But we were able to move them away from the doorway so like a dozen women could go in for their appointment without getting yelled at by those guys, because they don’t really care who they’re yelling at, as long as they are yelling at a woman and telling her she’s a piece of shit. That’s the thing – if you bring a comedy show to a place, you’re saying, “We think you’re smart, we think you’re fun, we think you deserve some joy and we’re here to bring it.” That’s a really nice thing to say to a community. Already a subscriber? But it’s also when they kind of reveal stuff that they hadn’t thought of when we were planning our trip. Cedar River Clinics began as the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Yakima, WA in 1979. Please donate in honor of Cedar River Clinics’ 40th Anniversary and help ensure access to quality reproductive health care - https://www.cedarriverclinics.org/donate/, Abortion Af: The Tour feat. The world is on fire, and as the Abortion AF site declares, “You don’t just tour in the summer, you tour all fucking year.” It is on the third leg of its nationwide tour and makes a stop in Eugene on Friday with comedian Lizz Winstead. Lizz Winstead, co-créatrice du Daily Show et cofondatrice d'Air America, lance «Planned Parenthood, I'm Here for You!» Comedy Tour. Their signs look just like Planned Parenthood or just like the local clinic – you wander in there accidentally and then they pull you into a room, take your phone away and just start shaming the fuck out of you. In fact, the protesters have also shown up at our shows. But it wasn’t until 2012 when I saw these laws happening in all these states all at once. In May, LPJ launched the, , a 16-city national tour to bring comedy, music and activism to cities with some of the strictest birth control and abortion laws including Witchita, Indianapolis, Omaha, Birmingham, and Louisville. Add to that, spending a few days in each town, bringing love and self care to clinic staff and we have a new brand of activism that has given me a whole new way of using my comedy to make change.”. Due to several unauthorized media appearances. Lizz Winstead (co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show) has put her passion for politics to work. Oregon is the only state that hasn’t curbed access to abortion since Roe v. Wade. When I look at this healthcare bill that just happened – you know, my folks were WWII veterans, my dad sold carpeting for 35 years, his pension was tiny, when they retired they were both really ill, his entire pension went to paying the extra healthcare that Medicare wouldn’t cover for them and if they didn’t have five kids who could help them out, to help them live where they could eat food, pay for their medical expenses and have shelter – and that was when it was decent. Even when the new Netflix high-school show stumbles, strong performances from its cast of newcomers help keep it steady. The group will also grow their work providing on-the-ground support to independent abortion providers and their communities across the country. AAF’s mission will continue that of LPJL: creating edgy, hilarious media and comedy, music and variety shows that destigmatize abortion and engage audiences to take action to fight laws restricting abortion access. Lady Parts Justice League’s Vagical Mystery Tour 2018. It’s like, you’re literally turned on by shaming women. We are coming to town for an amazing show that is a benefit celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Cedar River Clinics!

We went to North Carolina for ten days, we went to Fort Worth, Texas, but we thought if we did a big national tour, we could get national press to focus on the laws that are happening in all these states, we could get folks to get their local press to write about it, and then we get people to come out. What’s next for Lady Parts Justice League? What I find the most interesting is that they claim to care about abortion and saving lives, but they never talk about the person who is pregnant. El Día de los Muertos, or Day of … Continue reading →, As students return to Eugene from across the country, the University of Oregon and the Greek Life community hope to avoid a trend that has … Continue reading →, It’s a presidential election year and a global pandemic. Everybody needs a stronger activist base, everybody needs to laugh and to feel like their humanity is being tapped into. Here are some tips for voting in 2020.

And just get rid of people who can tolerate the idiocy and the ignorance and the ugliness that is the GOP and the GOP is Trump. Abortion Access Front (AAF), is a reproductive rights non-profit founded by Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead. The audiences have never been more fun or just great. Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show Creator) & El Sanchez LiveWire! I’ve always been part of pro-choice benefits or fundraisers for clinics, but I didn’t really take the time to explore what was at stake.

What could go wrong? So for any other small business if you have leaves in the gutter, or the roof leaks, they just call somebody and they do it. Or are you just trying to activate people that are like-minded and get them more involved? It’s Joni Ernst, by the way, in case you were wondering. But it wasn’t until 2012 when I saw these laws happening in all these states all at once. Cedar River Clinics is grateful to Abortion AF for celebrating our anniversary with love and humor! Come for some love and some laughs. Guest comedians such as Aparna Nancherla, Gina Yashere, Maysoon Zayid, Helen Hong, Alonzo Bodden, Joyelle Johnson and more perform sets followed by a talkback after the show. I don’t want to reach out. A judge has now decided that Harris will remain in jail until trial. When I look at this healthcare bill that just happened – you know, my folks were WWII veterans, my dad sold carpeting for 35 years, his pension was tiny, when they retired they were both really ill, his entire pension went to paying the extra healthcare that Medicare wouldn’t cover for them and if they didn’t have five kids who could help them out, to help them live where they could eat food, pay for their medical expenses and have shelter – and that was when it was decent. After founding Lady Parts Justice League, “the first not safe for work, rapid response reproductive rights messaging hub that uses comedy, culture and digital media to sound an alarm about the terrifying erosion of reproductive access so people will get off their asses and reclaim their rights,” Winstead decided to take the show on the road. And your landlord can throw you out if you use birth control because you’re morally objectionable. You make o, The Vagical Mystery Tour runs through July 22, Sydney Parker is a writer living in Seattle. You can read more of her writing on, On the ‘Vagical Mystery Tour’ with Lizz Winstead, Cardi B Really Didn’t Mean to Post That Nude, The 50 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now, Christopher Cross Reveals COVID-19 Almost Killed Him, “There was some, you know, come-to-Jesus moments or whatever.”. So we got a bunch of comics to go on tour with the idea that gathering folks at a comedy and music show is a great way to get people in a room and then after a really fun night, you can hear from the local providers and activists who say “Hey, here’s what’s really at stake in our state, here’s what we plan on doing about it, here’s where we need your help. Here, people won’t show up, because they provide abortions. I talked to Winstead about reproductive rights, the horrors of the Senate GOP healthcare bill, and bringing comedy to the deep South. Women don’t get pregnant from vibrators. Abortion AF: The Tour, headlined by Lizz Winstead (comedian and Daily Show co-creator) and featuring comedian Brandon Lyons, is 8 pm Friday, Nov 8, at WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Avenue.

When we started LPJ, we thought we would be like Funny or Die for all these laws that are affecting women – abortion rights laws, sexual discrimination laws, try to tackle rape culture. If you vote for that, I don’t really give a fuck about reaching over any aisle to you because you haven’t reached out to anyone and you don’t care about anyone. What state or issue do you think is the most pressing at the moment? Because a lot of times, America doesn’t know who the junior senator from Iowa is, but I do and I got jokes about that bitch so I’m going in. Do the comedians all build their set around reproductive rights or is it varied? You make orcs look fuckable. Sign up right now.” So we have tables in the room and stuff. And then digging deeper and seeing that it turns out when a bunch of dudes run media conglomerates, they’re not looking at women’s issues as human rights and they’re not looking at reproductive rights issues as issues that everyone should care about.

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