Please join us at our Special Event on May 30th!

 

The War on Contraception

Religious Fundamentalism and Public Policy

 

Featuring Erin Matson

Action Vice President of the National Organization for Women (NOW)

 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 7:00 PM

At the Eliot Center at the First Unitarian Church in Downtown Portland¹

 

Free and Open to the Public

 

Special Guests:

 

Steven K. Green, -- Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy

                                    Law professor at Willamette University College of Law

 

Michele Stranger Hunt -- Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon

Laura Terrill Patten -- Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon

 

Ms. Matson will address the issue of birth control as a perceived assault on religious freedom, and the misuse of “conscience” as part of an agenda to block women’s access to contraception.  She will discuss ongoing efforts and difficulties toward expanding access to contraception at the federal and state level, as well as through corporate policy; and will share her experiences from the front lines of this battle, offering ideas on how each of us can help.

 

Ms. Matson is a graduate of Georgetown University.  She has been a communications manager and speechwriter for several public figures and organizations committed to “shattering the glass ceiling.” At the age of 23 she was elected president of Minnesota’s NOW -- the youngest state officer in the country.  Before the age of 30 Ms. Matson was appointed as one of the youngest national NOW officers.  

 

Directions and Parking

 

^1.  The meeting will be held in the Buchan Reception Hall, which is the new building directly behind the historic First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland. The address is 1226 SW Salmon Street.  The meeting is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible – no stairs.

 

Use the Salmon Street entrance.

For driving directions and public transportation options, click here.  Parking on the street is free after 7 PM and the parking lot, which is directly across Salmon St. from the event, charges $3 for the whole evening.

 

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