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DESCRIPTION:You are invited to...\nA community discussion with workshops on menstrual 
 cycles, abortion options, and sexual health. This Santa Cruz event is part 
 of a cross-country tour.\n\nThe Workshops Offered:\n\nFacilitated 
 Discussion on Abortion Options - A discussion on options for promoting 
 bleeding.  Including an explanation of clinical abortion procedure, access 
 and legalities.  An introduction to how plants can affect the uterus, and a 
 description of menstrual extraction.\n\n\nAnatomy and Self-examination - An 
 overview of external and internal sexual and reproductive organs, with a 
 focus on the redefinition of the clitoris.  An option of guided cervical 
 self-exams with speculums where time and space permits.\n\nMenstruation, 
 physiology and fertility cycles -  A playful rundown of the menstrual 
 cycle, the hormones involved and basic fertility signs.\n\nWhat is the 
 Doohickey Project?\n\nThe Doohickey Project is a few friends struggling to 
 reclaim knowledge and control over our bodies. We are not doctors. We are 
 not experts.  We have been studying reproductive health through herbal 
 school, personal experience, and among groups of friends.  We believe that 
 sharing information and supporting each other is an empowering way to grow 
 and learn.\n\nWe each feel a strong desire to be interacting with people 
 outside of our immediate age and race, and have been grappling with how to 
 build those bridges.\n\nWhy...\n\n\nBecause knowing your body parts and 
 functions means greater understanding of self.\nBecause due to high cost, 
 lack of availability and other factors, clinical abortions are already not 
 an option for many people.\nBecause as legislation further threatens 
 access, it is important to develop community based abortion options rather 
 than solely depending on the state for solutions.\nBecause creating viable 
 and supportive abortion options for the present might mean recirculating 
 the wisdom of past and present cultures and generations.\nBecause the 
 dominant health care programs in the US function within a system of white 
 supremacy, strict class divisions, assumed heterosexuality, enforced gender 
 binary, capitalism and specialized knowledge.\nBecause mainstream culture 
 thrives off of alienation from our bodies and our unfortunate dependence 
 upon doctors.\nBecause there is so much to be learned by sharing together 
 outside of those structures as much as possible.\n\nDisclaimer:\n\nWe wish 
 to (re)emphasize that one focus of the tour is on abortion options.  If 
 this is something that you are fundamentally opposed to, you might want to 
 consider not coming.  We are making no attempts to change your opinion on 
 that matter and expect the same courtesy from others.  This will not be a 
 forum for discussing the ethics of abortion.  This will be a safer space 
 for people of color, transgendered people and those who have had abortions. 
  If you compromise their or others' safety and comfort, you will be asked 
 to leave.\n\nBe sure to see the beautiful flyer, posted here.\n\nMore 
 information at:\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/12/10/18336419.php
SUMMARY:DIY reproductive & sexual health workshops/discussions with the Doohickey Project.
LOCATION:@ the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/12/10/18336419.php
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