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Greetings,

GET INVOLVED WITH PLANNED
PARENTHOOD!
Check out
the November Activist and Volunteer Opportunities at
PPKM! We have plenty of ways to get involved this
month!
KC Metro Sex Ed Town
Hall Tuesday, November 17th 7:00pm All Souls Unitarian Universalist
Church on the Plaza Join teens, parents,
educators, medical professionals, legislators, and
concerned community members in a discussion on
the importance of giving our teens age-appropriate,
medically accurate, comprehensive sex education. This is a
bi-state town hall focusing on the greater Kansas City metro
area. Don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard
about the need for responsible sex ed in our local
schools! For More
Information or to RSVP:
Call Jen at 913.312.5100 x257 or
email: jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
First
Fridays at the Crossroads Friday, November
6th
6:30-9:00pm
Help Planned
Parenthood gather Prevention Petitions and take in the
great art the Kansas City has to offer! This will likely be our
last First Fridays petition-gathering event until the spring, so
come out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather with us one last
time in 2009!
Where: Meet in front of Mildred's Coffeehouse at
1821 Wyandotte (KCMO) For More
Information or to RSVP:
Call Jen at 913.312.5100 x257 or
email: jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
Visit Planned Parenthood's Table at the
Mid-America Freedom Band's Rainbow Revolution
Concert Saturday, November
7th
8:00pm MAFB will
celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New
York City with this musically and mentally stimulating event.
Rainbow Revolution will be a tribute and celebration of the
music, events, and people that have shaped the fight for freedom
and acceptance over these past 40 years and beyond. MAFB will
be joined by other community organizations (including PPKM!)
participating in the event to promote community involvement and
cohesion. Where: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W 47th St,
KCMO Cost: $10.00 (online
or at the door)
For More
Information: Visit the Mid
America Freedom Band website.
Phone Banks
For Health Care Reform!
Tuesday, November
10th
5:30pm-8:00pm
-and- Thursday, November 12th
12:00pm-3pm
Help Planned
Parenthood reach out to supporters and concerned
citizens to help promote positive reform of our health care
system and protect women's reproductive health
services. This is a critical moment in the reform
debate! We will be calling Missouri and Kansas supporters
as well as supporters in other key states and reaching out
to constituents in order to increase activism and awareness
when it's needed most.
We'll provide training
and snacks!
Where: Administrative Office, 4401 W
109th St, Overland Park, KS OR call from home!
(Ask Jen for details)
For More Information or to
RSVP: Call Jen at 913.312.5100
x257 or email: jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
KC Metro
Action Team
Meeting Monday, November
9th 6:30pm
Get involved on a
grassroots level and join PPKM's Metro Action Team
(MAT). MAT is a bi-state community group of
citizens from all over the Kansas City
metro region who are concerned about the status of
reproductive health in today’s society and are determined
to fight for change in both Kansas and Missouri. Where: Patty Brous Health Center, 1001 Cleaver Blvd, KCMO (at
the corner of Cleaver & Troost, next to
KFC)
For More Information or to
RSVP: Call Jen at
913.312.5100 x257 or email: jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
Wichita
Volunteer Night
Wednesday,
November 18th
6pm-8pm
Every third Wednesday of the month is Planned Parenthood
Volunteer Action Night in Wichita! We need you to help us
further the mission of PPKM. We know you're busy, so we have
created a new opportunity for you and your friends to get
involved and get your voice heard! Join us at the
Wichita Health Center to work on projects, update one another on
current legislation and events, and of course, have fun!
Pizza, soda, and music provided!
Where: Wichita Health Center -- 2226 E Central Ave,
Wichita
For More Information
or to RSVP: Call Nicole at
316.263.7575 x2825 or email: nicole.alvarado@ppkm.org
Petition-Gathering at RecordBar
- Erin McKeown & Jill Sobule
Concert
Sunday, November
29th
8:00pm
Enjoy some fab music by
Erin McKeown and Jill Sobule while we gather pro-prevention
petitions at their Kansas City show at the RecordBar. Show
starts at 9pm. Tickets are $10 and available in advance at
RecordBar or online from groovetickets.
Where: RecordBar, 1021 Westport Rd,
KCMO
For More Information
or to RSVP: Call Jen at 913.312.5100 x257 or
email: jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
Lawrence Health
Action
Team Tuesday, December
1st
6:30pm
Get involved on a
grassroots level and join PPKM's Lawrence Health Action
Team. Lawrence HAT is a community group of citizens from around
the Lawrence area who are concerned about the status
of reproductive health on the local and national levels. Big
things are in store for Lawrence regarding sex education; come
see what it's all about!
Where: Local Burger -- 714 Vermont St,
Lawrence
For More Information or to
RSVP: Call Jen at
913.312.5100 x257 or email: jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
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