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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 1d

URGE’s 2025 SMA Fest is a week of information and story sharing all about self-managed abortion. As a part of this digital event, upon acceptance of a successful proposal and subsequent creation of content, applicants will be compensated for the work.

Apply here: bit.ly/SMAFest2025

Poster stating "Apply for SMA Fest!: Sometimes Messy, Often Meaningful, Always OURS: Honoring the Full Complexity of Self-Managed Abortion.

This year's theme invites storytellers to submit digital content proposals for funding that reclaims abortion in all its vastness-beyond binaries, beyond stigma and beyond fear of how it will be distorted by extremists.

Link in bio to apply, proposals due OCT.17"

The link to apply is https://bit.ly/SMAFest2025

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 2d

Hey Albany! Have you seen AmplifyGA's new billboards yet?

Georgians have spoken and the message is loud and clear:
🗣️ Police have no place in our pregnancy outcomes.

🤳🏿 If you see one in the wild, take a pic!
📲 Tag us @AmplifyGA and use the hashtag #StopPolicingPregnancyGA!

A picture of a billboard in Albany,GA that states "1-in-4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Loss is natural, not criminal. StopPolicingPregnanyc.org"

Two blurbs state "Hey Albany, GA! Have you seen our billboards yet?"

An image of another billboard states "No one should have to fear arrest or jail time for an abortion or miscarriage."

The header and subheader reads "See one yourself? Take a picture and tag us @amplifyga on all plaforms! Use the hashtag #StopPolicingPregnancyGA"

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 2d

Join Feminist for a movie night like no other on Thursday, October 16, at 7 PM! Watch a special screening of their short film, The Devil is Busy, starring Director of Security and Operations Tracii.

📲 RSVP: tinyurl.com/TheDevilBusy
🪑 Bring your picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
🍿 Popcorn included!

A poster announcing a Movie Night on October 16 at 7PM at the Feminist Center to join Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation to watch the new short film The Devil is Busy that features staff from the organization.

You can RSVP at tinyurl.com/TheDevilisBusy.

The Feminist Center is located at 1924 Cliff Valley Way NE

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 3d

Our October RJ Community Call, originally scheduled for Oct. 8th is cancelled❌ !

We'll all be supporting the Town Halls instead. We hope to see you at one of our stops!

Go ahead and RSVP for the November Community Call on Wednesday, November 12th at 6PM. We can't wait to see you!

Header says "Reproductive Justice Community Call". The subheading states "Join a Town Hall with us in October instead"!

In Augusta, the Building Our Reproductive Freedom is on Tuesday, October 7th from 6-7:30PM. The link to RSVP is tinyurl.com/ReproFreedomAugusta

In Columbus, the same town hall is on Wednesday, Oct. 8th from 6-7:30PM. The link to RSVP is tinyurl.com/ReproFreedomColumbus

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 8d

📣 Exclusive ticket holders!📣 Remember to join at 6PM for a special toast 🥂

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 8d

Put your feminism where your mouth is at Feminist Center’s Libations for Liberation! 🥂✨ Support equality, sip cocktails, and spark change. See you there! tinyurl.com/Libations4Liberation

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 9d

See you in Columbus on Wednesday, Oct 8th from 6-7:30PM for Building our Reproductive Freedom: A Columbus Town Hall.

Meet with elected officials & advocates to talk solutions for the challenges people face when accessing care on the ground.

Bring your folks
RSVP: tinyurl.com/ReproFreedomColumbus

Columbus, GA skyline background. Large text reads, "Building Our Reproductive Freedom" "Columbus Town Hall", "Wednesday, Oct. 8th. 6-7:30PM, location provided after RSVP" Smaller text to the right reads, "Join your neighbors, community leaders, and advocates to share challenges and shape real solutions for reproductive freedom in Georgia." RSVP link is at the bottom: tinyurl.com/ReproFreedomColumbus

Included org logos are URGE-GA, Men 4 Choice, Color of Change, Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation, SPARK, Reproductive Freedom for All, and Amplify Georgia Collaborative

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 9d

Assata Shakur's story reminds us that incarcerated pregnant people are still shackled & denied care.

#ReproductiveJustice means:
- No shackling & coercion
- No punishment for abortion, miscarriage, or birth
- The right to parent, or not, in safety and dignity

#HonorAssata #StopPolicingPregnancy

Assata: An Autobiography book cover. A yellow tear sheet is underneath with text that reads: In her autobiography, Assata Shakur shared how she was denied care, pressured to end the pregnancy she wanted, then shackled during labor after fighting for a gynecologist.

Closeup of the Assata Autobiography book cover. Cream tearsheet underneath has a line down the middle. The left side reads: "'Isn't there something you can give me to keep me from having a miscarriage?'-Assata Shakur". The right side reads: "'my advice is to have an abortion...It would be best for everybody concerned...no matter which way you have it.' -Prison doctor"

Photo of a young Assata smiling with her child daughter. Teal tearsheet underneath reads: Assata and her family struggled to honor her pregnancy choice.

The fight remains today for incarcerated people to access reproductive safety, birthing care, and abortions.

RJ means ending the policing of our bodies, inside and outside prison walls."

Photo of Assata looking up with a hammered gold crescent shaped earring in her ear. Saturated orange tearsheet reads: "I believe that oppressed people, wherever they are, have the right to self-determination”

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 14d

📣 AUGUSTA 📣 See you on Tuesday, Oct 7th, 6-7:30PM for Building our Reproductive Freedom: An Augusta Town Hall!

Bring your folks & discuss the challenges people face when accessing care on the ground. And solutions for reproductive freedom for ALL Georgians.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/ReproFreedomAugusta

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 14d

GEORGIANS DON'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT POLICING PREGNANCY!

Abortion bans mean criminalization. This also means any pregnancy outcome outside of a full-term healthy birth can be investigated. Including miscarriage.
🔗 Check out the polling: amplify-ga.org/resources

Black brick wall with hand-drawn couple in front. Black man pushes Black woman in a wheelchair while she holds a teddy bear. Text reads: "75% of Georgians OPPOSE investigation or prosecution for having a miscarriage." Pie graph shows 75% in teal.
"Check out the polling data!" is circled

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 15d

ARC-Southeast celebrated their 10th anniversary this year! Come out to Radical Love Fest THIS SATURDAY, September 27th, from 1-5PM to celebrate a decade of access to reproductive care, abortion funding, political education, and so much more!

donorbox.org/events/80575...

Event poster titled "Radical Love Fest: Celebrating 10 years of providing abortion access!"

Various stickers state "All ages, zines, open mic, double dutch aerobics, face painting, outdoor games, free resources, storytelling workshop, food vendors, yoga."

It is at Little Five Points Community Center in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, Sep. 27 from 1-5pm.

You can register at tinyurl.com/RLF2025

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 15d

WE TRUST PREGNANT GEORGIANS TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

We polled in six metro areas in Georgia to represent the diversity of communities across Georgia, NOT just Atlanta.

These results show that politicians should NOT interfere in healthcare decisions.

The infographic's header is a quote stating "I can hold my own views on abortion and still trust a pregnant person to make the decision that's right for them"

Below the quote, a blurb states "4 in 5 Georgians agree!"

A sticker below the blurb says "Check out the polling data!"

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 16d

STOP WASTING RESOURCES. PROTECT OUR FREEDOM.

We polled in 6 metro areas across Georgia to represent the diversity of communities across Georgia, NOT just Atlanta.

🔗See the polling data for yourself: amplify-ga.org/resources

Infographic that states "80% of Georgians agree that police and politicians should NOT interfere in our healthcare"

And bubble states "Check out the polling data!"

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 20d

Join the Movement to end the Pregnancy-to-Prison pipeline!
Fill out the form on StopPolicingPregnancy.org to join our Action Team and get involved today!

Change can't come if we aren't the ones to usher it in. With the right resources, we can dismantle the systems that wish to shackle us.

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 21d

🤝🏿 Working within your local community
🏛️ Demanding more from our government
❤️ Changing hearts and minds
🫂 Becoming a better ally

Explore + share!
*Link in bio!

#StopPolicingPregnancyGA #ReproductiveJustice #PregnancyIsNotACrime #DecriminalizePregnancy

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 21d

🧵 You're a website away from disrupting the Pregnancy-to-Pregnancy pipeline!
StopPolicingPregnancy.org has the resources you need to effectively make change from:

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 22d

We're extremely disappointed in the commissioners who let this happen. And we're still working to hold anti-abortion centers accountable and hold them to a standard of advertising transparency! #FakeClinicsSuck

Reproductive Transparency Now @reprotransparency.bsky.social · Aug 18

Supporting reproductive justice advocacy groups and service organizations in your community is a great way to fight for bodily autonomy and #abortion access for all. AmplifyGA, Spark RJ Now, and SisterLove are great organizations to follow and learn more!

