PPNYCActivistCouncil

The PPNYC Action Fund Activist Council is a group that was launched in 2005 to engage New Yorkers interested in Planned Parenthood of New York City's advocacy work. Activist Council efforts work to uphold PPNYC’s mission, advance legislative priorities, and uphold a reproductive justice framework in all community organizing, event planning, community partnerships, and co-sponsorships. The Activist Council currently contains 5 workgroups: Political Action, Sex Ed Advocacy, Fundraising, Field Outreach, and Health Center Escorts. Workgroups meet monthly to get more in-depth information about current issues and to work together on advocacy projects, campaigns, and events.

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By PPNYCActivistCouncil • 8 years ago

Attacks on Planned Parenthood Have Nothing to do with Improving Care

As a longtime supporter of Planned Parenthood, I have watched, frustrated, as politicians chip away at reproductive rights. The news is grim and constant: a new waiting period at the state level, doctors forced to lie to patients and tell them abortion causes cancer, a center in an underserved area that must shut down because providers cannot get hospital admitting privileges.

As a longtime supporter of Planned Parenthood, I have watched, frustrated, as politicians chip away at reproductive rights. The news is grim and constant: a new waiting period at the state level, doctors forced to lie to ...

summer, sex and spirits flier
By PPNYCActivistCouncil • 8 years ago

Test your sex ed knowledge: Enter to win a Summer, Sex & Spirits ticket

The sweaty middle of July in New York City is the perfect time for Summer, Sex & Spirits, hosted by Planned Parenthood of New York City’s all-volunteer Activist Council. This legendary fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of New York City’s services and critical legislative work to move reproductive rights forward has been gracing the city for 11 years now! 

The sweaty middle of July in New York City is the perfect time for Summer, Sex & Spirits, hosted by Planned Parenthood of New York City’s all-volunteer Activist Council. This legendary fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of New ...
By PPNYCActivistCouncil • 8 years ago

Time to Pass Paid Family Leave in New York State

By Pearl Brady

Papua New Guinea, the southwestern Pacific nation known for its beaches, rainforests, and picturesque volcanoes, has a GDP of about $15 billion and one of the worst rates of gender-based violence in the world.

By Pearl Brady

Papua New Guinea, the southwestern Pacific nation known for its beaches, rainforests, and picturesque volcanoes, has a GDP of about $15 billion and one of the worst rates of gender-based violence in the world.

let's talk sex
By PPNYCActivistCouncil • 9 years ago

Lifelong sexual education: A call for desirable discourse on sex

By Dana Huber and Whitney Sogol

Grindr, Hinge, Tinder, Jswipe: technology has created a mediated erotic commons where sex in the city is, literally, a right-swipe away. But what happens when the clothes come off?

By Dana Huber and Whitney Sogol

Grindr, Hinge, Tinder, Jswipe: technology has created a mediated erotic commons where sex in the city is, literally, a right-swipe away. But what happens when the clothes come off?