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by WREN Staff on Mar 1, 2023
Thank you for your interest in Secrets of the Sprakkar: An Evening with Eliza Reid, First Lady of Iceland! The event is now SOLD OUT. To be added to the waiting list, please email Kate Mayer at kmayer@scwren.org. Power Up, the groundbreaking initiative of the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN,) returns! Power Up
by WREN Staff on Dec 20, 2022
Click the image below to read WREN’s 2022 Impact Report! As 2022 comes to a close, the word that most comes to mind as we reflect on all of you in our network is proud. During a year of unprecedented and relentless attacks on our fundamental rights, the WREN network has shown our strength, determination,
by Kate Mayer on Jun 25, 2022
It’s been 24 hours since we got the news about the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion. As we promised you yesterday, WREN’s not backing down. Not now. Not ever. Our network of 40,000+ strong was built for this. When the going gets tough, the WREN nest gets going. And, now
by WREN Staff on Feb 23, 2022
Tomorrow, February 24th, the House Special Laws subcommittee will hear the House version of the healthcare discrimination bill after the House adjourns. H.4776, the so-called “Medical Ethics and Diversity Act,” would allow health care professionals to discriminate against their patients and refuse to provide them care. This dangerous and far-reaching bill permits any person participating
by WREN Staff on Feb 9, 2022
Palentine’s Day is almost here and we’re celebrating by loving your rights! What’s Palentine’s Day? It’s like Valentine’s Day, but for friends! Celebrated on February 13, it’s a day to honor our platonic soul mates and the love we have for them. And who’s WREN’s Palentine? You are! We celebrate your friendship on Palentine’s
by WREN Staff on Feb 2, 2022
Where are you from? Grew up in NJ, went to college at Univ of Wisconsin, lived in NYC for ten years, and Hawaii for eleven years. Was lucky to work on all of the islands and live on Oahu for 8 years and the Big Island for 3. What did you do previously before coming
by WREN Staff on Feb 1, 2022
Click here to take action on S.907 (Medication Abortion Misinformation Bill) Click here to take action on S.988 (Abortion Ban and Personhood Bill) Learn more about the bills below. 907 – Medication Abortion Misinformation Bill Medication abortion, referred to as “chemically-induced abortion” by anti-abortion extremists, has become the most common method of abortion across the
Advocate Stories, Health and Education
by WREN Staff on Jan 25, 2022
We won’t let anti-choice legislators silence our voices! Anti-choice legislators made it difficult for people to testify at the January 26th subcommittee hearing for S.988 and S.907, in which they rushed both bills forward. We think that you deserve to be heard, and that’s why we’re launching the #StopTheBanSC Social Media Speakout. Here’s what we
Gender Justice, Health and Education, Uncategorized
by WREN Staff on Jan 20, 2022
(Instructions for testifiers are at the end of this blog.) On January 26th, the SC Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee will hear two bills (S.907 and S.988) that, if passed, will be catastrophic for more than a million South Carolinians planning our families and our futures. WREN is rapidly responding to these threats but we need
by WREN Staff on Jan 14, 2022
As the second half of the 2021-2022 South Carolina Legislative Session kicks off, we must continue our push for comprehensive Pay Equity legislation. We need you to mobilize in support of the SC Act to Establish Pay Equity (H.3183 & S.514) by pushing legislators to vote yes and sign on as co-sponsors of this bipartisan
Now is the time to invest in South Carolina’s women, girls, and families. We need people like you joining the movement, speaking out, and leading the way toward positive change.