From the Sidewalk
See what happens on the clinic sidewalks…
and beyond…
Anti status update!
Dr. Coleman Boyd, a long-time clinic harasser at the Pink House, and five other anti-abortion extremists were convicted on January 30, 2024 in Nashville, TN of federal civil rights conspiracy charges. Boyd is now a convicted felon.
Read MoreOn November 13, the documentary No One Asked You premiered at the DOC NYC Festival in New York, NY. The film followed Lizz Winstead, co-founder of the Daily Show and founder of Lady Part Justice League/Abortion Access Front over seven years to document her work in supporting abortion access for all…Along the way, she met lots of people doing work to keep abortion accessible and they are a part of this wonderful film. The Pink House Defenders, along with many other amazing folks, were featured in No One Asked You.
Read MoreWell, it went fast y’all. Last week was the Operation Save America’s (OSA) National Event – and We Engage’s Whoa Man Summer Camp!
We Engage got out in Atlanta with our friends and made sure OSA knew we were there and let everyone else around know who they were and why they suck. And they DO suck…
Read MoreLast week, Operation Save America (OSA), formerly Operation Rescue, held their annual Leadership Conference in Greenville SC. On the last day of the meeting, OSA followers and friends traveled to the state capital, Columbia, SC to have a rally in support of House Bill 3549, “South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act Of 2023.” And We Engage was there…
Read MoreWe Engage is a SUPER small org. We would love to post more about our last days at Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Nashville and Jezebel Rebellion, along with all the other important things to know about abortion access and getting engaged in pushing back on those who are pushing us backwards. And we will. But, hell, who can even keep up these days.
We can’t. Here’s why.
Read MoreYesterday a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ft. Myers Florida was blockaded. For those not familiar, Christian terrorists sit down in front of the clinic's door and block anyone trying to enter the facility. Technically this is a federal crime, a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act…
Read MoreJust a reminder where Operation Rescue/Operation Save America (OSA) National Director Jason Storms was one year ago, January 6, 2021. Swinging on scaffolding at the U.S. Capitol as insurrection raged.
Read MoreAnti-abortion groups have sold the public and the courts the lie that it's just "good Christian grandmas" outside clinics, "offering help." However, this is the reality - a misguided young man, Nicholas Heald, that lives in a van covered in photoshopped "fetal porn," traveling the country harassing people at clinics and high schools.
Read MoreWe Engage was happy to have members of Capital Care Clinic Escorts of Toledo, OH join us in Phoenix, AZ to “counter-message” the Operation Save America (OSA) National Event “Further Up and Further In.” Upon her return home, Kristin Hady, Capital Care’s Escort Coordinator wrote this and graciously allowed us to share it here. Also, Kristin was featured on a recent episode of the Feminist Sleeper Cell podcast - check it out!
Read More$148.00 and good behavior for 30 days and it’s like it never happened.
Read MoreOn June 9th, a Wednesday morning, while escorting patients at Jackson Women's Health Organization (JWHO) in Jackson, Mississippi, we went live for a little bit on Tik Tok. Look for us over on Tik Tok - search for “Pinkhouse Defenders” or for Derenda’s personal account, “Engaging Defender.” We show what’s going on here…but in minute videos, and mostly funny moments :) BUT ANYWAY…
Read MoreFriday, March 5th, a group of twelve Christian extremists, four of them children, led by Operation Save America (OSA) members, blocked the entrance to an abortion clinic in Mt. Juliet, TN for at least three hours hours. The local police, stood by for most of that time and made it clear they were not interested in arresting anyone, and only made arrests when the protesters refused to leave the building.
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