45 Years of Roe v Wade!

45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

#45thAnniversary of Roe v. Wade   Today is the 45th Anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, giving women across the country the right to access safe, legal abortion. This year, leading up to our annual Roe v. Wade Reception, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood will be hosting a series of FREE film screenings on access to abortion and reproductive health care across the country.  Our first screening will be of Birthright: A War Story. Birthright is a feature length documentary that examines how women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America. The film tells the story of women who have become collateral damage in the aggressive campaign to take control of reproductive health care and to allow states, courts and religious doctrine to govern whether, when and how women will bear children. This is the real-life “Handmaid’s Tale.” Our FREE SCREENING of Birthright will be held TONIGHT on the 45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Monday, January 22nd at Albany Law College.   GET YOUR FREE TICKETS NOW!  The Dean Alexander Moot Court Room 4th floor at Albany Law 80 New Scotland Ave, Albany Film starts at 6:15pm, panel discussion to follow #CelebrationForChoice   For more than forty years, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that under Roe v. Wade, the constitution protects every woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions about abortion. The landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case was decided on January 22nd and each year we hold our Celebration For Choice event around this time in commemoration. This event honors leaders in our community who work to promote reproductive justice and protect access to health care. Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood supporters, including local and state legislative leaders, clergy, health care and women’s health advocates will attend this annual celebration to commemorate the 45th anniversary.   We hope you will join us and our supporters at this remarkable occasion on Thursday, February 22nd 2018 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!    The Renaissance Albany Hotel 144 State Street Albany, NY 12207 #RegisterToday   Join Reproductive Health Advocates from Across New York State! Our reproductive health care and rights are under constant attack, but YOU can make a difference. Mark your calendar now to save the date for New York State’s Day of Action for reproductive health on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at our state capital, Albany, NY. There is no charge for our state’s Day of Action which includes: Educating lawmakers on reproductive health care issues  Lunch  Planned Parenthood rally  Pre-event educational webinar  Don’t miss this – plan now to use YOUR VOICE in Albany on  Tuesday, March 13, 2018.  REGISTER HERE TODAY!

What's Going on with UHPP?

It's a PARTY! Join Friends with Benefits and come to our Pink Party to support Planned Parenthood! Come dressed in your best pink attire and kick off the Fall with a party you don't want to miss! There will be fun drinks, music and dancing, prizes and more! Friends with Benefits members get FREE admission and discounted drinks. Make sure you wear your Friends with Benefits pin! General Admission tickets are $10. Any Friends with Benefits member who gets 1 or more friends to join Friends with Benefits between now and the event, will receive a prize at the event! Contact jonathan@uhpp.org.  Tuesday, September 12th, 6:00pm Troy Kitchen, 77 Congress Street, Troy, NY MORE INFORMATION HERE:Friends with Benefits : Pink Party  #TogetherWeFightForAll Greet the arrival of the members of the March for Justice which began in New York City and walked all the way to Albany to demand human rights for incarcerated people, justice in the system and an end to abusive prison conditions! Join us for speakers and a rally with community members from across NYS. Wednesday, September 13th, 5:00 p.m. West Capitol Park, Corner of State and S. Swan at the Capitol in Albany MORE INFORMATION HERE: March for Justice #FasoFriday Join Upper Hudson Planed Parenthood Advocates of NY, Indivisible Chatham NY, Indivisible Rensselaer (Official), Indivisible NY19, Green River Indivisible, and other coalition partners as we rally outside Representative John Faso's office in the Village of Kinderhook every Friday from noon-1pm. Bring a sign to tell Faso what you care about, or use one of the extra signs that are usually available. It's also a perfect time to stop by his office to pick up and fill out a comment form. Every Friday, 12:00pm Representative John Faso's Kinderhook Office 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY Don't Miss These Upcoming Events!   Tuesday, October 3rd 6:00pm Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY is a feature length documentary that examines how women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as the radical anti-choice movement tightens its grip across America. Tickets are $10 each, $5 for students WITH STUDENT ID. Purchase them here TODAY! http://bit.ly/2eOLOv5  Thursday, October 5th, 7:00pm Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany Join Friends with Benefits and go see Sex with Strangers. Friends with Benefits members get a discount of 10%! Check your Friends with Benefits emails or email jonathan@uhpp.org to join FWB and get the discount code.  Thursday, October 12th, 11:30am Wolferts Roost Country Club Join us at our signature event and help us embark upon our second century. Our Women’s Leadership Circle is laying the foundation for future generations to access the reproductive health care they need. We invite you to celebrate with Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood at our final event of the year! Buy your tickets TODAY!

Join UHPP for an inspiring movie night.

VESSEL: A fearless sea captain sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions
on the high seas, and leaving in her wake a network of emboldened activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms.

Thursday, April 30th at 6:30 pm at The Arts Center in Troy. Tickets: $20 per person ($10 for students). For more information visit our event page at Eventbrite.

Vessel begins with a young doctor who lived by the sea, and an unlikely idea. Rebecca Gomperts, horrified by the realities created by anti-abortion law around the world, felt compelled to challenge this. Her method: to provide abortions on a ship in offshore waters.

Her project, Women on Waves, begins as flawed spectacle, a media frenzy, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockades. But with each setback comes a more refined mission, until Rebecca has the revelation that she can use new technologies to bypass law – and train women to give themselves safe abortions using WHO-sanctioned protocols with pills.

We witness the creation of an underground network of emboldened, informed activists, working at the cutting edge of global reproductive rights, who trust women to handle abortion themselves. Vessel is Rebecca’s story: one of a woman who heard and answered a calling, and transformed a wildly improbable idea into a global movement.

Check out the trailer!