the Obama Transition Team. We’re registered as an official Community Meeting, so Czar Daschle himself might be joining us!

12/17 happy hour now has a location

Because it was such a hit last month, the next Repro Health Happy Hour will once again be at Tom and Jerry's in the East Village (288 Elizabeth Street, 6 train to Bleeker).


Repro Health Happy Hour
Wednesday, December 17th, 6-9pm
Tom and Jerry's Bar
288 Elizabeth Street

Hope to see you there!

Leila & Myra

Happy Hour Wednesday, 12/17

SAVE THE DATE

The Next Repro Health Happy Hour will be Wednesday, December 17th. Location to be announced very soon.

Hope to see you there!

Leila & Myra

What Prison's Got to Do with It: Confronting HIV and Mass Imprisonment

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
6:30 - 8:30PM

LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street (btwn 7th/8th aves.), NYC
Free ~ Open to the public ~ Refreshments provided

Across the country, people who are formerly imprisoned, policy advocates, AIDS service providers, prison justice organizers, people with HIV and other community members are coming together to confront the intersection of HIV and mass imprisonment. Together, we can and must build a community-based movement to address the ways that imprisonment makes our communities vulnerable to HIV.

Project UNSHACKLE, CHAMPs new program, is guided by the work of veterans in this struggle. The forum will introduce the project and focus on the far-reaching effects of imprisonment within our communities. Our communities are harmed by imprisonment in so many ways, putting individuals, families, caregivers - the entire community - at increased risk for HIV. Access to prevention tools, like condoms, in prison is a critical to HIV prevention. But working to change U.S. drug policy so that less people are going into prison and people have the support they need when they're released is also HIV prevention justice.

Join us as we come together to fight to heal and restore our communities!

Speakers Include:
John Bell - Philadelphia Fight
Alan Perez - Gay Men's Health Crisis, Action Center
Waheedah Shabazz-El - CHAMP
Stacey Thompson - Women in Prison Project, Correctional Association of New York

Moderator:
Laura McTighe - Project UNSHACKLE Coordinating Consultant

A Pro-Choice Voice in Adoption

Spence-Chapin, a non-profit, pro-choice adoption agency, is working citywide to raise awareness about modern adoption practice through trainings with hospitals, family planning and community health centers, as well as community-based organizations and government organizations. We advocate for the inclusion of adoption as an essential and integral component of "options counseling" services and are committed to ensuring that professionals who work with pregnant women have the tools necessary to present this option to their clients and patients. We also advocate for women on a systemic level to standardize the response to women and families who are exploring adoption.

Request a training for your staff today and ensure adoption is integrated as a reproductive option to women and families facing unintended pregnancy or the recent birth of an infant they are uncertain they can parent.

Please contact us if you would like the following FREE educational tools sent directly to your office:

"Adoption Reference Guide for Providers in NY and NJ", a comprehensive handbook that offers healthcare and family planning provider’s information about modern adoption practice, legal rights, adoption for infants with special needs, community resources and referral information.

"10 Things Everyone Should Know about Adoption", a user-friendly pocket guide for patients and clients (contains information in both English and Spanish) that includes ten of the most frequently asked questions about the adoption option.

Marci Lieber, MSW
Healthcare Advocate
212-360-0243
mlieber at spence-chapin.org

Volunteers!

NARAL Pro-Choice New York is throwing a party in your honor as a thank you for all your hard work this election season.

Together, we secured a democratic majority in the New York senate and elected a pro-choice president. Now it’s time to party!

Come together with fellow volunteers for a night of open mic, food, games and prizes!

Please bring something to share: a food dish, song, friend or willingness to get on stage and tell your story. It’s your choice!

Thursday December 4th, 6-9pm
the cell theatre 338 W.23rd St. NYC between 8th & 9th
Take the 1, C, or E to the 23rd St. stop or the M23

More info here.

World AIDS Day Eve at Riverside Church

Stop AIDS.
Keep the Promise 2008

Help New York City, The World AIDS Campaign & the United Nations (UNAIDS) Keep the Promise 2008

Sunday, November 30
The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive - New York City, NY 10027
Doors open at 4:30 pm / Program begins at 5:00 pm

Free and Open to the Public
All Are Welcome

2008 Event Program Highlights will include:
• Salute to the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations "UNAIDS" Program,
• Briefing on the U.S. campaign for a National AIDS Strategy by CHAMP
• NYC, National and International Leaders sharing "How they will Keep the Promise",
• Entertainment, Candle Light Remembrance, HIV and AIDS Community Service Providers Village
• Reception directly after the gathering and much more

For all information and ways to volunteer, visit
www.wadnyc.org / Phone: (212) 870-6873 / email: riversidehiv@aol.com

Free Informational Meeting for Expectant Parents

November Meeting Topic: Separating fact from fiction: what are pelvic floor problems related to pregnancy and childbirth? How can I avoid them?

What is exactly the pelvic floor? What are the causes of weak pelvic floor muscles? Will an episiotomy or an elective c/section protect my pelvic floor? What are the risks of some labor and birth practices and benefits of Kegel exercises?

In this month's meeting we will explore this question and offer resources that may help you decide what is right for you.

Our meeting will feature guest speakers, both care providers and new mothers who will share their choices and experiences.

The session is generously hosted by 14 Street Y.

DATE: Monday November 17th 2008, 6:15-8:30PM

LOCATION: 344 East 14th Street (1st Ave)

GUEST SPEAKERS: Memaniye Cinque, midwife and Isa Herrera, physical therapist and two new mothers.
We hope to see you there, and welcome you to invite your friends, family or other expectant families who might be interested.

RSVP is appreciated (laure@choicesinchildbirth.org)

More information here.

Woo-hoo!! Happy Hour TONIGHT!!

Come on down to Tom and Jerry's in the East Village (288 Elizabeth Street, 6 train to Bleeker) to celebrate the national victory, the defeat of the South Dakota abortion ban and the general high spirits of the world today.

And perhaps, with all you smart people in one room, we can figure out what to do about all the homophobes still out there.

Repro Health Happy Hour
Wednesday, November 5th, 6-9pm
Tom and Jerry's Bar
288 Elizabeth Street

See you there!

Leila & Myra

November 5 Happy Hour at Tom and Jerry's

The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be at Tom and Jerry's in the East Village (288 Elizabeth Street, 6 train to Bleeker) on what we hope will be a jubilant November 5th.

Repro Health Happy Hour
Wednesday, November 5th, 6-9pm
Tom and Jerry's Bar
288 Elizabeth Street

Hope to see you there!

Leila & Myra

Election Night Watch Party

Your friends at Living Liberally, The New York Civil Liberties Union Young Professionals, and The Planned Parenthood of New York City Activist Council cordially invite you to

You've voted. You've knocked on doors. You've yelled at your TV. You've reminded your neighbors. You've crossed your fingers. Now, its time to drink...liberally.

Special guests, raffle prizes, tons of TVs & compulsive campaign coverage.

A night of Party Politics for all.

353 West 14th Street

8pm until the results are in

FREE Admission, drink & food specials

RSVP by clicking here for quicker, ensured entrance.

Repro Health Happy Hour - Wednesday, Nov. 5th!

Mark your calendars! The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be on Wednesday, Nov. 5th from 6-9pm! We will be celebrating the election results! Location to be announced soon.. Hope to see you soon!

Join NARAL NY this Saturday in PA to Get Out the Vote for OBAMA!

Get on the Bus!

We are now in the most crucial month for the presidential election. With new polls being released every day and excitement intensifying across the country, you might be asking yourself, as a pro-choice New Yorker, what can I do to help? How can I contribute to national efforts?

Unlike any election in history, this one depends on individuals who are willing to get involved. Grassroots activities like knocking on doors, rallying and talking to voters will make the difference. That’s why NARAL Pro-Choice New York is asking you to…

Get on the bus!

