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SUMMARY:CFW 38th annual gathering:  Nevertheless We Persist
DESCRIPTION:It’s the 38th annual gathering of the Chicago Foundation for Women\, and one you won’t want to miss. \nClick here for more info and to get your tickets ! \nCFW reports:  “NEVERTHELESS\, WE WILL PERSIST. We have ramped up our work because we believe that economic security\, freedom from violence\, and enhanced access to health services and information benefit all women and girls. \n“NEVERTHELESS\, WE WILL GIVE. In 2022\, we awarded $3.4 million in responsive and strategic grants to 258 non-profits.” \nFeaturing keynote speaker Amanda Nguyen. \nAmanda Nguyen is the founder of Rise\, a 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee\, and a 2022 TIME Woman of the Year. Amanda’s 2021 viral video ignited a wave of collective action in the anti-Asian hate movement. \nShe made history by drafting and unanimously passing both the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights through the United States Congress and the Survivors’ Resolution through the United Nations General Assembly. Amanda’s directorial debut\, Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men\, won Best Feature at the 2022 Cannes Independent Film Festival. \nShe is the lead of the Emmy-nominated mini documentary Rise Above by Money Magazine. She servedthe White House\, Department of State\, and NASA\, and is currently an Astronaut-Scientist Candidate at the Astronautical Science Institute. Amanda graduated from Harvard University. \nFor her work\, Amanda has been named a Heinz Laureate\, Forbes 30 Under 30\, Foreign Policy 100\, Frederick Douglass 100\, TIME 100 Next\, BBC 100\, and Marie Claire Woman of the Year. \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/cfw-38th-annual-gathering-nevertheless-we-persist/
LOCATION:Sheraton Grand Riverwalk Chicago\, 301 E. North Water St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60611\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stop the Lies:  Protest the Fake Pregnancy Clinics
DESCRIPTION:  \nHere’s pictures from the event. \nHere’s the News Release published on the day. \n“Crisis pregnancy centers” – in other words\, Fake Clinics – are all over the place. Their goal is to deceive vulnerable pregnant people seeking abortion\, and mislead\, harass and delay – anything to prevent you from getting the termination you need and want. Full details and a great deal of documentation can be found on the website of Reproductive Transparency Now (RTN)\, a vitally important and relatively new national organization. \nPlease join McHenry County Citizens for Choice\, McHenry County NOW\, Illinois NOW\, Toby’s Fund for Reproductive Health Equity\, and Reproductive Transparency Now for a peaceful protest against fake clinics right here in McHenry County. \nIt’s fr0m 10:00 am to noon on Saturday October 28th.  Please come between 9:30 and 10\, so we can have a crowd right at 10.  Assemble in the parking lot at 420 North Front Street (on Route 31) in McHenry. \nPlease click here to RSVP so we’ll know you’re coming — but RSVP or not\, please come.  Every single one of us is important. \nAnd here’s the event on Facebook — if you’re on Facebook\, please click Going and share with your friends. \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/stop-the-lies-protest-the-fake-pregnancy-clinics/
LOCATION:420 North Front Street\, 420 Front Street\, McHenry\, IL\, 60050\, United States
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SUMMARY:It's Time to Dance ! - featuring Lynne Belsky
DESCRIPTION:Please join North & NW Suburban Chicago NOW for a presentation by Lynne Belsky of “A Time To Dance.” \nJoin us at 7:00 pm on Thursday October 26th\, in-person at the Northbrook Public Library\, 1201 Cedar Lane\, or via Zoom. \nPlease click here to register either way — and if you’re joining us in person\, please also email us at nwsubilnow@gmail.com to let us know. \nHere’s the event on Facebook. \n“Time To Dance” (www.time-to-dance.org) is a non-profit organization based in Highland Park that encourages women over 50 to take dance lessons in a judgment-free environment. Through discussion and a demonstration by a troupe of six dancers\, Lynne will explain how dancing at all ages has proven to increase energy\, strength\, balance\, flexibility and more. There also will be a chance to practice some steps\, so wear comfortable shoes and clothing. \nThis will be our chapter’s first in-person meeting since 2020\, so we’re hoping you can join us at the Northbrook Library. Taking a dance class\, whether it be ballet\, tap\, modern\, fitness … allows you to be part of a caring\, supportive community. And it’s so much fun! \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/nnw-now-hybrid-meeting-featuring-lynn-belsky-of-time-to-dance/
LOCATION:Northbrook Public LIbrary\, 1201 Cedar Lane\, Northbrook\, IL\, 60062\, United States
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SUMMARY:CPC's:  A Threat to Public Health & Reproductive Justice
