Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Alaska is holding events in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer and Juneau on Saturday focused on abortion access advocacy. Via AlaskaBeacon
through the state constitution’s provision on privacy, but abortion-rights advocates say that right is fragile. O’Hara-Jolley said there are lots of ways to be involved in the pro-abortion-rights effort, including volunteering.
O’Hara-Jolley said the Planned Parenthood events are focused around art, including musicians, poets, and an activity in Anchorage called “smash the plate-triarchy.” Planned Parenthood is working with Native Movement, a nonprofit that advocates for civil rights and social justice, to turn plate pieces into mosaics. David Clark, gender justice and police communications specialist at Native Movement, said the nonprofit has a long-standing relationship with Planned Parenthood as part of its gender justice and healing program, which focuses on women’s and LGBTQ rights issues.
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