Following the 2016 election, bakers in cities around the country took their frustrations to the kitchen with artisan bake sales. From New York to San Francisco, chefs have churned out sweet treats in support of their local Planned Parenthood chapters. Inspired by Atlanta’s Cookie Grab, Natasha Gaskill, pastry chef at The Grey and The Grey Market, teamed up with Planned Parenthood Southeast (PPSE) to pioneer Savannah’s confectionary campaign with Plan C: Cookies for Choice. “I think all of us were grappling with how we could use the resources we have available to us to affect any level of change,” says Gaskill.
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Cookies for Choice
THREE years ago, after the presidential election, a group of bakers from Atlanta turned their disappointment into something delicious. They baked 150 cookies a piece, boxed them, sold them, and […]
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Georgia Southern plans events to celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is Mar. 8
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Planned Parenthood Southeast hosts ‘Reversing Roe’ event Jan. 22
The impetus for more education about reproductive healthcare should be clear in our political climate
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Carter town hall provides confrontation, entertainment
AFTER a February town hall at Armstrong Center which had overflowing crowds and was marked mostly by people yelling over the congressman — and each other — a move to […]
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The art of activism
Artist Niki Johnson continued to use her international platform to showcase large-scale works that bring attention to the themes of cultural power, sexual politics and reproductive freedom.
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March on and on and on
WE DID IT, y’all. We made history—or herstory, as it were. Collectively, Saturday’s marches have added up to the largest demonstration for the rights of women and the people who […]
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Sulfur Studios hosts bands, Planned Parenthood fundraiser on Inauguration Day
LIKE MANY, Ben Maher of Savannah band Lies in Stone doesn’t want to be seething alone at home on Inauguration Day while Donald Trump is sworn into office. “I, and […]
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Planned Parenthood celebrates 100 years of access and advocacy—and a new clinic in Savannah
While other clinics have shuttered, Savannah’s has the rare distinction of doubling—maybe even tripling—its patient load.
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It’s all about the Woman Card
The Georgia WIN List’s year-long leadership academy provides policy briefs and vital training on how to run a campaign, and the class of 2016 has a record-breaking 21 women.