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PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENTS
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PAST PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENTS
PPNT Public Affairs often organizes special events in the North Texas area to raise awareness and educate the community about important women's health issues. These events are a great way to meet PPNT staff, supporters, and other pro-choice community members. To find out about upcoming events or volunteer opportunities, sign up for the Action Network or e-mail the Public Affairs Department at info.public@ppnt.org.
The War on Sex: An Evening With Cristina Page
The Texas Woman's University chapter of Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood welcomed Cristina Page, author of How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America, to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Denton on April 17, 2008, to discuss her provocative book and the Religious Right's attacks on reproductive freedom. The event was attended by more than 40 community members and students, and included a wonderful question and answer session with Ms. Page to discuss the future of choice and the efforts North Texans can make to protect our rights.
Thank you to those who attended this amazing event and to the volunteers who made this event a success! To read more about Ms. Page and her work, click here.
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PPNT staff members and TWU Vox volunteers welcomed author Cristina Page (center) to Denton. |
Ms. Page signs copies of her book, How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America, at the end of the evening for attendees.
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2008 Greenville Ave. St. Patrick's Day Parade
PPNT had a great time participating in the annual Greenville Ave. St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 15 in Dallas. Close to 40 PPNT volunteers and staff made decorations the night before and then walked the parade route with our fabulous float the next day. Volunteers and staff handed out beaded necklaces, condoms, and candy, as well as promoted Planned Parenthood's mission to the community.
Thank you to everyone who helped plan, decorate, and walk with our float! Your time and hard work were crucial to making this event a great success.
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Just before the start of the parade, everyone gathers around for a group photo with our fabulous float! |
Parade volunteers march proudly in front of our float to pass out beads and condoms to the crowd. |
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Supporters carried signs during the parade to motivate parade-goers and direct them to our services. |
PPNT volunteers wave to the crowds as we pass by along the parade route. |
Roe at 35: The Future of Choice
On January 22, 2008, more than 250 supporters joined PPNT to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade at the Hotel Palomar in Dallas, TX. Guest speaker Sarah Stoesz, President/CEO of the Planned Parenthood in South Dakota, shared with us the lessons she learned while defeating an all-out abortion ban in South Dakota in 2006. Thank you to everyone who attended! If you missed it, click the hyperlink to read excerpts of her amazing speech.
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More than 250 supporters attended Roe at 35: The Future of Choice to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in Dallas, TX. |
Featured speaker, Sarah Stoesz, shared lessons she learned while defeating an abortion ban in South Dakota in 2006. |
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PPNT supporters Uma Bhajt, Andie Comini, Barbara Watson, Jody Macedonio, and Banchen Vasanti gather before the event to mix and mingle with other pro-choice Dallasites. |
PPNT supporters Louise Raggio, Virginia Whitehill, Barbara Marterka, and Vivian Castleberry listened to Sarah's speech about the South Dakota abortion ban. |
2007 Lobby Day in Austin, TX!
One hundred Planned Parenthood of North Texas (PPNT) supporters traveled to Austin on Wednesday, February 28 for Lobby Day. Approximately 500 supporters from around the state converged on the Texas capitol to meet with and talk to state elected officials and their staff about the importance of accessible reproductive health care. Thank you to everyone who came out in support of women's health. Lobby Day was a huge success!
Join PPNT in 2009 for the next Lobby Day and help improve access to women's health care!
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PPNT supporters and staff meet with a staff member for Rep. Yvonne Davis during Lobby Day. |
Volunteers were encouraged to wear pink for "Prevention First!" |
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At the end of the day, everyone gathered on the steps of the Texas Capitol for a group photo. |
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Fort Worth EC Education Event
As part of PPNT's Emergency Contraception (EC) Education Campaign, we held a panel discussion on October 6, 2006 at the Community Arts Center in the Museum District of Fort Worth to discuss the FDA's delayed approval of EC for over-the-counter sales. Our speakers for the event were Professor Donald Jackson from Texas Christian University and Dr. Susan Wood, former head of the FDA's Office of Women's Health.
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From left: Professor Donald Jackson, Dr. Susan Wood, and PPNT Board Chair Naomi Aberly. |
Greenville Ave. St. Patrick's Day Parade
On March 11, 2007, PPNT participated in the annual Greenville Ave. St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dallas. Forty-four volunteers came out to help spread the word about EC with our float's theme "EC- You can Stop the Clock". All the volunteers had a great time passing out 8,500 beaded necklaces (with EC information), wallet cards, key chains, and candy. The float was a great way to raise awareness to hundreds of Dallas residents, and we even won a prize for "Most Outrageous" float!
Thank you to all the volunteers - without you this event would not have been possible.
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Volunteers give the final touches to PPNT's EC float for the Greenville Ave. St. Patrick's Day Parade. |
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Click on the picture for more information about EC. |
Everyone gathers for a group photo as the parade starts. |
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Two PPNT staffmembers as the "EC pill" that stops "the clock." |
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Fort Worth Medical Privacy Event
On February 27, 2006, PPNT held a movie presentation and panel discussion entitled "Privacy, the Constitution, and Your Health" at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art and welcomed three great speakers - Dr. Tracy Papa, Prof. Thomas Mayo, and Dr. Deborah Peel. The evening was a great opportunity to discuss expanding threats to individual and medical privacy rights in the U.S.
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Dr. Deborah Peel (second to left), founder of the Patients Privacy Rights Foundation, joins PPNT for our Fort Worth Privacy event on Feb. 27, 2006. |
Prof. John Mayo (center), of SMU's Dedman School of Law, mingles with PPNT Fort Worth board members before the program begins. |
30 Days, 30 Ways: To Promote, Participate, and Activate!
During the month of September, 2004, PPNT held 30 events around the North Texas area to encourage reproductive rights activism and to inform the community about services. The events were wildly successful and included voter registration drives, fundraising events, house parties, clinic tours and educational workshops.
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2004 30 Days, 30 Ways Religious Lunch with Rev. Katherine Ragsdale |
PPNT held voter registration drives in 5 area clinics and a Whole Foods grocery store in Dallas. |
March For Women's Lives
Nearly 500 North Texans, including 174 supporters who traveled with PPNT, joined more than 800,000 others from across the nation to participate in the March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC on Sunday, April 25, 2004 Supporters filled the National Mall to show their support for accessible reproductive health care, freedom and privacy.
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