Thank you for joining the first Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortion💚

The launch was a success. Over 180 organizations from across the globe partnered to launch this day of action, and over 1.7 million people were reached. This day brought our movement's collective power to amplify stigma-free abortion narratives, disseminate destigmatizing resources & arts, share our abortion stories, and hold spaces to transform abortions stigma around the world 🌎

We will continue coming together to transform narratives and practices until we bring about a world where everyone is free to access their fundamental right to abortion healthcare, free from stigma, with dignity & care.

Learn more here.

WORKSHOP
How to Bust Abortion Stigma Like a Boss
April 16 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mexico City time (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM UTC)
Co-hosted by RESURJ, Abortion Dream Team, and Vecinas Feministas.

If you are a comms person, a storyteller, or just a young feminist who cares about abortion rights and wants to advocate for it in a positive, affirming, and non-stigmatizing way, we have a workshop for you.

In this workshop, we will:

• - Talk about how stigma works in our minds, societies, and pop culture

• - Challenge our own biases

• - Learn how to create positive and affirming comms and messaging around abortion
  
  This workshop is part of the Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions campaign.
  
  Languages: English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation. They will strive to provide interpretation in other languages if requested.

REGISTER HERE

WEBINAR
Building a world free of abortion stigma: Resources & Strategies 💚
March 28 at 3:00 PM UTC
Panelists: Dr. Bilguissou Balde (Ipas), Kati LeTourneau (inroads),  Kasia Roszak-ten Hove (S.A.F.E), Sarah Lopez (We Testify), Sandra (Necesito Abortar).
Moderation: Christine Wambua & Mariana González (inroads).
Artivists Performance: Colective Son Jarocho Feminista.

Co-led by diverse abortion justice collectives and organizations working in different contexts and with diverse approaches, this event will explore resources and effective strategies to destigmatize abortion narratives and practices. Inviting the audience to join the conversation to envision a world free of abortion stigma and share resources & needs to destigmatize abortions in their communities.

This webinar is part of a week of events marking the launch of the first Global Day to Destigmatize Abortions on March 28. 

Interpretation is available in English, French, Indonesian Bahasa, Spanish, and Portuguese.

REGISTER HERE

INSTAGRAM LIVE
Activists Talk: Breaking the Stigma Around Abortion 💚
March 28 at 1pm CET / 5:30 pm IST / 3pm EAT / 8am AST

Panelists: Justyna Wydrzyńska, Catherine Harry, Ashlee Burnett. Hosted by IPPF.

This Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions, IPPF is bringing a conversation on abortion stigma and ways to break it to Instagram! Join for a 20-minute fun and informative Instagram live around abortion, the stigmas surrounding it, and how we can work together to break them.

This event is part of a week of events marking the launch of the first Global Day to Destigmatize Abortions on March 28.

JOIN HERE

WEBINAR
Foro: El Aborto Cambió Algo en Mi Vida
March 28 - 18:30 Ecuador (23:30 UTC)

It is time to talk about abortion for everyone, by everyone and with everyone!

Forum marking the first Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions, organized by Trenzando Feminismos - Ecuadorian Activism Laboratory.

A space in which we can talk about our stories. How can we talk about abortion with our families, friends, organizations?

LEARN MORE HERE

RADIO & PODCAST
Information on accessible and stigma-free abortion 💚
March 30 at 11:00 - CDMX
April 3 at 16:00 - CDMX

By: Hesperian Health Guides and Voces en Resistencia.

If you are in Mexico, tune into the radio next week to hear information on accessible and stigma-free abortion with Voces en Resistencia and Hesperian Health Guides!

If you are outside of Mexico, catch the episode on Spotify here!

These presentations are part of the events marking the first Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions on March 28.

WEBINAR
Funding for Abortion Justice Movements 💚
March 26, at 2:00PM UTC
Panelists: Aminata Kamara (Purposeful), Cristina Ljungberg (The Case For Her), Giulia Meneghetti (inroads), Andre Deponti (SAAF), Ro-Ann Mohammed (FRIDA). Moderator: Aditi Pinto (inroads). Artivist performance: Victoria Equihua from Colectiva Feminista Mapas.

Co-led by diverse feminist funders committed to mobilizing funds for reproductive justice, this session will explore learnings and experiences in fundraising and distributing resources for abortion efforts, opportunities to strengthen the funding ecosystem to destigmatize abortions, and approaches to better support the needs of collectives leading the abortion justice movements.

This webinar is part of a week of events marking the launch of the first Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions on March 28.

Interpretation is available in English & Spanish. 

REGISTER HERE

ENGLISH: What Would A World Free From Abortion Stigma Look Like?
March 27; 10:00 AM Nepal Time
Hosted by: Ipas Nepal, Ipas Bangladesh, Ipas IDF, Ipas Nigeria
Follow @IpasNepal & @IDFtweetz to join this 1 hr Twitter space in English featuring partners in Asia and Africa.

FRANÇAIS: À quoi ressemblerait un monde libre de stigmatisation liée à l'avortement.
Hosted by: Ipas DRC , Ipas Francophone Africa
March 27; 8:00 PM DRC time
Follow @IpasFrancophone & @IpasRDC to join this 1hr Twitter space in French featuring partners from Francophone Africa.

These spaces are part of a week of events marking the launch of the first Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions on March 28.

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Abortion Utopia through Creative Practice 💚
At Ulster University, Belfast Campus | 2 hours 30 minutes
Co-hosted by Emma Campbell, Leah Yarr, and Dearbhail McNulty as part of the Repro Citizenship Project.

This workshop will use creative methods and socially engaged practice to imagine Abortion Utopias. It aims to kickstart creative thinking around abortion and bodily autonomy and engage participants in creative methods to think through their ideas. It will provide a range of creative materials and there will be support for written, photographic and video documentation if people wish to make mini films or photo works.

WEBINAR
Role of Abortion Stigma in Accessing Safe Abortions 💚
March 25, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM UTC
Co-hosted by ARROW and SAIGE. Panelists: Anubha Rastogi, Shilpa Lamichhane (Visible Impact, Nepal), and Caroline Nyandat (Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health - TICAH)

A discussion on the role played by stigma-related constraints in accessing safe abortions in different contexts of the Global South.

This webinar is part of a week of events marking the launch of the first Global Day of Action to Destigmatize Abortions on March 28.
Language: English with French interpreation.

WEBINAR
South to South Dialogue: The disability perspective on abortion stigma 💚
March 25, from 1 to 2 PM EAT
Speakers: Chenak Gidwani (Radical Action for Disability Advocacy Towards Equity India), Phylis Mbeke (Women Spaces Africa), Nu Misra (Revival Disability India), Agnes Chindimba (Deaf Women Included)

Online event with abortion & disability justice organizations from different countries in Africa and Asia, sharing insights, experiences, and perspectives to tackle abortion stigma.

Language: English with Zimbabwean Sign Language Interpretation.