Podcasts about mississippi reproductive freedom fund

Scared? Got questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! The good news trickled in this week with the Supreme Court saying hell-to-the-no to anti-abortion stalkers!! Woooohoooooo! PLUS, your Feminist Buzzkills got all the tea to fill you in on why Justices Sam ALEAKo and Ginny's husband are throwing a tantrum about not having the opportunity to shame us further. OH and what happens when a hermit friar and two laypeople walk onto a sidewalk in front of an abortion clinic in New Jersey? Tune in and find out. THIS WEEK'S GUESTS ARE POPPIN'! 17 states are coming for federal disability rights and the Buzzkills are raging about it. We're joined by Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, Laurie Bertram Roberts, AKA “The Abortion Lady of Mississippi.” She's a dope disability rights and reproductive justice activist who's doing huge things for the South. She yaps with us to share her own reproductive injustice story, explore the alarming movement threatening disability rights and Section 504, delve into the intersections of reproductive rights and disability rights as components of Reproductive Justice, and remind us why we can't abandon the South.  PLUS comedian, writer and activist and our very own AAF board member, Joyelle Nicole Johnson stops by AGAIN to help us laugh through the pain of the Trumpocalypse. The Feminist Buzzkills fav hops in the mix to tells us how sharing her abortion story has empowered others, what baby crawl races are doing for her serotonin this month, meeting Ketanji Brown Jackson (eeep!), her OnlyFans journey, and why we all have to incorporate more dick dragging into our lives this year – specifically the pink ones.  Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.  OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS:Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.socialMoji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social SPECIAL GUESTS:Joyelle Nicole Johnson IG: @JoyelleNicoleLaurie Bertram Roberts IG: @TheSmartStatistic @MRFF_Funds_Abortions Bluesky: @SmartStatistic.bsky.social TikTok: @SmartStatistic  GUEST LINKS:Mississippi Reproductive Freedom FundDONATE: Mississippi Reproductive Freedom FundJoyelle Nicole Johnson WebsiteJoyelle's OnlyFansNew Orleans' Baby Crawl RaceJoyelle's LinktreeWATCH: “Love Joy” on PeacockLISTEN: Joyelle's Album “Yell Joy” NEWS DUMP:Idaho Town Hall Meeting Turns Chaotic After Woman Is Forcibly Removed for Shouting at SpeakersMontana Abortion ‘Trafficking' Bill Gets Voted Down in Republican-Dominated Committee UPDATE: Since taping, this was STRUCK DOWN!!New Abortion Clinic Trial in New Jersey Involves a Hermit, a Friar and Two LaypeopleCamden Diocese Finalizes $87M Abuse SettlementJustice Thomas Urges Supreme Court to Reconsider Free Speech Rules Near Abortion ClinicsThe 504 Sit-In17 Red States Are Suing to End Federal Disability Protections EPISODE LINKS:The Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline / Text or Call: 1-833-246-2632Indiana Supreme Court Lets Preliminary Block to Abortion Ban Stand for Religious Objectors ADOPT-A-CLINIC WISHLIST: Abortion Action Missouri's Clinic Support Wish ListJoin us in Washington DC at SCOTUSMichael Shannon & Jason Narducy R.E.M. Tour TicketsBuy a Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Tour Poster to Benefit AAF!EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsOperation Save AbortionAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist SHOULD I BE SCARED? Text or call us with the abortion news that is scaring you: (201) 574-7402 FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontBluesky ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFrontTALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!When BS is poppin', we pop off!

What's going on in Mississippi? Laurie Bertram Roberts of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund joins Thom with her report from the front lines. Also... microplastics found in human embryos... Medicare Advantage CEOs to get more of our money... and the power of meditation.Plus- Thom reads from "Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain the Human Race" by Carole Douglis and Peter Fiekowsky.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the summer of 2022, Anna spoke with Laurie Bertram Roberts, co-founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund in the weeks after the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, ending almost 50 years of the Constitutional right to abortion in the United States. Laurie has spent much of their adult life in Mississippi working around abortion access, and has been clear-eyed – and frustrated – about the policy failures that led to this moment. Almost a year later, Anna called Laurie back to hear how their work has continued to shift, what they're hearing from callers, and the policy changes they see on the horizon. This episode also features an excerpt from our WNYC Studios colleagues at More Perfect, about two legal scholars' attempt to rewrite abortion law in the wake of Dobbs.   You can hear Anna's original conversation with Laurie here, and subscribe to More Perfect here.

The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a ruling suspending the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions. If the ruling holds, it would effectively ban the sale of the pills across the country. We hear from Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive director and co-founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. And, we talk with the University of California Riverside's Jan Blacher, the co-author of a new study about high rates of expulsions from preschools for autistic kids. Then, in "Above Ground," Clint Smith writes about the everyday joy, anxiety and exhaustion of parenthood with young children. He joins us.

