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2023 Beyond the A Word – Live in San Francisco

Join TEACH for our 7th annual storytelling event, Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories, live storytelling event at the Brava Theater San Francisco on Saturday August 26th, 2023 at 6pm.

Real people. Real stories. Real life.

It has never been so important to tackle abortion stigma, celebrates our bodies, and support abortion providers.

Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories shares abortion and reproductive life stories with humor, empathy and honesty while shedding light on the lived experience of pregnant people and abortion providers. Beyond the A Word aims to uplift intersectional lives and identities — while also raising funds to train abortion providers.

Event Details: 

Saturday August 26th, 2023

Doors open at 5pm

*Cash bar*
5 – 6 pm: Reception and Silent Auction viewing

6 – 8 pm: Storytelling and live music by Dr. Ramon Berguer

Accessibility–The event is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator to the second floor, for access to the Main Stage balcony levels. There will be an American Sign Language interpreter available during the event.

COVID-19–In the interest of wanting to protect our community members and make the event accessible and inclusive, we are asking folx to please wear masks while indoors for the storytelling portion of the event. Please do not attend if you have symptoms, are COVID positive, or have been recently exposed.

2022 Beyond the A Word – Live in San Francisco

Join TEACH for our 6th annual storytelling event, Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories, live storytelling event at the Brava Theater San Francisco on Saturday August 20th, 2022 at 6pm.

It has never been so important to tackle abortion stigma, celebrates our bodies, and supports abortion providers.

Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories shares abortion and reproductive life stories with humor, empathy and honesty while shedding light on the lived experience of pregnant people and abortion providers. Beyond the A Word aims to uplift intersectional lives and identities — while also raising funds to train abortion providers.

Event Details: 

Saturday August 20th, 2022

Doors open at 5pm

*Cash bar*
5 – 6 pm: Reception and Silent Auction viewing

6 – 8 pm: Storytelling and live music by Kyle Jester

Call for Storytellers for LIVE San Francisco Event August 20th, 2022

Abortions are normal and we want to talk about it.

 

This summer, TEACH is organizing our 6th annual storytelling event, Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories, which tackles abortion stigma, celebrates our bodies, and supports abortion providers. The last two years, we have organized this event as a podcast, and we are so excited to finally be hosting an in-person event in San Francisco on Saturday August 20th, 2022 at 6pm.

We are looking for storytellers for the event and would love for you to be a part of it!

To submit your story idea please fill out this form.

Beyond the A Word: Reproductive Life Stories shares abortion and reproductive life stories with humor, empathy and honesty while shedding light on the lived experience of pregnant people and abortion providers. Beyond the A Word aims to uplift intersectional lives and identities — while also raising funds to train abortion providers.

We are looking for submissions from everyone! Patients, providers, advocates, community activists, allies, and researchers. Stories can be about anything having to do with reproductive health — but this year, as we watch the overturn of Roe, we are especially interested in stories about abortions. Stories should be 5-7 minutes in length and will be told in front a live audience

If you are chosen to share your story, you will receive a $100 honorarium for your time and paired with an experienced story coach to support you in the process.

As an organization that is actively working towards becoming a fully inclusive anti-racist organization, we are especially interested in uplifting and sharing stories from people of color.

To submit your story idea please fill out this form.

Story submissions due by July 15th.

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Podcast: Beyond the A Word

Beyond The A Word: Reproductive Life Stories

Our annual storytelling fundraiser breaks abortion stigma and supports and celebrates local abortion providers.

Beyond the A Word is a podcast series featuring stories from people of color that explore identity, race, reproductive health, and reproductive justice, and how they intersect and inform our lived experience.

Listen to Beyond the A Word on Apple Podcasts

 

The A Word: Reproductive Life Stories

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The A Word: Reproductive Life Stories

Our annual storytelling fundraiser breaks abortion stigma and supports and celebrates local abortion providers.

In 2020 our storytelling event became a 3-episode podcast series featuring stories from people of color that explore identity, race, reproductive justice, and how they intersect and inform our lived experience. 

Your tax-deductible donation will help fund TEACH’s programs throughout the year. With your support, we train and mentor Family Medicine residents in comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and offer the leading abortion curriculum, used across the country and around the world.