Another Great Capitol Day!  

On May 5^th 2010, Almost 1000 Planned Parenthood supporters from all over the state converged onto the Capitol lawn in Sacramento for our annual lobby day, Capitol Day.   PPSD recruited more than 150 staff, supporters and volunteers from all over our service area to attend workshops, an education fair and to lobby their elected officials.

PPSD’s education booth, which focused on parent-child communication, was a huge success giving young people the opportunity to learn about different ways to talk to their parents about their sexuality and reproductive health.  The teens also got the chance to get creative and design their own buttons in which they shared their experiences with sex education.  

Our legislators showed their support by meeting with our volunteers, giving them a chance to talk about the importance of Planned Parenthood services and share their own personal stories.  Some of PPSD’s legislators even showed their support by speaking at our rally. Guest speakers included Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, and Assemblyman Wes Chesbro.

Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo would like to thank everyone who came out to show their support this year including staff, volunteers and legislators.  Your involvement in our advocacy events makes a huge difference for our organization and our clients.   For all those unable to make it out this year but would still like to participate in future events please e-mail: ajassawalla@ppshastadiablo.org and sign-up for our e-mail list to receive updates.

Love & Politics a Huge Success!!

On Thursday, February 11th 2010, a sold out crowd of 120 supporters joined the Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo Action Fund for the Valentine’s fundraiser Love & Politics, Planned Parenthood Style.  Guests at Havana Restaurant in Walnut Creek enjoyed delicious Cuban food and Mojitos throughout the evening.  Attendees included brand new friends and longtime supporters, such as legislators, donors, volunteers, members of partner organizations and staff.

Our guest speaker, Tiffany Shlain, gave an inspiring speech about the importance of engaging younger generations in the fight for reproductive rights.  Guests were treated to a viewing of Tiffany’s award winning short film, “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness,” which uses animation for an entertaining and engaging look at reproductive rights in America.  We were also lucky to get a sneak preview of her newest feature length film, “Connected: A Declaration of Independence.” 

Thank you to everyone who came out and showed their support.  Check out the slideshow below.