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 22d

Leading the way! 🎉

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 22d

Every piece of this illustration leads you to
🧐 Learning more about the intersections of pregnancy and incarceration
✊🏿 Understanding what you can do to disrupt it!

Explore + share!
*Link in bio!

#StopPolicingPregnancyGA #ReproductiveJustice #PregnancyIsNotACrime #DecriminalizePregnancy

A screen showing the illustrative diagram of a diverse community centering pregnant people that is featured on the StopPolicingPregnancy.org website.

The headers say "Step 1: Take a look at the model" and "Step 2: Choose an experience of pregnancy criminalization you want to know more about and click."

Screen showing a page from the StopPolicingPregnancy.org website titled "Pregnancy Loss: Miscarriage or Stillbirth"

The header says Step 3: Check out the research

It shows the same screen from the last infographic.

The headers say "Step 4: Click links to read sources,. Look up terms you don't know in language guide, or learn about Noteworthy Cases in Georgia."

The screen shows the same illustrative diagram from the first infographic.

The header says "Step 5: Do it all again"

A blurb at the bottom states "The more we learn about how pregnancy is increasingly being used as a pathway for criminalization, the better prepared we are to disrupt the Pregnancy to Prison Pipeline!"

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 22d

🧵 The model on StopPolicingPregnancy.org is more than beautiful imagery, it's a roadmap to disrupting the Pregnancy-to-Prison pipeline!

Explore + share!
*Link in bio!

#StopPolicingPregnancyGA #ReproductiveJustice #PregnancyIsNotACrime #DecriminalizePregnancy

Infographic with the heading "New Resource Drop!' showing a computer open to the new website, StopPolicingPregnancy.org.

The subheading says "Understanding to Disrupt: the Pregnancy to Prison Pipeline illustrated model"

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 23d

Here are the best ways to use StopPolicyPregnancy.org, our hub to learn, connect, and take action to disrupt the Pregnancy-to-Prison Pipeline.

Explore + share!
*Link in bio!

#StopPolicingPregnancyGA #ReproductiveJustice #PregnancyIsNotACrime #DecriminalizePregnancy

A screen showing the landing page for the website StopPolicingPregnancy.org

The header states "How To Use Site" with two blurbs stating "Learn more about the many ways pregnancy is policed and how you can plug in to end the culture of punishment"

A screen showing an illustration of a community, with various blurbs in the illustrations leading to other pages with various information about the Pregnancy-to-Prison Pipeline.

The heading states "1. Learning about how every pregnancy experience can be criminalized using our illustrated model of the Pregnancy to Prison Pipeline"

A screen showing the page for Resources for Disrupting on the StopPolicingPregnancy.org website.

The infographic states "2. Plug in whether you want to work in community, reach out to lawmakers, change the narrative, or use your role in the system to make change, there are resources here to support you in disrupting the Pregnancy to Prison Pipeline."

The screen shows the Join The Action page on the StopPolicingPregnancy.org website.

The infographic states "3. Join us. Fill out the form to stay in the loop or join the Action Team"

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 New Resource Drop 🚨 Georgians deserve care, not surveillance and punishment. That’s why we're launching StopPolicingPregnancy.org, a hub to learn, connect, and take action to disrupt the Pregnancy to Prison Pipeline.
Explore & share!
#StopPolicingPregnancyGA #GeorgiaRJ #ReproductiveJustice

Bright orange background with white text reading: No one should have to fear arrest or jail time for an abortion or miscarriage. Pale yellow banner that reads LAUNCHING NOW. Underneath is the website StopPolicingPregnancy.org with a snapshot of the website on an open laptop. Underneath the laptop reads: A new resource for understanding how pregnancy is increasingly being used as a pathway for punishment, and how we can take action to disrupt that

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎉 DeKalb Commissioners have just approved $200K in funding for reproductive healthcare!!!🎉

📰 This makes Dekalb County the 1st county in Georgia to fund reproductive healthcare, including abortion!

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Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · Sep 3

CONVENE! CONNECT! COLLABORATE!
Join us Wednesday, September 10 at 6PM for our newest Community Call!

We're eager to come together and discuss the latest news and info within GA's #ReproductiveJustice landscape with you all.

Invite your folks & we'll see you there👋🏽!
RSVP required
*Link in bio!

Amplify GA Collaborative @amplifyga.bsky.social · Aug 27

This work takes all of us to show up in care for the people we live near and the people we serve. #ReproductiveJustice