Fort Worth Annual Event
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | Bass Performance Hall | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Co-Chairs: Bari Brookman and Libby Tilley Hogg
Join us for a memorable evening in support of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas. This highly anticipated event features hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and a mission-driven program. Together on April 9th, we'll take strides toward a world in which everyone can access quality healthcare and information to live their lives fully, without judgment. Sponsorships are on sale now!
Sponsorships and Individual Tickets available now!
Keynote Speaker: Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis was once a teen mom living in poverty who went on to graduate from Harvard Law School (after getting her higher education start at Tarrant County Community College). She has long been an advocate for creating a more fair, just
and equal world in which we all can thrive.
Wendy served in the Texas Senate for 6 years after beating a 16 year incumbent in a Republican district. Prior to that she served for 9 years on the Fort Worth City Council.
After conducting a filibuster in the Texas Senate in 2011 to stop $5.4B in cuts to our public schools, Wendy rose to prominence when she stood for 13 hours in her pink sneakers two years later, filibustering a law that threatened to close almost all abortion clinics in Texas. Wendy was the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014 and the Democratic nominee for Congress in Texas’ 21st district in 2020. In 2016 she founded the non-profit, Deeds Not Word, to activate young women as advocates for gender equity, reproductive autonomy and access to the ballot. In 2022, Wendy raised a fund, “DefendTheFrontline.org” to support the civil and criminal penalties that frontline fighters for abortion care might incur. Wendy is now a Senior Advisor to Planned Parenthood Texas Votes and is proud to have officially joined the Planned Parenthood family after many years of working alongside their tangible and fearless efforts to provide sexual and reproductive health care for all.
Glimpse inside An Evening with Planned Parenthood Fort Worth 2023:
Elizabeth Beck, Chair and Ken Lambrecht, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
Soledad O'Brien, Keynote Speaker