Seattle's ProChoice Calendar of Events
FEBRUARY Thursday, February, 9, 2012 Panel: A Victory for Women's Rights! What's Next After Komen? The Summit, 420 E Pike Street (at Summit Ave), Seattle, 7:00pm until 9:00pm This panel is co-sponsored by Seattle Clinic Defense and Occupy Seattle Gender Equality Caucus. After last week's surge of support for Planned Parenthood forced Komen to amend their policy, women's rights supporters have every reason to claim victory. Is this a turning point in the war on women? Reproductive rights and gender equality activists will discuss what comes next! Panel featuring: Liz Fawthrop: Member of the Seattle International Socialist Organization and one of the founding members of Seattle Clinic Defense Kristin Moon: Member of the Occupy Seattle Gender Equality Caucus Link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/367340036611505/
Sunday, February 12, 2012 Walk for Choice Seattle Meeting Cloud City Coffee, 8801 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm The war on women is out of control. Let's get together and talk about what we can do about it! Bring your ideas! We also need new ideas for educating people on the issues, letter writing campaigns, starting an online magazine... Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/243326405746866/#!/events/238693359544170/
Saturday, February 25, 2012 Cocktails for a Cause BalMar, 5449 Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm By Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest Your $10 donation buys a wristband that gets you fantastic happy hour prices on food and drinks at BalMar (www.thebalmar.com) all night long! Your entire donation goes towards supporting the Planned Parenthood "Someone You Know Fund," which assists those who do not qualify for federal aid or would otherwise be unable to access basic, preventive reproductive health care services like birth control, cancer screenings, and testing/treatment for sexually transmitted infections. This is a public event and we're hoping for a huge turnout, so please forward the invite to friends, family, and coworkers! Link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/227270837363862/?notif_t=event_invite
Thursday, February 23, 2012 February Repro Health Happy Hour Seattle! Barca Lounge, 1510 11th Ave, Seattle, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Come meet and schmooze with awesome social justice folks at this month's Seattle repro health happy hour. All are welcome! http://www.barcaseattle.com/ Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/243326405746866/
MARCH Thursday, March 15, 2012 Chocolate for Choice Safeco Field, First Base Terrace Club, 1250 1st Ave. S, Club Level, Seattle, 7:00 - 9:00 pm NARAL's 21st Annual Chocolate for Choice is a delicious evening of chocolate tasting that puts the FUN in FUNdraising for the critical work of NARAL Pro-Choice Washington. The evening also features a contest for best chocolate and chocolatier, a silent auction, and a live auction of cakes and chocolate displays. All chocolate is graciously donated by over 40 local chocolatiers. If you’d like to volunteer at the event, please contact Krystal Starwich mailto:[email protected]?subject=Chocolate%20for%20Choice%20Volunteer
APRIL
Sunday, April 29, 2012 National Abortion Access Bowl-a-thon The Garage on Capitol Hill from 3pm to 6pm We're bowling for abortion access because we believe everyone should have the right to shape their own lives. By raising money, we are filling a vital health care gap by helping others pay for abortion care. 100% of the proceeds of this event will fund abortions for low-income women in the Pacific Northwest. sign-up at the Walk for Choice Seattle Team page at: http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/teampage.asp?fundid=783 or start your our team! Link: http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/fundevent.asp?nnaffundid=47&eventid=92
AUGUST
Saturday, August 4, 2012 SlutWalk Seattle 12pm - 4pm We are going to march and rally to show that, no matter what you're wearing, no one deserves to be raped, assaulted, or harassed. Link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/280958781969139/
