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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 22, 2020  |  Download TWP Celebrates 47th Anniversary of Roe by Pushing Back on Barriers to Abortion Care Activists call on lawmakers to close gaps in access to truly protect the right to abortion! When: Wednesday, January 22nd at 3:00pm Where: RI State House, Rotunda Speakers: Yojaida Heredia, Sen. Bridget Valverde, Rep. Liana Cassar, and … [Read more...] about PR Statement: TWP Celebrates Roe by Pushing to Get Rid of Barriers to Abortion

By Cameron Merritt Staff Writer. ||  Jan 17, 2020 ||| A closing ceremony talk titled “TALK: Artist Cooperatives, Activism + Social Justice” will also be held on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. with The Womxn Project, a statewide community-based feminist organization that grew out of discussions sponsored by the Hera Gallery following the 2016 election. The talk will focus on the … [Read more...] about Finding their place: Hera Gallery celebrates its origins with exhibition at the Jamestown Arts Center

Steve Alquist | January 9, 2020 ||| On Tuesday evening The Womxn Project presented a panel in the State House library about how, despite last year’s passing of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which codified the protection of Roe v Wade into state law, many Rhode Islanders are still denied abortion services though their state healthcare plans. This state ban on abortion coverage … [Read more...] about The Womxn Project holds panel on state funded healthcare prohibitions against paying for abortion services

By Fallon Masterson, Oct 16, 2020 ||  The Womxn Project calls their approach “artivism” – a partnering of art and activisim to bring about political or social change. Since the non-profit’s inception in 2017, The Womxn Project (TWP) has organized around the main issue of reproductive rights. Now, TWP is ready to share their future plans as an organization at Persisting the Day … [Read more...] about Motif Magazine: Rise Up Together, The Womxn Project to announce their next legislative agenda

by EMMA FORGIONE | SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 ||| Brumley’s The Clinic is an ensemble piece about abortion providers in Wichita over nine months, which traces the way their lives change when they are faced with providing service under impossible circumstances. In the past 14 weeks, 10 readings of The Clinic have been staged in cities like Seattle, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, … [Read more...] about American Theatre Magazine: “A is for Art About Abortion Access”

In 2018, the Womxn Project set a goal to help enact a law to protect the right to abortion in Rhode Island regardless of what happens to Roe v. Wade. The group, along with their partners and legislative champions in the state, advocated tirelessly over the last six months towards their goal. On June 19th, the Reproductive Privacy Act was passed by the legislature and signed by … [Read more...] about Center for Reproductive Rights: Building Power Newsletter, “Persistence Pays off in Rhode Island”

REWIRE.com: Jun 21, 2019, Auditi Guha  ||  Lawmakers in Rhode Island, the most Catholic state in the nation, made history this week by passing legislation protecting abortion rights, one month after a Democratic state senator tanked a more comprehensive bill protecting and expanding access to abortion. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) signed the Reproductive Privacy … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Legislators Overcome Anti-Choice Democrats to Pass ‘Roe’ Protections

“We are still cheering and clapping and flabbergasted with absolute joy. “We want to be very clear. This absolutely, without a doubt would NOT have happened without the passion and dedication of activists across the state. The Womxn Project has had the incredible honor of partnering and connecting with thousands of volunteers in recent months who have given their time and … [Read more...] about Full video: Rhode Island codifies Roe v Wade into State Law

by MATTHEW STEVENS AND JESSICA A. BOTELHO, NBC 10 NEWS, Wednesday, June 19th 2019  ||  "This victory is about the health, rights and bodily autonomy of every Rhode Islander. It is about taking a stand. It is about saying we won’t go back to a time when people were denied access to safe, legal abortion and pushed into desperate and dangerous circumstances," said the Womxn … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Raimondo signs RI abortion rights bill into law

By Caroline Kelly, June 20, 2019  ||   Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed a bill codifying abortion protections, joining other Democratic-controlled states looking to safeguard the procedure as conservative states push ahead on abortion restrictions. The bill "codifies what has been the status quo under Roe v. Wade for nearly five decades," Raimondo said … [Read more...] about CNN: Rhode Island governor signs abortion protection bill

06/20/2019, Alexis Arnold  ||  Rhode Island’s Democrat-controlled government passed a law on Wednesday to protect abortion rights, part of a broader effort to support Roe v. Wade as it faces attacks nationwide from conservatives.   … [Read more...] about Huffington Post: Rhode Island Approves Bill Protecting Abortion Rights

Yesterday was a very big day for the feminist community in Rhode Island. With votes of 21-17 in the Senate and 45-29 in the House, last night Rhode Island passed the Reproductive Privacy Act, guaranteeing all people access to reproductive rights as defined by Roe v. Wade, no matter what the Federal Government does. … [Read more...] about L’il Rhody Smashes the Patriarchy, Protecting Roe and Repro Rights. How Did They Do It?