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SXSW 2022

Planned Parenthood Federation of America's Corporate Engagement Activities and Organizational Highlights at SXSW 2022

PUBLIC EVENTS AT SXSW:

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 

Planned Parenthood CEO Keynote Speech: 

If you’re attending the SXSW Festival on March 11th, we invite you to attend the keynote speech of Planned Parenthood’s CEO and President, Alexis McGill Johnson.

Alexis will be speaking from 1:00-2:00pm Central Time in the Austin Convention Center, Ballroom D.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13

Planned Parenthood’s Corporate Engagement Team is hosting a panel session at the SXSW Equality Lounge on March 13th, entitled:

“How and why businesses should engage in protecting and supporting sexual and reproductive health care access”

Please join us at the Female Quotient Equality Lounge to hear from Planned Parenthood’s Corporate Engagement Director and business partners from a range of industries — including technology, media, entertainment, finance, and banking. They will discuss why and how companies and employees should take action to protect affordable, essential sexual and reproductive health care access for their workforce, consumers, and communities. You can RSVP through the link above.

Date: Sunday, March 13th 

Time: 12:00 - 12:30pm Central Time

Location: Equality Lounge at SXSW, Hosted by the Female Quotient
Waller Creek Boathouse: 74 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701

KEY CONTACTS:

Email: [email protected] to learn how you or your company can partner with us to make a difference.

Please email us to join our corporate newsletter as well.

WHY IS PLANNED PARENTHOOD AT SXSW 2022:

We are raising awareness that abortion access is at risk across the U.S., as are our sexual and reproductive health care rights

Texas’s six-week abortion ban and “sue thy neighbor” law has been in effect for six months. During that time, other state legislators introduced similarly harsh abortion bans, which could hurt workers, communities, and businesses.

We’ve already seen the impact on Texans and on the regional health care system. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that gave us the right to abortion.

If this happens, 36 million women of reproductive age and many others who can get pregnant, in as many as 26 states, could lose their right to abortion.

As SX attracts attendees from many of these states, people from across the U.S. will have a chance to learn about the current, national threats to our reproductive freedom and civil rights, and about the role businesses’ play in upholding essential health care access and rights.

Text “SXSW”
to 22422

to make a donation to Planned Parenthood. 

Visit our Bans Off Our Bodies webpage to sign up, get involved in our movement, and learn more.

What you and your company can do to oppose abortion bans and restrictions:

1.

Reach out to our corporate engagement team to explore ways your company can partner with us on advocacy and in-kind partnerships.

Email: [email protected]

2.

Arrange an employee meeting across your company to raise awareness and explore ways you can take action.

Our team can help organize and host.

3.

Review your company's political giving, and ask questions of your management, government, and corporate affairs teams:

Are corporate donations going to candidates who don’t support sexual and reproductive health care?

4.

Encourage your company to join the Don't Ban Equality network, which includes more than 60 national companies that have committed to support abortion access and that oppose state bans, such as S.B. 8 in Texas.

5.

Advocate for and vote for your values.

Recognize that who we vote into office has direct consequences on policies and laws.

6.

Donate to Planned Parenthood and abortion funds in greatest need.

Text “SXSW” to the number 22422 to make a donation.

Planned Parenthood Overview, Sexual and Reproductive Health Care, and Sexual Education Resources:

Planned Parenthood Facts & Figures (as of 2020)

Facts

Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Explainer Videos

See on YouTube

What is Sex Education and Why Is it Important?

What Is Sex Ed?

Parents’ Checklist to Support their Children’s Sex Education (PDF)

Parents' Checklist

Red Alert Report (PDF)

Red Alert Report

Learn More About Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Sexual Education Topics Here

Learn More

Planned Parenthood is the nation's leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable health care for women, men, and young people, as well as the nation's largest provider of sex education. With more than 600 health centers across the country, Planned Parenthood organizations serve all patients with care and compassion, with respect and without judgment. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable health information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.