DESCRIPTION:Please join McHenry County Citizens for Choice\, McHenry County NOW\, Ilinois NOW and Toby’s Fund for Reproductive Health Equity\, for a special presentation by Lisa Battisfore\, founder and president of Reproductive Transparency Now (RTN) focusing on Crisis Pregnancy Centers:  A Threat to Public Health and Reproductive Justice. \nIt’s via Zoom on the evening of Monday\, October 23rd\, from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm. \nPlease click here to register.  Note:  this is RTN’s registration site\, and requires you to have a Zoom account.  If you don’t already have your personal Zoom account\, visit zoom.us to obtain one — it’s free and just takes a second. \nThere are more than 2\,500 anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) across the United States\, yet most people know very little about them. In fact\, many people visit them seeking medical information about abortion not realizing that they are supported and managed by anti-abortion extremist organizations. \nMost CPCs are not licensed medical facilities and do not have on-site medical staff; yet\, they are offering pregnancy tests\, ultrasounds\, and in some cases\, testing for select sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But can we trust these staunchly anti-abortion organizations to provide medically accurate information? \nPlease join McHenry County Citizens for Choice\, McHenry County NOW\, and Toby’s Fund for Reproductive Health Equity for this virtual information session hosted by Reproductive Transparency Now. \nPlease click here to register. \n***IMPORTANT: For security reasons\, you must register for this meeting using an email address that is associated with a Zoom account (including a free account). If you receive an error that says you are not an “authorized user\,” that means you do not have a Zoom account associated with that email. You will be able to create a Zoom account for free. \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/cpcs-a-threat-to-public-health-reproductive-justice/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Oct 17: Personal PAC's 30th Annual Awards Luncheon featuring Gretchen Whitmer
DESCRIPTION:If there’s one single reason why Illinois is a pro-choice state\, it is Personal PAC.  So you won’t want to miss their 30th Annual Awards Luncheon featuring the amazing Gretchen Whitmer\, Governor of Michigan and Champion for Choice. \nGet your tickets today !!!! \nIt’s all happening on Tuesday\, October 17\, 2023\, at the Chicago Hilton & Towers\, 720 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago.  If past experience is any guide\, registration opens around 11\, the program starts promptly at noon and will be done by 1:30. \nIt ain’t cheap — $250 per ticket — but as the saying goes\, Freedom Is Never Free.  It is vital that Illinois remain a pro-choice state\, and that means Personal PAC must be extremely well funded.  So get your tickets today\, and we’ll see you there ! \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/personal-pacs-30th-annual-awards-luncheon-featuring-gretchen-whitmer/
LOCATION:Chicago Hilton & Towers\, 720 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
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SUMMARY:Evanston Pro-Choice Rally & March
DESCRIPTION:Please save the date for the Evanston Pro-Choice Rally & March. \nIt’s at noon on Sunday October 15th at Raymond Park\, in downtown Evanston\, on the east side of Chicago Avenue between Lake Street on the south and Grove Street on the north.  There’s street parking\, and the Sherman Plaza Parking Garage is just a few blocks away. \nThere will be a rally with inspirational speakers and music\, followed by a march through downtown Evanston. \nMore details coming soon … \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/evanston-pro-choice-rally-march/
LOCATION:Raymond Park\, Lake St & Chicago Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
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SUMMARY:M Triple C Adopt A Highway October event
DESCRIPTION:MCCC’s Adopt-a- Highway – 15th year! \nWednesday\, October 11th\, 2023\nPlease Join Us  at 9:30 \nI hope everyone who has helped in the past can once again be on the best ‘road crew’ ever.  It’s great exercise & fun.  We are always done in 1 1/2 hrs. or less. \nWe are required to do 4 clean ups each year. April & October are mandatory months. We do a third one in July or August. We found it hasn’t been necessary to do 4 because we are so awesome. \nThank you!\nNancy Schwab \nWEDNESDAY\, October 11th\nMCCC’s Adopt a Highway road clean-up\n(we clean one mile on Walkup Rd. between Hillside and Pleasant Rds.) \nMeeting place:\nPrairie Ridge High School on Walkup Rd.\nWe park in the driveway entrance to the school.\nWe provide safety vests\, pickers\, bags\, sunscreen.\nJust bring a water bottle.\nPlease spread the word.  Bring a friend.\nTHANK YOU !! \nPlease RSVP to info@mcccprochoice.org if you can join us.