In this documentary episode, we take a deep dive into how communities are responding to the growing abortion access crisis in the United States, sharing the stories of those impacted and highlighting a number of radical grassroots, mutual aid, and solidaristic efforts aimed at helping people access abortion in the places where it's currently outlawed or restricted.  Abortion access has always been limited here in the United States, but since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June of 2022 and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, things have gotten dramatically worse. In the face of trigger laws banning and criminalizing abortion in many states — as well as state-sanctioned harassment and targeted campaigns against people seeking abortions — the centuries-old movement for reproductive rights and justice has only grown and strengthened. This is a special re-release of this episode for International Women's Day. The episode was originally published as two separate parts but we have combined those two parts into one continuous episode. Episode credits: Series producer and writer: Robert Raymond Host and executive producer: Tom Llewellyn Theme Music: “Meet you on the other side” by Cultivate Beats Additional music: Chris Zabriskie, Do Make Say Think, and Pele Original artwork was created by Bethan Mure This series features: Julie Amaon: Family medicine physician and the medical director for Just the Pill Jenice Fountain: Executive Director of Yellowhammer Fund Gulf South Plan B: Mutual Aid organization that distributes free emergency contraception in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi  Angel Jones: Recipient of medical abortion pills Laurie Roberts: Executive Director of Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund

So many questions—Jessica decided to answer several in this week's episode! One listener wants advice about how to minimize eclipse drama, another wants help understanding her phobia of driving, and another wants access to psychic experiences that she's only been able to reach by doing drugs. Jessica answers these and more! The astrology of this week is a bit relentless with squares to Saturn and oppositions to Uranus, as well as an important Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on election day in the USA. Jessica touches on the personal and the political. Get ready to take notes; there's a lot going on!

Megan originally wrote in inquiring about her life's purpose and has since found potential in a big surprise. She and Jessica talk about it, along with partnership, Saturn cycles, and love. Jessica also connects Megan to two generations of lost loved ones in this heartfelt reading. The horoscope explores Eclipse Season vibes, the Mars Retrograde that begins on the 30th, and this week's Venus opposition to Uranus.

Jessica reads for Adrienne Maree Brown on the changing shape of her work and creative process. They go deep into interceptions, the Nodes, and her Virgo stellium. The October 25th Solar Eclipse in Scorpio has us all deep in our emotions, and it may just spark a bit of drama. Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisces for the next few months, while Pluto and Mercury form a challenging square. The opportunity for healing is as strong as the chance for destruction this week.

"Pluto Galore" wants to shore up her defenses against incoming 7 years of Pluto transits. Jessica guides her back to the present and the powerful preparation being offered by her current Neptune transit. The astrology of the week starts and ends with some supportive and dynamic transits. Mid-week is where the trouble lies, as the Sun and Venus square Pluto, and Mercury opposes Chiron. Plus, Jessica talks more about the Mars retroshade, and Uranus' transit through Taurus.

A listener who's experienced a great deal of loss over the past few years joins Jessica for a reading to find out if she's ready to date again. Jessica guides her to the stars' timeline. This week's horoscope is a doozy! It starts with how to prepare for Eclipse season and a breakdown of the Full Moon in Aries. Venus opposite Chiron and Mars square to Neptune are likely to be destabilizing, and Jessica shares what to expect. Plus, learn a bit about the upcoming Mars Retrograde!

Despite being the Blackest state in the country, Mississippi has little Black political representation; and the state's policies have been hostile to its predominately Black capital city of Jackson. But in the face of the state's political neglect, Black people have never stopped fighting to make their communities stronger. During the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi was ground zero for activism, with Jackson State at the center. Now, a new generation is drawing on that tradition to look out for their communities. One of those people is Jackson State Junior Maisie Brown. She's stepped up during the city's water crisis to fill the gaps left by the state. As part of Into America's “Power of the Black Vote” tour ahead of the midterms, host Trymaine Lee joins Maisie as she travels around Jackson, delivering clean drinking water to residents. And we visit Jackson State alum Laurie Bertram Roberts, founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. Laurie has spent her life fighting for reproductive rights, but her job has gotten harder after the fall of Roe. Trymaine also speaks with JSU history professor Robert Luckett about the social and political forces at work in the state. For a transcript, please visit msnbc.com/intoamerica. Follow and share the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, using the handle @intoamericapod.Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.For More:The Power of the Black Vote: Taking Back the ClassroomThe Power of the Black Vote: Knocking Out Student Loan DebtThe Power of the Black Vote: Tackling Our Climate CrisisWithout Water in Jackson

Jessica joined Evan and Grayston on the Chatty Broads podcast to read both their charts. Enjoy Evan's reading here! To hear the whole episode, including Grayston's reading, go to the Chatty Broad's feed, and check out episode 449. Mercury finally goes direct this week! There are some highs and lows in your horoscope; stick around until the end to hear Jessica explain what you can expect as Eclipse season kicks into gear!

