For the fourth year, I am leading organizing efforts with NCJWLA to recognize the anniversary of the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision in favor of a woman’s right to an abortion. Last year, the “Rally to Save Roe” drew over 500 people and we partnered with dozens of reproductive justice organizations in Los Angeles and beyond. The night included an on the spot advocacy training for 200 people and led to many individual and organizational partnerships in the resistance to the 45th president and the anti-health, anti-woman, and anti-environment congressional and local leaders who currently hold power. These partnerships span Los Angeles, the state, and the nation.
Join us on January 14, 2018 for “Roe at 45: When Rights ≠ Access,” an evening featuring an audience interactive program that powerfully illustrates the experiences of women seeking abortions and the legal, financial, and personal barriers they face together with the consequences of these barriers.
ROE AT 45: WHEN RIGHTS ≠ ACCESS
Sunday, January 14, 2018
5:00pm to 7:30pm
NCJW | LA, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles
This is a FREE event. Tickets are limited.
RSVP is required to Joanie at joanie@ncjwla.org
#Roe45LA
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER – DR. WILLIE PARKER: Willie J. Parker, MD, MPH, MSc, is nationally renowned reproductive justice advocate and only abortion provider in Alabama and Georgia. He is a recipient of the 2013 Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. George Tiller Provider Award, the 2016 Dr. David Gunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Abortion Care Network. He is also a recipient of Planned Parenthood’s 2015 Margaret Sanger Award Dr. Parker is a 2007-2008 Leadership Training Initiative Fellow. He joined the Physicians for Reproductive Health board in November 2007 and is the current Chair.
CO-SPONSORS:
Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns (ACWC)
ACLU of Southern California (ACLU/SC)
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Black Women for Wellness (BWW)
California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (CCRF)
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ)
California Women’s Law Center (CWLC)
City of West Hollywood
City of West Hollywood Women’s Advisory Board
Feminist Majority Foundation
IKAR
Lenore Wax
LA for Choice
NARAL Pro-Choice California
National Organization for Women, California (California NOW)
National Organization for Women, Hollywood (Hollywood NOW)
National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles (NCJW | LA)
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA)
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Young Professionals (PPLA YP)
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC)
Temple Isaiah
Temple Israel of Hollywood
Woman’s Perspective Organization
Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP)