October 2015 Planned Parenthood Association of Utah Community Newsletter on the calendar the ART of SAFE SEX PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH PRESENTS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 www.artofsafesexutah.com 10.15 PPAU v. Herbert Injunction Hearing 19-21 Utah Valley University Clothesline Project 10.20 Volunteer Orientation 10.23 Feminism is for Everybody Conference 10.23-10.24 Inclusive Families Conference 10.24 The Art of Safe Sex 10.28-10.30 Utah Domestic Violence Conference 11.3 Election Day 11.9 Pacific Islander Health Week Expo 11.14 Genderevolution Conference “Normal isn’t really necessary.” — THEA HOLCOMB Salt Lake City Teen Council’s own Thea Holcomb gave a TEDx Salt Lake talk on Sept. 19 at Kingsbury Hall. She focused on her passion for equality, social justice and peer-led sex ed. She knocked her talk out of the ballpark — way to represent, Thea! Community educator Paco Rendon presented at the Queer Continuum Conference at Rowland Hall in September. His workshop focused on Safer Sex: Practical Risk Reduction for all People and teaching about practical and effective techniques for preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and unplanned pregnancies. Paco’s workshop also centered on specific needs and challenges that some people often face in the LGBTQAI+ communities and sexually fluid relationships. Way to educate, Paco! EDUCATION in action School’s in With the new school year now well under way, TOP® clubs and Teen Councils have hit the ground running. Community service is being planned, peer education lessons are being taught, and we are a busy bunch over here! Here’s to a new school year! lawsuit update Last month, Governor Gary Herbert directed state agencies to sever contracts with PPAU with no warning or reason. Planned Parenthood won’t stand idly by and allow the governor to play politics with our patients’ health and lives. We are standing up and fighting back. To learn more about our lawsuit, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah v. Herbert, please visit www.ppacutah.org/lawsuit.
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October 2015Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
Community Newsletter
on the calendar
the ART of SAFE SEXPLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH PRESENTS
AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
www.artofsafesexutah.com
10.15 PPAU v. Herbert Injunction Hearing19-21 Utah Valley University Clothesline Project10.20 Volunteer Orientation10.23 Feminism is for Everybody Conference10.23-10.24 Inclusive Families Conference10.24 The Art of Safe Sex10.28-10.30 Utah Domestic Violence Conference11.3 Election Day11.9 Pacific Islander Health Week Expo11.14 Genderevolution Conference
“Normal isn’t really necessary.”— THEA HOLCOMB
Salt Lake City Teen Council’s own Thea Holcomb gave aTEDx Salt Lake talk on Sept. 19 at Kingsbury Hall. She focused on her passion for equality, social justice and peer-led sex ed. She knocked her talk out of the ballpark — way to represent, Thea!
Community educator Paco Rendon presented at the Queer Continuum Conference at Rowland Hall in September. His workshop focused on Safer Sex: Practical Risk Reduction for all People and teaching about practical and effective techniques for preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and unplanned pregnancies. Paco’s workshop also centered on specific needs and challenges that some people often face in the LGBTQAI+ communities and sexually fluid relationships. Way to educate, Paco!
EDUCATIONin action
School’s inWith the new school year now well under way, TOP® clubs and Teen Councils have hit the ground running. Community service is being planned, peer education lessons are being taught, and we are a busy bunch over here! Here’s to a new school year!
lawsuitupdate
Last month, Governor Gary Herbert directed state agencies to sever contracts with PPAU with no warning or reason. Planned Parenthood won’t stand idly by and allow the governor to play politics with our patients’ health and lives. We are standing up and fighting back. To learn more about our lawsuit, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah v. Herbert, please visit www.ppacutah.org/lawsuit.
OCTOBER 2015
meet ourNEW STAFF
I am thrilled to join Planned Parenthood Association of Utah as their new Strategic Advocacy & Policy Counsel. This position at Planned Parenthood is a perfect confluence of my training, skills and passion for human rights and reproductive rights. I wanted to use my talents and time to make a concrete difference for the women of Utah. Utah has been my home off and on since 1999, when I came to do my undergrad at BYU. I am childless by choice, and before I was married in the Salt Lake Temple, I went to Planned Parenthood to get affordable access to birth control. As a young, married law student I received free healthcare from Planned Parenthood, including well woman exams and cancer screenings. It is such an honor to stand with such a courageous organization.
Liz has accumulated a wealth of experience working with, and advocating for, marginalized individuals and groups with wide ranging and complex needs, including women of color, trans* youth, adults and their loved ones; refugees and others with insecure immigration status, individuals who have been trafficked, involved in the criminal justice system, involved in gangs and/or drugs, drug trafficking, sex-work and prostitution, and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, among many others. A native of Utah, Liz gained her degree in Sociology from Utah Valley University and then undertook her MA in the UK where she worked for five years before returning home to Utah. More recently Liz has held positions at the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition as Education & Training Coordinator and the Utah Pride Center as Transgender Program Coordinator. Liz also teaches cours-es at Utah Valley University, Salt Lake Community College and Westminster College.
Liz OwensCommunityEngagement Coordinator
Kate KellyStrategic Advocacy & PolicyCounsel
We would like to extent the warmest welcome to our newest addition: Hilde Koenig! Hilde is coming to us from the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, where she worked as the Outreach and Empowerment Coordinator. She will be the latest and greatest Summit County Teen Council facilitator (among many other things!)We are super excited to have Hilde’s expertise on our team. Hilde Koenig
BilingualCommunityEducator
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OCTOBER 2015
Planned ParenthoodAction Council2015 EndorsedCandidatesThis year Planned Parenthood Action Council (PPAC)’s Political Action Committee invited municipal candidates from a few targeted cities to apply for an endorsement from PPAC in Election 2015. We are delighted to be in a position where both candidates in a few Salt Lake City races stand for reproductive justice and will stand up for you and me. As such, we are releasing our voter guide as a scorecard and endorsing all candidates that scored 100% on our survey.
what’s PPAC?Planned Parenthood Action Council of Utah is a political advocacy and public education organization advocating for reproductive justice in Utah. We’re non-partisan, non-profit, and the majority of our work is not related to electoral work — but our Political Action Committee allows us to support candidates who will fight for reproductive justice at city hall, on the hill, and in Washington. Join us to learn more about how you can become a citizen activist!
Visit us at bit.do/joinPPACto sign up.
Ralph Beckerfor Salt Lake City
Mayor
Jackie Biskupskifor Salt Lake City
Mayor
Derek Kitchenfor Salt Lake City Council District 4
