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Beyond the Backstreet – Fighting for Abortion Rights 50 Years on
We’re having the party of the half-century and you’re all invited! Come down to the Rich Mix, Shoreditch on 28th October 2017 to celebrate the 50th birthday of the 1967 Abortion Act. With an action-packed program, we're bringing activists, journalists, politicians & performers together to celebrate the legacy of the life-saving 1967 Abortion Act, that dragged abortion out of the dangerous backstreet. Bring your pro-choice pals and get to know abortion activism past, present, and future. We’ve got an absolutely…
Find out more »Fifty Years of Defending Women’s Right to Abortion in Cardiff
On the International Day for the Decriminalisation of Abortion, Abortion Rights Cardiff are opening an exhibition to celebrate the last 50 years of abortion campaigning in Cardiff since the 1967 Abortion Act was passed. Venue tbc!
Find out more »Parliamentary Drinks Reception (London)
Raise a glass to life-saving legislation!
Find out more »Never Going Back (Cardiff)
In solidarity with the event in London, Abortion Rights Cardiff are hosting their own Never Going Back event to celebrate 50 years of the Abortion Act. Featuring panel discussions, workshops, performances and Q&As, this event will also see the closing of the exhibition opened in September. Venue tbc!
Find out more »Beyond the Backstreet – Fighting for Abortion Rights 50 Years on
C Abortion Rights UK is giving the 1967 Abortion Act the 50th birthday celebration it deserves! They will be time-traveling through the past, present, and future of abortion rights activism, from discussing past activists’ legacies and how the Act was won to the most pressing issues facing abortion rights today, from decriminalization to Northern Ireland and understanding the importance of realistic abortion stories in popular culture. Phew! The daytime event runs from 11 am – 4 pm, with a top-draw line-up of…
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