Festival of Choice Coalition
Email: mybellyismine@gmail.com or rose@cawn.org
Website: http://festivalofchoice.wordpress.com
All over the world feminists and human rights organisations are marking 28th September: the international day of action for the decriminalisation of abortion.
In London six feminist and human rights organisations have organised the Festival of Choice from 23 and 28 September. The festival of Choice aims to raise awareness of threats to reproductive rights and the plight of women and girls who do not have access to safe and legal abortion in countries around the world. The Festival of Choice also wishes to celebrate the solidarity and activism of women and girls and to strengthen and support the pro-choice message, locally and globally.
Organisers include the Amnesty International UK, Central America Women’s Network, 15M Women’s Assembly, Hysteria, My Belly is Mine, and Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A. While each organiser represents its own mission and values, all participating organisations fully support a woman and girls’ right to decide over her own body and hope to encourage others to raise their voice to protect the right of women and girls to decide in countries where abortion is legal, and to fight for the right to safe abortion in countries where it is illegal or inaccessible.
We invite you to join the following events and actions:
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Tuesday 23rd – Opening Event with HYSTERIA from 6.30pm at The Peckham Pelican, 92 Peckham Road, SE15 5PY, London
Wednesday 24th – “I choose” Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop from 6.30pm at Unite the Union, 128 Theobald’s Road, WC1X 8TN, London
Thursday 25th – Discussion Forum: The Impact of Banning Abortion with screening of ‘Life at any price’ from 6.30pm at Amnesty International Secretariat, 1 Easton Street, WC1X 0DW, London
Friday 26th – Art, Music and poetry from 7pm at the London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, E1 1ES, London
Saturday 27th – Irish and Spanish Prochoice Activism from the 80s till Present from 12pm at Amnesty International, 17-25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA, London
Sunday 28th – Action on the International Day for the Decriminalisation of Abortion from 2pm at Southbank – more information to follow
The Festival will end with the signing of a joint manifesto by the participating organisations – see Website for updates
Facebook page www.facebook.com/festivalofchoice?fref=ts
Email: mybellyismine@gmail.com or rose@cawn.org
Website: festivalofchoice.wordpress.com
HERitage stall this Saturday 29th January at St Cuthbert's hall, Amble. Come along, see you there