With 21 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is a crucial battleground for the presidential election. That’s why we’re heading down to Pennsylvania by the busload. Join us for day trips to Pennsylvania to knock on doors to identify pro-choice voters, talk about where Barack Obama and John McCain each stand on choice, and raise awareness about local pro-choice candidates.



· Saturday, October 18

· Saturday, October 25

Buses leave from the NARAL Pro-Choice New York office, 470 Park Ave. South, 7th Floor (get directions) at 7:30am and will be back in NYC around 7pm.

Email Lalena Howard or call 646-520-3506 to reserve your seat.

*space is going fast so reserve your spot today!

Vagina Festival

Vagina Festival opens Friday night, Oct. 24, at Sage Theater - do you have your ticket?

In just a few weeks, Vagina Festival presents you with the opportunity to have conversations we don't typically get to have. In ways we don't typically get to have them.

Through visual and performance art, Vagina Festival forms a welcoming space to exchange ideas, challenge cultural norms and celebrate women. Men are warmly welcomed.

Via painting, photography, sculpture, print, and video, Visual Art Curator, Rose Merola, engages you in a range of work that explores our bodies, sense of self, sexuality, and our relationships. To learn about Vagina Festival visual artists and their work, please go to the website and view their profiles.

Vagina Festival takes place Friday, Oct. 24 - Sunday, Oct. 26
at Sage Theater, 711 Seventh Avenue, between 47th and 48th Streets, NYC 10036.

Go to www.vaginafestival.com for the performance program schedule

Red Light Masquerade for HIV Prevention Justice....

Friday, October 24, 2008 at 7:30pm

Vox Pop at
1022 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY
Closest Subway stop: Q train to Cortelyou Rd.

CHAMP & VOX POP present

Red Light Masquerade for HIV Prevention Justice....
an evening of glamor, intrigue and mirth, music and mystery.

WHAT?
Pre-Halloween fundraiser to benefit the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)

WHO'S INVITED?

CHAMP New Yorkers: you are people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, sex educators, healers, queers and our allies, teachers, movement builders, HIV prevention advocates, AIDS service providers, social workers, community organizers, nurses and doctors, radicals of many stripes, sex workers, harm reduction advocates, clergy, artists, musicians, activists for racial and economic justice, neighbors, leaders, lovers, YOU!

DRESS:
Fabulousness and excess suggested and encouraged. Put the vamp back in vampire. Dress to conceal, to reveal, to resist.

$5 minimum donation at the door. Raffle with sexy prizes.

Performances, food, booze, and other tricks & treats.

www.champnetwork.org // www.voxpopnet.net

Sexuality, Health and Human Rights TONIGHT!

THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN & GAY STUDIES PRESENTS

Sexuality, Health and Human Rights

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
7-9 PM

The Graduate Center

Skylight Room (Room 9100)


Panelists:

Sonia Corrêa, Coordinator of Sexuality Policy Watch, Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association, Rio de Janeiro

Richard Parker, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University

Rosalind Petchesky, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Hunter College & the Graduate Center, CUNY

Join the authors to celebrate the publication of their new book – Sexuality, Health and Human Rights (Routledge, London and New York, August 2008). This ground breaking work provides a critical analysis of shifting theoretical perspectives and activist strategies regarding sexual politics and their larger geopolitical context in the twenty-first century. Long in the making, the book surveys the "Global 'Sex' Wars" in the shadow of both religious resurgence and political conservatism; new research agendas in the face of biomedical discourses and HIV/AIDS; and "The Promises and Limits of Sexual Rights," both from within international LGBTQI and feminist human rights activism and beyond. Copies will be available for purchase and signing.

All CLAGS events, which are free and open to the public, are co-sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Studies Concentration in Lesbian and Gay/Queer Studies.

Black Women and the Fight for HIV/AIDS Prevention Justice

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
6:30 - 8:30PM

LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street (btwn 7th/8th aves.), NYC
Free ~ Open to the public ~ Refreshments provided

Speakers Include:
Hadiyah Charles - HIV Law Project
Michelle Lopez - Community Healthcare Network
Kimberleigh Smith - GMHC
Moderator:
Janna Zinzi - WBAI 99.5 FM

Get involved in the elections!

Want to get involved in the upcoming elections? Only one more month to go! Find out how to get involved by checking out the following calendar of events! These are just a few of the many groups working on the election in the city.. Please add others we've missed in the Comments section. Thanks!

NARAL Pro-Choice New York's calendar of events

Planned Parenthood of New York City's calendar of events

LGBT Community Center's Calendar of Events

The master list of Barack Obama events is online here.

PPNYC 2008 VP Debate Watch Party

The Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund invites you to our

2008 VP Debate Watch Party!!

Come meet other pro-choice activists as we cheer and jeer the hottest debate of the year!!

GAMES!! DRINK SPECIALS!!

Thursday, October 2nd 8pm
Slainte Bar & Lounge
304 Bowery (between Bleecker & Houston), N.Y.C.
Bring Friends! RSVP Today!!

Human Trafficking is a Reproductive Justice Issue

Human Trafficking is a Reproductive Justice Issue
with Liezl Tomas Rebugio

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 7 PM
Asian American Writers Workshop, located at 16 W32nd St. (at 5th Ave.),
10th Floor
Please RSVP to napawfny@gmail.com by October 10.


Please join NAPAWF's Anti-Trafficking Project Director Liezl Tomas Rebugio for a community briefing about the impact of human trafficking on Asian and Pacific Islander women and girls in the U.S. The briefing will highlight important findings from NAPAWF's Anti-Trafficking Activists Agenda and focus on the intersection of human trafficking and reproductive justice issues. Ms. Rebugio will be joined by Sapna Patel, Staff Attorney at the Urban Justice Center's Sex Workers Project, and Veronica Bayetti Flores, Policy Analyst at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.

Book Party TONIGHT!!!

Advocate from MN seeks two-week roommate situation!

NARAL NY has a great advocate from MN coming out to NYC for two weeks who needs a place to stay.. Anyone looking for a roommate from Sept. 28 to Oct. 10th? Please let Myra know at mbatchelder at prochoiceny.org

Thank you!!!

Happy Hour Tonight at Moe's in Fort Greene

The Repro Health Happy Hour is TONIGHT Wednesday, September 17th from

6-9pm at Moe's in Fort Greene, 80 Lafayette St., at S. Portland St.,
BROOKLYN.

The closest trains are the G to Fulton Street or the C train to
Lafayette or Clinton-Washington Avenues.  You could also take just
about any train in the system to Atlantic/Pacific and walk up the hill
to the bar.

Hope to see you there!

Leila & Myra

Rights of Pregnant Women Event

The New York Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the New York University School of Law Student Chapter present:

Are a Woman's Rights Compromised Upon Becoming Pregnant? A Discussion on the Employment and Consent to Medical Treatment Rights of Pregnant Women

Featuring:

Neil A. Capobianco
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Robert F. Julian
Partner, Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi, Pearlman, Julian & Pertz, LLP and retired Justice, New York State Supreme Court

Lynn M. Paltrow
Founder and Executive Director,
National Advocates for Pregnant Women

and

Gillian L. Thomas
Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Momentum

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
New York University Law School
Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South
Room 210
New York, New York

Refreshments will be served.

RSVP here.

Each year, about 4 million American women become pregnant and decide to carry their pregnancies to term. Does the law see a woman differently once she becomes pregnant? While there are countless legal contexts in which a woman's pregnancy might change her legal position, this panel will focus on two that are particularly controversial. First, does her relationship with her employer change? Secondly, is she free choose or decline medical treatment in the same way she was before she became pregnant?

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law. For more information about the organization, which has established student chapters at more than 160 law schools around the country and lawyer chapters in 30 cities, please visit www.acslaw.org

Have you renewed for 2008? Do so today! Not yet a Member?
Join ACS and add your voice to ACS's network!

