Follow Garnet on X and stay up-to-date with her work. You can also listen to ACCESS here.

Talk about what’s occurring in the Dominican Republic and Brazil. You can follow MUDHA, Dominican Haitian feminist organization engaging in reproductive justice work, Conamuca, which fights for the rights of women living rurally, as well as the U.S.-based Women's Equality Center, which engages in policy work with both countries and the whole of Latin America.

Support organizations like OARS, an American organization getting inquiries for Brazilians, as well as Projecto Vivas. Fos Feminista provides a bulk of Proyecto’s Funding, so you can support these efforts, as well.

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First and foremost, find Fighting Mad: Resisting the End of Roe v. Wade, here.

If you can, donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds or your local abortion fund! You can also inquire about ways to volunteer in person at your local fund or clinic, including escorting patients, distributing pills, etc.

Have conversations about the importance of abortion access with friends, family, and loved ones. Share your knowledge and resources.

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You can access the Behind Closed Doors report here to learn more. Follow the Population Institute on Facebook and X.

Look in your own backyard. What policies and laws are in place in your state or city? Is there a ban on child marriage in your state, or any loopholes to those bans? Sex education is incredibly important to contrasting these issues. How does your state preform? Pay attention to when these issues are in the news and educate yourself on these topics.

Pay attention to your own biases.

Follow Sahiyo and Unchained at Last to stay up-to-date on work on ending FGM/C and early, forced, and child marriage.

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Find more information about the Alabama Cohosh Collaborative and Fountain Street Choice Fund here.

Participate in the Abortion Fund-a-Thon! You can support Alabama Cohosh Collaborative here and the Fountain Street Choice fund here. Donate to your local abortion fund here.

Support your local events that help fund abortion! Talk to your local lobbyists and advocacy groups about actions being taken to protect and expand access to care, sex education, and reproductive justice in your state.

If you feel ready and willing, share your abortion story! You can do so in many ways, including with Shout Your Abortion.

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Follow UNFPA on Facebook and X.

Call your members of Congress and demand a ceasefire. You can also ask them to fund UNFPA. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.

Support petitions and campaigns to increase awareness of what’s happening to women and girls in Gaza. Stand up for international humanitarian law, which is being violated in Gaza.

If you can, donate to UNFPA to help the organization protect and support women and girls with life-saving reproductive health services. You can also donate to other groups that are working on the ground to get aid into Gaza, including Doctors without Borders, World Central Kitchen, the Palestinian relief fund, Save the Children.

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Follow Power to Decide on Facebook and X here.

Educate yourself, including how to identify facts and opinions vs. myths. Be the champion for a young person who may not have resources at their disposal, including pointing them toward Power to Decide, Bedsider, or any media that shows healthy, realistic depictions of sex.

Find more information on over-the-counter birth control from Power to Decide here.

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Access Jodi Enda’s piece, the Terrifying Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement here.

Find more information on the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act here, and the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act here.

You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and let them know you’d like to see their support for both pieces of legislation.

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Follow the National Women’s Law Center on Facebook and X. 

If you are, or can be in the D.C. area, join the gathering at the Supreme Court on May 24th, at 9:30 a.m. EST.

If you feel comfortable, continue to have open and honest conversations about your own experiences with pregnancy loss, abortion, and emergency abortion. Hear from friends, family, and other loved ones about their experiences, too.

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Follow Floridians Protecting Freedom on X and Facebook.

If you are in Florida, vote in the election to protect abortion access! 

Learn more about abortion in Florida and finding volunteer opportunities through Floridians Protecting Freedom.

If you can, donate to abortion funds—Tampa Bay Abortion Fund and Florida Access Network are a few to choose from in the state. You can also donate to your local Planned Parenthood.

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Follow Dr. McLemore on Instagram and Threads, and find more information on Black Maternal Health Week 2024.

Participate in the political process! Your vote is your voice.

To improve health outcomes at the population level, the provision of affordable, accessible, and quality childcare and the canceling of student loan debt would transform society. Call and write to you Senators and Representatives and urge them to take action. You can reach the Capitol at 223-224-3121.

Teach students about reproductive justice. Listen to young people. Expand your reproductive justice education.

If you can, donate to reproductive justice organizations!

