FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cherisse Scott, Founder & CEO, SisterReach
901.310.5488
cherisse@sisterreach.org
SISTERREACH JOINS THE TENNESSEE STORIES PROJECT TO SUPPORT WOMEN’S LIVED EXPERIENCES AND FIGHT ABORTION STIGMA
MEMPHIS, TN, MAY 24, 2016: SisterReach joins multiple organizations to support the launch of the Tennessee Stories Project (TSP). TSP is an effort to reduce abortion stigma. TSP’s new website,
www.tnstories.org
creates a space to share personal experiences about abortion.
Advocates and supporters formed today in front of the Memphis-Arkansas bridge to address real issues women seeking abortion care face not only in Tennessee, but surrounding states that depend on Tennessee’s medical community for reproductive health care.
“The bridge--as a connector-- is symbolic of disparities including transportation, hotel stays, childcare, foregoing rent and utility payments women in and out of our state find themselves facing due to the unnecessary waiting period restrictions crafted by the TN legislature. SisterReach supports the Tennessee Stories Project because the lived experiences of women, disproportionately poor women and women of color, are paramount to understanding the real lives and circumstances of women needing abortions,” said Cherisse Scott, Founder and CEO of SisterReach.
Details:
Tennessee Stories Project Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24th, 10am-10:20am
Vance Park, near the intersection at Vance Ave and Wagner Place
Supporters will announce the launch of the Tennessee Stories Project and women will speak about their personal abortion experiences. Representatives will be available for press interviews.
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