Book Launch - Sexuality, Health and Human Rights

BOOK LAUNCH
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**Sexuality, Health and Human Rights**

Sonia Corrêa, Coordinator of Sexuality Policy Watch, Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association, Rio de Janeiro Richard Parker, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Rosalind Petchesky, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Hunter College & the Graduate Center, CUNY

Join the authors to celebrate the publication of their new book - Sexuality, Health and Human Rights (Routledge, London and New York, August 2008). This ground breaking work provides a critical analysis of shifting theoretical perspectives and activist strategies regarding sexual politics and their larger geopolitical context in the twenty-first century. Long in the making, the book surveys the "Global 'Sex' Wars" in the shadow of both religious resurgence and political conservatism; new research agendas in the face of biomedical discourses and HIV/AIDS; and "The Promises and Limits of Sexual Rights," both from within international LGBTQI and feminist human rights activism and beyond. Copies will be available for purchase and signing.

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Tuesday, October 7th
7-9 PM
The Graduate Center, The City University of New York Skylight Room (Room 9100)
365 Fifth Avenue, New York City

“8thAnnual NYC Brides’ March” - Fight Domestic Violence!

NEW YORK LATINAS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

Gladys Ricart and Victims of Domestic Violence

Memorial Walk

“8th Annual NYC Brides’ March”

Friday, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Come Walk with Us!

GATHERING SITE

Fort Washington Heights Presbyterian Church

21 Wadsworth Ave. (corner of 174th Street)

Gather @ 9:00am

March Begins @ 10:00am Sharp!

For more information please log onto our website at:

www.nylatinasagainstdv.org

or email

BridesMarch@aol.com

HIV/AIDS Documentary All of Us Premieres - September 19th - 25th, 2008

September 19th-25th, 2008
Cinema Village
http://www.cinemavillage.com/
22 East 12th Street between University Place and 5th Avenue in New York City. Theatrical screenings this September 19th-25th, schedule TBD.

Repro Health Happy Hour - Wednesday, Sept. 17th!

Come join us for a back-to-school Repro Health Happy Hour on Wednesday, Sept. 17th! 6-9pm at Moe's bar in Fort Greene, Brooklyn! Directions online here. Hope to see you there!

Community Forum 09.10.08: The Fight for a National AIDS Strategy and the Presidential Candidates' Positions

A Call to Action!
The Fight for a National AIDS Strategy and the Presidential Candidates' Positions on the Domestic AIDS Crisis
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
6:30 - 8:30PM

LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street (btwn 7th/8th aves.), NYC
Free ~ Open to the public ~ Refreshments provided

Speakers Include:
Chris Collins - Author, Blueprint for a National AIDS Plan
C. Virginia Fields - National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
Charles Long - New York City AIDS Housing Network
A. Toni Young - Community Education Group
Moderator:
Robert Bank - GMHC

For more information, go here.

Voting Vixens and Spoken Word - Wednesday!

Voting Vixens & Spoken Word
September 10, 7:00 PM
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd Street, between Avenues B & C)
$8 admission

A night of amazing female and male spoken word artists.
Please come celebrate the Voting Vixens Campaign and empower young women to get involved in the political process. More details here.

Come to Advocacy Day at NARAL NY this Sunday!

Sunday, September 7th
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
NARAL Pro-Choice New York
470 Park Avenue South, 7th Floor
New York, NY
(33rd Street stop on the 6 train)

NARAL Pro-Choice New York wants you! Join us on Sunday, September 7th for a fun-filled day of volunteer training and action!

Whether you are brand new to the pro-choice movement or have been working hard to make pro-choice change for thirty years, we invite you to come together to meet fellow pro-choice New Yorkers, talk about the issues, and learn time-tested methods of activism.

Then we will put our words into action by hitting the phones and the streets to build a pro-choice New York. This is a perfect opportunity for first timers excited to turn their ideals into action and for all who hope to revitalize their commitment to the pro-choice movement by getting active and sharing their experiences with others.

Help us mobilize pro-choice New York this election season!

E-mail us or call 646-520-3506.

Contact Lalena Howard to RSVP or for more information.

Come to a Screening of NO! - The Rape Doumentary

STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN!
NOW - NJ FOUNDATION,
NOW-NJ COMBATING RACISM TASK FORCE, & the
WOMEN OF COLOR AND ALLIES ESSEX CHAPTER

PRESENT

A FILM SCREENING OF
"NO!"THE RAPE DOCUMENTARY
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY
AISHA SHAHIDAH SIMMONS
To preview film, go here.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH 2008

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Essex County
35 Cleveland Street
Orange, NJ 07050
5:00 P.M Sharp!

(Handicap Accessible. Directions here)
WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION FOLLOWING
SUGGESTED DONATION: $25 - $50
SENIOR CITIZENS and STUDENTS: $5 - $20

Meet filmmaker Aisha Shahidah Simmons. It doesn't matter what race or culture you come from, how much money you have, how old you are, or if you have a disability. Violence does not discriminate!

COSPONSORED BY: MY SISTAZ'S KEEPER * SISTERHOOD AGENDA * WOMEN WHO SUPPORTED THE MILLION MAN MARCH * NATIONAL COALITION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN, Bergen-Passaic Chapter Inc., * LATINAS UNITED FOR POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT L.U.P.E. * THE FAMILY CENTER .

Body Politic '08: Dance, Dance Pro-Choice Nation!

Tickets are only $15 and include a one-year membership to the Action Fund. As a member, you'll get all the latest info on how to make pro-choice political change in 2008 and beyond. Bring friends and get them signed up as Action Fund members too!

Buy your tickets now!

Run a Pro-Choice Anti-McCain Ad During the RNC Convention!

Across America, anti-choice elected officials and activists are working to ban abortion. From state legislatures to the campaign for the White House, efforts are underway to treat women like criminals and to prosecute trained medical doctors.

Banning abortion won't stop abortions, it will just make them extremely dangerous.

The How Much Time Campaign has created a great tv ad that you can pay as little as $50 to run it in an area of your choosing! Do it now to run it during the RNC convention!

To find out how, go here.

Debate Watching Party Thursday!

Become an Abortion Doula!

The Abortion Doula Project is seeking smart, awesome, caring women to be part of an amazing program in New York City!

What is an abortion doula?
An abortion doula is a woman who provides compassionate, continuous support for a person who is having an abortion. Abortion doulas use the same model of care as birth doulas, supporting a woman before, during and after her abortion. To learn a little more about doulas and abortion doulas, check out this article by Miriam Perez who has helped us get the NYC Abortion Doula Project off the ground.

The group is currently working on their website. In the meantime, please contact Mary at MaryM at protectchoice.org or Lauren at LaurenM at protectchoice.org.

Great resource for women facing unplanned pregnancy...

The Book of Choices: New York Resources for Unplanned Pregnancy was recently updated and is available online in English and Spanish! Developed to give women the most comprehensive information on their pregnancy options in one place, the Book of Choices includes current information on abortion, adoption and parenting resources in New York State.

NARAL NY Hiring Paid Canvassers!

Think Roe is safe? Think again. Want to help make history? We are one Supreme Court justice away from losing our rights. Help New York become a beacon for choice. Let’s pass a Roe of our own! We are looking for passionate motivated people to organize NY citizens to protect reproductive health and privacy. Put your passion to work!

Great Work Environment
Paid Training
Opportunities for Advancement
Full and Part-time available
Bonus Opportunities

For more information, go here.

Abortion Film Screenings with the Director!

See two groundbreaking feminist documentaries about abortion on an USA/Canada tour in August 2008! Both films are outstanding documents in their own right, but together provide an incredible evening of analysis and information about one of the most divisive issues of our time.

Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa (50 min, English and Polish with English Subtitles), directed by Sarah Diehl of Berlin, Germany, contrasts the differences in abortion policies in South Africa and Poland regarding abortion laws and their impact on the lives of women.

The Coat Hanger Project (50 minutes, English) directed by Angie Young, is about abortion and the current state of the pro-choice movement 35 years after Roe vs. Wade.