A self-described recovering scumbag talks with Jessica about how to manage her impulsive tendencies and in turn how to show up for her relationships in whole and synthesized ways. This week's horoscope starts with a New Moon in Libra and features a lot of Jupiter activity. Will it be fun or just too much? Listen and learn!

Jessica often warns against reading a baby's chart, but this listener did it anyway — and what she saw induced panic! In this live reading, they unpack Baby's chart and Mom's chart, and they inevitably talk about Grandmother while they're at it. This week's astrology is ripe with trines that promote healing, but it starts and ends with some challenging oppositions.

A listener struggles to deal with change, grief, and accepting the ephemeral nature of life. She and Jessica have a transformational conversation about death, life, and how to manage wanting control and not always having it. The astrology of the week ahead is a bit of a mixed bag. Some supportive transits facilitate ease, but by the week's end, the Sun will oppose Neptune, sparking anxieties. Jessica breaks down the impact of that opposition in conflux with the chaos of the first week of Mercury Retrograde.

It's another episode of How the Sausage is Made! One listener has a sudden and intense attraction to women, and another finds out what happens halfway between two Saturn returns. From COVID anxiety to a healthy fear of Saturn transits, Jessica gets into it! This week's astrology includes a breakdown of what to expect from the September 9th Mercury Retrograde and the September 10th Full Moon in Pisces. Come for the astrology; stay for the practical life advice!

Omisade Burney-Scott of The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause joins Jessica for a look at her birth chart. She gets a surprise about her rising sign, and they go deep into loving oneself while loving someone else. This week's horoscope starts and ends with oppositions, but first Jessica offers a refresher on the big-picture themes at play in the sky and how they are impacting us both personally and socially.

It is still legal to sterilized a disabled person without their consent in over 30 states in the United States. And despite the Americans with Disabilities Act barring discrimination, barriers persist in healthcare spaces that make it inaccessible to many disabled people, including costs. Even when disabled people find their way around these, many find they must constantly advocate for their healthcare providers to see them as capable of making their own choices in reproduction, pregnancy and parenting. Bodily autonomy, self-determination, the right to have a child and the right to choose not to — these are the ideas at the core of both reproductive justice and disability justice. We speak with Laurie Bertram Roberts, co-founder and executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund and Rebecca Cokley, Program Officer for U.S. Disability Rights at the Ford Foundation.

It is still legal to sterilize a disabled person without their consent in over 30 states in the United States. And despite the Americans with Disabilities Act barring discrimination, barriers persist in healthcare spaces that make it inaccessible to many disabled people, including costs. Even when disabled people find their way around these, many find they must constantly advocate for their healthcare providers to see them as capable of making their own choices in reproduction, pregnancy and parenting. Bodily autonomy, self-determination, the right to have a child and the right to choose not to — these are the ideas at the core of both reproductive justice and disability justice. We speak with Laurie Bertram Roberts, co-founder and executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund and Rebecca Cokley, Program Officer for U.S. Disability Rights at the Ford Foundation.

Jessica reads the sex life of listeners "Sugar" and "Happy Bunny" based on their composite chart (aka relationship chart). This week's horoscope includes a New Moon in Virgo on the 27th and some prickly transits to Uranus and Mars earlier in the week. But first we've got to get through the Mercury opposition to Neptune, which brings anxiety, exhaustion, and confusion. Enjoy another horoscope to help you through!

Hayden has struggled for years to get grounded, to stay present in stress, and return his energy back to his body, so he reached out to Jessica for help. This week's astrology starts off with a heavy Saturn transit and ends with an anxiety-provoking Neptune transit, but it also happily includes many trines (120° angles), giving us some much-needed support and ease.

In episode 66 (aired September 2019) Jessica answered a listener question about sex and love, and today she gives a follow-up reading to "Anonymous 66" about her ongoing dating patterns and how she can find what she's looking for in love. There's a lot going on in this week's horoscope! On the 11th there will be an unpredictable Full Moon in Aquarius, but before that, prepare for a tumultuous Venus opposition to Pluto and a frustrating Mars square to Saturn.

In the weeks leading up to and after the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which ended almost 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, we asked you to tell us how you're feeling, and how you're thinking and talking about family planning and access to reproductive care. Some of you told us about your anger, your fears, and we also heard stories about difficult conversations with loved ones, or a sense of clarity about the options in front of you. And as the post-Roe landscape continues to shift state by state, we wanted to hear from someone in Mississippi, the state at the center of this landmark Supreme Court case. "There's no getting around that the impact is on everyone," said Laurie Bertram Roberts, co-founder and executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. I spoke with Laurie about the ways this moment was expected, how their work has changed post-Roe, and why they feel both rage⁠—and a sense of hope⁠—about what's to come.

Lindsay Mack of Tarot for the Wild Soul joins Jessica to get a reading about their chronic and postpartum health issues. They discuss the links between childbirth and childhood trauma, boundaries, and letting go. From the Uranus, Mars, North Node conjunction to some supportive sextiles and a Venus square Chiron, the astrology of this week is topsy turvy but packed with potential.

The Saturn Return happens to everybody once every 29(ish) years, and it's always a huge deal. This week a listener joins Jessica on the podcast to get clarity on her first Saturn Return, in Aquarius.  The astrology of this week is tumultuous! We've got squares, we've got oppositions, we've got a New Moon in Leo, and we've got the North Node, Mars, and Uranus all meeting in Taurus. Come for the mystery, stay for the common sense life advice.

Sara Benincasa of Well, This Isn't Normal Podcast joins Jessica to talk about chronic loneliness. They go deep into the gifts of Neptune transits and the power of knowing oneself. This week's horoscope features some hard Pluto transits, but don't worry — there are plenty of supportive transits at the start and end of the week to help us all through.

Jessica talks to a listener about familial pressure to have a baby. Then the reading takes a turn when the listener's late father comes through to weigh in that topic and many others. What do a Full Moon in Capricorn, an overwhelming Venus square to Neptune, and a Mercury square to Chiron have in common? They're all in this week's horoscope!

During an Independence Day parade this Monday, a 21-year-old man in Highland Park, Illinois shot and killed at least seven people and injured many more. We discuss the latest developments and the stories of the victims, who ranged in age from 8 to 88 years old.Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Mississippi abortion provider at the center of the case that brought down Roe, officially closed its doors after a judge refused to block the state's trigger law from going into effect. Laurie Bertram Roberts, co-founder and executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, joins us to discuss what comes next.And in headlines: A Georgia grand jury subpoenaed seven of Donald Trump's close allies, the Justice Department sued the state of Arizona over its new voting law, and several members of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government resigned.Show Notes:Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund - https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/Plan C Information Campaign - https://www.plancpills.org/AidAccess - https://aidaccess.org/Women On Waves - https://www.womenonwaves.org/Self-Managed Abortion; Safe & Supported - https://abortionpillinfo.org/Vote Save America: Fuck Bans Action Plan – https://votesaveamerica.com/roe/Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/whataday/

As abortion clinics rush close, women are rushing to stock up on Plan C. Luckily the success rate is higher than Trump's Plan C for remaining in office: doing a coup. Comedian Matt Lieb joins Francesca to discuss the revelations about January 6th and bitch about Viktor Orban and Liberal TERFs. Then abortion activist & executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, Laurie Bertram Roberts, explains what clinics are doing in the wake of the Roe reversal and how she became involved as a militant mama. Finally a game of “Smash or Pass” all governors edition. Plus a patreon-only *BONUS BISH* dedicated to the saddest anti-trans beta male: Jordan Peterson. Join the Frantifa to get access: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFeaturing:Laurie Bertram Roberts, Executive Director of Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fundtwitter.com/smartstatistic Matt Lieb, Comediantwitter.com/mattliebThe Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every Sunday at 5/8pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio *MOVING TO TUESDAYS AT 1/4PMET*Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comSupport The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As abortion clinics rush close, women are rushing to stock up on Plan C. Luckily the success rate is higher than Trump's Plan C for remaining in office: doing a coup. Comedian Matt Lieb joins Francesca to discuss the revelations about January 6th and bitch about Viktor Orban and Liberal TERFs. Then abortion activist & executive director of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, Laurie Bertram Roberts, explains what clinics are doing in the wake of the Roe reversal and how she became involved as a militant mama. Finally a game of “Smash or Pass” all governors edition. Plus a patreon-only *BONUS BISH* dedicated to the saddest anti-trans beta male: Jordan Peterson. Join the Frantifa to get access: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFeaturing:Laurie Bertram Roberts, Executive Director of Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fundtwitter.com/smartstatistic Matt Lieb, Comediantwitter.com/mattliebThe Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every Sunday at 5/8pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio *MOVING TO TUESDAYS AT 1/4PMET*Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comSupport The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

A listener wants to know why older women seem triggered by her. Jessica points her toward the projected form of the birth chart. The horoscope starts off with lingering effects of the Mercury square to Neptune and continues to feature Mercury throughout the week. Get ready for lots of Chiron activity to spark opportunities for healing.

