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Welcome to the July – August 2023 issue of WGNRR Speaks Up! Newsletter. Save the date for September 28! Read on to discover this year’s call to action, creative materials, and suggestions actions to take as an unstoppable abortion movement. This July, we were also at the Women Deliver 2023 conference where WGNRR and partners amplified calls for #SRHR4ALL in side-events and dialogues. In Tanzania, we worked closely with the media and influencers in promoting reproductive rights. And in the Philippines, we continue our VCAT and learning sessions with young people as part of our International Youth Day celebrations. We wish you an inspiring read ahead.
WGNRR Team
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Save the Date for September 28!
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WGNRR, as part of the September 28 Campaign global working group, is proud to share the International Safe Abortion Day Campaign for 2023: Unstoppable Movement: Movement building, solidarity, and justice for the right to safe abortion. Check out the Toolkit, social media cards & templates, and design assets for you to use in your mobilizations! Spanish and French materials are also available, thanks to our amazing partners inroads and WGNRR Africa!
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Read and share the Toolkit that contains the full Call to Action. The theme for this year is “Unstoppable Movement: Movement building, solidarity, and justice for the right to safe abortion” with a subtheme on “Young People’s Leadership in Abortion Justice”
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Take action and speak out using creative graphic assets, social media cards, templates and more!
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Join a local mobilization, organize events, run social media campaigns, and take action together with activists in your community and around the world. Use the hashtags #UnstoppableMovement #AbortionSolidarity and #Sept28.
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How are you taking action this September 28? Share your activities with us and let’s explore partnerships to bring your ideas to life. Get in touch with the September 28 Working Group and Campaign Partners. To receive a copy of the toolkit and other campaign materials, please email communications@wgnrr.org.
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WGNRR and Partners at Women Deliver 2023!
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WGNRR and partners Anis – Instituto de Bioética, Fòs Feminista, Oxfam Canada, The YP Foundation and WGNRR Africa, among many more were at the Women Deliver Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda from July 17 to 20, 2023. We successfully shared the September 28 Call to Action, harnessed the power of storytelling to bust abortion stigma, engaged in a powerful dialogue on advancing reproductive justice against the anti-rights agenda, gave out SRHR swag, and engaged in countless panels – all in the promotion of #SRHR4ALL women, girls, and gender-diverse people. View all of our activities at WD2023 here.
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Maximizing Human Rights Mechanisms Towards Gender-Just and People-Centered Development
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WGNRR, United Nations Philippines, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, and Council for People’s Development and Governance held the Utilizing Human Rights Mechanisms Towards Gender-Just and People-Centered Development. Joined by over 60 organizations from all over the Philippines, the capacity-building workshop broadened participants’ understanding of United Nations human rights mechanisms. CSOs developed indicators to monitor the Universal Periodic Review Recommendations for the Philippines, including progress in SRHR and the decriminalization of abortion.
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Amplifying #SRHR4ALL on the airwaves: WGNRR Africa was on the radio!
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WGNRR Africa had their first radio guesting at Abood FM, Morogoro where they talked all about their amazing work on the ground and introduced the Sauti Ya Vijana project in Morogoro and Iringa Regions. ICYMI: you can watch the recording of the session here.
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International Youth Day: VCAT with Youth-led Volunteer Group, The Sunday Project
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For International Youth Day we held VCAT session for the Sunday Project where we all went on a journey, exploring personal and community values around adolescent sexual and reproductive health and access to abortion and post-abortion care. The Sunday Project shared that VCAT sessions are crucial to deepening young people’s understanding of the SRHR situations in their contexts, including the situation of access to abortion and post-abortion care.
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Defending and Promoting Reproductive Rights in Tanzania
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WGNRR Africa, in partnership with Center for Reproductive Rights – Kenya, held a strategizing session with journalists, social media influencers, and experts in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), collectively known as reproductive rights defenders. The primary objective was to collaboratively review and enhance advocacy strategies, with a special focus on safeguarding and advancing reproductive rights within Tanzania.
The meeting concluded with a resounding commitment to advancing SRHR for all, particularly focusing on the issue of safe abortion for victims of rape, incest, sexual assault and defilement in Tanzania.
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By donating you support our work in connecting and strengthening movements for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. WGNRR mobilizes campaigns around key dates such as May 28 – International Day of Action for Women’s Health & September 28 – International Safe Abortion Day.
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WGNRR Speaks Up! is a bi-monthly update for WGNRR partners, friends and allies. This is a space for you to stay informed about movements for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice and ways to get involved. This is also a space to tell stories, amplify calls, and take action. All contributions are welcome! Send them to communications@wgnrr.org.
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