The Directors will be available afterwards for Q and A!

August 21th, 2008
New York
Bluestockings Bookshop
172 Allen Street

7 pm

- free entry -

 

Repro Health Happy Hour this Thursday!

The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be THIS THURSDAY at SideBar Lounge, a swank new place near Union Square. They're giving us our very own room for networking and mingling, so be sure to drop by and ask for the RHHH!

Repro Health Happy Hour
Thursday, July 31st
6-9pm
SideBar Lounge
15th & Irving

Hope to see you there!

Fun events next Tuesday, July 29th!

Two great events are happening next Tuesday (Full disclosure I'm coordinating one :))....

See below for details about both! They are nearby one another so try to attend both if you can!

Join PPNYC for Summer, Sex & Spirits at the Museum of Sex!

Join us for the 4th Annual "Summer, Sex and Spirits" event hosted by the PPNYC Activist Council and sponsored by the Museum of Sex!

Next Week!
Tuesday, July 29th
7-10pm
Museum of Sex
233 5th Ave. @ 27th Street

All proceeds go to benefit Planned Parenthood of New York City's healthcare services, education programs, and legislative work.

This event features full after-hours access to all the museum's exhibits, open bar all night, a fabulous silent auction, raffle prizes and live DJs!

Don't miss the sexiest party this summer! Admission is $25 pre-sale, $35 at the door. 21 and over.

Buy your tickets today!

July 29th - Young Women and Health Care Event in NYC

NARAL Pro-Choice New York and the National Institute for Reproductive Health present:

The Young and the Healthless: How Being Uninsured Affects Young Women

TUESDAY, JULY 29TH | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

470 Park Avenue South, 7th Floor, New York, NY

With new statistics showing that young adults account for almost 30 percent of the nonelderly uninsured population, health care advocates must address what the impact is on a group of people who are still in their reproductive years and foregoing preventive care.

At this event, a team of young women who are addressing the issue at their respective organizations will present recently released data, tell stories of real women who are uninsured and how a new reproductive health free clinic in NYC is helping, and share how young advocates can get involved with the health care reform movement.

The following organizations will be represented through the speakers: NARAL Pro-Choice New York, National Institute for Reproductive Health, Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need, Health Care for All New York, Reproductive Health Access Project, and the Women’s Reproductive Health Free Clinic.

All are welcome, and summer interns are encouraged to attend.

Please RSVP by July 25th to pawatramani@prochoiceny.org

Third Annual New York City Gender Equality Festival

A celebration of arts and activism, taking place Saturday July 19th in Von King Park, Central Brooklyn.
Saturday July 19, 2008
10 am – 3pm, FREE!

Von King Park (Tompkins Park), Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Between Tompkins + Marcy at Lafayette
Subway: G to Bedford-Nostrand, A/C to Nostrand
Bus: B43 to Lafayette + Tompkins, B44 to Lafayette, B53 to Tompkins Ave.

A free public event open to New Yorkers of all ages and genders. Over 100 community artists, organizations, and local politicians will come together to celebrate everyday activism, offering inspirational performances and important information. Bring your family and friends to celebrate a day of Singers, Dancers, Poets, Community, Raffles, and more!

More info here

Repro Health Happy Hour - Thursday, July 31st!!

The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be at SideBar Lounge, a swank new place near Union Square. They're giving us our very own room for networking and mingling, so be sure to drop by and ask for the RHHH!

Repro Health Happy Hour
Thursday, July 31st
6-9pm
SideBar Lounge
15th & Irving

Hope to see you there!

Women's Human Rights in the U.S.

Please join the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights and the Feminist Press for a reception and discussion of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the importance of the United States ratification, and how U.S. advocates are incorporating international human rights principles into domestic advocacy.

Wednesday July 9th, 2008

Drinks and hors d'oeuvres

6:00-8:00

The Jacob Blaustein Building

165 E. 56th Street (on the corner of 3rd Ave.)

New York, New York 10022

Featuring

Dr. Hanna Beate Schöpp-Schilling- Member of CEDAW and principle editor of The Circle of Empowerment: Twenty-five years of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Debra Leibowitz- Professor of Political Science at Drew University. Author of the report: Respect, Protect, Fulfill: Raising the Bar on Women's Rights in San Francisco, An analysis ten years after the passage of the historic CEDAW ordinance in San Francisco, CA.

Ramona Ortega- Director of Workforce Development Study at the Women of Color Policy Network. Author of Justice Denied: How Family Courts in NYC Endanger Battered Women and Children, documenting the human rights violations of family courts in New York City.

Ejim Dike- Director of the Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center

RSVP by July 8- Oumie Sissoho

JBI at ajc.org

Happy Hour - Thursday, July 31st!

Save the date! The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be on Thursday, July 31st! Hope to see you soon!

SPREAD Magazine Event July 3rd

July 3rd
Thursday NYC
at The Slipper Room
167 Orchard Street, NY, NY

Doors Open @ 8PM
Burlesque Show @ 9PM

Cover: $5 ... Bring your ID, this event is 21+

MCed by Bastard Keith
With Dazzling Performances By . . .

Fetchin Gretchin
La John Joseph
Boobie Von Trapp
Bastard Keith
JezeBel Express
Madame Rose Bud
Pookie Patootie
Nasty Canasta
Chicava Honey Child
Runaround Sue
Miss Aurora Boob Realis

with: SWANK & SWOP-NYC

TRAIN TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BIRTH ASSISTANT/ DOULA

Support women in your community to have positive birth experiences!

Apply to be part of an award-winning Community Doula Training at the Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective this summer!

Training begins Monday, July 7th – Thursday, August 14th, 2008

You must be available Monday – Thursday from 10am – 4:30pm

You will receive a stipend and Metrocards for your participation in the training!

LEARN SKILLS YOU CAN USE TO:

? make a difference in your community
? begin a career as a professional birth assistant
? educate yourself and others about wellness, sexual health and reproduction

For more information, ask for an application at the Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective. Call 718-596-7013 for more information

THE POCKETBOOK MONOLOGUES PREMIERES IN NEW YORK ON JUNE 28TH!

THE POCKETBOOK MONOLOGUES PREMIERES IN NEW YORK ON JUNE 28TH!

A fun, provocative, and entertaining dialogue with an award winning cast - creator Sharon McGhee, actress Kim Coles, media personality Jacque Reid, the remarkable Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Toni Belafonte, and Sandy Daley. These ladies are raising the curtain to talk about the POCKETBOOK, the label black women affectionately describe as the triangle between their thighs.

The Pocketbook Monologues reveal a collection of heartfelt emotions about sexuality, intimacy, and responsibility. This on stage expression of stories from women of color was inspired by the Vagina Monologues. It's performed in a stirring style from the Black female perspective, and includes a tender view of the Coin Purses too. The New York Coin Purse cast features Harlem's own incomparable, Taylor Jenkins-Thompson.

The show enters 'stage-right' with real stories and a 'keeping it real' chance to advance Sharon's mission of greater dialogue about health issues impacting African-American women and girls, particularly HIV/AIDS awareness.

The inaugural "Pocketbook Honors" ceremony will celebrate New York/New Jersey leaders in the grassroots and community movement--Rev. Lynda T. Rassman, Rev. Stanley Justice, and Ms. Maxine Frere. June 28th. Don't miss it!

NARAL NY Hiring Paid Canvassers!

CANVASSER

Concerned about the environment?

Worried about the economy?

Disturbed by the South Dakota Abortion Ban?

When Women Do Better We All Do Better!!!


NARAL Pro-Choice NY now hiring passionate, motivated and committed people to join our canvass team.

Work to elect Pro-Choice candidates.

Protect women's reproductive health and rights now and for future generations.

Gain invaluable experience with a hands-on campaign.

Full-time and part-time positions available.

Let's create the new pro-choice majority!

To join our fantastic, fun and dedicated team, e-mail cover letter and resume to Community Organizer, Lalena Howard, MSW at lhoward@prochoiceny.org.

