by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, Voting Tuesday
It’s Voting Tuesday!Today we’re talking about state legislative races. Why are legislatures important? Well, for one thing, the vast majority of policy regulating reproductive health care is enacted in state legislatures.Pro-choice legislatures vote to expand access...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Nov 22, 2019 | Stories
PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) is the world’s fastest-growing storytelling platform, used by millions around the globe.PechaKucha is what “Show and Tell” always dreamed of becoming.20 slides. 20 seconds of commentary per slide. That’s it. Simple. Engaging....
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog
Regardless of who gets elected in 2020 or who gets elected in 2024, we will never go back to times like that. It’s really important for us to be having conversations with [young people]…because soon there won’t be as many of us around as there are you, and bearing...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog, Word to the Wise
Two important days bookend November. Election Day on November 5th and Thanksgiving on November 28. On November 5, 1919, Maine’s Legislature granted women the right to vote. Maine was the 19th state to do so. Everywhere women had been fighting for this right...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Nov 5, 2019 | Stories
[Background: Jane Fisher is part of the GRR! team in Maine. Several months ago, her story was featured on NBC.com. Today she is battling Stage 3 Colon Cancer. Jane is a shero and a dear friend and continues to advise us despite aggressive treatments. We hope she is an...