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DONATEDear stigma-busters This letter comes from the inroads community cohorts centering queer abortions, abortion justice intersections with disability justice, and abortion accompaniment. The missive is an invitation to engage with reflections to build caring spaces, equitable processes, authentic engagement, and fearless approaches toward a world without abortion stigma. A message filled with metaphors and collective […]
The capacity-strengthening online training for inroads members, Creative Storytelling Tools and Techniques for Destigmatizing Abortion, was facilitated by Amrita (she/her), founder and creator of “Shades of Brown Girl, on November 10, 2022. This session engaged with colour, metaphor, and monologue as creative storytelling tools for destigmatizing abortion experiences. Engaging participants in affective and embodied learning throughout […]
Aligned with our goal to build a values-driven and transparent organization, we crafted this document to share with our members the journey and the thought process behind the Spacious Solidarity Dialogues. A space for international solidarity, healing, reflection, and connection, that started during the pandemic and evolved into more complex mutual learning cohorts and multi-day […]
The capacity-strengthening online training for inroads members, Holistic Security for Abortion Stigma-Busting Work, was conducted by Kinga Jelinska and Ivette Mrova of Women Help Women on 23 May 2022. Through a participatory process guided by context-based self-knowledge and reproductive justice principles, inroads members who attended were able to strengthen their capacity for holistic security through […]
inroads joyously welcomed Jayati Doshi from sensemaking lab on 28 April 2022 to lead a Care-Mapping session as a part of our ongoing BYOQ (Bring Your Own Questions) series. We are pleased to share the offerings from our session that will allow you to bring care-mapping as an active practice to your own organizations and […]
The inroads Queer Abortions Festival was held from 30 March to 7 April 2022 over a total of 5 sessions. Sessions were conducted in English and Spanish, ranging from 1.5 to 3 hours. The festival aimed to celebrate and bust the stigma of the lived experiences, intricacies, questions, and reflections surrounding queer abortions through various […]
The online training for inroads members Mapping and Mobilizing Resources for Abortion Stigma Busting Work, held on 19 January and 1 February 2022, was conducted by Xiomara Carballo Briceño. Through a participatory process guided by collective care principles, inroads members who attended were able to strengthen their resource mobilization capacity through the exploration of key […]
The first inroads Stigma at the Intersections: Abortion, Disability, HIV and Access workshop was held on October 12,13, and 14. During these days, a cohort of about 25 participants gathered for 2 hours each day. The sessions had interpretations in French, Spanish, and Filipino Sign Language. Breaks and activities were done using collaborative Google Slides, […]
We prepared a workbook version of the materials from the workshop about Exploring Definitions and Measurement Tools of Abortion Stigma to facilitate the learning experience of members that were not able to attend the live session. With this workbook, you will be able to: More precisely define stigma and how it manifests. Learn about the […]
By Marietta Wildt for the profamilia magazine, March 2021 Original Text in German The 150th anniversary of §218 of the German criminal code provides an opportunity to take a closer look as its diverse implications. As a board member of inroads, International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma, the author points out […]