Happy Hour Wednesday and NYCLU Fundraiser!

Hi,
Join us for an after-work drink at the Repro Health Happy Hour this Wednesday from 6-9pm at the Me Bar in Koreatown! Afterwards, take the F train out to the NYCLU fundraiser in Dumbo that evening! Details below...

NYCLU Benefit: Just Art '08
Date and Time: June 25, 2008 / 8:00 Eastern
Just Art '08 Benefit

Buy tickets now!

On Wednesday, June 25, the New York Civil Liberties Union Young Professionals will host Just Art ’08, at the powerHouse Arena in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

This benefit will feature an art show, auction and a DJ set from indie-pop band Au Revoir Simone.

Proceeds will help the NYCLU continue to defend and promote the fundamental principles embodied in the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and the New York Constitution, including freedom of expression and religion, and the rights to privacy, equality and due process of law.

Wednesday, June 25
8 p.m. to midnight
powerHouse Arena
37 Main St.
DUMBO, Brooklyn

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom! this July!

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom!
Date and Time: July 21, 2008 / 7:30 Eastern

A Concert to Benefit the Youth Programs of the NYCLU

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 LaGuardia Place (Washington Square South)
NY, NY 10012

Monday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Honorary Chairs:
Tony Kushner
and
Stephen Sondheim

Chair, Michael David, Barbara Whitman

For more information and to purchase tickets, go here.

Body Politic '08: The Whiskey Ward! Wednesday!

Support reproductive freedom in '08 with...

Planned Parenthood
&
The Whiskey Ward

Enjoy half-priced happy hour until 10pm with fellow pro-choice New Yorkers and learn how you can get involved in Planned Parenthood's political activities and get the vote out this election year.

Wednesday, June 18th, 7-10pm

Your $20 ticket* includes half-priced happy hour until 10pm and a one-year membership to the Action Fund. As a member, you'll get all the latest info on how to make pro-choice political change in 2008 and beyond.

Join us on June 18th and celebrate change in 2008!

Location:
The Whiskey Ward
121 Essex St.
New York, NY 10002

For more information and to RSVP, go here

Counter-protest This Saturday to Support Birth Control!

From the National Institute for Reproductive Health's blog....

This Saturday, June 7th, marks the 43rd anniversary of the Griswold v. Connecticut decision in the Supreme Court, which established constitutional privacy protection for married couples’ use of contraception in 1965. Unmarried women obtained the right to use birth control a little later in 1972.

Sadly, despite the Supreme Court’s decisions, women across America are still fighting for their right to contraceptive access. From the financial barriers millions of women face in accessing contraception to pharmacists’ refusals to fill birth control prescriptions, women are left to defend their right to contraception. However, those aren’t the only barriers. Many in the anti-choice community are working not only to abolish the legal right to abortion but also to end women’s right to access birth control!

This Saturday, the American Life League is staging “Protest the Pill Day: The Pill Kills Babies” demonstrations across the country to protest the anniversary and women’s access to contraception. Their accusations about the dangers of the birth control pill are medically inaccurate and show the dangerous extent to which our opponents will go to control women’s bodies and their reproductive health. Show your support for women’s access to birth control by counter-demonstrating this Saturday!

COME COUNTER-PROTEST AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN THIS SATURDAY!

Does Gender Engender HIV? Forum Next Wednesday!

Does Gender Engender HIV? Vulnerability and Resilience Across the Gender Spectrum

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
6:30 - 8:30 PM

LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street (Between 7th & 8th Avenues) NYC

Free ~ Open to the public ~ Refreshments provided

Around the world, the social, economic and political aspects of gender are entwined with the HIV epidemic. Sexism, transphobia and the gender panic at the heart of homophobia are root causes of social injustice and marginalization that fuel the epidemic. But how do gender and gender expression create, increase or reduce vulnerability to HIV?

Do those living within binary gender structures, transgender and non-gender-conforming people and/or gay men of all gender histories have common cause in the epidemic – or are there distinct aspects to our struggles that hamper collaboration?
What do research, policy recommendations, and our life experiences tell us about where we should be directing prevention efforts?

Speakers include:
Vanessa Brocato – GMHC
Nathan Levitt – Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Kim Watson – Community Healthcare Network
Moderator: Hadiyah Charles – HIV Law Project

Co-sponsored by: Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP), FIERCE!, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), Harlem United, HIV Law Project, New York City AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN), The LGBT Community Center, Queers for Economic Justice

To co-sponsor the forum or for more information, please contact James Learned at jlearned@champnetwork.org or call (212) 937-7955 x 60.

Women in Charge: The Evolving Role of Women in Politics

Women in Charge: The Evolving Role of Women in Politics
Monday, June 9, 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
66 Fifth Avenue. Directions.
Admission is free, but you must reserve a seat.
To RSVP, click HERE.

Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy is pleased to invite you to a discussion on the strides women have made in pursuit of leadership roles and the challenges they have faced in assuming and maintaining power in the political arena.
Dee Dee Myers, First female White House Press Secretary in the Clinton administration; author, Why Women Should Rule the World

Ellen Malcolm, Founder and President EMILY's List; Former President, America Coming Together

Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

Moderated by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC Political Director and reporter.

Great new video about NYS Pro-Choice Bill!

Check out this great new video about the Reproductive Health Act! This bill is important beyond New York’s borders. When it finally passes, we believe it will change the way we think about reproductive freedom across the country. As other states rush to pass abortion bans and “trigger laws” that would ban all abortion if Roe v. Wade should fall, we are promoting a proactive piece of legislation that will safeguard our rights. We are working to lead the way to protect women’s health, and hope the rest of the country will follow.

The Reproductive Health Act strengthens New York’s laws and protects a woman’s ability to make one of life’s most important and life-changing decisions -- whether or when to have children. The bill guarantees women’s right to choose or refuse birth control or abortion. It treats family planning as a public health issue. And it ensures that if continuing a pregnancy would jeopardize a woman’s health, she will continue to have safe, legal options available.

Politicians have shown a frightening willingness to interfere in private medical decisions – and the Supreme Court has said that is okay. Now is the time to safeguard these important protections for women’s health and autonomy.

This bill isn’t just about pregnancy, abortion or birth control. It’s about autonomy, privacy, and dignity. It’s about creating and supporting healthy families. It is about health care policy that respects our ability as individuals to decide the course of our own lives.

It’s about creating the world we want.

Happy Hour Wednesday at Last Exit

The May happy hour will be held this Wednesday at Last Exit. Check out the bar Web site for directions. Nearest trains are the 4,5,2,3, N or R to Borough Hall/Court Street or the F/G to Bergen. As usual, festivities run from 6-9pm. Last Exit has agreed to extend happy hour until 8 so get there before then!

Young Pro-Choice Professional Event for NARAL NY

For more information and to purchase tickets, go here

Panel Discussion: GYN Care for Gender Non-conforming Communities

Mark your calendars...

The next REPRO HEALTH HAPPY HOUR will be on Wednesday, May 28th in a yet-to-be-decided Brooklyn bar! Please let us know your suggestions in the comments!

Hope to see you soon!

Our Bodies Ourselves event in Park Slope!

The Planned Parenthood of New York City Activist Council invites you to

OUR BODIES OURSELVES: PREGNANCY AND BIRTH

…a free book signing and educational salon

May 22nd at 7pm

at the Old Stone House
5th Avenue b/w 3rd & 4th Streets
Park Slope, Brooklyn

This event is Free! Limited seating available!
RSVP at www.ppnyc.org or activists@ppnyc.org

PPNYC Event for NYC Teens!

Has anyone ever told you that using two condoms prevents sexually transmitted infections or that drinking ginger ale can prevent pregnancy?

Has a friend ever asked you to buy them the "Morning-after Pill?"

Have you ever wondered if you are required to tell your parents when you go to the doctor?

Know your rights as a NY teen.

