Reproductive rights - Crafting, Writing and Taking Action! (Winnipeg)
Printer-friendly versionReproductive Rights/Motion-312 Crafting, Writing and Taking Action!
Hosted by FemRev
Tuesday April 24th 7-9pm
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA)
611 Main Street, Winnipeg
FemRev invites you to an informal evening to come together to craft, learn and talk about the current status of reproductive rights in North America. Specifically focusing on Motion 3-12 and the current onslaught of bills in the US, they will provide some information, a handy zine to take away as well as facilitate a discussion on how to take action.
They will also be sewing vulva's to send to our MP's or Stephen Woodworth with letters saying "Now that you have your own, stop messing with mine!”
Materials will be provided, but please bring any spare fabric you might have lying around the house! All are welcome!
Motion-312:
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth has put forward a motion intended to bestow legal personhood on fetuses, which would not only pave the way to re-criminalizing abortion, but also undermine the constitutional rights of pregnant women. The motion was accepted on March 12 for consideration by Parliament, and will be debated on April 26th. The Motion is a direct attack on women's right to choice and bodily autonomy.
For more information on Motion 312, visit the Abortion Rights Action Coalition of Canada.
Also, check out the inspiration for the event.
For more information on the event, contact femrev.collective@gmail.com
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