Drink specials, snacks, and fabulous raffle prizes! $20 suggested donation.

Join MADRE for the NYC premiere of the film Rethink Afghanistan , a devastating look at the consequences of war in Afghanistan . 

Get the real story and find out how you can support Afghan women who are fighting for their rights.

Following the screening, a panel discussion featuring the film's director, Robert Greenwald , and director of the Gender Equality Program of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Afghanistan , Indai Sajor , will focus on the impact of war on Afghan women's human rights.

Tickets are $8 for general admission and $6 for student admission. Seating is limited, so purchase your tickets now !

Buy a block of five tickets and get one free! Call 212-627-0444 to learn how.

The University of Oklahoma Women's and Gender Studies proudly brings Mona Eltahawy to campus as part of the Activist-in-Residence program

Mona Eltahawy is a award-winning syndicated columnist, blogger, and international public speaker on Muslim and Arab issues.

Her public lecture," Generation Facebook: How Young Women are Changing Religion and Politics in the Middle East" will be held in the Kerr Auditorium of the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.

For accomodations on the basis of disability contact Caitlyn at 918.346.0663

Are you ready to take step to fight fake clinics in Baltimore City?

Our research shows that Maryland Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) are misinforming and misleading women about abortion and birth control to dissuade women from considering their full reproductive health options.

We need your help to ensure Baltimore women are aware of the deceptive practices of CPCs.

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland and Planned Parenthood of Maryland on October 13th and 14th and help us call pro-choice Marylanders to discuss CPCs.

Enjoy the company of fellow pro-choice activists while working to ensure Baltimore City women receive medically accurate, unbiased information regarding their reproductive-health options.

Pizza and refreshments will be served!

Don't forget- we're phoning both Tuesday AND Wednesday

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Melissa at: melissa@prochoicemd.org

p.s. Did you read our RHRealityCheck blog about the CPC legislation introduced this week in Baltimore City?

Day One will premiere its new film , which captures the stories of young survivors of relationship abuse. You can expect tasty hors d'oeuvres, open bar and exciting silent auction items. Individual tickets and group packages are available here .

Tuesday, October 13th
6:30-8:30 pm
National Council of Jewish Women offices
830 Second Avenue, between 43rd and 44th in NYC

Please join NARAL Pro-Choice New York, the National Institute for Reproductive Health and The Sex Ed Alliance of New York City at “Sex Education in the City,” a community forum and panel discussion to address the lack of comprehensive sexuality education in New York City. Presenters will share their experiences as advocates and offer ways that you can take action today!

Presenters include:
Myra Batchelder: Director of the Low Income Access Program and Sex Education Project, National Institute for Reproductive Health
Jodi Kaltner: Social Worker, Performance Conservatory High School ion the Bronx
Justin Toro: Youth Speaker, Love Heals Speakers Bureau

Moderator:
Hadiyah Charles: Community Organizer, HIV Law Project

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Lalena Howard at lhoward@prochoiceny.org or 646-520-3506

Event is free and open to all!

What: Spoken Word - Poetry/Prose
When: Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Asefu’s (upstairs at 1920 Ninth St. NW)
(Green/Yellow line U St or Shaw-Howard stops)
Hosts: Urgent Napkin Poets, DC NOW
Specials: HAPPY HOUR specials from 7pm-10pm

The Urgent Napkin Poets celebrates “Love Your Body Day" (created by the National Organization for Women) and "National Coming Out Day" all at once!
You are invited to participate as spoken word artists or as open-hearted listeners.
Spoken word artists are encouraged to arrive at 6:30 pm to get on the list.

For more info about Urgent Napkin Poets,
please visit http://urgentnapkinpoets.blogspot.com
or email us urgentnapkinpoets@gmail.com .

For more info about DC NOW,
please visit www.dc-now.org
or email them at washingtondcnow@gmail.com .

Are feminist sex wars a thing of the past? And what is feminist sex, anyway? Join Shira Tarrant, Audacia Ray, Sinclair Sexsmith, and Abiola Abrams for an evening of Feminist Sex. Reading from their latest work, these authors explore what it means to be both anti-sexist and sex-positive.

There's no denying that men's involvement and interest in feminism is key to its continuing relevance and importance. Addressing the question of why men should care about feminism in the first place, Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a larger discussion about feminism as a human issue, not simply a women's issue. Men are crucial to the movement — as fathers, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, and friends. From "why" to "how" to "what can men do", Men and Feminism answers all the questions men have about how and why they should get behind feminism.

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Join Byron Hurt and Shira Tarrant for an author reading and provocative discussion about masculinity, sexuality, pop culture, and men’s crucial role in the fight for progressive change.

Shira Tarrant is author of Men and Feminism (Seal Press) and editor of Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge). Byron Hurt is director of the award-winning film Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes and contributing author to several anthologies, including Men Speak Out.

Read more at http://www.bhurt.com/ and http://shiratarrant.com

Join authors Shira Tarrant, Shawna Kenney, and Cara Bruce for an evening of Feminist Sex at 2640. Reading from their latest work, these authors explore what it means to be both anti-sexist and sex-positive.

Shira Tarrant will discuss pornography and masculinity from her newest book, Men and Feminism (Seal Press). She is also the editor of Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power and author of When Sex Became Gender. Shawna Kenney reads her essay, “Seven Minutes With Stripper #2,” which appears in the new anthology, Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money, and Sex (Soft Skull Press). Cara Bruce draws from her published work in Viscera, Best Bisexual Women's Erotica, and Best Fetish Erotica.

Also joining us is Baltimore's own lesbian-owned, womyn and trans-operated, feminist sex toy store, SUGAR !

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Please join us for a night of comedy in support of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault at the Gotham Comedy Club on the evening of October 21st.

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street
(Between 7th and 8th Avenues)

PURCHASE TICKETS

The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault Envisions a City Free From Sexual Violence. The Alliance Leads New York City's Efforts To Prevent Sexual Violence and Ensures That Survivors of Sexual Violence Have Access to the Best Care.

Advance Tickets: $20 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum per Person

Feeling spooked by Bob McDonnell's thesis? Planned Parenthood of Metro Washington is here to help! Get ready for Halloween with drink specials and pro-choice company, all for a good cause!

WHEN: Thursday, October 29, 6-8pm -- happy hour drink specials will apply the whole time!
WHERE: Cafe Citron, 1343 Connecticut Ave NW (near Dupont Circle)
HOSTED BY: PPMW's Young Professionals Planning Group

Suggested Donation: $5
All donations will go toward supporting the great work that PPMW does in the DC Metro area: comprehensive reproductive health care, including STD and cancer screening and prevention, contraceptive care, comprehensive sex education, and more.

RSVP on Facebook @ http://bit.ly/Mgxmn

Zombie party! Zombie walk! Costume contest!

$5 to get in the door! Zombies! CHOICE!

Variety of beverages to choose from!

Door donations go to The Texas Equal Access Fund!

The Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund started off as a grassroots non- profit organization in January 2005. Since then, it has grown to a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation and one of two abortion funds in Texas.

TEA Fund's mission is to:

•• support women with financial, educational and emotional resources to make their own reproductive choices,
•• provide financial assistance to low-income women and girls to obtain a safe, legal abortion, and disburse these funds in the most equitable manner; and
• • inform and educate the public about reproductive justice and the need for abortion funding.