Abortion Academy
Abortion Academy is a monthly webinar series featuring experts from across the abortion access landscape. Sessions provide deeper dives into more nuanced topics, designed to give activists fresh perspectives and tools to take into their communities.
Session 31
Abortion Academy: Learning from Restricted States
with Laura Lucía Rosado, Ciné Julien, and Lana’e Hernandez from Florida Access Network (FAN)
Thursday, March 26 | noon PT/ 3pm ET
In English with Spanish translations
Session 30 | Learning from Acompañantes with Suzanne Veldhuis
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- Abortion Accompaniment Practices in Northern Mexico
- “Becoming the woman she wishes you to be”: A qualitative study exploring the experiences of medication abortion acompañantes in three regions in Mexico
- Línea Aborto Chiapas documentary
- ‘How Nice it Would Be’ – Synergies between pro-choice female physicians and abortion acompañantes in Mexico
- Hegemonic Medicine and Self-Managed Abortion – full article
- Hegemonic Medicine and Self-Managed Abortion – commentary
- Acompañantes’ perspectives on health system partnerships for medication abortion care in three Mexican states
- Workshop methodology (Spanish)
- Workshop methodology (English)
- PhD dissertation (Spanish only)
Session 29 | Finding Your Niche with Becca Rea-Tucker, aka The Sweet Feminist
text transcript coming soon
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Session 28 | Young People & Abortion Access
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Session 27 | Study Abroad: Social Media for Good with Women First Digital
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Session 26 | Study Abroad: Mic Drop with Camila Ochoa Mendoza
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Session 25 | Migrantes Unidos with Marìa Torres Wedding
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Session 24 | Study Abroad with Dr. Maeve O'Brien/Alliance for Choice Derry
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Session 23 | The Plant World & Abortion with Bonnie McIntosh
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Session 22 | Study Abroad with Davinia Hamilton (Malta)
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Session 21 | Mutual Aid with Dean Spade
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Session 20 | Study Abroad with Mar Lorenzo (MX) & Lara Islinger (DE/US/MX)
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Session 18 | Abortion is Ours with Natalia Broniarczyk
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Session 17 | Community Resilience with SYA's Amelia Bonow & Jex Blackmore
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Session 14 | International Solidarity with inroads
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Session 13 | Later Abortion Part II with Erika Christensen
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Session 11 | Prairie Abortion Fund Book Club
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Session 10 | All About Reprocare with Lupita Sanchez
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Session 9 | From MX to the US: the Power of Community Networks with Lara Islinger
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Session 8 | Abortion Beyond the Law with Naomi Braine
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Session 7 | Virtual Abortion Accompaniment with Genevieve Tam/Aya Contigo
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Session 6 | Abortion Pills and the Legal Landscape with David Cohen
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Session 5 | Abortion Pills 101 with Dr. Ruchi Kaul
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Session 3 | Performance as Political Action with Jex Blackmore
follow Jex on Instagram @jexblackmore
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Session 2 | Direct Action with Nix
follow Nix’s work on twitter @ReproJusticeCollective and Instagram @ReproJusticeCollective