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by WREN STAFF on Feb 14, 2023
Last week at the South Carolina Statehouse, our anti-freedom legislatives were able to pass bills that threaten our bodily autonomy and censor how students learn about race and gender. While these harmful attacks on our bodies and our students were happening, we were also able to advocate for Paid Leave for Teachers. A lot happened
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,
News, Policy Updates, Uncategorized
by WREN STAFF on Aug 17, 2022
Pro-Abortion Advocates Take Action Against Ban in Charleston CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – As South Carolina legislators debated a total ban on abortion in the statehouse today, reproductive justice advocates gathered in their communities to stand together in the fight for abortion access for all. The Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) held an abortion advocate
News, Policy Updates, Uncategorized
by WREN Staff on Aug 17, 2022
WREN’s CEO Ann Warner testified during the August 17 Senate Medical Affairs Committee: Thank you, Chairman Verdin, for the opportunity to address the Senate Medical Affairs Committee today. My name is Ann Warner, and I am the CEO of WREN, a South Carolina-based non-partisan non-profit organization with a mission to build a movement to advance
by WREN Staff on Aug 17, 2022
Reproductive Freedom Advocates REJECT Abortion Bans COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – The Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) joins reproductive freedom advocates and organizations across the state in speaking out against bans that restrict access to abortion and strip people of their right to decide what happens to their bodies and their lives. Today, members of
by WREN STAFF on Aug 11, 2022
Upcoming Legislation Dates for Access to Abortion in South Carolina After The U.S. Supreme Court made the decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, WREN and partners became proactive on working against any total abortion bans in South Carolina. Help advocate against abortion bans by contacting your legislators and letting them know we REJECT
by WREN Staff on Jul 28, 2022
Vice-President, Development and Communications Position Description Overview of Position The Vice President of Development and Communications is an exciting new leadership position at WREN, South Carolina’s leading gender justice advocacy organization. WREN’s mission is to build a movement to advance the health, economic well-being, and rights of women, girls, gender expansive people, and their families
by WREN STAFF on Jul 25, 2022
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by WREN Staff on Jul 11, 2022
Where are you from? I am a native of Columbia but my family is from a small town in Williamsburg country called Lane. There are no stores or streetlights in the town, just one little gas station on the outskirts that sells really good hogshead cheese and hot dogs. I say I am from Columbia,
by Ann Warner on Jul 11, 2022
We are glad that the Biden Administration is taking steps to attempt to mitigate the disastrous consequences the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dobbs decision will have on the lives of Americans. However, these steps fall far short of what is required to protect our lives and our futures here in South Carolina. The fact
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.