Red Cloaks Radio

Ashley Mitchell - writer, maternal and child health educator, mother, birth doula, advocate - joins members of the Boston Red Cloaks to discuss parenting, birthing, and raising a new generation of changemakers.

This conversation explores the unexpected & how we can adjust or heal, whether it is from having an unplanned c-section to managing toddlers during a pandemic. Ashley created an instagram blog @PostParenthood to make space to heal, and in so doing, she opened a door for others to connect and reflect on both personal and societal expectations around "empowering" births. Listen in!

Ashley Mitchell - writer, maternal and child health educator, mother, birth doula, advocate - joins members of the Boston Red Cloaks to discuss parenting, birthing, and raising a new generation of changemakers.

This conversation explores the unexpected & how we can adjust or heal, whether it is from having an unplanned c-section to managing toddlers during a pandemic. Ashley created an instagram blog @PostParenthood to make space to heal, and in so doing, she opened a door for others to connect and reflect on both personal and societal expectations around "empowering" births. Listen in!

Listen in to celebrate the power of love and compassion as Karen Thurston, creator of abobobravado, shares the stories of people who have had two or more abortions. Ms. Thurston's important work is part of an international stigma-fighting initiative. Love and compassion guide people who make the decision to end a pregnancy, and this is too often overlooked. Join members of the Boston Red Cloaks as we learn strategies to support abortion access and reduce shame.

Website: 2plusabortions.com

Instagram: @abobobravado

Listen in to celebrate the power of love and compassion as Karen Thurston, creator of abobobravado, shares the stories of people who have had two or more abortions. Ms. Thurston's important work is part of an international stigma-fighting initiative. Love and compassion guide people who make the decision to end a pregnancy, and this is too often overlooked. Join members of the Boston Red Cloaks as we learn strategies to support abortion access and reduce shame.

Website: 2plusabortions.com

Instagram: @abobobravado

California successfully passed legislation to allow students on public university campuses to access medication abortion. Massachusetts state Representative Lindsay Sabadosa is re-introducing legislation to provide the same access in Massachusetts. Listen in to learn why this legislation helps protect student health and safety while it also decreases the risk of student exposure to fake "clinics".

Learn how to help pass this important legislation.

Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa's website: www.lindsaysabadosa.com

California successfully passed legislation to allow students on public university campuses to access medication abortion. Massachusetts state Representative Lindsay Sabadosa is re-introducing legislation to provide the same access in Massachusetts. Listen in to learn why this legislation helps protect student health and safety while it also decreases the risk of student exposure to fake "clinics".

Learn how to help pass this important legislation.

Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa's website: www.lindsaysabadosa.com

Where were you on January 6, 2021? Did you anticipate the attack on the United States Congress? These are questions future generations will ask. Four weeks after the vicious attack, listen in as we welcome back Kim & Derenda from weengage.org in Missisissippi to discuss the connections between the D.C. violence and the sidewalk battles taking place outside clinics across America. Individuals who regularly volunteer as domestic peacekeepers and clinic escorts saw the writing on the wall and offer a critically important perspective.

Learn more about the PinkHouseDefenders: https://www.facebook.com/PinkhouseDefenders/

Recorded 1.19.21 - Inauguration Eve - #OneDayMore

Where were you on January 6, 2021? Did you anticipate the attack on the United States Congress? These are questions future generations will ask. Four weeks after the vicious attack, listen in as we welcome back Kim & Derenda from weengage.org in Missisissippi to discuss the connections between the D.C. violence and the sidewalk battles taking place outside clinics across America. Individuals who regularly volunteer as domestic peacekeepers and clinic escorts saw the writing on the wall and offer a critically important perspective.

Learn more about the PinkHouseDefenders: https://www.facebook.com/PinkhouseDefenders/

Recorded 1.19.21 - Inauguration Eve - #OneDayMore

Massachusetts becomes the 15th state where residents are able to access telemedicine abortion. Learn about the services now offered through Maine Family Planning. Maine Family Planning participates in a national study that looks at the outcomes of telemedicine abortion, and has also provided access to people in New York. Participation in the study is required, and our interview unpacks what you need to know to get connected.

We also go through the complicated barriers put in place by anti-abortion regulators so you will understand the political landscape and how things differ under a variety state laws.

There are so many barriers faced by patients, including caregiving responsibilities, distance to a clinic, economics, reliance on public transportation, and COVID makes travel even more difficult (or impossible). Telemedicine has never been more needed than it is today.

Help us share this information so people can learn more about the providers who are making it possible for MA residents to receive care. Plus, help people in other states learn how they can receive care.

Website link: visit https://telabortion.org/ to look up your state and find the right connections for care.

Massachusetts becomes the 15th state where residents are able to access telemedicine abortion. Learn about the services now offered through Maine Family Planning. Maine Family Planning participates in a national study that looks at the outcomes of telemedicine abortion, and has also provided access to people in New York. Participation in the study is required, and our interview unpacks what you need to know to get connected.

We also go through the complicated barriers put in place by anti-abortion regulators so you will understand the political landscape and how things differ under a variety state laws.

There are so many barriers faced by patients, including caregiving responsibilities, distance to a clinic, economics, reliance on public transportation, and COVID makes travel even more difficult (or impossible). Telemedicine has never been more needed than it is today.

Help us share this information so people can learn more about the providers who are making it possible for MA residents to receive care. Plus, help people in other states learn how they can receive care.

Website link: visit https://telabortion.org/ to look up your state and find the right connections for care.