Yesterday, URGE launched our Self-Managed Abortion Fest, “Sometimes Messy, Often Meaningful, Always OURS: Honoring the Full Complexity of Self-Managed Abortion.” This three-day, virtual content festival premieres the long-awaited work of 13 incredible young people who drove the creativity, honesty, and complexity that make up this project. |
The timing of the project's release is intentional, with the Roe v. Wade anniversary landing on the same week. January 22 – a date that once signified federal abortion access – now stands as chilling reminder of the limits of Roe and all those left unprotected. Where Roe once offered a legal floor, this content festival offers a cultural re-envisioning: one rooted in truth, autonomy, and lived experience.
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Through reflective storytelling, videos, interviews, and graphics, these young creators refuse the tidy narratives that have long shaped abortion discourse. Their work shows that self-managed abortion cannot be reduced to crisis or empowerment alone. It is often meaningful. Sometimes messy. And yet still deeply ours. |
As we approach the Roe anniversary, SMA fest invites us to move beyond what was lost and toward what we are actively building. We invite you to engage with the content, now live on our Instagram and website, uplift the young people who made it possible, and carry these stories into the conversations that follow.
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| Aleo Pugh (they/she)
Georgia Communications + Cultural Strategies Manager, URGE |
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Building Young People Power for Reproductive Justice |
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