From the Sidewalk
See what happens on the clinic sidewalks…
and beyond…
We Engage would like to thank everyone who followed, donated and supported We Engage and the Pink House Defenders. We are eternally grateful to you; your support made We Engage possible.
However, We Engage is officially going on “permanent hiatus” and closing the organization as a 501c3.
Read MoreNo One Asked You is hitting the film festival circuit!
On February 9, San Francisco Indie Fest will screen No One Asked You at the Roxie Theatre
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 MoreTomorrow, all the biggest anti-abortion ghouls, oops, groups, will be celebrating the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Groups like LiveAction, Students for Life, the Alliance Defending Freedom – the foot soldiers of the patriarchy. Let that sink in…they are celebrating at the LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
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 MoreHey! Y’all want to hear a ninja turtle story? But not a good one though…a bad ninja turtle story.
This weekend Jackson MS got a visit from Jeff Durbin. So who’s Jeff Durbin? Jeff is the "lead pastor" of Apologia Church in Tempe, AZ, and founder of “End Abortion Now”, an extreme anti-abortion org. He also played one of the Ninja Turtles in one of their movies.
Read MoreHey y'all! Welcome to 2023. So here we are, same as it ever was, except different. The people of Mississippi, along with people in 12 other states, have NO clinic and NO access to abortion care. Here is a picture of the Pink House today. It’s going to be a high-end consignment shop now.
Read More2022 in review – looking back, looking forward.
Looking back…2022 was a lot y’all.
From beginning to end, in 2022, We Engage and the Pink House Defenders kept showing people what abortion access looks like in MS and elsewhere. We Engage kept educating, working to destigmatize abortion and fight for our rights to bodily autonomy through social media and street signs we messaged the facts.
Read MoreTell a friend! …We see y’all.
Read MoreLet’s talk about goals some more. We need to see what success looks like so we can learn and get there ourselves. Our neighbor to the north, Canada, is goals as far as abortion. Per the National Abortion Federation of Canada, “Canada currently has no law regarding abortion; it is treated like other medical procedures and regulated through provincial/territorial and professional bodies.”
Read MoreSo, since we are talking about California….here’s what I have found so far…
Now, California has issues like any other state, but as far as protecting our rights and freedoms, California is total goals.
Read MoreToday I changed my personal Facebook cover photo from a picture of the Pink House Defender team to a sunrise at my new place in California. I am just now beginning to get that I actually live in California now. And the sun is rising on a whole new world, in more ways than one.
Read MoreHi, y'all!
No, We Engage and the Pink House Defenders didn't jump ship and move to a deserted island though these days we kind of want to...
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 MoreAs you can imagine it's a really tense time at the Pink House right now. For real, we are literally sitting here waiting for the axe to drop. Keeping our spirits up, let alone a smile on our faces, is no easy task these days, but y'all know that we do what we gotta do!
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