Join Us in Denver, CO, this Saturday, August 23rd as we defend our right to choose!

The anti-choice movement under Operation Rescue, Survivors, and the Christian Defense Coalition are planning on once again attending the Democratic National Convention, to be held in Denver August 25-28, in order to send a message to the Democrats and "pray" that they halt their support for Roe v. Wade, which presently hangs by a thread.

To the anti-choice movement, BACORR would like to send a message: THE CLINIC STAYS OPEN. We demand that our rights be protected and that our bodies remain under our own jurisdiction, that we not be subjected to racists laws such as the Hyde amendment, that affordable and quality healthcare be provided, free reproductive health services on demand, among others. Please gather with BACORR and coalition member World Can't Wait at 9:30 am at the Planned Parenthood in Denver, at 38th St. and Poplar St. To read what the right is planning, see www.aprayerforchange.com

For other DNC related events on the left, please see recreate68.com and dncdisruption08.org




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November 20, 2007

Dear Defenders of Women’s Rights,

While California voters rejected Proposition 85, the parental notification act in last year’s elections, the fight for reproductive rights continues and your help is needed. This January will be the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The rightwing remains on the offensive and for the fourth year running will be coming to San Francisco on Saturday, January 19 for their annual “Walk for Life—West Coast”. But, as in previous years, Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR) activists will be organizing a multi-issue response to the anti-abortionists.

We are initiating a January 19th Coalition to bring together local and national community groups and activists to organize a counter demonstration with one united voice. We need you to join this important effort and to send the message that the San Francisco Bay Area stands for reproductive rights and that Roe v. Wade must be defended and expanded.

In past years our efforts were endorsed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Labor Council, ACCESS, East Bay NOW, Watsonville Brown Berets, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, Radical Women, Code Pink, Women of Color Resource Center, GABNet, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and many more.

Here’s what we need you to do:

1. Attend the upcoming January 19th Coalition meetings: Wednesday, November 28 at The Women’s Building, 3543 18th St. (between Valencia and Guerrero) in San Francisco. The meeting will go from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

2. Endorse the counterprotest of the “Walk for Life—West Coast”. We ask for a $25 donation, but any amount is appreciated. Contact bacorrinfo@gmail.com for donation information.

3. Commit to bringing folks to the counterprotest on Saturday, January 19, 2008! Please call 415-864-1278, email bacorrinfo@gmail.com, or visit www.BACORR.org for more information.

BACORR stands for: free, accessible abortion on demand; no forced sterilizations; universal healthcare; pre- and post-natal care and childcare for all; safe and accessible contraceptives; an end to discrimination against people of color, queer, immigrant, and youth communities; embracing (not controlling or denying) sexuality; providing reality-based sex education in our public schools, and more. Fight back with BACORR!

In solidarity,

Anita O’Shea

Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR)

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