Hi john,

AAF had a busy weekend with friends! We gathered some of our favorite DC comrades to talk about all of the good trouble happening this year, and tabled during the DC Indie Film Fest’s screening of No One Asked You, the documentary that has followed AAF’s work for the better part of a decade! BONUS: our friend Renee Bracey Sherman, founder of We Testify, joined AAF founder Lizz Winstead and No One Asked You director Ruth Leitman! WE LOVE YOU DC- CAN’T WAIT TO BE BACK SOON!

We also love abortion providers, and it just so happens that Abortion Provider Appreciation Day is coming up next month! Our friends at Amplify Georgia Collaborative are collecting love notes for Georgia abortion providers, and you bet your ass we’re gonna roll up our sleeves and absolutely shower providers in good vibes. Take a few minutes with us and make their days- write a love note here!

MARYLAND: 7TH IN STATEHOOD, FIRST IN OUR HEARTS
Have we mentioned that they don’t make it easy to learn how to provide abortions? Thankfully, Maryland is stepping up their game, with the University of Maryland receiving $10 million dollars to invest in and expand their abortion training program! We’re going to need all of the other universities to take note, okay?

OLIVIA RODRIGO SHOWING HOW IT’S DONE
While we’re feeling good, can we talk about the absolute bombshell repro warrior Olivia Rodrigo is?? A portion of sales from each concert ticket will go towards the Nation Network of Abortion Funds, and help abortion seekers across the country! Amazing singer, abortion advocate, and genius idea maker? We stan.

GET IN THE KNOW
We stan you, too, and want to see y’all getting activated in your communities! AAF is committed to not only sharing but attending as many of our badass partners’ events as we can, because y’all- these folks know what they’re talking about. Check out Pro-Choice North Carolina’s reminder about what exactly is at stake in North Carolina this year, then click the Activist Calendar button below to learn more and get your boots on the ground!

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME DOPE EVENTS THIS WEEK

REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FOR ALL
Our friends at If/When/How are having the conversations that matter, and educating the public on the family policing system and sharing resources. Join their ‘How can repro challenge the family policing system?’ webinar on Thursday, February 29th from 3 PM to 4 PM ET- registration link here!

ABORTION ACCESS FOR ALL, ACROSS THE GLOBE
For as long as there has been abortion, pregnant folks have been having them at home. In times of so much abortion uncertainty, Shout Your Abortion will be talking to Naomi Braine, author of Abortion Beyond the Law: Building a Global Feminist Movement for Self-Managed Abortion during their eight Abortion Academy Session on Thursday, February 29th from 8 PM to 9 PM ET- registration link here!

NO ONE ASKED YOU DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS THIS WEEK
No One Asked You, the documentary all about Abortion Access Front’s work, is busy. Fresh off of winning The Jury Prize at the SF Indie Film Festival, we are on the move! 

March 2nd: NYC The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College 
March 2nd: Omaha, NE The Film Festival

Tickets and info for these and all upcoming screenings can be found at nooneaskedyoudoc.com!

Writing our love notes out now,
Team Abortion AF