This week's 3 for 1 abortion story

@nightwoodtheat.bsky.social and @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social have brought @rachelcairns.bsky.social's fabulous solo show "Hypothetical Baby" to @factorytheatre.bsky.social! Informative and inspirational, don't miss this show! #TheaTO #Theatre #Review aviewfromthebox.net/2025/03/03/t...

On 🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2, E5 @cdnswalliance.bsky.social, the Canadian Public Health Association + social scientist Cecilia Benoit join @rachelcairns.bsky.social to explore how abortion & sex work both call into play deeply rooted cultural beliefs about female sexuality: www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo... 🔶

Two Doe Shay! 2 of your best chances to catch #HypotheticalBaby written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social today at 2pm and 8pm @factorytheatre.bsky.social! Last chance to bring a friend for free with code HBBOGO✨🎟️ @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social BOOK NOW: www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/hypoth...

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🌟🌟🌟🌟 for HYPOTHETICAL BABY, written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social, back on stage now only until next Saturday! Secure your tickets today for what Stage Door calls "the kind of play that makes a person glad to live in Canada... Illuminating & so funny". www.stage-door.com/3/Reviews/En...

(Re-)opened last night: @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social & @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social co-pro of @rachelcairns.bsky.social's HYPOTHETICAL BABY, which I 1st saw Dec '23. It's an intensely researched (she hosts a podcast), witty, & deeply personal recounting of Cairn's own "Aborsh" experience. #TheaTO

This week's ep ☺️

It's Opening Night! 2023 Hit HYPOTHETICAL BABY by @rachelcairns.bsky.social Returns to the Stage for a limited run with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social, in association with Howland. Don't wait! Secure your tickets today. The show runs only to March 8th: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/hypoth...

“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

I wrote a piece summarizing the last 5 years of creating Hypothetical Baby and Aborsh—mainly about the marathon that is producing and keeping your chin up

MONTRÉAL • INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY PROTEST AGAINST NAZISM AND TRUMPISM 📆 Sat., March 8, 2025 🕐 1 PM (march at 2) 📍 Monument Georges-Étienne-Cartier, Tio’tiá:ke | Montréal Nazism, Trumpism, oligarchy, and patriarchy must be stopped at all costs. Fuck imperialism. Freedom and liberation for all!

www.elections.on.ca/en.html - find out where to vote in advanced polls

It’s Better Together this BOGO Weekend! Be the first to see HYPOTHETICAL BABY written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social hailed by @theglobeandmail.com as “One of the country’s most original actors” and bring a friend for FREE with code HBBOGO. 🎟️: www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/hypoth...

Howland’s @courtneyvl.bsky.social spoke with @torontoguardian.bsky.social about life as an artist and directing @rachelcairns.bsky.social HYPOTHETICAL BABY returning to the stage this weekend with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social and Howland. torontoguardian.com/2025/02/toro...

Big Love for Audience-Favourite HYPOTHETICAL BABY ❤️💬 @rachelcairns.bsky.social hit solo show RETURNS to the stage this week @factorytheatre.bsky.social, starting Saturday and running for a limited time only. Don’t wait! Secure your tickets today. 🎟️: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/hypoth...

Hit Show HYPOTHETICAL BABY is BACK! 💥 Written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social & directed by Howland’s @courtneyvl.bsky.social, HYPOTHETICAL BABY returns to the stage next week for a limited run with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social. Secure your tickets today tinyurl.com/42zxf3j8 #theaTO

Love this abortion story because it's from a provider and also because we get into talking about the labour crisis in healthcare and how it's contributing to privitization (which imho is among the biggest threats to repro health/access in Canada)

🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2 continues as @rachelcairns.bsky.social speaks w/ Diana, a healthcare provider working with families through pregnancy loss & terminations, about bringing a compassionate perspective to deeply personal and complex decisions: www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo... harbingermedianetwork.com🔶

This week's episode is a conversation about how abortion and reproductive rights in Canada intersect with abolitionist frameworks and the fight for racial and gender justice.