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You can follow Dr. Dorothy Roberts on X, as well as Pregnancy Justice on Facebook and X.

Understand that criminalization and stigmatization of pregnancy is a surveillance issue. Advocate for policies that reject the creation of fetal personhood legal rights and support policies that center people and their reproductive health decisions. Remember the ways in which these punitive policies intertwine.

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Follow Greer Donley on Twitter.

 Center abortion rights in your upcoming voting practices. Talk to your friends, families, and other personal connections about the Comstock Act. Make sure people in your circle understand the possible danger that may come from allowing the act to continue as abortion consistently faces attacks.

You can find additional information on the Comstock Act here.

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Say abortion—loudly, proudly, and often! Stigma harms abortion seekers, fostering shame and secrecy and creating additional hurdles to accessing basic healthcare. You can use National Network of Abortion Funds’ conversation toolkits to have heart-to-heart talks with your loved ones about abortion.

Support your local abortion funds to directly and tangibly assist those in need, if you have the means. Find yours here. 

Hold local officials accountable by participating in your local council and board meetings and engaging in community-based advocacy efforts.

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You can follow the State Innovation Exchange on Twitter and Facebook.

Find out who your state legislator is! If you are in Washington, D.C., learn about the council. Learn about their issue areas and communicate with them. Applaud and thank legislators when they vote positively.

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You can follow Jess Mason Pieklo on Twitter and find Rewire News Group on Twitter and Facebook here.

 Listen to people on-the-ground in Alabama! To the extent that you have material resources to donate to those on-the-ground, please do so. You can also push your lawmakers for answers—call your representatives and have them clarify their stance on the dangers of fetal personhood.

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First and foremost, find Gretchen’s book here. You can also follow ANSIRH on Twitter and Facebook.

Think more critically about adoption, including how it intertwines with reproductive health and rights. You can find more resources on ANISRH’s website here.

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If you can, donate to your local abortion fund. If possible, make monthly contributions to provide them a consistent stream of support. 

Say the word “abortion” to destigmatize it—avoid euphemisms like “right to choose” when referring to abortion.

Follow Black reproductive justice leaders, look for volunteer opportunities at your local abortion fund, and learn about self-managed abortion.

Do your research on reproductive justice to transform your activism, worldview, and life. You can find more information on the basics of reproductive justice here.

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Remember that pleasure goes beyond orgasm. Pleasure is defined by you. 

Try to better understand your anatomy and the anatomy of your sexual partner. Look at your body in the mirror and learn more about anatomy online. 

You can also check out the books Come as You Are and Come Together by Dr. Emily Nagoski and She Comes First by Dr. Ian Kerner.

Talk to a sex coach, sex therapist, sexologist, or local sex shop in your area for more information or events.

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Follow Beirne Roose-Snyder on Twitter, and follow the Council for Global Equality on Twitter and Facebook.

Don’t lose hope! The anti-rights movement depends on exhaustion and loss-of-hope for success. Call out patterns related to attacks on democracy when you see it—talk about Project 2025. Tell your friends, family, and loved ones about this very well-funded, very organized project. Demand more from local and national press. Find the Project Protect Democracy handbook for reporters on how to contextualize and cover authoritarian threats here.

Organize locally. Presidential elections are not the only elections—organize around school boards, city councils, and more.

Look into How Fascism Works by Jason Stanely, and How to Stand up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa.

If you work in a nonprofit, you can reach out to Alliance for Justice for resources on talking about Project 2025, without crossing into the 501(c)(4) line.

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Follow Garnet Henderson on Twitter, and Rewire News Group on Twitter and Facebook. You can also find Garnet’s pieces here:

The Plan to Win Against Extremism in Idaho

When an Abortion ‘Abolitionist’ Becomes Your State Senator

In Idaho, Extremists Have Created a Culture of Fear Around Pregnancy

In the Dominican Republic, I Saw Broken U.S. Abortion Policy Firsthand

 Follow the Idaho ballot measure, and if you or anyone you know lives in Idaho, make them aware of the measure.
Give to abortion funds if possible—the abortion fund for Idaho is the Northwest Abortion Access Fund. If giving isn’t easy, run a fundraiser or donate your time.

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