Explore your options for reproductive health.

Hear and see what you need to know from your peers (in their own words).

Join us for a discussion as

Teen Peer Advocates from local New York High Schools share their experiences;

PPNYC's Teen Advocates clear up myths about contraception;

& members of the NYCLU's Health Teen Initiative talk about your rights as a minor.

Thursday, May 8th

4-6pm

26 Bleecker Street at Mott


This event is Free!! Snacks will be served. Limited Seats Available!
Click Here to RSVP!

Wanderlust Bike Tour for Reproductive Justice Fundraiser!

A Public Policy Community Education Forum - The Next 25 Years: The Center, Our Communities and The Movement

Wanderlust Bike Tour for Reproductive Justice

Wanderlust Bike Tour


This summer, a group of sixteen women are traveling from New Orleans to New York City on a reproductive justice bike tour. In solidarity with local activists and rooted in the belief that sharing stories is a powerful way to elevate awareness and create social change, we'll be pedaling from town to town to listen to your stories and document how you and others are working to expand access to reproductive health care, defend reproductive rights, and promote reproductive justice.

It's a story collective - it's a bicycle caravan - it's building the movement for reproductive justice!

The goals of the trip are to document the inspirational, groundbreaking work happening across the country and build horizontal networks to strengthen our collective movement for reproductive health, rights, and justice.

THE INVITATION: Do you or does someone you know live along the route? We're looking for health care providers, sex educators, supportive clergy, reproductive justice advocates, policy changers, radical activists, doulas, midwives, culture jammers, and anyone who is working to empower women to control their bodies and their lives.
Join us to share your story at a Wanderlust discussion gathering. We're interested in knowing what you do and why you do it, what the important issues in your community are, and how we can work together to build a strong and vibrant movement for social change.

Forum on Reproductive Choice in New York

Cooper Union, one of the best fine arts colleges in the country, is bringing a pro-choice talk into the school auditorium.

NARAL Pro-Choice New York is holding a forum next week on the history of reproductive choice in New York, the present threat to Roe v. Wade, and why we need to pass the Reproductive Health Act. We want to show Cooper Union students why they should care just as much about choice as they are passionate about their work at this prestigious school.

And they’re not the only ones invited. Join us as we talk to Cooper Union about choice in New York.

Join NARAL Pro-Choice New York for a Forum
On Reproductive Choice in New York
Friday, April 25th
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union
51 Astor Place (between 3rd and 4th Avenue)
Wollmann Auditorium

RSVP required for security purposes to Carolyn Fraker by email or 212-343-0114 ext. 3513.

April 17 - Day of Action for Economic Justice in New York City

Sweet & Vicious, 5 Spring St

Hey, hey happy hour goers, don't forget that the Repro Health Happy
Hour is tomorrow, Thursday, April 10th from 6-9pm. And because we've
been promised warm weather, we're heading back to Sweet & Vicious for
some excellent back patio mingling.

Sweet & Vicious
5 Spring St
6 at Spring St; B, D at Grand St; J, M, Z at Bowery

Hope to see you there,

Leila & Myra

P.S. Don't forget to forward happy hour announcements to new friends,
colleagues and job seekers.

Repro Health Happy Hour will be on APRIL 10th

Please save the date, the next Repro Health Happy Hour will be Thursday, April 10th! Please let us know what you think the best location will be..

Hope to see you soon!

No happy Hour in March

Due to busy schedules and exciting travel adventures, we apologize there was no happy hour in March! Stay tuned for details about the upcoming April Happy Hour extravaganza!

WORDS OF CHOICE FILM SCREENING And DISCUSSION

NYC: WORDS OF CHOICE FILM SCREENING And DISCUSSION
April 3, 2008, 7 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore and Cafe, NYC
172 ALLEN STREET, Lower East Side

*SCREENING of WORDS OF CHOICE ON FILM DVD Version

*POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM:
Cindy Cooper, creator of Words of Choice; Stephanie MORIN of The Women's Liberation Birth Control Project in NYC about ongoing activities; and Anita Schillhorn van Veek and Diana Whitten, co-producers of the pro-choice film-in-progress, "Vessel," will show a trailer.

Bluestockings does not charge for events. Bluestockings says: "A donation jar will be circulated." No one is turned away for lack of funds.

This event is part of SUPPORT WOMEN ARTISTS NOW by the Fund for Women Artists. Read more: http://www.womenarts.org

DIRECTIONS: Bluestockings at 172 Allen Street is between Rivington and Stanton, which is one block south of Houston and 1st Avenue. F train to 2nd Ave., exit on 1st Ave; or J/M/Z to Essex-Delancey.

The morning after...

Yesterday was Back Up Your Birth Control Day... a campaign dedicated to spreading the word about emergency contraception (EC), the safe and effective method of backing up your birth control. More than a hundred women’s health and medical organizations, students, and individuals organized across the nation for the seventh annual Back Up Your Birth Control Day of Action.

While the FDA decision that made EC available over-the-counter to women 18 and older was a victory, the high cost of EC over-the-counter, usually between $40-60 in pharmacies nationwide, is a continuing barrier to some women accessing EC.

To find out more about how to get involved, go here.

CLPP Annual Conference!

A project of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program

Register online here

Come to the FREE conference on April 4-6 2008 and be part of building a unified movement for social justice!

On April 4-6, 2008, campus and community activists will be gathering at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. We are expecting a large turnout—last year there were over 1100 participants from the US and abroad. We offer more than 40 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives including economic justice, health care reform, racial equality, freedom from violence, immigrant rights, climate justice, and LGBTQ rights, just to name a few.

Over the weekend, you will deepen your understanding of issues you already know about, make new connections, and unite with others who are passionate about working for social justice.

For more information, check out our website at clpp.hampshire.edu or contact us at (413) 559-6976 or clpp@hampshire.edu.

Job Opening at NARAL NY

NARAL Pro-Choice New York is seeking a Field Canvass Director. This person must be fully committed to protecting reproductive health rights for women, have excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and previous managing experience. Canvassing, fundraising and/or organizing experience strongly preferred. Responsibilities include managing and training staff, fundraising, educating citizens about current threats to women’s health rights. Full time position, excellent training provided, limited travel required. Salary is $670-$710/week plus bonus and benefits package.

Please send cover letter and resume to Katherine Grainger at kgrainger@prochoiceny.org no later than 3/31/2008.

2008 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Events

New York's Abortion Law: Are We Really Protected?

A Forum on the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, NYC

Thursday, March 13
6:30-8:30pm

Click here to RSVP!

As federal protections of abortion access are weakened, New York’s leading reproductive rights organizations have been asking this question. The Bush administration has filled the courts with ultra-conservative judges that have made devastating decisions regarding women’s health. The Supreme Court’s unprecedented move to uphold the federal abortion ban last April was a wake-up call that we must fight to ensure that New York continues to protect and respect a woman’s ability to make private reproductive health care decisions.
On March 13, please join us and our distinguished panel to discuss where New York’s law stands now and how we can ensure New York remains a beacon for women’s health and safety.

Featured Speakers:

Richard F. Daines, M.D.
New York State Health Commissioner

Kelli Conlin
President, NARAL Pro-Choice New York

Galen Sherwin
Reproductive Rights Project Director, New York Civil Liberties Union

Gillian Dean, M.D.
Associate Medical Director of Clinical Research and Training,
Planned Parenthood of New York City

Reverend Dr. Donna Schaper
Senior Minister, Judson Memorial Church

Sponsors (list in formation):
Planned Parenthood of New York City
NARAL Pro-choice New York
New York Civil Liberties Union
Judson Memorial Church
Reproductive Health Access Project
National Organization for Women of NYC
Public Health Solutions
WCLA Choice Matters
Family Planning Advocates of New York State

Thursday, Feb. 28th - HAPPY HOUR!

Mark your calendars... The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be on Thursday, February 28, 2008! Location to be announced soon!

