Thursday, January 17, 2008
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.
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.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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
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
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
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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
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.
"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.
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.
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