Reproductive justice activist, Rev Erika Forbes, joins Jessica to discuss Erika's personal journey as an activist, the chart of Roe v. Wade, and the chart of Roe being struck down. Using astrology as a jumping-off point, they explore activist strategies for moving forward. To learn more and support the work, find Erika at reproductivejusticepostroe.com + envisionjustice.com Your horoscope this week is as eventful as you may expect: we've got an emotional New Moon in Cancer, a powerful Mars square to Pluto, and an anxiety-provoking Mercury square to Neptune. Luckily, Jupiter is in the mix, helping us through.

A listener joins Jessica to unravel the confusion of functioning as a parent in these turbulent, rapidly changing times. Get into some big-picture astrology, from the Pluto return to Uranus in Taurus and Jupiter in Aries. Some bright horizons in this week's horoscope include an earthy Venus trine Pluto and a Mercury sextile Jupiter.

When she was 15, a listener's father suddenly died, and in her grief and pain, she was heavily medicated to help her cope. Now in her 20s, she's off the meds and able to feel all of her feelings but still not entirely sure how to access and experience her grief. Strap in: on the 14th there will be a Full Moon in spontaneous Sagittarius, and on the 15th, a powerful Mars conjunction to Chiron. By the week's end Saturn and Neptune will make some noise, too. Astrology that cuts through the chaos!

A listener joins Jessica to talk about the lack of sex and intimacy in her long-term relationship. Your horoscope this week has two "easy" transits and a disruptive conjunction between Venus and Uranus.

Sometimes anxiety is a nudge to avoid something, and sometimes it's just anxiety. Marija joins Jessica to talk about the thing she loves and hates at the same time: partying. There's a New Moon in Gemini, and Mercury Retrograde ends this week! Come for the astrology; stay for the astrology.

This episode features a conversation with abortion rights activist Michelle Colon of SHERo (Sisters Helping Every Woman Rise and Organize), an organization dedicated to reproductive justice for black and brown women in Mississippi. While there's no sugarcoating the dire state of abortion rights in our country right now, this conversation will help you pick yourself up out of your puddle of tears and start to take action. Michelle and Nancy talk about how Mississippi, with its myriad abortion restrictions, is virtually already in a post-Roe universe and how it will only get harder; the fraught history of bodily autonomy for black and brown women; and why we need to support local abortion organizations that are able to help women with the daunting amount of resources they will need when Roe is gone for good. Below is Michelle's list of worthy grassroots groups that help women with those resources. ARC Southeast https://arc-southeast.org/ (arc-southeast.org) Indigenous Women Rising https://www.iwrising.org/abortion-fund (https://www.iwrising.org/abortion-fund) Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/ (www.msreprofreedomfund.org) New Orleans Abortion Fund https://www.neworleansabortionfund.org/ (www.neworleansabortionfund.org) Tampa Bay Abortion Fund https://tbafund.com/ (tbafund.com) National Network of Abortion Funds https://abortionfunds.org/ (abortionfunds.org) Yellowhammer Fund https://www.yellowhammerfund.org/ (www.yellowhammerfund.org)

At 71, Kat is at a crossroads: should she allow herself to go deep into her introverted nature or challenge herself to cultivate close relationships? In your horoscope this week, Jessica touches on the consequential Pluto Return again! Your Mercury retrograde week is filled with sextiles and an intense square between relational Venus and transformational Pluto.

Danielle from templeofearthapothecary.com joins Jessica to talk about her spiritual blocks around making and holding onto money. Come for the woo, stay for the life-changing advice! The Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio kicks off this week's astrology report, and it's a roller coaster from there! A Sun square to Saturn will bring us down, while a Mars conjunction to Neptune will add confusion to the mix. We also shift into Gemini season. Weeeeeeeeee!

For the coulda, woulda, maybe-shoulda-but-the-right-to-choose-is-most-important mothers and others: We salute thee.The dreaded day is upon us: Roe v Wade is about to be overturned. It's a full on rant this episode. We look at how different groups latch onto the abortion issue, take a bat to the Supreme C0urt's brand, and advocate for change that goes beyond the acceptable channels of voting. Polithicc.All two of us at Hot Pocket are strong advocates of: "Stop sharing, stop tweeting, start spending and researching". No donating or supporting Democrats, try some of these instead.Indigenous Women Rising: https://www.iwrising.org/Yellowhammer Fund: https://www.yellowhammerfund.org/Access Reproductive Care Southeast: https://arc-southeast.org/Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/*Please feel free to reach out to us if there's concerns about these any of these organizations, we're well aware that NGO's and non-profits can be dicey.

"Born Ragey" joins Jessica to talk about how to cope with anger when it's all too present. This week Mercury goes Retrograde, Jupiter moves into Aries, and we're almost at the Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio—what could possibly go wrong?!

