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By Alexander Castro || Feb 10, 2020 ||| ... It’s an obligation that chimes with my own experience of manhood, but it’s not the only obligation voiced in this show. On a series of quilts made in collaboration with the Womxn Project, we see the words of Rhode Island women patched together in defense of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which was signed into law last June. Here we … [Read more...] about Celebrating 50 years of giving women a place to show their work at the Jamestown Art Center

ALLIE LEWIS | Jan 30, 2020 |||  Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Liana Cassar announced legislation last week that would expand abortion access in the Ocean State. The proposed legislation, which would lift the ban on abortion coverage for state employee health plans and ensure that abortion care is covered by Medicaid, was announced on the 47th anniversary of the landmark Roe … [Read more...] about Valverde, Cassar look to expand abortion access

By Rachel Nunes, Patch Staff  || Jan 22, 2020  ||| Two Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for the state to lift the ban on healthcare coverage for abortions under the state's health plans and to cover the procedure under Medicaid. The announcements came on the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which gave women across the country the right to access … [Read more...] about Bill Would Cover Abortions For State Workers, Medicaid Recipients

by: Erica Ponte  || Posted: Jan 22, 2020  |||  Rhode Island state employees and Medicaid recipients could soon have their health insurance cover the cost of having an abortion. New legislation introduced by Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Liana Cassar would lift a ban that blocks state employees’ insurance and Medicaid from covering abortion care. … [Read more...] about Bill would allow state employees’ insurance, Medicaid to cover abortion

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