""And by the way, my belief is that if men were the ones getting pregnant, abortions would be easier to get than food poisoning in Moscow." Dennis Miller"
Female
23 years old
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
United States
Fighting for reproductive rights. Such as comprehensive sex-education, lowering birth control prices, access to emergency contraception, family planning, access to open and closed adoption services, and the right to safe and legal abortion
Movies
Lake of Fire, Vera Drake, Citizen Ruth, If These Walls Could Talk, The Education of Shelby Knox, Kinsey, Stephanie Daley
Books
"Behind Every Choice is a Story" by Gloria Feldt. "A Question of Choice" by Dr. Sarah Weddington. "How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America" by Cristina Page, and "Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation"
Heroes
Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan, Sarah Weddington, Gloria Steinem. All the people who fought and continue to fight to protect the right to choose,
About me: Mission Statement:
Voices of Planned Parenthood (Vox) University of Utah chapter exists to educate and provide the community with information regarding reproductive health rights, sexual health, access to care, public policies that guarantee reproductive rights, and access to medically accurate educational programs that enhance and embrace understanding of human sexuality.
students4choice@gmail.com
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Who I'd like to meet: Other people who have the passion and the drive to fight to protect privacy and choice.
I got home from Tuscan on Monday from "Brown Bag Party Bootcamp!"
It was great!! I learned soo much. We even had a lingerie fashion show! Our convention is in April and its going to rock! You should get one of your outgoing friends to look into signing up as a representative with me so you can go to the Convention and party with us!
I'm thinking bout quitting Jetblue and doing this full time now. I am beginning a team of reps here in SLC & hosting training workshops & Corperate Conference Calls now.
Heres a deal for you! If you refer some girls to me that successfully sign up! I'll give ya a free gift for each one!!
In the midst of Utah’s $350 million fiscal deficit an extremist out-of-state group is partnering with your anti-choice Utah legislators who want to waste our taxpayer money attempting to criminalize abortion. These legislators and their allies will be holding a press conference tomorrow afternoon, September 30, at the Utah State Capitol to talk about their hopes of banning abortion in Utah and making us a test case for overturning Roe v. Wade.
[Tomorrow afternoon these legislators, with all of their support coming from outside of Utah, will tell us all why they think we should waste taxpayer dollars on litigation to restrict women’s health and reproductive freedom.]
But we at PPAC won’t be taking this outrageous political stunt lying down! Join us tomorrow as we protest this wasteful affront to women’s health and say NO MORE to ideological assaults on Utah women and families. Join us tomorrow as we tell these out-of-touch legislators to move on and work on legislation that will actually HELP us, not harm us! Join us as we stand up to this nonsense:
• Women’s Health Rally: We want to show this small contingent of anti-choice extremists that we are a force that will not let them waste our time and money to restrict our choice. We will meet at the Capitol in the East Building Cafeteria at 1:45 p.m. to protest this absurdity. PPAC will provide all signs and banners. Come help us stand up to this injustice – and bring all of your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers as well.
juno: everyone's favorite teen preg-o story. we are going to tie it in with the comprehensive sex ed policy. what are you guys showing? i'm totally bummed that we can't combine forces. i actually just found out some interesting news about our state health department. i will email you more about it soon and maybe we can work together on "righting the wrong". have a wonderful day!
With the help of some amazing volunteers and staff we have collected nearly 1700 signatures of Utahns supporting comprehensive sex education! We're kicking out even more volunteers events to rock this issue in the coming weeks and we need YOUR help to make these successful. So email ppac@ppau.org or call 328.8939 to sign up.
18 August-Phone bank at PPAC from 5:30-9 p.m.
21 August-Crowd canvassing at Gallivan Twilight Series from 5:30-8 p.m.
26-28 August-Vox table at U of U Panic Week from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. each day
26 August-Phone bank at PPAC from 5:30-9 p.m.
3 September-Vox table at U of U Plazafest from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
5 September-Crowd canvassing at the Utah State fair (time to be announced)
6 September-Crowd canvassing at the Avenues Street Fair with shifts throughout the day
9 September-Phone bank at PPAC from 5:30-9 p.m.
13 September-Crowd canvassing at the 9th and 9th Street Fair with shifts throughout the day.
other people i am voting for... mixed media - blake palmer (you will need to write his name in) fashion - keith bryce, filthy gorgeous illustrator - leia bell
hey! twac is having an awesome party tomorrow night and they are auctioning off a new vespa! there will also be a community art project! you should come!
Stop President Bush's Sellout of Women's Health! The Bush administration is about to release a rule that would specifically attack programs designed to promote women’s health care and reproductive health.
Hey there! I'm so glad you found me. I have been primarily focusing on starting the organization but I do have a few ideas for events this year. I would absolutely love to co-host an event with you guys! I would also love to hear what your plans are for this year and what you have done in the past. I believe I have your email address, so, if you don't mind, I have a ton of questions for you guys. I'll email you sometime this week and I'll try to keep my questions to a minimum.:) Have a fantastic weekend.
Thanks to all your hard work over the past couple of months, we got Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to sign on to our bill and last week the Senate voted to Restore Affordable Birth Control! Now, its up to the House to make this a reality for the millions of college students and low income women it impacts. We expect ABC to come to a vote in the House next week, so take 5 minutes today to save birth control!
2. After you've sent your email, take 2 minutes and ask your friends to do the same. Again, we expect ABC to come to a vote in the House next week so time is of the essence.
3. Repost the link in a note on facebook and/or a bulletin on myspace asking your friends to email her as well. For most people it takes them seeing this three times to actually take action. So, posting notes and bulletins, and/or changing your 'status' all raise awareness about the urgency of this issue.
It is truly our collective hard work and outreach that has gotten us here. We're almost there! Thank you for taking another 5 minutes today!
The weather is getting better, the election season is in full swing, and it’s time for the Planned Parenthood Action Council to step it up a notch. But we can’t do it without your help!
Next week we will start walking selected neighborhoods and rallying community support for abstinence-based comprehensive sex education in Utah. This is a very important issue widely supported by many voters (even in Utah!) and we need to get the word out about prevention and education now.
We’ll start walking next Tuesday and Thursday evening (May 20 and 22). We’re meeting in the parking lot on the south side of 6100 South and Main Street at 5:00 pm and will walk until 8:00. We’ll provide you with a short training and all the materials you will need – all you need to do is show up.
Email us at ppac@ppau.org or call Sam at 801-328-8939 to sign up today!
Come be a part of the Prevention Now campaign! Volunteer with PPAC today and help us make a difference in Utah.
Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan, Sarah Weddington, Gloria Steinem. All the people who fought and continue to fight to protect the right to choose,
