Firstly, and very, very importantly, updates and important info on the Film Week!!!
Basic Info:
Tuesday, April 1, Silver Rm 405, 7:30-10
The Business of Being Born
A Q & A with the director of New Space NYC, a group currently striving in collaboration with Planned Parenthood to get a birthing center/women's health center opened in Manhattan.
Wednesday, April 2, Silver Rm 520, 7:30-10
FilmAid refugee-made movies!
Plus more info about FilmAid and its mission.
AND a discussion with Catherine Fillieux.
Thursday, April 3, Silver Rm 408, 7:30-10
TBA
GEMS will be in attendance!
More specific information to follow in the coming days/week! Also, a few lovely NOW ladies are making fliers that I'll put up here as soon as possible!
HOWEVER, this is where everyone comes in!!! Advertising! You will be receiving via email small fliers to douse your classrooms with as well as larger fliers to put up around your dorms (just run it by the ra or someone first). Also, ask any and all professors if you can make a brief announcement to the class about our events as we get closer to the big days. AND, if you're feeling brave, ask your professors to make attendance at our nights worth extra credit! The worst they'll say is no! On top of this, we will also be doing some sidewalk chalking as well as facebook advertising to get the word out! Don't forget word of mouth either! Tell all your friends to come!
Aside from that, we also discussed a few of this week's past events:
Naral's Health Panel, attended by Liz!
Not all universal health care plans are created equal! Therefore, it's important that we all be more informed about the terms and the specifics involved in politician's individual plans!
Trip to Albany with Planned Parenthood, attended by Rachael and Brittany!
Interesting timing, considering the recent Spitzer news, but they also learned more about the Reproductive Rights bill up for consideration which would ensure that New York women can still obtain an abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Girl's Rock, attended by Liz, Julie C, Julie K, Sue, Sarah, and Nicole!
Women/Girl/Female Awesomeness and Empowerment!
There's so much more to be said about all of these topics, so if anyone wants to share a few more thoughts, please post a comment for those of us who couldn't attend the events!
Also! Have you signed up for NOW's Relay for Life team? It's gonna be fun! Click HERE to sign up!
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So just to elaborate and give you guys a little more info about our trip to Albany and how YOU can help,
the act is called the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act. And basically it protects our rights in NY to abortions, as Julie said, is Roe v Wade is overturned (McCain, anyone?). Sooooo here's some info about the act from the NYCLU which I found very helpful:
http://www.nyclu.org/rhappa
What you can do is right to you NY state senator, or any random one like I did because I am registered in NJ, even send a mass letter out to a lot of them, about why you support the bill and that is should DEF be passed. This is crucial given spitzer's recent loss of credibility.
good luck and happy lettering,
rachael
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