Planned Parenthood Advocate

National Action Fund President Will Speak in Minneapolis

We are thrilled to announce that on May 8th, Planned Parenthood Action
Fund’s national president, Cecile Richards, will be the featured guest for our
Sex, Politics, and Cocktails fundraiser in Minneapolis! Here are the details!

Sex, Politics, and Cocktails

Wednesday, May 8th from 5:30 to 7pm at

Aria at the Jeune Lune

Minneapolis, MN

Online Registration is now closed, but you can still 

register by calling us at 612.821.6106. 


When you RSVP to this fundraiser, you are supporting the political,
legislative and electoral work that our Action Fund does to ensure that
all women have access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare. 


Cecile Richards is the president of the national Planned Parenthood
Action Fund. In 2012, she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in
support of women’s rights and political engagement in promoting equality.
Check out her speech and be sure to get your ticket to our annual spring
fundraiser. 

Online Registration is now closed, but you can still register by calling us at 612.821.6106. 

 
 
- by Shieva, Web Correspondent, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

Annual Planned Parenthood Solidarity Event - Good Friday 3/29

Will you join hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters at our Vandalia St. & University Ave. health center in Saint Paul on Friday, March 29 as we rally for women's reproductive health care? Shifts are available between 9am and 4pm!  

>R.S.V.P. today!

The event is free and open to any supporter of healthy families and women's rights. We'll provide the signs, you just show up with friends ready to stand up for Planned Parenthood.

Why Good Friday? Why the need for solidarity? Every year on this day, hundreds of anti-women's health protesters gather outside our health center to intimidate our patients and attempt to disrupt our work. It presents an opportunity for supporters of Planned Parenthood to come together and celebrate what makes the organization, its volunteers and its activists so great and so necessary!

They'll be opportunities to Pledge a Protestor, buy t-shirts, sign up for action and volunteer opportunities, and much more. Please R.S.V.P. today to stand with Planned Parenthood on Good Friday and we'll see you on March 29!

>R.S.V.P. Here!

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Roe vs Wade in Minneapolis

Planned Parenthood and our Minnesota Choice Coalition Partners hope you will join us for an evening of celebration and reflection with special guest, Dr. Willie Parker. 

Come and meet other choice supporters and learn what you can do to protect this 40-year-old decision.

RSVP and get your tickets today!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
McNamara Center, University of Minnesota
200 Southeast Oak Street - Minneapolis, MN 55455

Doors open at 6:00pm
Program from 6:30-7:30pm

For more information visit the Minnesota Choice Coalition.

>RSVP TODAY

Planned Parenthood Celebrates 20 Years of Parent-Child Retreats

In 2010, teens across the country, ages 12 – 19, were asked: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential?  The most common response?  Parents.

Research proves the protective significance of Parent-Child Connectedness (also known as PCC) for growing children.  PCC, a strong emotional bond between parent and child, is known in the public health world as a “super protector,” buffering adolescents from the many challenges and risks they face. Strong PCC protects against 33 negative adolescent outcomes such as unintended pregnancy; HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs); violence; depression; eating disorders; alcohol, tobacco and drug use; and poor academic achievement. 

Today Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota celebrates 20 years of steadfast commitment to fostering PCC in local communities.  Since 1992, Planned Parenthood has offered more than 100 Parent-Child retreats (totaling over 1,000 participants) across the state of Minnesota.  At these one-day retreats, parents and mentors discuss emerging sexuality with their children in a comfortable, supportive environment.  Tonight at Planned Parenthood’s flagship headquarters in St. Paul, past and present program participants, volunteers, staff and supporters will join to recognize this incredible achievement.

Planned Parenthood is dedicated to providing accurate, age-appropriate, culturally relevant information to children and teens, and offers a broad range of education programs across Minnesota.  To learn more about the importance of supporting Parent-Child Connectedness in our communities, check out Planned Parenthood’s complete report, or download Planned Parenthood’s Let’s Talk tablemat! 

	All-day retreats for daughters, ages 10-12, and their mothers or female mentors.  Participants learn and play together while exploring puberty, healthy sexuality, and family communication and connection.  Offered in English, Spanish and Hmong.
	All-day retreats for sons, ages 10-12, and their mothers or female mentors.  Activities are designed to support positive communications about puberty and sexuality and to emphasize the value of building healthy relationships.

Less than one day until it’s time to GIVE TO THE MAX to Planned Parenthood

In less than a day, we will be calling on you to demonstrate how important it is to have Planned Parenthood in your community by making your gift on Give to the Max Day.

Only gifts made on Thursday, November 15 will count. Your donation TOMORROW will help put us on the Give to the Max Day Leader Board, and hopefully on top! Plus, your donation will be matched,dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000!

>Give to Planned Parenthood on November 15th!