Monday, March 16, 2009

BACK UP YOUR BIRTH CONTROL NYC DAY OF ACTION

Wednesday, March 25th
Create your own shift anytime between 7:30 am-7:30 pm


Join NARAL Pro-Choice New York and Planned Parenthood of New York City activists as we hit subway stations throughout NYC to keep New Yorkers safe and spread the word about Emergency Contraception. We will hand out condoms and information about how to get EC to everyone who passes by. Join NARAL representatives or organize at your favorite stop at a time that works for you - it’s your choice.

NARAL STAFFED STOPS and TIMES:

14th St. Union Square, 12:00 - 2:00 pm

34 St. Herald Square, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

*Join us or organize at your favorite stop and time!*

To RSVP contact Lalena at lhoward@prochoiceny.org, with your stop, shift, and contact info for all members of your group

Repro Health Happy Hour - Tuesday, March 24th

Hope to see you next Tuesday! Manhattan bar location to be announced very soon!

Free Monthly Meeting for Expectant Parents

Choices in Childbirth is pleased to announce the upcoming free informational meeting for expectant parents.

Inspiring Birth Stories: Cesarean and VBAC

Considering VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)? Thinking about giving birth by cesarean for whatever reason? Wondering what your options are? If so, please join us for and evening of inspiring birth stories and discussion on a range of issues related to cesarean birth and VBAC.

Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 6:15-8:30PM

Meeting location: The Classical Wellness Center
214 West 29th Street (bet 7th & 8th)
Suite 901


The Classical Wellness Center was founded in 2008 by two acupuncturists, Ann Cecil-Sterman and Helder Coelho. It is designed to be a calm space for deep healing and for the expert application of Classical Chinese Medicine. Both founders have a particular interest in natural birth, breastfeeding, and in the rights of women and their partners to make informed birth choices.

More information here

Thursday, March 12, 2009

RALLY OUTSIDE SEIU ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH COVERAGE FOR HOME BIRTH

WHAT: Rally in support of appeal to the SEIU to cover home births, as New York State law permits

WHERE: Outside SEIU 32BJ, 101 Avenue of the Americas

WHEN: Wednesday, March 18th at 11:30–1:30; hearing is at 3 pm


Organized by Choices in Childbirth

Sign the online petition

More info on Facebook here.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Open Mic: Ya-Ya Network "NYC Sex Education"

Saturday, March 28th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested
Bluestockings Bookstore


The Youth Activists - Youth Allies Network (Ya-Ya) is welcomes Breasts Not Bombs to lead a discussion on sex education in New York City. Sex education in public schools intends scare young people away from sex. Come discuss methods of staying sex-positive in a sex-negative society. Come out and spit, rap, rant, sing. Share your ideas about the world you know and the world you want to see, or at least come and listen! The Youth Activists - Youth Allies Network
(Ya-Ya) is a citywide anti-racist, anti-sexist organization and allies with the
LGBTQ community, staffed by young activists ages 15-19.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Mar 11, 2009 Event: Race, Reproductive Rights,& the New Administration

March 11, 2009 • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue

295 Lafayette St, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10012

A moderated Conversation between Dorothy Roberts, Kirkland and Ellis Professor, Northwestern University Law School and Iris Lopez, Associate Professor of Sociology and currently the Director of the Program in Latin American and Latino Studies at City College

Please RSVP at wagner.nyu.edu/events

Co Sponsored by the National Latina Institue for Reproductive Health

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The next happy hour will be on March 24th

Save the date. Location TBD.

xoxo

Myra & Leila