Uncategorized 21 Sep 2007 03:05 pm
Godbotherers about to hit Planned Parenthood
Via the LJ Seattle community:
Throughout 2007 we have seen a steep increase in the number of protesters at our health centers. They carry disturbing signs, hand out misleading information, and harass people as they enter our health centers, in a misguided attempt to scare people out of getting the services they need.
Starting September 26th, a group called “40 Days for Life” is planning to launch a round-the-clock protest at our Madison and University District health centers, which is scheduled to last 40 days and nights. These protesters’ goals are to incite fear, gain attention for their hateful point of view, and intimidate our patients and staff. They want to shut us down - but we won’t let them!
We are fighting back! With your help, we can show the protesters that Seattle LOVES their Planned Parenthood!
We need you to join our visibility team! Help us show the protesters that Planned Parenthood is welcomed and supported in Seattle. On designated days, volunteers will be standing outside of clinics wearing Planned Parenthood t-shirts, waving signs with messages like ‘We Love Planned Parenthood,’ and encouraging people to donate to our Pledge-a-Picket campaign.
If you would like to sign up for a shift with the visibility team, please email hr.vol@ppww.org or call 206-328-7713 for more information. Thank you!
I love pledge-a-picket campaigns. And I’m pretty fond of Planned Parenthood. I got birth control through them when I was uninsured. And once, when another medication was interfering with my birth control pills and a condom broke, I went there for Plan B. (Note on my Plan B experience: ow, the cramping. Yow.) And, if you hadn’t guessed, I’m firmly pro-choice. I believe that enforced pregnancy is morally insupportable. That’s not something I consider to be up for discussion with me.
on 23 Sep 2007 at 5:09 pm 1.Mia said …
This would be fun to do. Partly because the anti-choicers almost always assume that I’d be on their side, but also, can’t you just picture Pepper’s reaction to a bunch of these people? “Hiiiii! Don’t be mean! Wagwagwag,”