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/m-triple-c-adopt-a-highway-october-event/
LOCATION:IL
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SUMMARY:Stop Fake Clinics:  A Pro-Abortion Picket Line
DESCRIPTION:A big coalition — including and especially Reproductive Transparency Now — has come together for a Pro-Abortion Picket Line in downtown Chicago on at 5:00 pm on Thursday September 28th\, to protest an anti-abortion fundraiser being held at the Union League Club.  Please RSVP on EventBrite and visit the Facebook event page. \nThat alone is reason enough to high-tail it down to the city\, but even more important:  the funder we’re protesting is for the network of “crisis pregnancy centers” besetting us.  So come on down if you can.  Bring your friends\, your favorite pro-abortion signs\, and your outside voices. \nIf you’re not able to make it for the event itself\, you can still help! Spread the word by sharing these recent posts from Instagram\, Facebook\, and Twitter/X. \n \nFrom the Event Facebook page: \nSTOP FAKE CLINICS: A Pro-Abortion Picket Line\n\nJoin us at 5:00pm on Thursday\, September 28th\, to picket an anti-abortion fundraiser being hosted at the Union League Club of Chicago. Specifically\, this fundraiser benefits Aid for Women\, a network of anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs\, or “Fake Clinics”) in the Chicagoland area.\n\nThe Aid for Women located in downtown Chicago is just one of at least 97 “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) in the state of Illinois. CPCs are anti-abortion organizations\, usually 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofits\, that target pregnant people with deceptive and misleading information in order to prevent them from seeking abortion care. Many of these CPCs also use “non-diagnostic” and pseudo-medical services to trick people into thinking that they are unbiased healthcare providers.\n\nThis fundraiser was hosted at the same location on September 28th last year\, which is surely not a coincidence. September 28th is International Safe Abortion Day\, a global day of action where abortion activists and advocates around the world stand in solidarity to fight for reproductive healthcare\, maternal health\, and unhindered access to safe abortions.\n\nIf you are living in or visiting the Chicago area and believe in full bodily autonomy for all people\, then we need you at this event!  It is critical that we show the Union League Club of Chicago that they are supporting racist\, sexist\, anti-abortion bigotry by hosting this event every year.\n\nThe event’s co-sponsors include Chicago Abortion Fund\, Chicago for Abortion Rights\, Chicago National Organization for Women\, Gay Liberation Network\, Illinois Choice Action Team\, Illinois National Organization for Women\, Indivisible Evanston\, Indivisible Illinois\, Midwest Access Coalition\, Reproductive Transparency Now\, and Stop Trans Genocide – Chicago.\n\n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/stop-fake-clinics-a-pro-abortion-picket-line/
LOCATION:65 West Jackson Blvd\, 65 West Jackson Blvd\, Chicago\, IL\, 60604\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sep 14: Fighting Forward:  Freedom For Every Body
DESCRIPTION:Planned Parenthood Illinois Action and Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC present … \nFIGHTING FORWARD — Freedom For Every Body \nHonoring Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker with the Richard J. Phelan Profile in Courage Award and Precious Brady-Davis\, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and author of I Have Always Been Me\, with the TrailBlazer Award. \nwith co-chairs U.S. Congresspersons Nikki Budzinski\, Delia Ramirez and Eric Sorenson. \nPut on your party clothes\, and don’t miss this glittering\, star-studded event. \nInfo and tickets here. \n 
URL:https://www.mcccprochoice.org/event/fighting-forward-freedom-for-every-body/
LOCATION:Morgan Manufacturing\, 401 N. Morgan St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60642\, United States
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