For those of you in Rhode Island and beyond who experienced bad weather, we hope you had a safe snow day yesterday! The General Assembly has returned from their winter break this week so let’s welcome them back, Womxn Project style... with a nod to the beginning of Women's History Month. We have a few special treats in store. As always we try to offer different ways to be … [Read more...] about Postcarding Launch & the “Independent Woman” Living Sculpture
Abortion
WE FIGHT BACK – Supreme Court overturns Roe, but courts don’t control our futures.
The Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade. 50 years of precedent and federal protections gone. We can hardly describe what we are feeling right now. We get that you are sad and angry. We are, too. Please, know that courts don’t decide who we are and what we need. We do. We will show up for our community. We will make sure people get the abortions we need. We will keep … [Read more...] about WE FIGHT BACK – Supreme Court overturns Roe, but courts don’t control our futures.
J WHO v. Dobbs: This is NOT a TEST! – SCOTUS activity announcement and what it means
J WHO v. Dobbs: May 2021 Announcement This is NOT a TEST! This is NOT a TEST! - SCOTUS activity! If you care about abortion access and value bodily autonomy, you should be concerned that Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) granted certiorari (agreed to hear arguments) in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ("J WHO"). J WHO involves a … [Read more...] about J WHO v. Dobbs: This is NOT a TEST! – SCOTUS activity announcement and what it means
TWP Interviews: TIARA MACK, activist and educator
The Woman Project has traveled with Tiara Mack for different abortion rights event and sat down with her to focus on her work and voice in our ongoing series, TWP Interviews. 1. Hi Tiara, please tell us about yourself. I am an educator and activist raised in the south (North of Atlanta and Columbia, SC). I moved to Providence to attend Brown University in 2012 and fell in … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: TIARA MACK, activist and educator
Presented Testimony for RHCA | The Catholic Church’s stance on abortion hurts women
One week ago, tomorrow, Ireland, one of the most historically Catholic countries had a vote to make abortion legal. It passed by an overwhelming majority. It would seem that the citizens of Ireland know three things; 1. That women will only achieve equality when they have control over their reproduction and 2. That women deserve access to safe and legal medical health care … [Read more...] about Presented Testimony for RHCA | The Catholic Church’s stance on abortion hurts women
My Illegal Abortion
In December 1968, when I was a nineteen-year old sophomore at the University of Texas, I found out that I was six weeks pregnant. My boyfriend and I were in love. It was the first sexual relationship for either of us. We had been faithfully using the only birth-control available to us, condoms. But this time we came up short. Maintaining the pregnancy was not an option: we … [Read more...] about My Illegal Abortion
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for RHCA, May 31st
Ireland passed it, so can we!!! On Friday, an overwhelming majority of Irish citizens voted to legalize abortion. This is a historic moment in time. One of the most Catholic Countries in the world mobilized in support of bodily autonomy for women, countering the Church’s stance which is harmful to women. Here in Rhode Island we have our own battle, slightly different, but … [Read more...] about Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for RHCA, May 31st
TWP Interviews: Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Barry Schiller, Rhode Island College
Barry Schiller took our interview questions and this is his response and story: My wife and I are long time supporters of reproductive freedom. I got into it when after an oblivious, sheltered live-at-home undergrad experience, I moved to California in the early 60s where the sexual revolution had begun. I was shocked to learn someone I knew had to go to seedy Tijuana for an … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Barry Schiller, Rhode Island College
First Organ Equity Day
Feb 28, 3:30-5pm Rhode Island State House To begin our identity series, "Organ Equity Days" every 28 days, a small group of supporters showed up at the State House in Rhode Island to remind our elected officials that we are here and urge them to bring a vote to the floor. … [Read more...] about First Organ Equity Day
How the Democratic Party Platform Specifies “Choice” in Rhode Island
"Democrats stand behind the right of every woman to choose, consistent with Roe v. Wade, regardless of ability to pay, and we support a national law to protect that right. A woman's right to choose is a fundamental liberty. We do solemnly pledge to support and foster contraceptive research, family planning and policies that support healthy child bearing and strong parenting … [Read more...] about How the Democratic Party Platform Specifies “Choice” in Rhode Island