On May 2nd, a draft opinion by the Supreme Court leaked showing the court has voted to overturn Roe vs. Wade, paving the way to ban abortions across the country. We're re-releasing a conversation we had with Laurie Bertram Roberts, co-founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund and the executive director of the Yellowhammer Fund in Alabama. We urge you to show your support for the women who will be affected by this egregious decision.

On this episode Ruibo opens up about moving from Shanghai to the US at a young age and subsequently experiencing the first of what would become regular and powerful metaphysical and out-of-body experiences. She explains how a painful shyness led her to acting as a vehicle for making sense of her interior life, and how that need has shifted as the tools and modalities of her spiritual practice have grown. It's a fascinating and very intimate discussion. Ruibo Qian is an actor, writer, tarot reader, and interdisciplinary artist. Her lifelong passion for spiritual evolution and discovery has led her down varied paths and modalities which she incorporates into her tarot and intuitive practice, marrying philosophies from varied schools of metaphysical thought with intuitive knowledge, energy work, astrological influences, and channeled messages. As an actor, Ruibo has performed in venues across the country including LCT3, the Signature Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Huntington Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, and more. On screen she has been featured in Black Mirror, Manchester by the Sea, Mozart in The Jungle, Broad City, and others. www.thekingprincess.com Follow her! On IG: @thekingprincess On Twitter: @TheKingPrincess   To download your own noises of all kinds, head to: www.mynoise.net   Support reproductive rights by donating to these or the many other worthy organizations working to keep abortion rights accessible to all women:  NARAL Pro-Choice: https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ Lilith Fund: https://www.lilithfund.org/ Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/   Follow us! On IG: @art.fully.grounded On FB: @art.fully.grounded On Twitter: @AFGpod Podcast's website: www.sweptbythewind.com/podcast  

In this episode, we speak with Laurie Betram Roberts, the co-founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund and Executive Director of the Yellow Hammer Fund, about reproductive justice in the South, but these issues transcend nationally. We discuss the obstacles women face due to financial hardships, cultural barriers, and GOP-led abortion restrictions. https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/

In this episode, we speak with Laurie Betram Roberts, the co-founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund and Executive Director of the Yellow Hammer Fund, about reproductive justice in the South, but these issues transcend nationally. We discuss the obstacles women face due to financial hardships, cultural barriers, and GOP-led abortion restrictions.

Some residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have been without water for 14 days. Laurie Bertram Roberts of the MIssissippi Reproductive Freedom Fund says, "What really needs to be done is major infrastructure investment on the federal and state level. It was not shocking to me that it took the state so long to even show up in Jackson." 

This is the final episode in our series about the current state of reproductive rights in the United States. Benita and Debby discuss recent heartbeat bill updates and some interesting conversations that happened on their Facebook page.   Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund - Our call to action group https://reproductiverights.org/what-if-roe-fell https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alabama-abortion-ban-rape-victims-rapists-parental-rights-a8951751.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/magazine/abortion-mississippi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/opinion/pramila-jayapal-abortion.html#commentsContainer

Recently, a series of so-called "fetal heartbeat" bills have been circulating in various state legislatures. These bills are a extreme form of abortion restriction legislation which makes abortions illegal as soon as the so-called "embryonic or fetal heartbeat" can be detected, which is typically six weeks into the pregnancy and before most folks are certain that they're pregnant. Charleston DSA unequivocally rejects any attempt to restrict abortion rights and bodily autonomy. In the first segment, we analyze the difference between the various bills in different states, and how they compare and contrast to South Carolina's own so-called "fetal heartbeat" bill. In the second segment, we provide a socialist analysis of abortion rights and bodily autonomy, and explain how these bills are yet another example of class warfare. We highlight how these bills have nothing to do with “protecting life”, but are just another tool used by the predatory capitalist class to enslave us. We wrap up the episode by giving some examples of mutual aid and direct action that our comrades can use to push back against this latest push to eradicate the most fundamental of our rights: the right to control our own bodies. This episode was recorded when the state legislature was still in session. Since then, South Carolina's so-called "fetal heartbeat" bill has passed the house and moved on to the Senate. We have updated the list of resources to include contact information for South Carolina state senators. Contact your state representative: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H Contact your state senator: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=S If you need an abortion here in the southeast, there are many groups across dedicated to raising funds or providing resources to help you. The National Network Of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ Richmond Reproductive Freedom Projects: http://www.rrfp.net/ Blue Ridge Abortion Fund: https://blueridgeabortionfund.org/ Carolina Abortion Fund: http://carolinaabortionfund.org/ Tennessee Reproductive Action Fund: https://sisterreach.org/ Access Reproductive Care — Southeast: http://www.arc-southeast.org/ Yellowhammer Fund: https://yellowhammerfund.org/ Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: https://msreprofreedomfund.org/ New Orleans Abortion Fund: http://neworleansabortionfund.org/ North Florida Justice Fund: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-south-east-north-florida Central Florida Women's Emergency Fund: http://cflwef.org/ W.O.M.E.N.: https://abortionfunds.org/fund/w-o-m-e-n/ Emergency Medical Assistance Inc.: http://www.emawpb.org/ Women's Emergency Network: http://www.wen-online.org/ Music by David Rovics, Peg & The Rejected, Neil Cross, and 27 Hearts Beats