This is a list you want to be on! @oncanadaproject.bsky.social

On episode 59 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show: ➡️ @thebreach.bsky.social Show visits the West Bank ➡️ a new ep of @rachelcairns.bsky.social's ABORSH ➡️ @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA on the CUPW's Delivering Community Power www.spreaker.com/episode/show...

🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2 continues as @rachelcairns.bsky.social speaks w/ Kerry Clare about learning how to openly discuss abortion & her personal experience and how, once she found her voice, she made it her mission to keep the conversation going: www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo... harbingermedianetwork.com🔶

Donald Trump and his gang of sore winners are returning to the halls of power, bent on burning everything to the ground. newrepublic.com/article/1903... via @newrepublic.com

The Federal Government is asking for Canadians to share their thoughts on Advance Requests for medical assistance in dying. ✍Please help out our allies at @dyingwithdignity.ca by completing this survey by Feb 14 to let them know the important of allowing these Requests: www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

FYI, all the Neo Nazi Telegram channels I monitor are absolutely THRILLED about this

This season, we're starting with a topic that begins many abortion stories: birth control. What we love about it. What we wish were better. Why it should be publicly funded. How it reframes abortion conversations. But contraception research—like much of women’s health—is deeply underfunded.

The first abortion story this season is from @christacouture.bsky.social We talk about abortion feelings, how the anti-choice movement tries to reduce them to sad=bad, and the need to embrace that these decisions are as complex as life itself

Very pumped to be a part of the Harbinger community of progressive Cnd pods--many of which I listened to when researching/writimg this season

The first ep of szn 2 is out! We're kicking it off with a topic that kicks off many abortion stories: birth control. What we love about it, what we wish were better about it, why it should be part of publically funded health care, and how it can even help reframe conversations about abortion.

Hypothetical Baby is literally back! And if you book your tix before Monday at midnight you can get 20% off with the code EARLYHB for any show in the first week of the run. Link in bio. Hope to see you there! @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social

Canada as the 51st state? Fine, I'll talk about it. This story is stupid but so is this timeline. Stupid things can become stupid reality so let's talk about this stupid idea. SUBSCRIBE: rachelgilmore.substack.com PATREON: Patreon.com/rachelgilmore

Launching the first ep of next szn next tuesday

I believe in a better world. Always have, always will. Hopeful till I die. Will be starting up my free bystander intervention webinars soon. If you can spare an hour, I can teach you effective de-escalation and bystander intervention. To get on the waitlist, email : Julie @ righttobe.org

The gov forced postal workers back to work after 4 weeks of striking—the 5th strike they've ended this year. Compare that to the 1982 postal workers strike, which lasted 42 weeks and was pivotal in securing parental leave. Disruption is the point; it’s what forces capital to compromise with labour.

1/ NEW: The Supreme Court will review the South Carolina health department’s effort to cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. The justices agreed to review the Fourth Circuit’s decision that Medicaid patients have the right to choose their health-care provider, including Planned Parenthood.

Well, we have news today. The Supreme Court has taken up one of these cases: Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, South Carolina's attempt to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid.

Someone just asked me if I could ship some ordered prints by Purolator rather than Canada Post who are on strike. Canada Post $18 Purolator $48 CP is next day. Purolator is 3-5 days. In case you're wondering why it's important for Canada Post to survive. (This is to Calgary from Edmonton)

One hundred of us - Jewish Canadians and allies including IJV members - have occupied a parliamentary building in Ottawa to demand Canada stop arming and participating in Israel's genocide against Palestinians. @JewsSayNo @IndJewishVoices

Support these amazing Canadian orgs driving progress for reproductive justice: @abortionrightscan.bsky.social @actioncanadashr.bsky.social @policyalternatives.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social They’re doing vital work—help them keep going!

such an EXCELLENT piece. Love seeing abortion framed in the context of the broader scope of healthcare, family policies, economics and class. Not siloing abortion and connecting it to other issues help destigmatize it, and anchors it within the scope of people's basic needs and rights

A great article speaking with Canadians across the country--including 💁‍♀️--about the economics of parenthood, and the systemic inadequacies that are making life more precarious than it needs to be for so many people