Post by Erica Chan on May 16, 2010 17:32:34 GMT -5
Here's an email from our friends at WAAC.
Hi to all WAAC supporters,
Most of you will know that the National Rally for Abortion Rights will be held at Martin Place (Sydney), from 11 am on 29th May, 2010. As well as supporters from NSW, there will be contingents from Queensland and Victoria, and many other places around Australia.
Your support is really needed in these last weeks of organising this event ... at this time of increased attacks on abortion rights, we ned to ensure the majority voice of Australians is heard! Surveys have shown time and again, almost 90 per cent of Australians believe abortion is a woman's right to choose ~ don't let the yelling and cash-happy publicity from the anti-choice organisations with their foreign backers deter us from that simple, on point message ~ we ARE the majority on this issue.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
* Take to the streets! Please try to be at the March and Rally if you possibly can ~ and encourage others to come with you! The more people in the streets on the day, the more impact the message will have. If you can, bring your organisation or union banner, and get ready to make a lot of noise!
* Spread the word! Print out the attached flyer and circulate it, or email it on to friends, relatives and any interested people.
* Officially endorse the March and Rally (see attached letter), and ask any organisation, union or group you belong to for their endorsement, too! You can see the organisations which have already endorsed the event on the attached flyer). By endorsing the March and Rally, you'll be letting those who make the laws in this country know that abortion rights is not just the province of a few ~ it's everybody's business! And if you can't be at the march and Rally, it's a way to ensure your support is known.
* If you belong to FaceBook, join WAAC's Official Facebook Page or become a friend of Waac Nsw.
* Use the poster (the front page of the flyer) as your profile pic on FaceBook ... also encourage your friends and FaceBook contacts to join the WAAC page or become a friend of WAAC's.
* Donations are always welcome ~ at this stage we need financial assistance for activists to travel from rural NSW and interstate, as well as the usual basics ~ posters and publicity.
* If you have contacts in the media or anywhere the message about the event can be spread, please use them now!
It's time to get active, and let the decision makers know, that the majority voice says abortion is a women's choice
In other news ... WAAC continues to update its website at www.waac.org. au
Your comments and suggestions for the site are welcome!
Best wishes,
Christine Smith
WAAC NSW
Hi to all WAAC supporters,
Most of you will know that the National Rally for Abortion Rights will be held at Martin Place (Sydney), from 11 am on 29th May, 2010. As well as supporters from NSW, there will be contingents from Queensland and Victoria, and many other places around Australia.
Your support is really needed in these last weeks of organising this event ... at this time of increased attacks on abortion rights, we ned to ensure the majority voice of Australians is heard! Surveys have shown time and again, almost 90 per cent of Australians believe abortion is a woman's right to choose ~ don't let the yelling and cash-happy publicity from the anti-choice organisations with their foreign backers deter us from that simple, on point message ~ we ARE the majority on this issue.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
* Take to the streets! Please try to be at the March and Rally if you possibly can ~ and encourage others to come with you! The more people in the streets on the day, the more impact the message will have. If you can, bring your organisation or union banner, and get ready to make a lot of noise!
* Spread the word! Print out the attached flyer and circulate it, or email it on to friends, relatives and any interested people.
* Officially endorse the March and Rally (see attached letter), and ask any organisation, union or group you belong to for their endorsement, too! You can see the organisations which have already endorsed the event on the attached flyer). By endorsing the March and Rally, you'll be letting those who make the laws in this country know that abortion rights is not just the province of a few ~ it's everybody's business! And if you can't be at the march and Rally, it's a way to ensure your support is known.
* If you belong to FaceBook, join WAAC's Official Facebook Page or become a friend of Waac Nsw.
* Use the poster (the front page of the flyer) as your profile pic on FaceBook ... also encourage your friends and FaceBook contacts to join the WAAC page or become a friend of WAAC's.
* Donations are always welcome ~ at this stage we need financial assistance for activists to travel from rural NSW and interstate, as well as the usual basics ~ posters and publicity.
* If you have contacts in the media or anywhere the message about the event can be spread, please use them now!
It's time to get active, and let the decision makers know, that the majority voice says abortion is a women's choice
In other news ... WAAC continues to update its website at www.waac.org. au
Your comments and suggestions for the site are welcome!
Best wishes,
Christine Smith
WAAC NSW