Faith Leaders Advocacy Day

Rally in DC: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Rainbow & Repro Advocacy Day

Early Voting Rally

IVRF member Church of Reconciliation hosted a nonpartisan, interfaith vigil on the eve of Election Day for an evening of prayer and community

Jewish and Christian Perspective on Abortion

IVRF member congregation Beth El of Durham hosted a talk with Rabbinic Intern Rachel Posner and Reverend Allen Brimer on the Jewish and Christian Perspective on Abortion and Reproductive Autonomy.

Early Voting Rally

Concert for a Cause: Get Out the Vote

An Inside Look at the State of Reproductive Rights in North Carolina

The Kehillah Reproductive Freedom Team is hosting an outstanding line up of speakers will educate and enlighten you, answer your questions and offer ways for each of us to fight for reproductive freedom in our own state. There will be a bagel nosh while we will put together “Abortion Patient Care Bags” for Planned Parenthood clients.

Presentations: “How To Talk About Abortion” (Emma Horst-Martz, Planned Parenthood Community Organizer Eastern North  Carolina); “What Is Going On In NC State Politics” (Representative Allen Buansi, State Congress District 56); “The Relationship Between Antisemitism And The Anti-Choice Movement” (Dove Kent); “The Crucial Work Of The Carolina Abortion Fund” (Abby Roberts, Carolina Abortion Fund, Director of Client Services); “The Importance Of Interfaith Organizing in the Fight for Abortion Access” (Abby Lublin, Executive Director, Carolina Jews For Justice); and a short ACLU documentary called “North Carolina’s Abortion Story”

Pregnant Bodies: Art, Faith, and Reproductive Justice

An exhibit organized by Duke Memorial United Methodist exploring questions of bodily autonomy and the sacredness of the pregnant body, of sexuality, and the choice of parenthood; intersectionality and the ways that reproductive (in)justice affects minority and/or marginalized groups; personal narratives of pregnancy, loss, parenthood, and choice; and questions of faith as they relate to reproduction. The exhibit will be on display through September 13th, 2024.

Bad Faith Screening

 Eno River UU Fellowship is hosting a screening of Bad Faith, a highly acclaimed documentary that reveals how Christian Nationalism has become one of the most powerful political forces in the nation by spreading fear and anger, and distorting political issues into battles between good and evil. Special guest for Saturday screening: Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, Executive Director of UU Justice NC. A Q&A session with Rev. Garcia-Sampson will follow the Saturday screening.

Side with Love Carolina Abortion Fund Benefit Concert

IVRF member congregation Binkley Baptist Church will be hosting the Sterling Trio on violin, cello, and piano. Performing music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Paul Schoenfeld (an American jazz composer), A free-will offering will take place, proceeds to benefit the Carolina Abortion Fund which helps women in financial straits to get the medical care they need.

Voter Empowerment Training

IVRF member Community Church of Chapel Hill UU is hosting You Can Vote’s hour-long training designed to mobilize volunteers with how to educate and empower the community for upcoming elections. This comprehensive training begins at 1PM to educate participants in You Can Vote’s work and key messages, a thorough understanding of how to properly fill out a voter registration form, best practices and the voter ID rules for this year! This training is for those looking to learn more about You Can Vote, updated voting rules, and best practices in voter registration, as well as those interested in volunteering with YCV voter registration events. 

Pro-Choice NC Dance Party

IVRF member Church of Reconciliation is hosting a Pro-Choice Dance Party! Register to vote (or check your registration status), learn more about the candidates and the work that needs to be done to to restore and expand reproductive freedom in North Carolina! Guests can enter a drawing for a chance to win a $50 gift card for Pro-Choice NC merch! Drawing: 4:00 pm (winner must be present)

Bad Faith Documentary Screening

BAD FAITH is a feature-length documentary that explores the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States. Part archival chronicle, part exposé, the film reveals the secretive political machinery that has relentlessly sought to weaken and destroy American democracy in order to promote its authoritarian vision. The cast includes religious leaders, historians, investigative journalists, state senators, political activists, sociologists, and a former high-ranking member of the Trump administration. They will guide us on a revelatory journey into why our nation is so divided and how it got there. Several have dedicated their lives to challenging Christian Nationalism’s theocratic vision for America and the film chronicles their actions.

The Turnaway Play

The Duke Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and ACLU-NC hosted a reading of the Turnaway play, followed by a panel discussion about abortion access in NC. The panel included Dr. Diana Greene Foster, the author of the groundbreaking Turnaway Study, which followed 1,000 women over ten years and reached the first definitive scientific conclusions about the consequences for women’s lives of either having or being denied abortions.

The Janes Film Screening

Binkley Baptist Church, an IVRF member congregation, screened The Janes, a documentary detailing a pre-Roe v. Wade  underground network of care that helped an estimated 11,000 women with unwanted pregnancies.  

Reproductive Justice with Katey Zeh

Brent Levy, pastor of The Local Church, shared in a conversation on reproductive justice with Rev. Katey Zeh, Chief Executive Officer of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

Defend Mifepristone Rally

IVRF organized a rally in protest of a US Supreme Court hearing concerning access to mifepristone and the FDA’s regulatory authority. Over 80 people participated in the rally, Defend Medication Abortion. Attendees came from interfaith congregations from throughout the Triangle area. Speakers delivered remarks from their perspective of their faith and why they support a woman’s right to bodily autonomy and reproductive healthcare

Reproductive Justice Shabbat and Kiddush Discussion

Kehillah Synagogue held a Kiddush discussion titled “A Faith Based Look at the Post-Roe Future in America” with Reverend Allen Brimer from the Church of Reconciliation and Dr. Rachel Posner, Rabbi and Clinical Psychologist. Kehillah congregant Dr. Matt Zerden also shared updates about his work with Planned Parenthood. This annual Shabbat, organized by the National Council of Jewish Women, coincides with the Torah portion Mishpatim, which lays the foundation for Judaism’s approach to reproductive health, rights and justice.

Plan C Film Screening

View the slides from a training hosted by Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic on how to talk to community members about abortion. This training will be helpful as we prepare to canvass ahead of the 2024 elections.

Roe v. Wade Anniversary Rally

On what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, IVRF mobilized over 100 supporters in Raleigh to show that people of faith support abortion access.

Reproductive Justice Symposium

IVRF hosted a symposium in which dozens of supporters gathered to hear from experts in the fields of theology and reproductive justice. Together, we learned how we can further engage ourselves and others in this movement.