Hope to see you there!

FPA Annual Conference & Lobby Day - March 10th

Monday, March 10th

Join us for Family Planning Advocates of New York State's 31st Annual Conference!

Busses leave from New York City at 6:30am and will head back at 5pm.

Once arriving in Albany, the conference will feature an educational policy brunch with keynote speaker, Amy Goodman, to jumpstart participants' day of legislative lobby meetings and workshops.

Governor Spitzer tops the list of elected officials addressing this year's conference!

Planned Parenthood of New York City will cover all transportation costs and provide snacks for the day's trip.

Its up to us in '08 and we need as many supporters as possible to help make our voice heard in the New York State legislature!

RSVP before February 27th and invite your friends!

You will receive a confirmation email with further details.

Questions? Call 212-274-7312 or email activists@ppnyc.org.

Universal Health Care Event - Thursday, March 6th!

NARAL Pro-Choice New York, National Institute for Reproductive Health, Avery Institute for Social Change, Community Service Society ,The MergerWatch Project, Public Health Association of New York City, Public Health Solutions, Public Health Student Group at Steinhardt (NYU), and Raising Women's Voices for the Healthcare We Need, present:

Universal Health Care: Will Women's Needs Be Met?

Thursday, March 6, 2008

6:30 - 7:00pm Reception
7:00 - 8:30pm Program

New York University's Silver Center, Room 408
100 Washington Square East
New York, NY 10003

Please RSVP

On March 6th, 2008, NARAL Pro-Choice New York will host "Universal Health Care: Will Women's Needs Be Met?" an event on universal health care and its implications on women's health. The event will cover the advocacy, policy, and legislative aspects of achieving health care access for all New Yorkers. The following speakers will present:

Byllye Avery, founder of the Black Women's Health Imperative and President of the Avery Institute for Social Change

Elisabeth Benjamin, Director of Healthcare Restructuring Initiatives for Community Service Society

Richard N. Gottfried, Chair of the New York State Commission on Health in the New York State Assembly

Lois Uttley, Director of the MergerWatch Project

Exciting YPCC Event Thursday!

Feministing Party TONIGHT

Party on, Wade: A Roe v. Wade Anniversary Extravaganza

Hosted by Feministing.com

Roe v. Wade is celebrating its 35th Anniversary. And Feministing wants to party.

After all the panels, conferences, and meetings around this historic day, why not celebrate with some cocktails and great company? This is also an opportunity for us to recognize the fantastic work that’s being done on the front of the reproductive health, justice and rights movements. We want this night to be about Roe, but we also want it to be about a wholistic vision of reproductive health and justice.

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

6:00 pm

Link Lounge

120 E 15th St New York 10003

(At Irving Pl)

Special guest speakers and entertainment will be included in this night o’ Roe.

Co-Sponsors: NOW-NYC, NARAL Pro-Choice New York, Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP), Choice Matters, Radical Women, National Institute for Reproductive Health, RH Reality Check, New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF), Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health

A Night With Women in Politics

Join Us and Celebrate Change in 2008!

For New York, the 2008 Election will be the time for pro-choice political change and the Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund is committed to making that change happen.

But we need pro-choice New Yorkers like you!

Fight for Your Rights. Party.

Your ticket to this fabulous party includes a one-year membership to the Action Fund - the Planned Parenthood of New York City political arm. As a member, you'll get all the latest info on how to make pro-choice political change in 2008 and beyond. Bring friends and get them signed up as Action Fund members too!

A Night With Women in Politics

Thursday, February 7th
6-9pm

The Zipper Factory
336 W. 37th Street NYC

Tickets $20

Hear from the women who make it happen in New York politics. Mix and mingle with women elected officials, have a drink with other pro-choice activists and talk politics.

Click Here to RSVP!

Roe v Wade Event TONIGHT at NARAL NY

Roe v. Wade: 35 Years and Counting
What we’ve gained, lost, and the future of choice

When: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cocktail Reception from 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Panel Discussion from 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Where: NARAL Pro-Choice New York office
470 Park Avenue South, 7th floor
(between 31st and 32nd Streets)

Featuring:

Carolyn Westhoff - Professor, Ob/Gyn, Epidemiology, and Population and Family Health in the School of Public Health at Columbia University. Dr. Westhoff will discuss her experiences as an abortion provider and her predictions for the future of abortion providers in this country.

Liza Fuentes - Member of the Board of Directors of the National Network of the Abortion Funds and the New York Abortion Access Fund. Fuentes will talk about the various restrictions placed on low income women’s access to abortion since Roe v. Wade, and how our right to choose is not that simple of an issue.

Katherine Grainger - Vice President of Public Policy and Political Initiatives at NARAL Pro-Choice New York. Grainger was formerly the State Program Director of the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she finished their 2007 “What if Roe Fell” guide, in which she will discuss its patchwork of gaining rights for women across the nation.

Universal Health Care event - Thursday, March 6th!

Mark your calendars!!

NARAL Pro-Choice New York presents:

Universal Health Care: Will Women’s Needs Be Met?

On March 6, 2008, NARAL Pro-Choice New York will be hosting Universal Health Care: Will Women’s Needs be Met?, an event on universal health care and its implications on women’s health. The event will cover the advocacy, policy, and legislative aspects of achieving health care access for all New Yorkers. The following speakers will present:

Byllye Avery, founder of the Black Women’s Health Imperative and President of the Avery Institute for Social Change, will discuss the need for women to take leadership in working for quality, affordable health care for our families and our communities. She will describe the goals of the new national project she has co-founded, Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need.

Elisabeth Benjamin, Director of Healthcare Restructuring Initiatives for Community Service Society, will discuss her research on what New Yorkers are concerned about and how they perceive universal health care. She will explain how women in New York are more dependent on public insurance than are men. She will present an overview of current advocacy efforts to expand health care access in NYS, including the Community Service Society’s proposal entitled Cornerstone for Coverage.

Richard N. Gottfried, Chair of the New York State Commission on Health in the New York State Assembly, will discuss the legislative strategy to expand health care in New York State and his plan to increase coverage, entitled New York Health Plus: Better Coverage for All of Us at Lower Cost.

Lois Uttley, Director of the MergerWatch Project, will discuss her research on what women’s needs and desires are for a universal health care plan, and the steps we must take to ensure women’s voices are heard.

The event is designed to address the questions and concerns of all New York women. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this unique event.

NARAL Pro-Choice New York welcomes other women’s rights and reproductive rights organizations to co-sponsor the event.

More details will be announced shortly! Stay tuned!

Repro Health Happy Hour - Wednesday, January 30th!

Mark your calendars! The next Repro Health Happy Hour will be Wednesday, January 30th from 6-9pm. Location details will be announced shortly!

Womenomics event

Womenomics Part I--Women and the Global Economy

Thurs., January 31, 2008
Program from 12:15-1:45 pm
at NYRAG
79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Fl (between 15th & 16th Sts.)
New York, NY

Join Demos, The World Policy Institute, The National Council for Research on Women, Vital Voices and a panel of distinguished speakers (see below) for a discussion of global trends around why investing, empowering and advancing women is smart business and good for the economy, women and their families. The discussion will continue later in 2008 with "Womenomics Part II - "Women's Successful Strategies to Grow the US Economy."

In 2006, The Economist coined the word "womenomics" when it declared, "Forget China, India and the Internet, economic growth is driven by women." In a three-part series it cited studies suggesting that the rapid entry of women into the workforce has added more to GDP than new jobs for men - and more in productivity than the technology sector. The World Economic Forum now explicitly publishes an annual gender empowerment index as a critical component in each country's economic competitiveness. The World Bank has launched a major initiative, "Gender Equality as Smart Economics." The featured panelists below will discuss the global implications of women in the workforce, and the impact of microfinance initiatives focusing on women as both breadwinners and entrepreneurs on families and economies worldwide.

