Grassroots Lobby Day

Join Planned Parenthood Mar Monte at Nevada Women's Lobby Grassroots Lobby Days commencing on International Women's Day, March 8. Planned Parenthood joins with The Lobby and other organizations for three days of training, inspiration and lobbying at the Nevada Legislature. Planned Parenthood is a sponsor of the event and we hope to take dozens of activists willing to travel to Carson City for this event.

Attendees will:

• Learn the Nevada legislative process and how to influence it.
• Meet your Nevada Senators and Assemblypersons.
• Influence your legislators on the need to Protect Women's Health.
• Meet other Nevadans with similar concerns.
• Learn about the current issues affecting Nevada's women and families, including reproductive health issues.
• Attend legislative committee hearings and floor sessions

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte will caravan to Carson City on Sunday, March 8th, leaving at 7 a.m. and returning at 5 p.m. For those able to attend the activities on Monday, March 9th, we will leave at 7 a.m. and return at the end of the day. For information on attending with Planned Parenthood, call (775) 688-5560 x277 or contact renopa@ppmarmonte.org.

Write a Letter-to-the-Editor

Write a letter to the editor and submit to the Reno Gazette Journal, Reno News and Review (renoletters@newsreview.com), Sparks Tribune or another local paper, either online or on blogs. The opposition has been steadily submitting their anti-choice views all month; you can counter that with your voice. Learn more about how to get involved with a letter-to-the-editor, please email Patty at renopa@ppmarmonte.org today.

Due to a clause in the Budget Deficit Act passed by Congress, birth control prices have skyrocketed 900% for low income women and college students. Prescription prices have risen from $5-$10 to $40-$60. Talk to congress and help us restore affordable birth control today!

Thanks to hundreds of concerned calls, Senator Harry Reid has signed on to represent us in the fight to restore affordable birth control. We thank Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his ongoing support on this vital issue but the fight does not end here. We want to encourage Senator Reid to continue his efforts and support to restore affordable birth control. To do this we still need your help and the help of all your friends. Time is running out, please join us end the affordable birth control battle.