Air Date: 5/31/2019 Today we take a look at the renewed energy in the anti-choice movement in the wake of the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. We have entered a new phase, having transitioned from the "chipping away" phase to the "full frontal assault" phase. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Episode Sponsors:  Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Oriaku Njoku & Jill Heaviside on Abortion Rights in Georgia and Beyond - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-16-19 Jill Heaviside is a lawyer and If/When/How HIV–Reproductive Justice Fellow with SisterLove, Inc. And Oriaku Njoku is co-founder and executive director of Access Reproductive Care—Southeast. They join us to talk about abortion rights in Georgia and beyond. Ch. 2: Don't Let Republicans Normalize ANY Abortion Bans - The Majority Report - Air Date 5-17-19 All abortions should be legal, full stop. Ch. 3: How Fury Can Fuel the Fight for Reproductive Rights - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 5-19-19 Rebecca Traister, author of, most recently, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (Simon & Schuster, 2018), talks about how angry women can channel their rage to fight back. Ch. 4: Myth-Busting the Anti-Choice ‘Born Alive’ Bills - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 3-6-19 Anti-choice politicians are pushing a new legislative strategy to demonize their opponents and confuse the public: so-called Born Alive bills. Ch. 5: New Abortion Laws ‘Go Against Common Sense’ - The Real News - Air Date 5-18-19 Discussing why the calls to boycott anti-abortion states is not the right strategy in this particular case Ch. 6: The Corporate Sponsors of the War on Women - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 5-20-19 Like most Republican legislation, there is always a corporation behind it, and the draconian abortion bans passed by Georgia and Alabama are no different Ch. 7: What Life In Post-Roe America Will Be Like - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 5-13-19 Robin Marty on her new book, "Handbook For Post-Roe America." Ch. 8: Defend & Strengthen the Future of Reproductive Justice Beyond Roe v. Wade - Best of the Left Activism Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 9: State Abortion Bans And The Looming Challenge To Roe V. Wade - Diane Rehm On My Mind - Air Date 5-16-19 Alabama now has the most restrictive abortion law in the country. What the new law – and others like it around the country – mean for the future of abortion rights. VOICEMAILS Ch. 10: Framing the 2020 election - Conner from Worcester, MA Ch. 11: How to raise a good socialist child? - Alan from Connecticut FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on accelerating the pain to speed the arrival of the backlash TAKE ACTION! *REMINDER: Abortion is still legal in all 50 states* Become an abortion clinic escort: Find a clinic near you via National Abortion Federation& Abortion Care Network, and ask what help they need. Support organizations helping people access reproductive care: National Org:  National Network of Abortion Funds Local/Regional Orgs: Excerpt from The Cut article "What You Can Do to Help Women in States With Extreme Abortion Bans": Access Reproductive Care - Southeast: ARC is a volunteer organization that helps families in 12 states across the southeast access reproductive care. National Network of Abortion Funds: NNAF is a network of more than 80 funds in at least 38 states that seeks to eliminate economic barriers for low-income individuals seeking an abortion. The Yellowhammer Fund: Based in Alabama, Yellowhammer not only provides funding for abortions at one of the city’s three clinics, but also helps with other barriers to access patients may face, such as travel or lodging. (Yellowhammer is part of NNAF.) Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: Run entirely by volunteers, the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund helps people access abortion, and provides both support and resources to parents. Women Have Options: This Ohio-based organization provides financial assistance and support to low-income patients seeking reproductive care, abortion included. National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum: NAPAWF is a multi-issue community-organizing and policy-advocacy organization that fights for policy changes that would benefit women, transgender, and non-binary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Gateway Women’s Access Fund: Based in Missouri, Gateway provides both educational and financial support to people in the state who can’t afford the full cost of an abortion. Push politicians and candidates to support:  EACH Women Act Repeal of the Hyde Amendment  Read Sen. Warren's Multi-Point Plan to Protect Choice Talk to friends and family about this issue, share your story & check out the #YouKnowMehashtag. EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE What You Can Do to Help Women in States With Extreme Abortion Bans(The Cut) How to Help Protect Abortion Rights in Alabama and Georgia(The New York Times) The corporations backing Alabama's war on women (Popular Information) When life begins and ends(Washington Post) A woman signed Alabama’s abortion ban into law. We need to talk about that.(Think Progress) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde Gondola Blue - Towboat Waltz and Fury - Macrame Gusty Hollow - Migration Hickory Shed - Onesuch Village No Smoking - Sunday at Slims The Rampart - Castle Danger This fickle world - Theo Bard Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! 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Episode 20 of every season means Ben is here! Remy talks to her boyfriend and his ROOMMATES; brothers Volkan and Cenk, who she essentially lives with as well.  We discuss sharing a living space (especially with siblings), everyone’s weird pooping habits, and having sex with other people in the apartment. We chat about what signs might mean that your roommate is fucking, losing your virginity in a foreign country, and who the messiest one in the apartment is! We also deep dive into Charlotte's research on the recent wave of abortion restrictions, decipher what they individually mean, and suggest ways in which you can donate your time and money to help. Remy opens up about her own abortion, the beginning of her relationship with Ben, and how Charlotte made Ben define the relationship with Remy.  Also, coming soon: How Cum website and merchandise! ***FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO HELP, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM! -- Follow us @RemyKassimir @Howcumpodcast @charkasstic and follow Ben DeMarco @bennydnyc and his shows @fatbabylive We couldn't be more excited to be partnering with Helix Sleep and Sweet Vibrations this season! Get up to $125 off the best mattress you'll ever sleep on at HelixSleep.com/HowCum Go to SweetVibes.Toys & use promocode: "HOW CUM" for 15% ALL PRODUCTS, ALL SEASON LONG! This episode has EXTRAS which will be available on Patreon.com/HowCum Thank you for all the love over the past year, we LOVE YOU and couldn't do it without you. If you want to support the show, please oh please consider helping us in the following ways:  1) Donate on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/howcum. You will receive awesome extras, BONUS EPISODES, photos, etc. and all proceeds go to creating this podcast!  2) Subscribe, share, and leave us a rating/review on iTunes. It helps us get in touch with great new podcast guests and listeners!  3) Stay close with us by following us and reaching out on social:  Instagram/Twitter- @HowCumPodcast  Website - www.RemyKassimir.com  *** WHAT TO DO TO HELP RE ABORTION BAN: https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/how-to-help-alabama-6-week-abortion-ban-georgia.html ...Donate to local, grassroots organizations Niationwide organizations: Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and the ACLU help but it is more important to go local.  Local Organizations: Access Reproductive Care - Southeast: ARC is a volunteer organization that helps families in 12 states across the southeast access reproductive care.   National Network of Abortion Funds: NNAF is a network of more than 80 funds in at least 38 states that seeks to eliminate economic barriers for low-income individuals seeking an abortion.   The Yellowhammer Fund: Based in Alabama, Yellowhammer not only provides funding for abortions at one of the city’s three clinics, but also helps with other barriers to access patients may face, such as travel or lodging. (Yellowhammer is part of NNAF.)   Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: Run entirely by volunteers, the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund helps people access abortion, and provides both support and resources to parents.   Women Have Options: This Ohio-based organization provides financial assistance and support to low-income patients seeking reproductive care, abortion included.   National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum: NAPAWF is a multi-issue community-organizing and policy-advocacy organization that fights for policy changes that would benefit women, transgender, and non-binary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.   Volunteer as a clinic escort. If you live in a state with a restrictive abortion ban — or nearby one — one tangible way to support abortion rights is to become a clinic escort. Find out more here.

