March 26, 2024
***** Media Advisory ****
Contact: Jocelyn Foye, [email protected]
For Immediate Release
Providence – The Womxn Project (TWP) will display its Community Petition Quilt at the Rhode Island State House in celebration of the Reproductive Privacy Act’s fifth anniversary. The event will include a short speaking program, led by TWP executive director Jocelyn Foye.
When: March 28 at 3 p.m.
Where: The Rhode Island State House
What: Leading up to the passage of the RPA in 2017, community members showed their support for reproductive rights by taking part in a collective art project. Each supporter made a quilt square, which eventually were sewn together into a massive quilt representing the power of individuals doing work collectively to create something bigger than themselves. The work of generations of activists was the impetus for a decades-long movement that led to securing reproductive rights in Rhode Island. This event is a celebration of the work activists have done and a reminder of what is possible as we enter another election year.
A short speaking program will take place during the event with the following people taking the stage:
Rep. Edie Ajello
Secretary of State, Greg Amore
Former Rep. Liana Cassar
Barbara Colt, The Womxn Project
Former Rep. Linda Kusher
Former Sen Rhoda Perry
Senator Bridget Valverde
Former Rep. Anastasia Williams
