From Kate Weiner ’15
More than 1 in 3 women worldwide will be raped or beaten during her lifetime.Through collective dance and sharing our stories, the One Billion Rising movement hopes to eradicate violence against women and empower one another as human beings.Rise. Release. Dance!
An important message from Shannon Welch ’14:
Clinic Escorts will be holding two training and information sessions, Thursday Jan 30th at 7 and Friday Feb 7th at noon, both in 41 Wyllys Room 110.
Clinic escorts is a low commitment way to support women’s right to choose. We go three times a week in groups of four to a clinic in Bridgeport. Our job is to escort the women from their cars to the clinic door as they are berated by antis. We do not engage with the antis. YOU ONLY NEED TO VOLUNTEER ONCE A SEMESTER :) Bring your friends! Check us out here.
Date and Time: Thursday, January 30 @ 7 PM or Friday, February 7 @ 12 PM
Place: 41 Wyllys Room 110
Cost: FREE AND EMPOWERING!
Hey folks.
So, my main homie Avery Truf-wuf-wuf-elman ’13 just hit me up to get the word out on this thing that’s going down this Thursday and Friday:
[edit: I’ve taken out my preface and switched around the title, because apparently it’s introduced some unnecessary confusion into the nature of the overall initiative. My apologies to the organizers.]
Stand with Women. Stand with Choice.
The Summit Clinic in Bridgeport, CT, will be forced to shut its doors in anticipation of hundreds of Anti-Choice Demonstrators on the morning of Good Friday, April 6th.
MOVIE: 12th & Delaware and Poster-making party
Thursday, April 5th at 8pm in PAC 004
A documentary from the creators of “Jesus Camp” on the ever-raging battle over abortion in an American City. Followed by a discussion and reception with NARAL Connecticut’s executive director Christian Miron. Then a poster-making party in preparation for the protest on Friday!
Pro-Choice Demonstration in Bridgeport, CT
Friday, April 6th, 7am
Peaceful demonstration in support of the women’s health clinic. Students will be back in time for 11am class. To confirm your attendance and get a ride, please sign up here.Questions? Email Morgan at mhill01(at)wesleyan(dot)edu.