Anoa recaps the current state of Abortion advocacy in the opening introduction lifting up work done by Mississippi based activist Laurie Beatram Roberts and her work with the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. Determined to waste taxpayer funds, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed abortion bill already facing a lawsuit into law. Amy Littlefield from Rewire.News talks about legal prohibition to abortion care for people in need in public hospitals. Amy walks us through issues in 11 states which severely restrict or outright prohibits the ability of people experiencing serious health concerns to receive safe abortions. The conversation expands to discuss the real threat to abortion and reproductive care by the severe restrictions being passed at the state level. Bonus article "Southern Progressives Focus on Electoral Justice, Not Democratic Party" Enjoyed the conversation? Support The Way with Anoa!

50 people in six states were accused by the Justice Department last week of taking part in a major college admission scandal. They include Hollywood stars and business leaders, who paid bribes to elite college coaches.  But that’s not the way Jared Kushner got in to Harvard—his father paid the university directly.  Amy Wilentz comments on the legal, and the illegal, ways wealthy people get their unqualified children into elite schools. Also: In 2017, the Trump administration announced that, for the first time in history, states could impose a work requirement on the low-income people who rely on Medicaid for health nsurance. Arkansas was the first state to implement one, staring last June.  A number of other states, including Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, are chomping at the bit to follow suit. Bryce Covert reports on the impact of the work requirement in Arkansas. Plus: Mississippi has only one place you can get an abortion--it’s in Jackson,  and the state also has a wonderful organization based there called the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. Rebecca Grant reports on the remarkable woman who founded and leads that organization.