Wine Party to Benefit PPNYC

Body Politic '08: Politics Uncorked

Wine Party

1/29/2008 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Bin No. 220
220 Front Street
New York, NY 10038

Come mingle with other pro-choice New Yorkers and support the work of Planned Parentood of New York City's political arm at the fabulous BIN No. 220 Wine Bar - recipient of Time Out New York Reader's Choice Award for "Best New Wine Bar 2007!"

$3 Premium wine specials
$5 Wine tastings
Hors d'oeuvres

The details: Take A,C,2,3 to Broadway/Nassau or J,M,4,5,6 to Fulton
21 and over only

Buy tickets online now or cash at the door

Hosted by: Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund

Your $20 ticket* also gets you a one-year membership to the Action Fund. As a member, you'll get all the latest info on how to make pro-choice political change in 2008 and beyond.

LSRF Roe v. Wade Celebration!

Celebrate an old friend's birthday and make new friends in the reproductive justice movement!

It's Roe v Wade's 35th Birthday and Law Students for Reproductive Justice(LSRJ) has decided to celebrate this venerable decision in reproductive justice while we all still can!

Come join law students, LSRJ alumni, andlawyers/activists in the reproductive justice movement for a networkingevent in honor of Roe. We'll drink champagne, toast reproductive freedom, reconnect with old friends and create new professional relationships to helpadvance every individual's ability to make decisions about sex andreproduction.

Location: The Global Justice Center - 12 E. 33rd Street (b/w Madison and 5th), 12th Floor
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2007
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

Suggested Donation Levels:


Remembering the 1973 Decision (Law Students): $9.73
Commemorating the 1973 Decision: $19.73
Celebrating the 35th Birthday of Roe: $35
Committing to another 50 years of Roe: $50

**Donations to benefit the Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights Law***

RSVP's appreciated to lsrjalumni@gmail.com
Questions: Call (917) 304-4682

Host Committee: Shelly Cohen, Julie B. Ehrlich, Andi Friedman, Sarah Schindler-Williams, Cari Sietstra, Zoe Segal-Reichlin, Aimee Thorne-Thomsen and Melissa Upreti

Beyond Roe: Reproductive Justice and Sterilization Abuse in the Latina Community

Dr. Elena Gutierrez will discuss her new book, Fertile Matters: The Politics of Mexican Origin Women's Reproduction, and how racism and fears surrounding immigration and Mexican-origin women's so-called hyper fertility led to their coerced sterilization. Opening remarks, as well as the Q&A and discussion that follows, will draw connections between abortion and the involuntary sterilization of our communities, demonstrating how state policies and court decisions hinder reproductive autonomy and fuel our movement for reproductive justice.

Friday, January 25, 2008 6 pm – 8 pm

New York University Wagner School of Public Service

Puck Building

295 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor

(corner of Lafayette and Houston Street)
New York, New York 10012

Subway: B/D/F/V to Broadway-Lafayette St; 6 train to Bleecker St; or N/R to Prince St

Refreshments will be served! Books will be available for purchase and time will be allotted for book-signing by author, Dr. Elena Gutierrez.

Sponsored by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and the Women of Color Policy Network

To RSVP, please email Taja Lindley at intern2@latinainstitute.org or call 212.422.2553

"For the Sake of Our Families: A Convocation on Reproductive Health"

Planned Parenthood of New York City and Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church invite you to

"For the Sake of Our Families: A Convocation on Reproductive Health"

commemorating the

35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the 79th Birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Special Keynote Speaker

The Reverend Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.

Location: Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church
144 St. Felix Street
Brooklyn, NY

Date: 1/16/2008 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Eastern Time)

RSVP by: January 16, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Dr. Forbes is Senior Minister, Emeritus, The Riverside Church in the City of New York, founder of the Healing of the Nations Foundation, and host of "The Time is Now" on Air America Radio

Note: Subway lines B,D,M,N,Q,R,2,3,4,and 5 stop at Atlantic/Pacific or the Atlantic Avenue stop. Exit at Hanson Place. The following bus lines stop near the church: B41, B45, B63, B65, B67, The LIRR also stops at Atlantic Avenue.

Roe v. Wade: 35 Years and Counting - Jan. 24th

Roe v. Wade: 35 Years and Counting
What we’ve gained, lost, and the future of choice

What: A Roe Celebration
When: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cocktail Reception from 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Panel Discussion from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: NARAL Pro-Choice New York office
470 Park Avenue South, 7th floor
(between 31st and 32nd Streets)


Featuring:

Carolyn Westhoff - Professor, Ob/Gyn, Epidemiology, and Population and Family Health in the School of Public Health at Columbia University. Dr. Westhoff will discuss her experiences as an abortion provider and her predictions for the future of abortion providers in this country.

Liza Fuentes - Member of the Board of Directors of the National Network of the Abortion Funds and the New York Abortion Access Fund. Fuentes will talk about the various restrictions placed on low income women’s access to abortion since Roe v. Wade, and how our right to choose is not that simple of an issue.

Katherine Grainger - Vice President of Public Policy and Political Initiatives at NARAL Pro-Choice New York. Grainger was formerly the State Program Director of the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she finished their 2007 “What if Roe Fell” guide, in which she will discuss its patchwork of gaining rights for women across the nation.

Research Writer Needed ASAP

The National Institute for Reproductive Health is an innovation institute for reproductive health care. We work with the leaders of state and local organizations across the country to design advocacy, policy and education programs that expand access to reproductive health care. The National Institute seeks a part-time research writer to help develop a compendium of reproductive health policies for city and county leaders across the country. This collection of policies is a critical piece of the National Institute’s Urban Initiative for Reproductive Health that will bring together local public officials and advocates from cities across the nation to share successful local policy models to improve the reproductive health of their local communities. The position starts immediately and will require 25 hours/week to complete a policy compendium that will be highlighted at a kick-off summit in New York City on May 8, 2008. A stipend of $1500/month will be available. Applicants should be self-starters with strong research and writing skills and a commitment to reproductive rights and justice. Interested applicants please send cover letter and resume to Emily Alexander at ealexander@nirhealth.org.

THE PAST AND FUTURE OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE

An event in honor of the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

THE PAST AND FUTURE OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE

When: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Center for Constitutional Rights, 666 Broadway, 6 th Fl. (between Bleecker & Bond Streets)

Recent restrictions on abortion rights and access to contraception at the federal and state levels, including the Supreme Court's recent decision concerning the federal abortion ban, have further rolled back women's right to self-determination. In the face of these persistent attacks on our rights, what strategies and analysis are useful in our work to try to defend and advance the struggle for women's ability to control their reproduction? This event brings together activists, attorneys and allies to discuss past and recent victories and set-backs in the fight for reproductive rights, how these can be applied to our work today and ideas for action.

Speakers include:

Annie Tummino

Co-chair of the Women's Liberation Birth Control Project and lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the FDA's failure to approve the Morning-After Pill as an over-the-counter drug without any age restrictions.

Rhonda Copelon

Professor of Law and Director of the International Women's Human Rights Clinic of the City University of New York School of Law and lead attorney in Harris v. McRae, CCR's challenge to federal restrictions on the use of Medicaid funds for medically necessary abortions.

Nancy Stearns (invited)

Lead attorney in CCR's 1972 landmark case, Abramowicz v. Lefkowitz, which was the first challenge in the nation on behalf of a class of women to declare the NYS ban on abortion unconstitutional. The case sparked similar challenges in other states and created precedent for the Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion in Roe.

NYS Assemblywoman Pat Eddington (invited)

Sponsor of the "Women's Reproductive Domain Act," in the NY State Assembly. This bill seeks to make a woman's decision whether to have an abortion a civil right that cannot be interfered with and any attempts to interfere with that right a form of discrimination.

Introductory remarks:

Andrea Costello

Organizer with Redstockings Allies and Veterans of the Women's Liberation Movement and CCR Staff Attorney.


Organized by:

The Women's Liberation Birth Control Project & The Center for Constitutional Rights